Indie

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Exploration, Horror

January 29, 2026

Steam: 69/100

A colorful metroidvania with a side view, where John finds himself trapped in a surreal "world of fear" and seeks a way to freedom. The hand-drawn graphics turn...

Steelborn

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Combat robots, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Exploration

March 8, 2023

Players: 9/10

Steam: 79/100

Earth headquarters have lost contact with a remote colony on planet VL-744. The main character, together with his faithful fighting vehicle, goes on reconnaissance...

Skate Story

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Sports game, Indie, Action

December 8, 2025

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 83/100

An adventurous third-person skateboarding simulator where the main character is a glass demon, for whom any fall means complete destruction. The gameplay revolves...

Ereban: Shadow Legacy

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Indie, Science fiction, Mysticism / Supernatural

April 10, 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Adventure stealth action game with elements of mysticism and fantasy. The main character is Ayan, the last descendant of a extinct people. With the help of mystical...

Tactical Breach Wizards

Strategy, Tactics, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, Fantasy, Puzzle

August 22, 2024

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A tactical strategy game with turn-based combat in which the player controls battle mages armed with firearms. The heroes enter various rooms filled with armed...

Deliver or Die!

Free game, Arcade, Racing, Action, Casual game, Online, Indie, Top-down view, Old school

February 25, 2022

Steam: 57/100

Deliver or Die! is a free top-down action-arcade racing game made in an old-school style. The main character's car has a bomb attached to it that can explode. To...

Potionomics

Business / Management, Side view, Fantasy, Simulation, Visual novel, Indie, Role-playing game, Crafting

October 17, 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Potionomics is an exciting management simulator with visual novel elements in a fantasy setting. After the tragic death of her uncle, a poor witch named Sylvia...

Asfalia: The Cranky Volcano

Adventure, Indie, Casual game, Comedy, Exploration, Point & Click

January 23, 2023

Players: 7/10

Steam: 95/100

A hand-drawn game for children inspired by Alice in Wonderland and The Little Prince. The gamer helps Charlie explore a mysterious island that is threatened by a...

ARK and ADE

Shooter, Virtual Reality (VR), First-person view, Science fiction, Indie, Cyberpunk, Old school, Action

March 3, 2023

Steam: 96/100

A virtual reality headset game inspired by 80s arcade games. The gamer goes through neon retrofuturistic levels filled with enemies and legendary bosses. You can...

The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood

Isometric, Card game, Visual novel, Fantasy, Adventure, Indie

August 16, 2023

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Game from the developers of The Red Strings Club. The main character is a witch-seer who cannot leave the asteroid due to a sentence. Here she uses tarot cards to...

Goat Simulator 3 - Multiverse of Nonsense

Action, DLC, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation, Casual game, Adventure

June 19, 2024

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 78/100

New large-scale adventure in Goat Simulator 3, filled with exciting quests, dubious characters, and conveniently color-coded instability stones. Players, in the...

PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant

Simulation, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click

2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An unusual simulator about long hours of service in a bunker, shooting at alien invaders from a huge cannon and drinking liters of tea. As the player progresses, he...

Templar 2

Action, Side view, Medieval era, Demons, Metroidvania, Platformer, Comics, Slasher, Indie

January 10, 2022

Steam: 82/100

The game takes place in a medieval world in which the red plague has turned most people into terrible demons. Only the last Templar knight, Rui, can cope with evil...

Food Truck Simulator

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

September 15, 2022

Steam: 68/100

The main character wants to restore his father's old food truck. You will have to travel a lot around the city and serve hungry customers. You can come up with your...

Stars In The Trash

Adventure, Side view, Platformer, Exploration, Indie, Casual game

December 9, 2024

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A fun platformer inspired by classic animation. The game is about an escaped domestic cat who has to learn the price of freedom. Having left the comfort of her home...

Pale Abyss

Free game, Indie, First-person view, Fantasy, Adventure, Medieval era, Dungeons, Old school, Role-playing game, Exploration

February 17, 2025

Steam: 86/100

Gloomy and atmospheric adventure with research. When the darkness took the sunlight, distorting it into a pale and wicked radiance, the only way is to go down into...

Xenolocus

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Science fiction, Action, Role-playing game

Q4 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A science fiction game for virtual reality glasses, in which you need to fight monsters. There is a large arsenal of weapons and skill upgrades. Among the opponents...

GROUND BRANCH

Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Online

August 14, 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 83/100

The player controls a special operations squad and carries out complex missions in different parts of the planet, where you need to fight criminals. There is a...

Bait & Tackle

Hunting / Fishing, Platformer, Indie, Free game, Side view, Comedy, Action

October 3, 2025

Steam: 94/100

The player takes on the role of a legendary fisherman, catching exotic fish and battling sea monsters. The protagonist, a retired fisherman, must rebuild his...

