Indie

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

May 28, 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

The main character is a recruit of the research organization Outer Wilds Ventures, who goes on exploration into space, but ends up in a time loop. To get out of it...

Deadlight Tavern

Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Virtual Reality (VR), Zombies

July 18, 2022

Free VR action game with waves of zombies, where players must fend off advancing enemies using firearms and melee weapons. The project offers several maps...

DISORDER

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Roguelike, Dungeons, Futurism (Future), Indie, Procedural generation

January 22, 2025

Players: 9.1/10

A dynamic action-slasher in the spirit of Stellar Blade about a girl who has lost her memory in a tight suit. She tries to uncover the truth about her past and...

Conquest Dark

Action, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy, Indie

April 30, 2025

Players: 7.5/10

The black planet almost destroyed humanity, awakening ancient forces. 237 years later, survivors continue to fight armies of the undead. You need to upgrade your...

Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!

First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Casual game, Comedy, Hidden Objects

April 30, 2026

Players: 10/10

An unusual simulator of cleaning and sorting books, set in a huge magical library, where complete chaos reigns after the antics of a mischievous fairy. The main...

Machine Party

Action, Horror, Logic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

July 30, 2026

Cooperative game for 2–4 players, inspired by the tense atmosphere of Buckshot Roulette. Participants must go through a series of brutal mini-games, where any...

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

June 18, 2019

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of an 18-year-old girl...

Leaf it Alone

Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Casual game

October 30, 2025

Players: 7.2/10

The game turns ordinary cleaning into a meditative adventure, where a long-forgotten yard gradually comes to life under the sound of rakes and the gusts of a leaf...

Underchoice

Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Survival, Casual game

June 1, 2026

An atmospheric simulator with survival elements, where managing the shelter turns into a series of difficult moral choices. The world outside its walls is largely...

eXSert

Action, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Beat them all, Indie, Free game

June 19, 2026

The plot tells the story of Vera — a hot-headed girl who infiltrates a giant flying ship to destroy an artificial intelligence known as the Cleaner, which has...

Phonopolis

Adventure, Isometric, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

May 20, 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 84/100

An atmospheric dystopian quest from the creators of Samorost, Machinarium , and Creaks, combining a surreal world, a philosophical plot, and an unusual visual...

Cozy Caravan

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Farm Simulator

May 16, 2024

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Players set off on a journey in an old caravan, completing tasks for the residents of Harvestville and preparing for the annual Whistlebark fair. During the...

Papers, Please

Arcade, Adventure, Simulation, Indie

August 8, 2013

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Papers, Please is an unusual simulator of an immigration officer. You will have to sit in a small booth and check the documents of visiting residents, identify...

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...

Stormworks: Build and Rescue

Arcade, Indie, Third-person view, First-person view, Action, Shooter, Educational game (Education), Combat robots, Flight Simulator, Warships / Submarines

September 17, 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Stormworks: Build and Rescue is a fun sandbox simulator where you take control of your own search and rescue team by modeling and creating vehicles. As you...

Banquet for Fools

Role-playing game, Isometric, Indie, Open world, Fantasy

September 30, 2024

Players: 9.5/10

The game takes place on a mysterious island where a civilization once perished. A lord settled in this place to grow a profitable spice that only grows here. But...

Divinity: Original Sin

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Hack and slash, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie

June 30, 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Divinity: Original Sin is an action-adventure RPG with turn-based combat and a fantasy setting. The game is a true sequel, the plot of which will begin immediately...

Liftoff

Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Flight Simulator

November 9, 2015

Players: 7.1/10

Liftoff: FPV Drone Racing is a quadcopter racing simulator that you can not only control, but also create from scratch. Players will be able to design their own...

Chorus

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Science fiction, Flight Simulator, Indie

December 3, 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Chorus is an adventure space shooter with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The main character is a girl named Nara, who was previously a member of a dark...

Townscaper

Strategy, Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation

June 30, 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Townscaper is a vibrant casual strategy game in which the player builds a city on an island. The player selects colors and creates blocks of houses on a grid, and...

Brotato

Action, Indie, Top-down view, Roguelike, Shooter, Casual game, Procedural generation, Comedy

September 27, 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Arena shooter about a combat potato in the spirit of Vampire Survivors. The game tells the story of Spud from the planet Potato, who crashes on an alien planet...

