Indie for PlayStation 5 — top best games in the Indie genre

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy

Early Access: PlayStation 5 → 25 September 2024; Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 July 2026

VGTimes: 8.0/10

Players: 8.3/10

An arcade third-person survival action game set in a vast open world with a key mechanic of taming unusual creatures called Pal. They resemble Pokémon in...

Valheim

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 9 September 2026

Players: 8.5/10

A fantasy sandbox with survival elements. You can play alone or with others, exploring the world and gathering resources, finding and raiding tombs, setting up...

Dispatch

Adventure, Business / Management, Comics, Indie, Tactics, Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 October 2025

VGTimes: 9.0/10

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 88/100

Adventure from the creators of The Wolf Among Us and Tales from the Borderlands. The story is about a superhero whose mech armor was broken by his arch-nemesis...

Minecraft

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 22 October 2024

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

An exciting sandbox focused on freedom of action and exploration of a virtually endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...

Hollow Knight: Silksong

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 4 September 2025

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 91/100

A sequel to the hardcore action platformer Hollow Knight. The game takes you to a new world — the fallen kingdom of Pharlum, where silk and song rule. Here, Hornet...

MOUSE: P.I. For Hire

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Old school

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 16 April 2026

VGTimes: 8.2/10

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A dynamic shooter made in the spirit of classic Disney cartoons of the 30s. The plot follows a private detective who tries to stop corrupt politicians from seizing...

Escape the Backrooms

Action, Adventure, Horror, Online, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 May 2026

Players: 8.9/10

A cooperative first-person horror game based on the popular creepypasta about the "Backrooms." Players will explore over thirty levels of an endless maze of empty...

INDIKA

Indie, Third-person view, Adventure, Horror, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 May 2024

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A young nun, full of doubts and seditious thoughts, is expelled from the monastery, accused of possession. She goes into town, watching as a terrible furry creature...

Deltarune

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 4 June 2025

Players: 8.9/10

An RPG from Toby Fox, the creator of Undertale. The story centers on Chris, an ordinary schoolboy who, together with a classmate, accidentally finds himself in a...

Tormented Souls 2

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Survival horror

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 October 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

The game takes place after the events at the Wildberger Clinic shown in the first part. The younger sister of the main character, Caroline, was struck by a...

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 February 2022

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a narrative role-playing game set in the pages of the protagonist's diary. You will find a story about a ruthless world...

Stray

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 July 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Post-apocalyptic cyberpunk of a distant future. A suffocating city with a stale atmosphere, inhabited by robots. A lost lonely cat that wants to return home. The...

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

Simulation, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Exploration, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 December 2023

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 74/100

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Hades 2

Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Replayability

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 April 2026

VGTimes: 9.2/10

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 94/100

A continuation of the roguelike Hades, taking players into even deeper and darker layers of ancient Greek mythology. This time the story revolves around Melinoe...

Vampire Survivors

Action, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Casual game, Fantasy, Gothic

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 August 2024

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 87/100

A gothic action roguelike about vampires where players fight off hordes of monsters. All that is required of the player is to move around the arena and collect...

Breathedge

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Survival, Comedy, Space

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 25 February 2022

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Breathedge is a science fiction adventure action game with a first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of an ordinary guy and his pet who...

Slime Rancher 2

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Fantasy

Early Access: PlayStation 5 → 11 June 2024; Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 September 2025

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 76/100

New adventures of adventurer Beatrix LeBeau. The heroine travels to Rainbow Island, a mysterious land filled with ancient technology, unknown natural resources and...

Teardown

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 15 November 2023

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 81/100

A heist simulator in which you can completely destroy the world around you using tools and weapons. Missions begin with exploration: the player can explore the area...

Goat Simulator 3

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 November 2022

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Continuation of the crazy goat simulator. As in previous parts, the game has a lot of humor and crazy fun. The player finds himself in an open world filled with...

Rogue Legacy 2

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 20 June 2023

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 89/100

One day, a brave knight gets to a mysterious place where some kind of devilry happened many years ago. Skeletons, ghosts and other evil spirits roam everywhere, and...