King of Meat

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Online

October 7, 2025

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A bright cooperative game where four gamers explore dungeons created by the community. You will have to fight monsters and solve puzzles to earn rewards. Characters...

My Sleeper

Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Open world, Racing

November 24, 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

The player tries to turn a rusty wreck into a luxurious car. They will have to work as a pizza delivery person to earn money and buy new parts. There are various...

We Gotta Go

Action, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Exploration, Indie, Horror

April 14, 2026

Steam: 59/100

A bright cooperative game where heroes try to reach the only bathroom in a haunted house within a limited time. You need to search for useful items, fend off...

Cyberscape

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cyberpunk, Indie, Science fiction

March 23, 2026

Players: 9/10

Steam: 90/100

A pixel game inspired by 90s shooters, set on a space station. The main character must explore dark corridors and fight monsters to stop a ruthless syndicate. There...

Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game, Fantasy

June 20, 2024

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A colorful visual novel in the spirit of tabletop fantasy adventures, where instead of playing the role of a hero with a sword, you become the owner of a magical...

Adrift

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Exploration, Crafting, Role-playing game

May 6, 2026

Steam: 71/100

An atmospheric adventure about walks in a quiet forest, exploring nature, and leisurely gathering. The game emphasizes a relaxing pace, soft music, and a sense of...

War Fantasy

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator

2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A psychological horror first-person shooter that explores the connection between military video games and real conflicts. The player finds themselves inside an...

Maseylia: Echoes of the Past

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Metroidvania, Exploration, Parkour

June 19, 2026

Players: 1/10

Steam: 80/100

An adventurous action metroidvania built around exploration, freedom of movement, and the discovery of forgotten secrets in a vast interconnected world. Each new...

Elemental War 2

Strategy, In real time, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Fantasy, Medieval era, Indie, Replayability

May 6, 2022

Steam: 72/100

A strategy game in the "tower defense" genre, where classic tower defense combines with a system of collecting elements and creating new combinations. As a result...

MR DONALD

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Old school

2026

A satirical shooter where the president saves the world together with his partner. In the storyline, Donald Trump and Elon Musk first save the gaming industry from...

Endacopia

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Comedy, Old school

July 27, 2026

Steam: 98/100

A surreal quest with puzzles and horror elements. The game combines the visual style of early educational computer games with a disturbing atmosphere that hides...

NGU IDLE

Role-playing game, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Comedy, Clicker, Adventure

October 1, 2019

Steam: 95/100

A free clicker RPG with absurd humor, a huge number of upgrades, and hundreds of hours of content. The core gameplay is based on continuous growth of numerical...

Contact Protocol

Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Science fiction, Space

2027

In the simulator of service on a starship in a dark retro-futuristic world inspired by the cassette era, where you constantly have to choose: shoot or risk missing...

How Fish Is Made

Horror, Third-person view, Indie, Free game, Mysticism / Supernatural, Walking Simulator

January 14, 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

A surreal short adventure where a sardine navigates through the insides of a giant machine and talks to other fish. Each character encountered reflects on fate...

Hayfever

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Comedy, Adventure

February 25, 2020

Steam: 89/100

Players need to help the postman Thomas collect lost letters. The hero suffers from severe allergies, and various allergens help him overcome obstacles. For...

Coffee Craze

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

July 16, 2026

Steam: 66/100

A calm simulator of a small café where the player needs to serve customers, prepare coffee and pastries, and gradually develop their own establishment. The earned...

Nevrosa: Escape

Adventure, Indie, Action

December 22, 2017

Steam: 79/100

This adventure game combines horror and action as a young Conway explores the family manor he has inherited and becomes trapped in his grandfather’s laboratory. To...

Luna

Indie, Casual game, Virtual Reality (VR)

October 17, 2017

Steam: 83/100

This interactive fairytale follows a Bird whose summer sleep is interrupted by the call of a mysterious Owl. After swallowing the last piece of the waning Moon, the...

Dong-Jin Rice-hime（東津萌米）

Indie, Anime / Manga, Farm Simulator

April 29, 2017

Steam: 90/100

This rice-growing simulation follows a novice farmer who returns home after studying away, only to find himself working in the fields instead of resting. His father...

Skeleton Boomerang

Action, Indie, Platformer

August 1, 2017

Steam: 95/100

This action platformer follows Hunter, who uses an enchanted boomerang to take on an army of skeletons across an island. The bony soldiers are led by the voodoo...

Stacking

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie

February 8, 2011

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This third-person puzzle adventure takes place in a vintage world inhabited by living Russian nesting dolls. Charlie Blackmore, the smallest doll in the world, sets...

Best Games in the Indie genre