Indie

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

August 9, 2022

Metacritic: 84/100

Two Point Campus is a real-time strategy game with management and simulation elements. In this game you have to build an entire university with everything that...

Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Indie, Tactics

March 4, 2020

Players: 9/10

Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail — a tactical war game from the creators of the Ultimate General: Civil War series, which will offer to join epic naval campaigns...

Never Alone

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie, Side view

November 18, 2014

Players: 6.8/10

Never Alone is an arcade side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. You play as the girl Nunu and her arctic fox companion. You have to solve the mystery of an...

Tormented Souls

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

August 27, 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Tormented Souls is a third-person psychological horror game inspired by classic horror films Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone in the Dark. The main character is...

Nine Sols

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

May 28, 2024

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Adventure action-platformer from the creators of psychological horrors Detention and Devotion. The game tells the story of an awakened hero who must fight nine...

Tiny Bunny

Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

April 16, 2021

VGTimes: 7.8/10

Players: 8.9/10

An adventurous visual novel with horror elements. Looking out of the window of an old house, the boy Anton sees a fading village, huge snowdrifts, and a frozen...

The Final Station

Action, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view

August 30, 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Action platformer in a post-apocalyptic setting. The player will have the opportunity to become a train driver in a desert world, carrying his passengers from...

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...

Ghost Song

Arcade, Side view, Metroidvania, Science fiction, Action, Platformer, Indie, Adventure, Horror, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

November 3, 2022

Players: 9.8/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Ghost Song is an action-adventure platformer in the metroidvania genre with a side view in a dark post-apocalyptic setting. On the desert moon of Lorian, the...

Haydee 2

Action, Shooter, Indie, Platformer, Puzzle, Third-person view

November 24, 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Haydee 2 is the sequel to the sexy action puzzle game with a third-person view. Once again you will play as a sexy heroine who is locked in a strange complex...

Monster Sanctuary

Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie

August 28, 2019

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Monster Sanctuary is a side-scrolling pixel Metroidvania in a fantasy setting, in which you become monster trainers and can fight in 3v3 tactical battles...

Helltaker

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Indie, Free game

May 11, 2020

Players: 9/10

Helltaker is a free-to-play adventure puzzle game. The game tells the story of a hero who suddenly opens a portal to hell, in which, oddly enough, a whole harem of...

112 Operator

Simulation, Top-down view, Strategy, Tactics, Indie, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Roguelike

April 23, 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

A continuation of the original 911 Operator idea, but on a larger scale - now the whole world is under control. As an emergency services dispatcher, you will have...

Clanfolk

Simulation, Strategy, Indie, Top-down view, Business / Management, Sandbox, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game

July 14, 2022

Players: 8.6/10

Clanfolk is a captivating top-down life simulator set in the highlands of medieval Scotland. As you progress, you will have to survive and develop the settlement of...

IXION

Strategy, Business / Management, Science fiction, Simulation, In real time, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Isometric

December 7, 2022

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 72/100

A sci-fi strategy game with elements of survival and control, set on a space station. The gameplay combines construction, exploration and resource management in...

Streamer Life Simulator 2

Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Indie, Action

January 23, 2025

Players: 7.2/10

A realistic streamer simulator, in which players are trying to become one of the most popular people in the world of streaming, starting from scratch. As you pass...

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...

Backpack Hero

Indie, Turn-based, Fantasy, Dungeons, Tactics, Card game, Side view, Roguelike

August 15, 2022

Players: 10/10

Pixel roguelike about anthropomorphic animals and inventory management. The player sets out to conquer dungeons, collecting rare items, distributing them in a...

Death's Gambit

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Indie

August 13, 2018

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Death's Gambit is an arcade side-scrolling action platformer with RPG elements. You have to act as an agent of death, whose goal is to rid the world of “immortals...

For the King

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

April 19, 2018

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

For the King is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view and random level generation. You have to travel through an endless fantasy world. You can play...

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

Role-playing game, Strategy, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

March 20, 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is a dark role-playing roguelike with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to build a...

SHRIMP GAME: KRILL CONFIRMED

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy

May 6, 2026

Free cooperative third-person action game where players take on the role of mechanized shrimp. The game features three levels, each requiring players to defeat a...

