Indie

Adventure, Indie, Point & Click, Music game, Detective, Mini-game / browser-based

April 20, 2016

Steam: 41/100

This 2D point-and-click adventure follows a young musician’s path to fame in Jamaica. Bolt Riley, a poor boy from Trenchtown, struggles to survive and faces a gang...

Mysterious Cities of Gold: Secret Paths

Adventure, Isometric, Casual game, Indie

May 16, 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 60/100

An adventure game following Esteban, Zia and Tao as they travel across China in search of the local City of Gold. The trio explores settings ranging from Asian...

Esper

First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Casual game, Virtual Reality (VR)

March 4, 2015

Steam: 86/100

Esper is a first-person puzzle game from developers Coatsink. The main publisher of the game is Coatsink. The PC version of Esper, unfortunately, has not yet been...

Eterium

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Space

April 15, 2014

Steam: 49/100

A space flight simulator with action elements follows the war between the United Earth Alliance and the alien Revi. The player serves as a pilot aboard the carrier...

Lords of the Black Sun

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Space

September 12, 2014

Steam: 19/100

This turn-based 4X strategy game is set in deep space, where rival powers struggle for control of the galaxy. The player leads one of eight races, explores star...

Battle Poker

Arcade, Puzzle, Card game, Logic, Indie

July 20, 2009

Battle Poker is an arcade game with a mixture of puzzle, card game and indie game from the developers of Left Field Productions. The game is published by Left Field...

Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar

Action, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Indie, Historical

May 15, 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 60/100

Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar is an isometric action game with a dash of strategy from the masters at Kasedo Games. The game is published by Kasedo...

Witch Wing

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Free game

July 21, 2014

Witch Wing is an arcade game with platformer, indie and shareware elements from the masters at Trollpants Game Studio. The game is published by Trollpants Game...

Cubemen 2

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie, Strategy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

April 8, 2013

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Cubemen 2 is a 3D strategy game in which players use squads of small cubemen to defend and attack enemies. It features several modes, including CTF, Skirmish, and...

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...

SkySaga: Infinite Isles

Online, Simulation, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Free game

December 26, 2016

SkySaga: Infinite Isles is an online game with a mixture of simulation, fantasy game, indie game and free-to-play game from the studio Radiant Worlds. The game is...

Hand of Fate

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Indie, Roguelike, Card game

February 17, 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Hand of Fate is an indie role-playing adventure game with elements of action and strategy, with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You have to play with a...

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...

Subject 13

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie

May 28, 2015

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 54/100

Metacritic: 59/100

This adventure puzzle game follows Franklin Fargo, a physics professor who wakes up in an abandoned scientific facility. His only link to the outside world is a...

Alien Shooter 2: Conscription

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, DLC, Isometric, Indie

July 3, 2010

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 80/100

An isometric action game with RPG elements, this expansion for Alien Shooter 2 follows a war against alien invaders. Monsters are destroying cities and claiming new...

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...

Chicken Boom

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Mini-game / browser-based

February 10, 2014

Chicken Boom is a first-person shooter with a mixture of indie game and browser/mini-game from the developers of Budaniel Studio. The main publisher of the game is...

Interstellar Marines

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Indie

July 2, 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 50/100

This tactical sci-fi first-person shooter is set in the early 22nd century, when the discovery of an inexhaustible energy source has enabled humanity to explore the...

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...

Fist of Jesus

Action, Fighting, Beat them all, Indie

October 17, 2014

Metacritic: 63/100

This action fighting game in the beat ’em up genre follows Jesus and Judas as they battle a zombie infection. The player helps them fight using combos, divine...

Poltergeist: A Pixelated Horror

Arcade, Horror, Isometric, Indie, Casual game, Puzzle

October 20, 2014

Steam: 61/100

This puzzle game with strategy and horror elements follows Henry B. Knight, a ghost trying to drive the tenants out of his mansion. He earned the house through hard...

Wizorb

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Indie

November 7, 2011

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 80/100

An arcade game set in a fantasy medieval world, Wizorb combines classic block-breaking action with light role-playing...

Governor of Poker 3 - Multiplayer

Adventure, Card game, Indie, Free game

December 12, 2014

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 68/100

Governor of Poker 3 — Multiplayer is an adventure with elements of a card game, an indie game and a shareware game from the developers of Youdagames studio...

Pirates, Vikings and Knights 2

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Free game, Online

February 12, 2010

Players: 9/10

Steam: 88/100

This first-person team action game centers on a three-way PvP conflict between Pirates, Vikings, and Knights. Players choose a class and fight across varied maps...

Dark Echo

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural, Adventure, Indie

February 2, 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

Dark Echo is an arcade logic puzzle with mystical horror elements. Stuck in the dark, you must use sound visualization to find your way through the threatening...

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...

Bloodsports.TV

Action, Online, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Slasher, Indie

March 30, 2015

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This isometric co-op action game with slasher elements is set in post-apocalyptic Sweden. Bloodsports.TV is built around online cooperative play in a world where...

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...

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...

Retro Assault Challenge

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

January 16, 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Retro Assault Challenge is a top-down action game with shooter, indie and free-to-play elements from the developers of Big Shiny Games. The game is published by Big...

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...

Klepto

Simulation, Adventure, Business / Management, Action, Indie

June 30, 2016

Steam: 25/100

This burglary simulator takes place in open-world neighborhoods where players explore homes, break in and steal to build a reputation in the criminal world...

Bard's Gold

Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Action

August 14, 2015

Steam: 82/100

A platforming roguelite with action elements, Bard's Gold follows a bard as he journeys through eerie worlds in search of the goblin who stole his gold. The player...

Subterfuge

Online, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Tactics

October 15, 2015

Players: 1/10

Subterfuge is a tactical puzzle game about submarine battles. You have the opportunity to coordinate your actions with other players, give orders and influence the...

LSD: Dream Emulator

Adventure, First-person view, Indie

1998

Players: 9/10

LSD: Dream Emulator is a non-standard adventure game with a first-person view. The game is filled with a huge number of abnormal things. At first everything will be...

Pigsodus

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie

August 16, 2016

Anticipation Rating: 5/10

Pigsodus is an adventure role-playing game where you take on the role of Horace Oinkstein. His main task is to save his fellow creatures from being eaten. The game...

AIPD

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

January 29, 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 70/100

AIPD is a fusty top-down arcade shooter. The visual component of the game is very reminiscent of the TRON universe. Players, armed with futuristic weapons and...

Worland: Lost Runes

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Open world

2027

Anticipation Rating: 6/10

Adventure role-playing action game with crafting, leveling up and construction in a fantasy setting. Many mysterious worlds and dungeons await you, where the main...

Farmburgh

Indie, Free game, Casual game, Farm Simulator, Simulation

May 2, 2023

Steam: 71/100

A free classic farming simulator inspired by old browser games. Gamers will have to develop their farm by plowing fields, planting crops and raising...

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