Indie

Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie, Medieval era

November 3, 2025

Players: 8.7/10

A fantasy simulator in which the player finds themselves in charge of a small tavern on the edge of the world. It all begins with a simple den, where every chair...

Rusty Lake Hotel

Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, Side view, Horror

December 14, 2015

Players: 10/10

Rusty Lake Hotel is a side-scrolling arcade adventure game with horror elements inspired by the cult TV series Twin Peaks by David Lynch. The plot centers on...

Wild Terra 2: New Lands

Role-playing game, MMO, Adventure, Indie, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric

November 10, 2022

Players: 10/10

Wild Terra 2: New Lands is an indie adventure MMO in the medieval genre with an isometric view. You can live on the United Continent — build, develop, hunt...

Foundation

Strategy, Business / Management, Indie, Medieval era, City Building, Procedural generation

February 1, 2019

Players: 8.2/10

A city-building simulator in a medieval setting, where all the emphasis is on creating a harmonious dream city. The modular construction system allows you to erect...

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...

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...

BLACKFROST: The Long Dark 2

Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting

2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.7/10

A continuation of The Long Dark, in which you can survive either alone or in co-op. The action takes place in the northern industrial town of Harmont and its vast...

Tides of Tomorrow

Online, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Exploration

April 22, 2026

Metacritic: 74/100

A game from the creators of the adventure Road 96, the action of which takes place on the planet Elind, where a great flood occurred. You can explore floating...

Beasts of Bermuda

Simulation, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world

December 21, 2018

Multiplayer survival simulator where players control dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. Each species occupies its own place in the ecosystem: among 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...

This War of Mine

Action, Strategy, Adventure, Indie

November 14, 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This War of Mine is an atmospheric adventure with survival elements and a side view. The game allows you to plunge into the life of ordinary civilians trying to...

Creepy Tale 2

Action, Adventure, Indie, Side view

July 16, 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Creepy Tale 2 is a continuation of the action-adventure game with a side view and horror elements. These are dark times. A mysterious evil is terrorizing the...

Cheap Car Repair

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

May 28, 2026

Players: 7.6/10

A car mechanic simulator set in Poland in the 1990s. A small workshop among typical multi-story buildings becomes a place for difficult decisions, where every...

We Happy Few

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

August 10, 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 64/100

We Happy Few is an adventure action-horror game with a first-person perspective and survival elements. During World War II, Nazi Germany captured Great Britain, and...

Coral Island

Simulation, Adventure, Business / Management, Indie, Hunting / Fishing, Top-down view, Isometric, Role-playing game

October 11, 2022

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Coral Island is a classic top-down farm simulator with management and role-playing game elements. You will go to the colorful Coral Island, where you will have to...

Cast n Chill

Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Clicker

June 16, 2025

Players: 8.5/10

A relaxing fishing game in the background where you can explore calm lakes, rivers and oceans at your own pace. The game requires you to catch fish, sell them for a...

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...

Saurian

Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Open world

August 3, 2017

A survival simulator for dinosaurs, set in Hell Creek 66 million years ago. Players control several species of prehistoric animals and go through the journey from...

Knock-knock

Arcade, Horror, Logic, Indie, Side view

October 4, 2013

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Knock-knock is an adventure puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. In the depths of a dense forest there is a wooden house. A man lives in this house...

Starbound

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Simulation, Survival

July 22, 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Starbound is an indie adventure role-playing arcade game with platformer and action elements. You are forced to flee your planet by hijacking a ship. Fleeing from...

Five Nights at Freddy's

Horror, First-person view, Indie

August 8, 2014

Players: 8.4/10

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...

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Indie

March 4, 2021

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a narrative role-playing game set in the pages of the protagonist's diary. You will find a story about a ruthless world...

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy

November 19, 2025

Players: 9.9/10

The main character controls a modest shop in a poor village. It is necessary to explore the surrounding locations and fight monsters in the dungeons to find...

Katanaut

Action, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

September 10, 2025

Metacritic: 75/100

A dynamic pixel game set on a huge space station filled with monsters. You need to jump quickly and use a variety of weapons to survive. You can find memory...

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...

[Chilla's Art] Night Delivery

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

June 4, 2021

A Japanese psychological horror game from the first-person perspective, where the ordinary job of a night courier gradually turns into a disturbing adventure. The...

For the King

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

April 19, 2018

Players: 7.7/10

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...

Crown Wars: The Black Prince

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Indie, Medieval era

May 23, 2024

Metacritic: 59/100

The game takes place during the Hundred Years' War. The player takes control of a motley crew that will contribute to the completion of the massacre. The fact is...

Ten Dates

Adventure, Interactive movie, Indie, Casual game, Comedy

February 14, 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Continuation of the interactive game Five Dates. The main heroine and her best friend go on speed dates to find their love. The gamer's choices in dialogues...

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...

Doloc Town

Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Construction, Crafting, Farm Simulator

May 8, 2025

Metacritic: 78/100

The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. The main character, who collects trash in the wastelands, accidentally finds a small settlement and decides to...

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...

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...

Tiny Glade

Casual game, Construction, Sandbox, Indie, Medieval era

September 23, 2024

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 74/100

A meditative game in which the gamer builds castles. There are no battles or farming of resources, but only a creative process. Buildings are created from various...

Liar's Bar

Simulation, First-person view, Card game, Casino, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy

October 2, 2024

Players: 8.1/10

A cooperative simulator of a card sharper, where the only way to win is to cheat and deceive. If one of the players gets caught, he starts playing Russian Roulette...

DEATH BURGER

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Survival horror

August 5, 2025

An absurd horror about an evil burger that once almost became dinner, and now it hunts everyone. The main goal is survival in liminal spaces filled with strangeness...

IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Logic, Indie, Tactics, Steampunk

August 6, 2026

Players: 9.3/10

Tactical simulator for controlling a giant artillery machine in an alternative Spain of the late 1920s. Against the backdrop of a growing uprising of republicans...

Contrast

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

November 14, 2013

Players: 6.7/10

Contrast is a third-person arcade game with action, adventure, platformer, puzzle and indie elements from the developers of Compulsion Games. The publisher of the...

Hyper Light Drifter

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie

March 31, 2016

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Hyper Light Drifter is a top-down action-adventure RPG. The main character of the game suffers from a strange disease and goes to amazing countries to find a...

Brawlhalla

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

October 17, 2017

Players: 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...

Best Games in the Indie genre