Indie

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie, Adventure

July 28, 2011

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Kingdom Rush is a real-time strategy game with fantasy elements and a top-down view. In this game you have to fight enemies with the help of your towers and protect...

Lost Soul Aside

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy

August 29, 2025

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 59/100

Role action in fantasy setting, inspired by Final Fantasy XV and Ninja Gaiden. The events of the game will tell about the former Templar of Kaiser, which made the...

Astral Ascent

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Fantasy

April 12, 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Four heroes with unique personalities try to escape from the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 godlike and treacherous Zodiacs. The game has dozens of unique...

Firewatch

Adventure, First-person view, Indie

February 9, 2016

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Firewatch is an indie adventure with a first-person view, developed by former developers of The Walking Dead and BioShock 2. The action takes place in the forests...

Forager

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Open world, Adventure

April 18, 2019

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Forager is a fun top-down arcade clicker game with RPG elements, inspired by Stardew Valley, Terraria and Zelda. You will explore everything around, create objects...

From Space

Action, Shooter, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Top-down view, Indie, Science fiction

November 3, 2022

From Space is a fast-paced arcade shooter for squads of up to four players. Liberate the Earth from alien invaders using cutting-edge weapons. A huge horde of...

TerraTech

Action, Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

August 10, 2018

Players: 7.8/10

TerraTech is an exciting sandbox where you can manage a fleet of unique cars and fight enemies for valuable resources. Particular emphasis is placed on...

Roboquest

Shooter, Combat robots, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

August 20, 2020

Players: 8/10

A cooperative shooter with roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The main action takes place in the world of the future, which is filled with robots. The main...

Despot's Game

Indie, Strategy, In real time, Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Roguelike

October 14, 2021

A futuristic post -apocalyptic strategy, where a group of survivors needs to get out of a gloomy labyrinth. The path is full of dangers, but the weapon and...

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie

March 10, 2015

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a continuation of the dynamic top-down action game. The main action takes place parallel to the events of the original Hotline...

Battle Brothers

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

April 27, 2015

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Simulation, Action, Fighting, Business / Management, Indie, Medieval era, Sandbox, Comedy

April 1, 2019

Players: 7.7/10

A fun tactical simulator in which historical battles turn into a chaotic and funny sandbox. Stupid, but charming units fighting under the control of funny physics...

Katana Zero

Action, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view

April 17, 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Katana Zero is a hardcore side-view action game in cyberpunk style. Expect dynamic battles using futuristic technologies, fast movements of the main character and...

Goat Simulator 3

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

November 17, 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Continuation of the crazy goat simulator. As in previous parts, the game has a lot of humor and crazy fun. The player finds himself in an open world filled with...

Bendy and the Dark Revival

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Survival, Casual game

November 15, 2022

Players: 7.6/10

Bendy and the Dark Revival — the continuation of the first-person adventure survival horror Bendy and the Ink Machine. In the sequel, you will explore a creepy...

Crime Simulator

Simulation, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter, Indie, Stealth

June 18, 2025

Players: 8.3/10

A co-op game in which the main character was pulled out of prison by some people. Now he must work off his debt by carrying out illegal assignments. You will have...

Have a Nice Death

Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Slasher, Indie, Fantasy

March 8, 2022

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

The main character is the mortally bored director Death, whose subordinates have completely lost their shores and turned the balance of the coming and going of...

Blood West

Action, Shooter, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie

February 10, 2022

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A mystical Western that tells the story of a traveling revolver who rises from the dead to lift a curse and free his soul. During his journey through the Wild West...

Everspace

Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike

September 14, 2016

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Everspace is a space simulator created on the basis of the Unreal Engine 4. You can expect randomly generated levels, a non-linear plot, advanced upgrade and...

The Talos Principle 2

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Science fiction

November 2, 2023

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 88/100

The main action takes place in a world where people have long since died out, and instead of them the planet is inhabited by robots. The main character goes on a...

Banished

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Indie

February 18, 2014

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Banished is an indie strategy game with real-time simulation elements. Residents are your main resource. They are born, grow, do work, have offspring, and sooner or...

