Indie

January 9, 2015

World of Magic Petals is an arcade game with a mixture of shooter and indie game from the masters from AdoreStudio. The main publisher of the game is AdoreStudio...

Mia: The Happy Helper!

Arcade, Educational game (Education), Indie

December 30, 2014

Mia: The Happy Helper! is an arcade educational and indie game from Kutoka Interactive Inc. The game is published by Kutoka Interactive Inc. In some circles, Mia...

Chronology

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

May 12, 2014

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Chronology is a mix of puzzle, adventure and platformer. You have to control both the past and the future to fix the present. The main characters are an elderly...

Robocraft

Role-playing game, Simulation, Shooter, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Free game, Combat robots, Construction

August 24, 2017

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 72/100

Robocraft is a shareware multiplayer robot simulator in which you have to build your own personal robot and then send it to fight with other similar creatures of...

So Many Me

Arcade, Educational game (Education), Platformer, Logic, Indie, Action, Strategy

July 17, 2014

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 78/100

So Many Me is a puzzle platformer about a creature who can control many clones of himself, joining forces to save a world threatened by an ancient evil. The hero...

Demons vs Fairyland

Strategy, Isometric, Indie, Tactics

May 15, 2014

Demons vs Fairyland is an isometric strategy game with indie and tactical game elements from developers from StormAlligator Games. The game is published by Armor...

Volt

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Action

February 23, 2014

Steam: 70/100

This puzzle platformer follows a battery that escapes while being taken for recycling and tries to get out of an industrial facility. Without legs, the heroine...

Crossy Road

Arcade, Isometric, Indie, Free game

November 20, 2014

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Crossy Road — in the original mobile version, the player must jump to move forward or swipe the screen in the appropriate direction to move the character...

Yomi

Strategy, Fighting, Card game, Indie

April 17, 2014

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A card-based fighting game where matches hinge on choosing cards and anticipating an opponent’s moves. Players select a character, learn their attacks and combos...

Ralin: Dwarf Wars

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

January 15, 2016

Ralin: Dwarf Wars is an RPG with a mix of fantasy, indie and roguelike from the masters at Ogardonix Studios. The game is published by Ogardonix...

Dungelot 2

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Free game

January 21, 2014

Dungelot 2 — the goal of the game is to use the character to go through dungeons filled with various treasures, artifacts and monsters, which, if necessary...

Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal

Strategy, Simulation, Futurism (Future), Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

March 27, 2014

Players: 7/10

Steam: 96/100

This strategy simulation centers on defending a base from a fluid-like substance that spreads across deformable terrain. Rather than sending discrete units with...

Poly Bridge

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Construction, Simulation

July 12, 2016

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 73/100

The game allows you to build bridges from different parts. Buildings must comply with the laws of physics, especially those parts that relate to the resistance of...

The Endless Cylinder

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie

September 30, 2021

The Endless Cylinder is a surreal adventure in which you play as a small, newly born alien creature. Born in a dangerous environment, the wonderful little hero...

Meow-Jong

Board / Group Game, Card game, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Strategy, Simulation, Puzzle

September 5, 2015

Steam: 100/100

A cat-themed mahjong solitaire game about finding matching tile pairs and clearing the board. The player chooses a layout, removes pairs of tiles that are free to...

Azure Striker Gunvolt 2

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Action, Indie

August 25, 2016

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 76/100

A fast-paced 2D side-scrolling action game in the old-school style, Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 returns to the world of the first installment. Alongside Gunvolt, his...

Laserlife

Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Futurism (Future), Indie, Music game

September 22, 2015

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Laserlife is a rhythm game about a dead astronaut who is found by alien beings with a higher intelligence who know nothing about humanity. A futuristic setting with...

Sayonara UmiharaKawase

Arcade, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Side view, Action, Indie

June 20, 2013

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Sayonara UmiharaKawase is a side-scrolling arcade platformer made in the Japanese style. The main character, Kawase Umihara, has to: deal with fish enemies, avoid...

Starship Assassin

Online, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

2016

Starship Assassin is a multiplayer arena shooter with a first-person view in a futuristic setting. You have to become a space assassin and go up against a rival...

Move or Die

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Online, Action

December 16, 2015

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Move or Die is a fun side-scrolling arcade platformer for a noisy group. The game is a collection of mini-games in which several people can participate. Among the...

