Indie

April 16, 2020

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 59/100

This crime-business simulator follows the growth of a drug-dealing operation, from a small hideout to a network with expanding territory and a larger gang. The...

Rivalry

Strategy, Casual game, Indie

January 22, 2016

Steam: 91/100

A turn-based duel for two players, with rag-doll fighters wielding swords and controlling the movements of their limbs and weapons. Players take turns using the...

Sumeru

Indie, Casual game, Adventure

September 21, 2016

Steam: 73/100

This 2D physics puzzle game follows Yun, a traveler who finds a gem and is drawn into the Sumerian World while admiring it. To help him get home, the player draws...

Hospitalize

Simulation, Indie, Business / Management

September 21, 2016

Steam: 38/100

A hospital management simulator about planning a medical facility and organizing its operations to treat patients while using resources efficiently. The player...

NEKO-NIN exHeart +PLUS Nachi

Casual game, Indie, Visual novel

November 2, 2017

Steam: 93/100

This casual visual novel is a mini-sequel to NEKO-NIN exHeart focused on Nachi, a supporting character. Yura and Tama openly identify themselves as the...

Starlight Vega

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Indie

April 14, 2016

Steam: 92/100

This visual novel follows Aria, a high-school student who accidentally frees the demon Lyria from a stone while exploring her grandfather’s old house with her...

GetMeBro!

Free game, Indie, Action

April 29, 2020

Steam: 82/100

GetMeBro! is a real-time multiplayer action game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Players enter arenas and try to knock down their opponents in a race for survival...

Scania Truck Driving Simulator

Simulation, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie

June 18, 2012

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 81/100

This truck-driving simulator features Scania R-series vehicles and challenges focused on manoeuvring and freight transport in realistic conditions. Practical tests...

Baron Wittard: Nemesis of Ragnarok

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

February 18, 2011

Steam: 81/100

This first-person horror adventure follows an investigation into the abandoned Utopia, a city under one roof built by the eccentric architect Baron Wittard. Its...

Bit.Trip Core

Action, Music game, Top-down view, Indie

July 6, 2009

Players: 5/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A retro arcade action-rhythm game inspired by 1980s games, with a modern twist. In Bit.Trip Core, players control two axes, unlike the single-axis controls of its...

Bit.Trip Fate

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie, Music game

October 25, 2010

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Bit.Trip Fate is a third-person action game with a dash of shooter from the developers at Gaijin Games. The main publisher of the game is Aksys Games Localization...

DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

September 21, 2010

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This action RPG follows DeathSpank on a comic adventure across war-torn battlefields, mountain ranges and dangerous seas. He hunts for the magical Thongs of Virtue...

Dynamite Jack

Action, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Adventure

May 10, 2012

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This top-down action-adventure follows Jack, a space marine trying to escape the Anathema Mines. He can sneak past guards or use bombs to eliminate enemies, while a...

Snood

Strategy, In real time, Third-person view, Puzzle, Free game, Casual game, Indie

November 30, 2001

Steam: 80/100

Snood is a third-person strategy game with puzzle elements. It seems that Snood turned out to be complete crap. This is evidenced by the low ratings on the...

Everyday Shooter

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

March 29, 2006

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 76/100

An abstract arcade shooter combines shooting with musical and geometric imagery. Each level has its own visual presentation, sound, and gameplay style, while shots...

Dominance (2014)

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie

March 23, 2014

Dominance (2014) is an isometric strategy game with indie game elements from the developers of Aaron Ramsay Studio. The game is published by Aaron...

President for a Day

Adventure, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), First-person view, Interactive movie, Strategy, Casual game, Indie

August 12, 2015

Steam: 72/100

This turn-based strategy game centers on governing Pakistan through a crisis that begins two weeks before the presidential election. A severe monsoon brings...

Word Explorer

Puzzle, Logic, Indie

April 2, 2014

Word Explorer is a puzzle game with an indie game twist from the masters at AppyNation. The main publisher of the game is AppyNation. For some reason the game has...

Proxarium

Arcade, Online, In real time, Top-down view, Indie

April 16, 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Proxarium is a top-down arcade game with a mix of online and indie games from developers from the Proxarium Team studio. The game is published by Proxarium Team...

Shellblast

Strategy, Puzzle, Sandbox, Indie, Action

September 3, 2007

Steam: 87/100

A puzzle game combining elements of Minesweeper and Picross, Shellblast sends the player around the world to defuse bombs before they explode. Its 50-level campaign...

Treasures of Montezuma 3

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row), Casual game, Indie, Adventure

May 19, 2011

Players: 8/10

Steam: 64/100

Treasures of Montezuma 3 is a continuation of the arcade puzzle game in the “three in a row” genre. You again have to go to the world of the Aztecs, where you can...

