Indie

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

March 9, 2022

Players: 7.5/10

The game takes place in a dystopian future where all inhabited planets have disappeared and the remnants of humanity begin to live on space stations. One day people...

Stitchlings

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Beat them all, Indie, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

May 12, 2026

Bright cooperative action game built around a shared adventure and an unusual character development system. After defeating monsters, their parts can literally be...

Iron Blight

Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Old school, Zombies, Survival horror

August 10, 2026

Atmospheric survival horror set in a cold city of the Eastern Bloc, engulfed in fear and despair. Trapped among the ruins and surrounded by monsters, the main...

Go-Go Town!

Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, City Building, Construction

June 18, 2024

Players: 1/10

A city-building strategy about the life of the mayor of a small but promising town, where behind idyllic landscapes lies an endless stream of tasks. Initial...

Ascend to ZERO

Action, Slasher, Cyberpunk, Indie, Roguelike, Science fiction

July 13, 2026

Metacritic: 82/100

A futuristic action roguelike with time control, where the ability to stop the clock becomes the main weapon in the fight for survival. Every second turns into a...

Grime

Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Indie

August 2, 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Grime is an action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. Grime takes place in a crazy world with a surreal...

Zombie Driver

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie

December 4, 2009

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Zombie Driver is a whirlwind racing action game with a top-down view in the dangerous world of the zombie apocalypse. You have to travel around a city inhabited by...

Don't Starve

Adventure, Horror, Simulation, Isometric, Indie, Survival

April 23, 2013

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Don't Starve is an adventure game about survival in a randomly generated world. In it you have to collect resources, stock up on food, grow berries and vegetables...

Mercenary Kings

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

July 22, 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Mercenary Kings is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer similar to games like SNK's Metal Slug series. Players can jump, crouch, roll, shoot in four directions...

The Stanley Parable

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie

October 17, 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 88/100

The Stanley Parable is an indie project with a first-person view. The player plays the role of office plankton Stanley, who has spent his whole life pressing keys...

Brawlhalla

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

October 17, 2017

Players: 7.8/10

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...

Castle Crashers Remastered

Arcade, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Fighting

September 9, 2015

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Castle Crashers Remastered is an improved version of the furious side-scrolling co-op action game for up to 4 people. The game will delight you with a fivefold...

Everspace

Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike

September 14, 2016

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Everspace is a space simulator created on the basis of the Unreal Engine 4. You can expect randomly generated levels, a non-linear plot, advanced upgrade and...

The Legend of Bum-bo

Role-playing game, Puzzle, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Match-3 (Three in a row)

November 12, 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 73/100

The Legend of Bum-bo — a turn-based role-playing game with arcade puzzles and randomly generated levels from the creators of Binding of Isaac. A monster named...

Gordian Quest

Role-playing game, Indie, Card game, Adventure, Turn-based

March 27, 2020

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 84/100

Gordian Quest is an adventure card role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. An ominous curse hangs over the world — darkness reigns all...

Survivalist: Invisible Strain

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

June 1, 2020

Players: 8.6/10

A grim survival simulator where every day becomes a struggle not only against hunger and cold, but also against other people. Ten years after the epidemic, the...

Craftsman

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie

June 26, 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Craftsman is an adventure sandbox with a first-person view and extensive possibilities for creating items and buildings. In the game, you will find yourself in a...

Age of Darkness: Final Stand

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Isometric, Indie, Tactics, Fantasy

October 7, 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 74/100

A real-time strategy game set in a dark fantasy setting, where darkness becomes the main enemy of humanity. No one knows for sure what it is - the embodiment of...

SANABI

Adventure, Action, Indie, Platformer, Side view

June 21, 2022

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The game takes place in a cyberpunk city in which power belongs to a corrupt conglomerate. One day something inexplicable happens — after a sudden power...

Welcome to Kowloon

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

August 2, 2023

Players: 8.7/10

The game takes place in the densely populated Hong Kong settlement of Kowloon (often called the “walled city”). The main character is an ordinary student who one...

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...