Sifu

Action, Third-person view, Indie, Beat them all, Roguelike, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 February 2022

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Hurricane hand-to-hand combat with a multitude of enemies from the creators of Absolver. A young kung fu student embarks on a path of revenge. Chasing shadows...

Children of Silentown

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 January 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Lucy grew up in a village where people periodically disappeared. Now she is an adult and seeks to investigate the mystery of the disappearance of residents and the...

House Party

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Adult game, Indie

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2026

Players: 6.6/10

House Party is a dating simulator for adults with a first-person view and action elements. A party in an empty house, liters of alcohol and “ringing vulgarity...

Альтушка для скуфа

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 21 April 2026

Players: 7.4/10

The game, based on a popular meme, tells the story of the acquaintance of a pot-bellied and balding man with altushki from State Services. In the game you can start...

Subnautica

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 May 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A single-player adventure in a vast open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will evoke feelings that arise...

Century: Age of Ashes

Indie, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 September 2022

Players: 6.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Century: Age of Ashes is an indie action game with a third-person view in the fantasy style. This is a dogfighting game where you have to fly dragons. Players will...

Core Keeper

Adventure, Online, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Crafting, Farm Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 August 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 86/100

An arcade sandbox that you can play with friends in co-op for up to eight people. The main character is an explorer who wakes up in an ancient dungeon filled with...

MIO: Memories in Orbit

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 20 January 2026

Players: 4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

An android named Mio awakens on a large spaceship that has fallen into disrepair. The main character explores overgrown locations filled with hostile machines to...

Dysmantle

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 19 January 2022

Players: 8.8/10

Dysmantle is an open world RPG that combines the best ideas from Zelda, Stardew Valley, Subnautica, SteamWorld Dig and Dark Souls. The action takes place on a...

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 April 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 90/100

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an improved version of the office adventure with a first-person view. You will play the role of office plankton Stanley, who...

PowerWash Simulator 2

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 October 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The sequel continues the atmosphere of meditative cleaning, where, with the help of a mechanical washing, you can save the world of dirt and return Muckingma to its...

Hollow Knight

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 5 February 2026

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 89/100

An atmospheric action-platformer about a journey through the dying underground kingdom of Hallownest, inhabited by mysterious insects and strange creatures. A dark...

Soulstone Survivors

Role-playing game, Indie, Top-down view, Fantasy, Action, Roguelike, Shooter, Crafting

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 June 2025

Players: 9.5/10

An action RPG with roguelike elements, where the fantasy world is filled with hordes of monsters and giant bosses. The player becomes a Void Hunter, destroying...

Minecraft 2

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Roguelike

Not officially announced: PlayStation 5 → 2028

Anticipation Rating: 7/10

Minecraft 2 is the continuation of the legendary sandbox adventure with a third-person view and abundant opportunities for creating objects and buildings. The main...

Outbound

Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 May 2026

Metacritic: 66/100

A survival simulator in an open world, the main feature of which is the main character’s van, which must be improved by adding various mechanisms to it. The player...

Chernobylite

Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 21 April 2022

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

A first-person shooter with exploration elements and horror. While exploring locations, the player collects resources to build a base and craft useful items, while...

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 12 August 2025

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The game takes you on a dark and ruthless journey into the depths of the mind, where the lines between reality and madness blur. The story follows a warrior named...

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 4 November 2021

Players: 8.9/10

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance — an expansion to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. The expansion includes the fan-made modification...

Flesh & Wire

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game in development: PlayStation 5 → 2027

The game from the creators of the Postal series on the Unreal Engine 5. Flesh & Wire tells the story of Angel — an ordinary girl whose life turned into a nightmare...

Choo-Choo Charles

Adventure, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 21 December 2023

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Choo-Choo Charles is a psychological horror shooter with a first-person view in an open world, in which you have to run away from a monster engine that resembles a...

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Best Games in the Indie genre for PlayStation 5