Cat Quest 2

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

September 19, 2019

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Cat Quest 2 is a continuation of the fun role-playing action game with an isometric camera view. The game will take you to a fantasy universe in which there are two...

Gladiator Guild Manager

Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Turn-based, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Business / Management, Role-playing game

October 14, 2021

Players: 8.2/10

A managerial simulator with elements of tactics in which the player needs to develop his own guild of fighters and lead them to glory. Recruiting warriors...

She Will Punish Them

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Indie, Adult game, Fantasy

April 29, 2020

Players: 8.8/10

The protagonist is a succubus, exiled and chained, yet yearning to reclaim her power and dominion. Having traversed legions of monsters and ancient demons, she...

ZERO Sievert

Shooter, Adventure, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Survival, Open world, Construction

November 15, 2022

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A dynamic pixel game in which the main character explores a post-apocalyptic procedurally generated wasteland, where he fights enemies and collects equipment. There...

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf: Blood on the Snow

Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Visual novel, Indie

November 14, 2013

Metacritic: 78/100

Joe Dever's Lone Wolf: Blood on the Snow is a fantasy RPG adventure in the style of a visual novel. Make meaningful choices and forge your own path in this epic...

WorldBox - God Simulator

Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Isometric, Indie

September 6, 2018

Players: 8.4/10

WorldBox — God Simulator is a real-time god simulator with indie strategy elements and an isometric view. You can create sheep, wolves, orcs, elves, gnomes...

Jotun

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie

September 29, 2015

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Jotun is a hand-drawn action adventure game set in the world of Norse mythology. In the game, you will try on the role of Toru, a Viking warrior who died an...

Spark in the Dark

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era

April 7, 2026

Players: 7.6/10

A dark role-playing action game with an isometric camera, immersing players in the depths of a sinister dungeon full of mysteries and dangers. The atmosphere is...

Warstride Challenges

Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Arcade

April 19, 2022

Players: 10/10

A dynamic old-school shooter where players destroy demons as quickly as possible. The game features short but challenging levels, as well as brutal time-based...

Deathly Stillness

Free game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

September 4, 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Deathly Stillness is a free-to-play post-apocalyptic shooter with a third-person view. The main opponents in the game are zombies. The main task is to clear all...

VEIN

Action, Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Zombies

October 24, 2025

Players: 8.8/10

Multiplayer sandbox with survival elements and an open world. In the near future, an apocalypse has occurred: zombies roam the Earth, most people have died, and...

SIGNALIS

Action, Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view

October 27, 2022

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

SIGNALIS is a classic sci-fi horror, the style of which is very reminiscent of the movie "Alien". Finding herself alone on the snowy planet Elster, the main...

Shieldwall

Action, Arcade, Indie, Strategy, Simulation, Third-person view, Historical

March 23, 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Players take on the role of commander of the army of the Roman Empire. Features in the game include fun and dynamic battles, as well as a campaign based on the real...

Lobotomy Corporation

Business / Management, Simulation, Indie, Horror, Side view, Anime / Manga, Science fiction, In real time, Strategy, Tactics

April 10, 2018

Players: 9.5/10

Lobotomy Corporation is a side-view business simulator in the indie horror genre with elements of fantasy and tactics. This game was inspired by monsters from games...

Age of Reforging: The Freelands

Adventure, Open world, Exploration, Role-playing game, Sandbox, Action, Indie, Fantasy

August 28, 2023

Players: 7.9/10

A dark RPG set in a harsh land where luck is the only thing you can truly rely on. The world is dominated by thieves, profit seekers and reckless adventurers, and...

ANNO: Mutationem

Indie, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Side view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk

March 17, 2022

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

ANNO: Mutationem is an indie action role-playing adventure game in the style of futurism and cyberpunk, with a side view. Welcome to a world covered in neon lights...

Visage

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

October 2, 2018

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Visage is a first-person horror adventure inspired by the work of Hideo Kojima — P.T. The main actions of the game take place in the 80s of the last century...

Sker Ritual

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies, Indie, Online, Survival horror

October 6, 2022

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 55/100

Cooperative shooter inspired by the British horror Maid of Sker. Players will face hordes of familiar and new elite monsters with supernatural abilities...

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