Reset

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Action, Shooter

February 25, 2022

Anticipation Rating: 5/10

Reset is an adventure puzzle game with a first-person view. Expect incredible puzzles, a wonderful, gripping story, an unparalleled immersive atmosphere, and some...

Legend of Dungeon

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

September 13, 2013

Players: 3.9/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 62/100

This action RPG beat ’em up with roguelike elements sends the hero into a randomly generated, 26-floor dungeon. In the darkness, the hero encounters mysterious...

1954: Alcatraz

Action, Adventure, Indie, Point & Click

March 11, 2014

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 58/100

This point-and-click adventure follows a criminal couple in 1950s San Francisco. Joe is serving a prison sentence on Alcatraz for an armored-truck heist, while his...

Inquisitor

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

September 5, 2013

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 70/100

This isometric role-playing game is set in a dark fantasy land where, after famine, plague, and a rain of fire, the protagonist becomes an inquisitor tasked with...

Luftrausers

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

March 18, 2014

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Luftrausers is an arcade aerial combat shooter set among the clouds and over open seas. Players configure their fighter by choosing its weapon, body, and propulsion...

Monochroma

Arcade, Horror, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Adventure

May 28, 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Monochroma is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with horror elements and a side view. The game takes place in a gloomy industrial world. You will learn the story of...

Mark of the Ninja Special Edition

Arcade, Action, Stealth, DLC, Platformer, Indie

August 16, 2013

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Mark of the Ninja Special Edition is an add-on for the arcade action platformer with a side view and stealth elements Mark of the Ninja. You will find an additional...

Spacebase DF-9

Arcade, Simulation, Futurism (Future), Indie, Space, Science fiction

October 27, 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 16/100

This space simulation focuses on building a home for humans and aliens in Earth's distant future. The player expands the base by mining asteroids, growing it from a...

Velocity Ultra

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Indie

May 15, 2013

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Velocity Ultra is an arcade action game with beat ’em up elements, built around fast-paced encounters with enemies. It features HD graphics, online leaderboards and...

Wayward Manor

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Casual game

July 15, 2014

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 41/100

Wayward Manor — adventure horror with a first-person view in the style of science fiction. This game invites you into the afterlife of an angry ghost trying...

Race The Sun

Arcade, Third-person view, Indie, Procedural generation, Runner, Racing

August 19, 2013

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 78/100

An arcade runner about a solar-powered craft racing through a procedurally generated world toward sunset. The sun acts as a timer, and collecting boosts can briefly...

World of Diving

Simulation, First-person view, Sports game, Indie, Adventure, Exploration

August 26, 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 49/100

World of Diving is a multiplayer diving simulator in which players explore the ocean and take on underwater missions, with optional VR support. Dives include...

Swords & Soldiers 2

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Indie

May 21, 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A 2D real-time strategy game about the conflict between Viking chieftain Redbeard and his longtime nemesis, Blackbeard. As their battle unfolds, demons and Persians...

King Oddball

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Indie, Casual game, Puzzle

September 27, 2012

Players: 7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 65/100

This arcade puzzle game follows a king who swings a boulder with his tongue and uses it to destroy targets. The player chooses when to release the rock, with...

Mighty Tactical Shooter: A Turn-Based Shoot 'Em Up

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Strategy, Beat them all, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

May 19, 2021

Anticipation Rating: 4.2/10

Mighty Tactical Shooter: A Turn-Based Shoot 'Em Up is a dynamic arcade shooter with turn-based combat and a top-down view in a sci-fi setting. A ship badly damaged...

Super Meat Boy Forever

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action, Runner

December 23, 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Continuation of the hardcore arcade runner Super Meat Boy. The game has a full story, six new chapters and twice as many bosses. Meat Boy and Band-Aid Girl try to...

10,000,000

Role-playing game, Puzzle, Indie, Match-3 (Three in a row), Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Roguelike, Side view

August 29, 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 78/100

10,000,000 — Action role-playing roguelike in a fantasy style with puzzle elements and a side view. In this game you have to run non-stop, overcome obstacles...

Brigador

Action, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie, Tactics

June 2, 2016

Brigador is an isometric real-time tactics game about a mercenary pilot hired to sow chaos in a city-state after the sudden death of its dictator. The mission is...

Rock Zombie

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Beat them all, Music game, Indie

June 17, 2014

Steam: 70/100

Rock Zombie is an arcade game with a mixture of action, adventure, fighting, beat 'em all and music game from the developers of Quaternion Studio. The game is...

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