Indie

July 31, 2014

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 85/100

80 days is an interactive text adventure from indie developers Inkle Studios. Traveling around the world takes place in map mode, on which cities of most countries...

Space Pirates and Zombies 2

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Space

November 7, 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 77/100

This post-apocalyptic space strategy game with action and role-playing elements follows survival in a galaxy after a zombie apocalypse. Infrastructure has...

Starlight Inception

Simulation, Action, Warships / Submarines, Futurism (Future), Indie

August 8, 2013

Steam: 25/100

Set a hundred years in the future, this space combat simulator follows a young pilot in the United Star Force as World War IV breaks out against the Non-Aligned...

Wizorb

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Indie

November 7, 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 80/100

An arcade game set in a fantasy medieval world, Wizorb combines classic block-breaking action with light role-playing...

Yet Another Zombie Defense

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Horror, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Zombies

February 3, 2010

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 86/100

Yet Another Zombie Defense is a top-down cooperative shooter in which the player — alone or in co-op mode with up to 4 players — must build...

Bulb Boy

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Point & Click

October 29, 2015

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Bulb Boy is an indie horror adventure with point and click elements. The main character of Bulb Boy is a boy with a glowing head. You have to overcome your fear and...

Pandora's Books

Shooter, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie

July 8, 2016

Pandora's Books is a shooter with adventure, puzzle and indie elements from developers from Smithsoft studio. The main publisher of the game is Smithsoft. There has...

El Somni Quas

Role-playing game, MMO, Indie

2021

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An indie sandbox game from the Czech studio ESQ Team, set in ancient...

Aviary Attorney

Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Visual novel, Indie, Detective

December 21, 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Aviary Attorney is a phantasmagorical visual novel that takes players to Paris in 1848, during the era of the revolutionary movement. Playing as a falcon-lawyer, we...

Consortium: The Tower

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

September 22, 2017

Steam: 45/100

Consortium: The Tower is an action game with a first-person view and role-playing game elements in a futuristic setting. The game is a continuation of CONSORTIUM...

Lumo

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Isometric

May 24, 2016

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Lumo is an isometric platform adventure built around exploring rooms, each presenting a self-contained challenge. It draws on platformers from the 1980s and early...

Lithium: Inmate 39

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Action

October 25, 2016

Steam: 65/100

Lithium: Inmate 39 is a psychological horror game with a first-person view from indie developers from the CanuArts studio. The game will invite gamers to become...

Structure

Arcade, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view, Action, Adventure, Indie

2019

Anticipation Rating: 6.7/10

Structure is a futuristic side-scrolling arcade shooter. The events of the game take place on the distant planet XS-1271, where, in the role of an intelligent...

Dog Sled Saga

Simulation, Racing, Business / Management, Side view, Indie, Sports game

September 21, 2016

Steam: 94/100

Dog Sled Saga is a pixelated sled racing game with management simulator elements and a side view. You have to harness horse-drawn dogs to a sleigh and participate...

CrossCode

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie

September 20, 2018

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

CrossCode is a top-down action RPG in a fantasy style. This game combines SNES-style 16-bit graphics with smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging...

Redeemer

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie

August 1, 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Redeemer — top-down slasher shooter in a futuristic setting. The game revolves around a retired elite operative whose violent past eventually catches up with...

Square n Fair

Casual game, Indie, Puzzle

January 31, 2017

Steam: 84/100

This casual puzzle platformer has players move two blocks, which travel in opposite directions, toward a shared goal. The level’s color can be changed to bypass...

The Occupation

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Detective, Stealth

March 5, 2019

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 67/100

The Occupation is an adventure game with a first-person perspective. The plot of the game will take you to Great Britain in the 1980s. The country suffered from...

The Beast Inside

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

October 17, 2019

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 74/100

The Beast Inside is a photorealistic horror adventure with a first-person view. The game will tell the story of two characters living in two different eras. Adam, a...

Temtem

Arcade, Role-playing game, Adventure, MMO, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Online

January 21, 2020

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Temtem is a fun multiplayer role-playing game with collectible elements. The game is inspired by the Pokemon series of games. You have to travel through a fantasy...

Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades

Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Sandbox

April 5, 2016

Steam: 97/100

Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades is a fun weapon simulator with a first-person view for HTC Vive virtual reality devices. You have to go on an ordinary boring...

Islanders

Arcade, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, City Building, Construction

April 4, 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Islanders is a minimalistic turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view. Do you want to build beautiful cities without spending long hours on resource...

