Indie

Action, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie

April 30, 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 63/100

This top-down real-time strategy game centers on a war between two zombie masterminds. The player chooses between Orville Tycoon, an apprentice turned rogue, and...

Grabbles

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

2016

Grubbles — side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer. The game uses simple gameplay mechanics where you interact with your environment by pulling yourself and...

Tiki Monkeys

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Free game

January 24, 2014

Tiki Monkeys is an arcade game with a mixture of action, strategy, adventure, indie game and shareware from developers from the MilkCap studio. The game is...

League of Evil

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie

February 3, 2011

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This futuristic action platformer follows a bionic super agent on a mission to stop the League of Evil, an alliance of evil scientists. The agent fights through...

Epic Arena

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Chess game, Tactics, Free game, Indie

May 5, 2015

Steam: 64/100

Epic Arena is a turn-based tactical strategy game built around duels between two players on a battle arena. Single-player missions introduce tactical approaches...

Haunt the House: Terrortown

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Casual game

January 9, 2013

Players: 8/10

Steam: 85/100

A side-scrolling action puzzle game about a ghost who leaves an abandoned clock tower at night to haunt a town. The ghost possesses objects to frighten people out...

Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Logic, Adventure, Indie

March 17, 2015

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 55/100

This 2.5D action-adventure platformer reimagines a familiar fairytale: a grown-up Red Riding Hood returns to the city to uncover the truth about her father’s death...

Battle Group 2

Strategy, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Top-down view, Tactics, Action, Indie

June 13, 2014

Steam: 84/100

A real-time strategy game with a top-down view, Battle Group 2 follows a modern naval fleet's fight against the terrorist group Talon. The player commands a...

ColorZ

Arcade, Action, Indie

July 24, 2009

Metacritic: 59/100

An arcade action game about pilots cleaning virus-infested planets in their spaceships. Ships absorb viruses of their own color and must avoid those of other...

Action Henk

Arcade, Action, Racing, Third-person view, Indie

May 11, 2015

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Action Henk is a fun arcade runner with a third-person view. As the fearless Hank, you have to conquer the crazy and wonderful world of toys. You will run, jump...

Planck

Shooter, Music game, Futurism (Future), Indie

2016

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Planck is a shooter with a mixture of music game and indie game from developers from the ShadeGrownGames studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Evoland 2

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

August 25, 2015

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 74/100

An action-adventure RPG in which time travel changes the graphics and gameplay. As the story unfolds, the protagonist visits different eras and affects the course...

Survivor Squad

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Tactics, Roguelike, Indie, Zombies

September 13, 2010

Steam: 67/100

This tactical action game with strategy elements follows a squad of survivors searching for supplies in a world overrun by the infected. The player commands up to...

Space Ark

Arcade, Action, Pinball, Indie, Casual game

June 16, 2010

Steam: 50/100

Metacritic: 67/100

This arcade game with puzzle elements follows a team of animal astronauts who flee their home solar system after it is shattered by a wandering black hole. Aboard...

Beyond Gravity

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Casual game

June 22, 2014

Steam: 88/100

Beyond Gravity is an arcade game with elements of action, platformer and indie game from developers from the Qwiboo studio. The game is published by Qwiboo. It...

Wild Warfare

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

July 15, 2014

Steam: 72/100

Wild Warfare is a multiplayer first-person shooter about teams of animal mercenaries battling in matches inspired by classic arcade shooters. Combat is class-based...

Crash and Burn Racing

Racing, Indie, Free game

July 15, 2014

Steam: 65/100

An arcade racing game with weapons and power-ups, focused on causing havoc on the roads and taking rivals out of the race. Players drive sports cars, ambulances...

Transformice

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

May 1, 2010

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 85/100

Transformice is a multiplayer platformer in which mice navigate traps to reach cheese and carry it back. Rounds take place on maps filled with physics-based...

Redux 2

Action, Shooter, Warships / Submarines, Futurism (Future), Indie

2016

Redux 2 is an action game with a mixture of shooter, warship simulator and indie game from the Hucast Games studio. The game is published by Hucast Games. Sometimes...