No Response

Adventure, Indie, Interactive movie, First-person view

July 14, 2018

No Response — an interactive first-person adventure with an atmosphere reminiscent of Firewatch. According to the plot, you get into an accident in the middle of...

Retro City Rampage DX

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Open world, Indie

February 6, 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Retro City Rampage DX is a retro arcade action game with a top-down view, which was developed under the impression of the first parts of the same GTA series. Very...

Pyre

Role-playing game, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Action

July 25, 2017

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Pyre is an isometric RPG set in a fantasy setting from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. Luck has almost left you when wanderers find you and rescue you from...

Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition

Action, Indie, Platformer

November 18, 2012

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Players fight crime in a mechanical world of shifting forms and dimensions. Mighty Switch Force! Hyper Drive Edition centers on these transformations and changes...

Hacker Evolution IMMERSION

Simulation, Futurism (Future), Logic, Indie, Action

July 29, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 25/100

Hacker Evolution IMMERSION is a hacker simulator in a futuristic setting. Humanity is about to enter the next stage of evolution. You will have to uncover the dark...

Clockwork

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Casual game

October 10, 2016

Steam: 62/100

Clockwork is a side-scrolling adventure arcade action platformer in a steampunk setting. The game takes place in the huge mechanical city of Watchtower and tells...

Le Havre: The Inland Port

Arcade, Strategy, Board / Group Game, Card game, Indie, Casual game

November 10, 2015

Steam: 55/100

Le Havre: The Inland Port is an arcade game with strategy and card game elements from developers from the Digidiced studio. The game is published by...

The Asskickers

Action, Indie

July 21, 2011

Steam: 26/100

Metacritic: 31/100

A 2D beat ’em up with single-player and co-op modes, inspired by classic games from the 1980s. The Asskickers’ inspirations include Streets of Rage, Kung-Fu Master...

Standby

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Adventure

January 7, 2017

Steam: 73/100

Standby is a fast-paced side-scrolling arcade platformer set in a unique broken game setting, where each of your many deaths becomes a valuable lesson for the...

Shu

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Action

October 4, 2016

Players: 2.9/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Shu is a side-scrolling adventure arcade platformer set in a fantasy setting. In the role of a funny creature named Shu, you have to save the villagers from a...

Ladykiller in a Bind

Simulation, Adventure, Visual novel, Indie

October 10, 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Ladykiller in a Bind is a visual novel with dating simulator elements. The events of the game revolve around the main character, who pretends to be her twin...

Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, First-person view, Side view, Adventure, Indie

June 4, 2019

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Shattered: Tale of the Forgotten King is a side-scrolling action RPG platformer. Powerful creatures called Demiurges began to rule the world of Hypnos after the...

Journal

Indie, Adventure, Walking Simulator

February 17, 2014

Steam: 78/100

This narrative adventure unfolds in a hand-painted world and follows a young girl as she faces the choices and responsibilities of growing up. The story explores...

Sairento VR

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Role-playing game, Indie

February 6, 2018

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Sairento VR is an arcade action game with a first-person view for HTC Vive virtual reality devices. The events of the game take place in Japan in the near future...

Super Hydorah

Arcade, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie, Action

September 20, 2017

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This nonlinear horizontal shoot ’em up takes place around the star Omios, invaded by the Meroptians, biomechanical creatures waging a war of conquest. The player...

Battle Princess Madelyn

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie

December 5, 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Battle Princess Madelyn is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer made in the tradition of Ghouls N' Ghosts. An unusual story awaits you in a fantasy world...

Mobile Astro

Action, Indie, Arcade

December 16, 2016

Steam: 72/100

A top-down arcade space shooter in which the player fights off waves of enemies to restore peace to the galaxy. Mobile Astro features ten stages and five boss...

MidBoss

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

May 25, 2017

Steam: 84/100

MidBoss is an isometric role-playing game in a fantasy setting. You have to go into a dangerous dungeon, where bloodthirsty creatures and crowds of monsters live...

Tooth and Tail

Strategy, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Online

September 12, 2017

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Tooth and Tail is a real-time pixel strategy game that describes the events of the First World War. Only instead of people you will see showdowns between various...

Aegis Defenders

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

February 8, 2018

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Aegis Defenders is an adventure action-platformer with tower defense elements and a side view. You will embark on a journey to conquer a magical world overshadowed...

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