Builders of Egypt

Strategy, Historical, Indie, In real time, Tactics, Simulation, Business / Management, City Building

January 8, 2025

Steam: 30/100

An urban planning simulator, the events of which unfold in the expanses of the Nile Valley. The story begins in the little-known Proto-Dynastic period, where the...

HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed

Action, Shooter, Indie, First-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade, Tactics, Third-person view

June 22, 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Co-op shooter with tower defense elements. In the game you have to fight for the future of plastic life. Together with three friends, you will go on an epic...

Grand Guilds

Role-playing game, Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

March 26, 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 57/100

Grand Guilds is a tactical role-playing game set in a fantasy universe where heroes can use magic. The player controls a squad of characters and fights against...

Destructive Physics - Destruction Simulator

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Indie, God Simulator, Sandbox

April 2, 2020

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 78/100

Destructive Physics — Destruction Simulator is a full-fledged destruction simulator with a first-person view. In the game you can slow down time, cause an...

Giraffe and Annika

Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Action, Indie, Platformer, Music game, Fantasy / Medieval, Arcade

February 17, 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Giraffe and Annika is a third-person action-adventure platformer with Japanese-style rhythm game elements. You will learn the story of an anthropomorphic cat named...

Autopsy Simulator

Action, First-person view, Horror, Simulation, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie

June 6, 2024

Players: 5/10

Steam: 49/100

Metacritic: 63/100

The main character is pathologist Jack. During an autopsy on a mysterious woman, he finds his long-lost wife Kate's engagement ring. To solve the mystery, Jack must...

Incremental Adventures

Free game, Visual novel, Indie, Text quest, Role-playing game

August 11, 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 77/100

Incremental Adventures — a shareware text auto-battler in which you will become a guide for a group of brave heroes in their never-ending adventure. Expect...

YesterMorrow

Indie, Adventure, Platformer, Action, Science fiction, Side view

November 5, 2020

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 49/100

YesterMorrow is an indie side-scrolling time travel platformer. In it you will play as the little girl Yui, who will have to save her family and change the fate of...

Force of Nature

Simulation, Action, Top-down view, Adventure, Role-playing game, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Business / Management, Survival, Crafting, Open world

December 13, 2016

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 67/100

Force of Nature is an action-adventure sandbox with elements of a survival simulator and a top-down view. You have to explore more than 10 locations, each of which...

Hexio

Arcade, Puzzle, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Logic

August 16, 2018

Steam: 100/100

Hexio is a minimalistic top-down arcade puzzle game. Enjoy relaxing gameplay across 96 carefully designed levels. As you progress, you need to connect the dots to...

Swag and Sorcery

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view

May 9, 2019

Steam: 47/100

Swag and Sorcery is an adventure management simulator with arcade clicker elements in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to build your own fairy-tale village...

Midnight Fight Express

Action, Top-down view, Beat them all, Fighting, Isometric, Indie

August 23, 2022

Players: 8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Midnight Fight Express is a dynamic action game with an isometric camera view in the spirit of Hotline Miami and "John Wick." In the game, you will have to...

Cions of Vega

Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Exploration, Walking Simulator

April 9, 2021

Steam: 74/100

Cions of Vega is an indie fantasy adventure with a first-person view. Your daughter, Leila, has run away from home, so you go after her to find where she is hiding...

The Ramp

Action, Isometric, Skateboards, Indie, Sports game, Sandbox

August 3, 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The Ramp is an isometric indie action game about skateboards. This game delivers an unprecedented feeling of real skateboarding. You can get 15 minutes of flow that...

The Innsmouth Case

Adventure, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Visual novel, Text quest

June 23, 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 67/100

The Innsmouth Case is an adventure game inspired by the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. A desperate mother, a missing girl and a mystical city — the case...

Polywar

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Tactics, Indie

December 30, 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Polywar is a tactical online shooter with a first-person view. In this game you have to fight with thousands of players from all over the world, upgrade and...

Mercury Abbey

Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Detective, Science fiction

November 22, 2024

Steam: 92/100

An atmospheric detective game that tells an intriguing story in a noir style with pixel graphics. Players follow the adventures of Harrod, a seasoned detective, and...

Despair: Blood Curse

Action, Third-person view, Adventure, Survival horror, Indie, Horror

January 10, 2024

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 80/100

The game tells the story of a girl named Anna, who one day receives a strange letter from her sister Ekaterina. It describes a series of nightmarish events that...

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