Abyssus

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Indie, Steampunk, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

August 12, 2025

Metacritic: 71/100

A cooperative shooter in which players take on the role of mercenaries and explore the underwater ruins of an ancient civilization filled with mutant guardians. The...

Goob Wants an Android Girlfriend

Adventure, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Free game, Science fiction, Casual game

April 9, 2026

A free puzzle game with elements of a visual novel, where the player takes on the role of a mechanical droid named Goob, who repairs androids in a futuristic neon...

Biped

Arcade, Action, Indie, Combat robots, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle

March 26, 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Biped is a fun co-op platformer featuring challenging puzzles that require precise coordination. Two little bipedal robots, Aku and Sayla, go on an exciting...

Spine - This is Gun Fu

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Beat them all, Indie

2026

Anticipation Rating: 8.7/10

Cyberpunk gun-fu action with parkour. The main action takes place in the near future, in which the Tensor corporation, with the help of artificial intelligence, has...

Death and Taxes

Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Puzzle, Visual novel, Side view

February 20, 2020

Players: 10/10

Death and Taxes — an exciting adventure game in the spirit of Papers, Please, Reigns , and Beholder. In the game, you will take on the role of the Grim...

The 18th Attic - Paranormal Anomaly Hunting Game

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

January 23, 2026

An adventure horror game where the player finds themselves trapped in a closed time loop in an attic full of paranormal distortions. The only means of interacting...

Shadows of Doubt

First-person view, Indie, Detective, Adventure, Sandbox, Stealth, Action, Open world, Cyberpunk

April 24, 2023

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 68/100

The game takes place in an alternative 1980s, where it is not the police who solve crimes, but private corporations and mercenaries. Players take on the role of a...

Choice of Life: Middle Ages

Fantasy / Medieval, Card game, Adventure, Indie, Role-playing game

November 6, 2020

Players: 9.5/10

Choice of Life: Middle Ages is a card adventure in a medieval setting. Here everything is determined by your choice: whether you become a robber, an artisan, or the...

BattleBit Remastered

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

June 15, 2023

Players: 8.2/10

Multiplayer shooter with low-poly graphics, full destructibility and large-scale battles for up to 254 people. The game has 5 classes (attack, medic, engineer...

SCP: Secret Files

Indie, Exploration, Simulation, Horror, Puzzle, First-person view, Role-playing game, Adventure

September 13, 2022

Players: 10/10

SCP: Secret Files is a collection of paranormal cases from the SCP Foundation. You take a job as a research assistant and go through an induction program that will...

Constance

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

November 24, 2025

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A colorful metroidvania about a girl artist. The plot is based on the girl’s inner experiences about creativity, balance between life and work, personal motivation...

Giantess Playground

Action, Indie, Open world

July 23, 2025

Players: 10/10

The player controls a colossal giantess and wreaks havoc on the city. Several characters can reduce skyscrapers to rubble and then stage a photo shoot. You can also...

Stoneshard

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

February 6, 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Stoneshard is a tactical RPG with roguelike elements and an open world from the creators of 12 is Better Than 6. You will embark on a grand journey across the...

Risk of Rain

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike

November 8, 2013

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Risk of Rain is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will take you to a distant...

Moving Out

Simulation, Arcade, Action, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Isometric

April 28, 2020

Players: 4.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Moving Out is a fun cooperative arcade game with an isometric camera view, where you have to learn how to move furniture correctly. Together with your friends, you...

The Past Within

Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Online, Puzzle, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural

November 2, 2022

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 68/100

The Past Within — an engaging cooperative puzzle game from the creators of Rusty Lake Hotel. In the game, you and a friend will solve puzzles together, but one...

CyberpunkXXX

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Adult game, Cyberpunk, Indie

November 29, 2024

Players: 8/10

The main action takes place in a disastrous future (in 2065) after large-scale climate changes that occurred as a result of a brutal war. The main character is an...

Hellocracy

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Comedy, Demons, Survival horror

June 18, 2026

A narrative first-person shooter set in an unusual bureaucratic hell. After death, the main character finds themselves in an endless maze of offices, where demons...

Anomaly 2

Arcade, Strategy, In real time, Indie, Action, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Science fiction, Isometric, Online, Post-apocalyptic

May 15, 2013

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Anomaly 2 is a fantastic arcade action game with elements of tower defense and real-time strategy. Years after the 2018 invasion of Earth, the planet is overrun by...

Best Games in the Indie genre