Ferocious

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Tactics

December 4, 2025

Players: 5.2/10

A tactical survival shooter set on a mysterious tropical island in the Pacific Ocean. It was from there that a distress signal came from journalists, whom the main...

Severed Steel

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Indie

September 17, 2021

Players: 6.2/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Severed Steel is a dynamic first-person shooter in which the main character is a one-armed girl who destroys entire squads of soldiers using different types of...

Noble Fates

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

December 14, 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Noble Fates is a management strategy with elements of a colony simulator with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. In a land far, far away, mortals vie...

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Horror, Exploration, Old school

August 8, 2024

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 87/100

The official spin-off to the Five Nights at Freddy's universe, made in 2D pixel style. Oswald is bored with his city and his life. But everything changes when he...

No, I'm not a Human

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Old school

September 15, 2025

VGTimes: 5.0/10

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 76/100

The game introduces players to a disturbing world on the brink of an apocalypse. During the day, city dwellers suffer from the sun, burning out all living things...

Choo-Choo Charles

Adventure, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie

December 9, 2022

Players: 6.9/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Choo-Choo Charles is a psychological horror shooter with a first-person view in an open world, in which you have to run away from a monster engine that resembles a...

Electrician Simulator

Simulation, Educational game (Education), Indie, First-person view, Casual game, Puzzle, Crafting, Logic

September 21, 2022

Players: 6.3/10

Electrician Simulator is an educational indie simulator with a first-person view and crafting elements. In this game you have to carry out minor repairs, ranging...

Gordian Quest

Role-playing game, Indie, Card game, Adventure, Turn-based

March 27, 2020

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Gordian Quest is an adventure card role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. An ominous curse hangs over the world — darkness reigns all...

The Last Faith

Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Indie, Horror, Slasher, Fantasy, Medieval era

November 15, 2023

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A dark metroidvania in the spirit of Bloodborne. The events unfold in a gothic city populated by various monsters. Players take on the role of Eric, who suffers...

Tavern Master

Strategy, Business / Management, Simulation, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Isometric, In real time

November 16, 2021

Players: 10/10

Tavern Master is a fun real-time management strategy game with an isometric camera view. In the game you will try on the role of a tavern owner who starts his...

Five Nights at Freddy's

Horror, First-person view, Indie

August 8, 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Five Nights at Freddy's is a first-person horror game in the point and click genre. From your small office, you must keep a close eye on the security cameras. You...

Farmer's Life

Action, Third-person view, Business / Management, Indie, Sandbox, Comedy, Farm Simulator, Open world

August 5, 2021

Players: 7.8/10

A harsh farmer simulator that shows the very “dark” side of life on a garden plot. The main character is an alcoholic who sleeps in a dilapidated house hugging a...

Car Dealer Simulator

Simulation, Indie, Casual game, First-person view, Open world, Business / Management

May 29, 2025

Players: 8.1/10

It all starts with working under the absent-minded but charismatic owner Little Sam, who is clearly not good at organization. You have to figure out the intricacies...

Chained Echoes

Role-playing game, Side view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Old school

December 8, 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Old school RPG with turn-based combat. Events take place in a colorful fantasy world on the continent of Valandis. A group of heroes embark on a dangerous journey...

Brawlhalla

Arcade, Action, Fighting, MMO, Platformer, Indie, Free game

October 17, 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Brawlhalla is a free-to-play side-scrolling multiplayer fighting platformer that supports up to 8 players. The game features a wide variety of heroes with unique...

Kerbal Space Program

Flight Simulator, Futurism (Future), Logic, Indie

June 24, 2011

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Kerbal Space Program is a sci-fi simulator with well-developed physical laws. You have to manage the space program of a certain planet. Everything needed to build a...

Lake

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Interactive movie, Simulation, Indie

September 1, 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 71/100

Lake is a story-driven postman simulator about a woman named Meredith Weiss. The heroine is forty years old, she returned home from the big city to help her father...

Survivalist: Invisible Strain

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

June 1, 2020

Players: 8.6/10

A grim survival simulator where every day becomes a struggle not only against hunger and cold, but also against other people. Ten years after the epidemic, the...

Back to the Dawn

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Side view

November 3, 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

An atmospheric adventure that takes you into the harsh reality of a maximum-security prison colony inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Every day is a survival...

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