The Headliners

Cooperative (co-op), Action, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival horror, Online

January 30, 2025

Players: 7.3/10

New York is covered by chaos-the streets were filled with terrible creatures, and only a team of fearless journalists is ready to go to the very bake for the sake...

Children of Birch

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

2026

A dark metroidvania inspired by the mythology of various Slavic cultures. The story begins with awakening in a dark and silent Forest, where the main character...

Vampirium: 1997

Adventure, Horror, Sandbox, Indie, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Fantasy

2026

The events unfold in an alternative 1997, where Dracula has become the king of England and built his own vampire empire. Players will take on the role of one of his...

MR DONALD

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Old school

2026

A satirical shooter where the president saves the world together with his partner. In the storyline, Donald Trump and Elon Musk first save the gaming industry from...

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

First-person view, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Logic, Indie, Roguelike

October 8, 2015

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes is a co-op VR puzzle game about defusing a bomb. One of the participants has an explosive device with a timer on the screen, but...

Phantom Brigade

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots, Procedural generation, Science fiction, Indie

November 16, 2020

Metacritic: 71/100

A dynamic game with a completely destructible environment. The gamer controls several characters, each of whom has their own quests and story. The story follows a...

Kingdoms Reborn

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

November 3, 2020

Players: 8/10

Kingdoms Reborn is a city builder with an open, procedurally generated world in which you can cooperate or compete with other players. Here you can follow an...

Seablip

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Warships / Submarines, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Open world

May 17, 2024

Players: 9/10

A colorful role-playing sandbox with an open world, ships and the romance of sea adventures. A long journey awaits the player, full of secrets and adventures. The...

Sword of the Sea

Adventure, Third-person view, Sports game, Indie

August 19, 2025

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Metacritic: 85/100

The game takes place in an abandoned kingdom, through which the main character travels on a Hoversword. The device looks like a cross between a snowboard...

Age of Reforging: The Freelands

Adventure, Open world, Exploration, Role-playing game, Sandbox, Action, Indie, Fantasy

August 28, 2023

Players: 7.9/10

A dark RPG set in a harsh land where luck is the only thing you can truly rely on. The world is dominated by thieves, profit seekers and reckless adventurers, and...

Dave The Diver - In the Jungle

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Business / Management, Indie, Casual game, Exploration

June 18, 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 86/100

A storyline expansion that continues the adventures of Dave and his team beyond the familiar ocean depths. This time, the explorers venture into the heart of the...

Upward

Platformer, Indie, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Procedural generation

June 22, 2026

A free platformer with procedural level generation, where the main goal is to survive as long as possible. Each new run offers a unique combination of locations...

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...

Life is Feudal: Your Own

Role-playing game, Online, Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Indie

September 19, 2014

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 63/100

Life is Feudal: Your Own is a medieval life simulator from the Moscow studio Bitbox S.L.. You have to live a medieval life on a 9 km² map along with other 63...

Death's Gambit

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

August 13, 2018

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Death's Gambit is an arcade side-scrolling action platformer with RPG elements. You have to act as an agent of death, whose goal is to rid the world of “immortals...

Cloudpunk

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Indie

April 23, 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Cloudpunk is an adventure arcade game with a third-person view in the style of cyberpunk. The game takes place over the course of one night. The protagonist is a...

Broken Lines

Role-playing game, Isometric, Historical, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

February 25, 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Broken Lines is a tactical turn-based strategy with RPG elements and an isometric camera view. Set during World War II, the game follows a group of eight soldiers...

Tainted Grail: Conquest

Role-playing game, Indie, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view

June 19, 2020

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Tainted Grail: Conquest is a dark role-playing game with turn-based combat and a top-down view in a fantasy setting. Avalon is dying. King Arthur is long gone, and...

Mad Tower Tycoon

Simulation, Indie, Strategy, Business / Management, Side view

January 14, 2020

Mad Tower Tycoon is a side-view strategy game where you can build your own skyscraper with over 100 floors. Rent out offices, apartments and shops to make your...

Best Games in the Indie genre