Devious Dungeon 2

Arcade, Role-playing game, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Slasher, Dungeons

April 9, 2015

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 73/100

This medieval action platformer takes place in a dark castle whose ever-shifting halls conceal monsters, traps, and treasure. The castle is the domain of the...

HIVESWAP: Act 1

Adventure, Indie, Point & Click, Role-playing game

September 14, 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Set in the Homestuck universe in 1994, this point-and-click adventure begins with Joey Claire trapped in her room as monsters appear around the house, while her...

Sorcery! 3

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Board / Group Game, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Adventure, Indie

April 22, 2015

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Sorcery! 3 is a role-playing fantasy board game in the visual novel genre. The land of Kahabad is a wilderness — ruined desert, tangled forest, cruel...

Classroom Aquatic

Simulation, Educational game (Education), Logic, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR)

2017

Classroom Aquatic is an indie logic simulator with educational elements. This is the world's first underwater school simulator. The players act as exchange student...

Hob

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Action

September 26, 2017

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Hob is a third-person adventure game from the creators of Torchlight. The protagonist of the adventure game wakes up on a mysterious planet. You have to find out...

Jotun

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie

September 29, 2015

Players: 7/10

Steam: 77/100

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...

Beginner's Guide

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator

October 1, 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Beginner's Guide is an indie adventure from the creator of The Stanley Parable. The game tells the story of a man who tries his best to figure out something he...

Mountain

Simulation, Music game, Indie, Casual game

June 28, 2014

Steam: 85/100

Mountain is an indie simulator that will allow you to become the god of an entire mountain. Forests grow on it, fireflies fly and day turns into night. In addition...

Near Death

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

August 2, 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 91/100

Near Death is an indie action adventure game with a first-person view and horror elements. The events of the game will take you to the cold corridors of a research...

Star Link 2: Constellation

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

September 17, 2020

Star Link 2: Constellation is a minimalist arcade puzzle game for mobile platforms. In this meditative game you have to create constellations by connecting stars...

Taro the Sneaky Ninja

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Indie

2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.3/10

Sneaky Ninja is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with stealth elements. You will play as a secretive ninja master who somewhat resembles a sock rolled up...

WellBound

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Survival, Crafting, Procedural generation

February 5, 2026

Steam: 100/100

The main character fell into a well and found himself in a dark world. You need to gather materials, create traps, and hunt for food to perform rituals and escape...

You Move, I Move

Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Dungeons, Fantasy, Old school, Action, Arcade

August 9, 2025

Steam: 82/100

A turn-based pixel game about exploring dungeons, where every action matters. Players will navigate small levels, set bombs, avoid traps, open doors, collect items...

Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival horror, Combat robots

October 7, 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Five Nights at Freddy's 5: Sister Location is a continuation of the popular series of horror stories with a first-person view. The next part delves even deeper into...

FE (2018)

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action, Puzzle, Fantasy

February 16, 2018

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 71/100

FE is a fantasy arcade platformer with a third-person view. You will play the role of a funny animal who travels through a mysterious forest with equally strange...

Find Out

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Action

February 16, 2016

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 64/100

Find Out is an adventure game with a first-person view. You need to find a way out of an unknown area surrounded by a labyrinth. The main character comes to his...

Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight

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

March 4, 2016

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight is a side-scrolling action platformer. You have to go explore the dark lands where the curse has fallen. Evil is penetrating...

Manual Samuel

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Side view

October 11, 2016

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Manual Samuel is a fun adventure game that tells the story of Samuel. He is handsome and rich, but most importantly, he is dead. Samuel decides to make a deal with...

Abadon: Guardians Rise

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

2017

Abadon: Guardians Rise is a side-scrolling co-op action platformer with roguelike elements. The game takes place on the remote planet Abadon, where legendary...

Uncanny Valley

Action, Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Side view, Indie

April 23, 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Uncanny Valley is an adventure horror game with survival elements and a side view. The game revolves around Tom, a night security guard who works in a corporate...

Redeemer

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie

August 1, 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Redeemer — top-down slasher shooter in a futuristic setting. The game revolves around a retired elite operative whose violent past eventually catches up with...

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