Indie 2021 for PlayStation 5 — top best games in the Indie genre

Action, Isometric, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Slasher, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 August 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 93/100

Isometric action-roguelike from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. The main character is the god Zagreus (the son of the ancient Greek god...

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 4 November 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 82/100

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

Subnautica

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 May 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

Kerbal Space Program

Flight Simulator, Futurism (Future), Logic, Indie, Space, Simulation, Sandbox

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 24 September 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Kerbal Space Program is a sci-fi simulator with well-developed physical laws. You have to manage the space program of a certain planet. Everything...

Sable's Grimoire

Casual game, Indie, Simulation

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 June 2021

Steam: 95/100

This visual novel follows Sable, an aspiring magic researcher who enrolls at Amadronia Magic Academy in pursuit of a career as a renowned scholar...

Heal

Adventure, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 16 April 2021

Steam: 83/100

Heal is an experimental 2D puzzle-adventure set in an abstract, dark world. The player guides an old man and interacts with his surroundings in a...

Tormented Souls

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 27 August 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Tormented Souls is a third-person psychological horror game inspired by classic horror films Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone in the Dark. The...

Praey for the Gods

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 14 December 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Praey for the Gods is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. The main character will have to survive on a snowy island full of dangers...

Visage

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival horror, Online

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 November 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Visage is a first-person horror adventure inspired by the work of Hideo Kojima — P.T. The main actions of the game take place in the 80s of the...

Apple Slash

Indie, Action, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 30 July 2021

Steam: 95/100

An action-adventure about a knight with a sword who searches a murky ancient marsh for a missing boy known as Cartboi. Along the way, the knight...

art of rally

Arcade, Simulation, Racing, Isometric, Sports game, Indie, Top-down view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 6 October 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Exciting rally arcade from the creators of Absolute Drift, where players can participate in the "Golden Era" rally. The game features a career mode...

Cyber Shadow

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Anime / Manga, Metroidvania

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 January 2021

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Cyber Shadow is a dynamic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The world has been taken over by synthetic life forms. A...

Drizzlepath: Deja Vu

Adventure, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 24 November 2021

Steam: 77/100

This adventure walking simulator follows a man climbing a mountain to discover the truth of his existence. Along the way, he reflects on life and...

Forgotten Hill Disillusion

Adventure, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 December 2021

Steam: 87/100

A first-person point-and-click horror adventure set in the grotesque world of Forgotten Hill. In Forgotten Hill Disillusion, the protagonist explores...

Bloodshore

Indie, Adventure, Action, Interactive movie, Point & Click, Visual novel

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 3 November 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 68/100

Bloodshore is an interactive adventure movie in the point and click genre with action and indie elements. This game is about a televised battle...

Highschool Romance

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 9 September 2021

Steam: 79/100

This romantic visual novel follows a high school boy who, because of a mix-up by his parents, is set to spend his final year at an all-girls school...

Chorus

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Science fiction, Flight Simulator, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 December 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Chorus is an adventure space shooter with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The main character is a girl named Nara, who was previously a...

White Shadows

Adventure, Indie, Platformer, Horror, Stealth, Action, Side view, Puzzle

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 7 December 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

White Shadows is an indie action adventure with platforming elements and a side view. Much time has passed since the Great War. Humanity is half...

Shadows of Kurgansk

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Simulation, Survival, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 23 September 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 66/100

Shadows of Kurgansk is an action shooter with a first-person view and horror elements in a post-apocalyptic world. You have to survive in a Zone...

Nexomon

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Turn-based, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 September 2021

Steam: 88/100

An adventure RPG about collecting and raising unusual creatures that inhabit a vibrant fantasy world. The game features over 300 unique Nexomon to...

Gutwhale

Action, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 21 May 2021

Steam: 92/100

Gutwhale is an action roguelite set inside a creature’s digestive system. The player descends through its guts, fights enemies and manages the...

Out of Space

Strategy, Online, Roguelike, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Casual game

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 May 2021

Steam: 80/100

Out of Space is an online indie strategy game about team survival on board a spaceship. You have to collect resources, fight off attacks from hostile...

Mighty Goose

Action, Shooter, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 5 June 2021

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose...

Crash Drive 3

Arcade, Racing, Online, Third-person view, Indie, Open world

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 8 July 2021

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Crash Drive 3 is an indie arcade racing game with a third-person view and online elements. You will experience incredible fun in this game. You will...

Subdivision Infinity DX

Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Action, Indie, Space

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 11 October 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Subdivision Infinity DX is an improved edition of the mobile space shooter for modern platforms. Not only will you have to fight your way through a...

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

Indie, Adventure, Arcade, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 9 June 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure is a game about the adventures of a little girl who really loves nature. Alba, that’s our heroine’s name, goes to visit...

Neon Chrome

Shooter, Top-down view, Cyberpunk, Indie, Roguelike, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 January 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Neon Chrome is a top-down cyberpunk roguelike shooter where you have to conquer the Neon Chrome Corporation by hacking your brain. Sleeping bodies...

A Short Hike

Adventure, Indie, Logic, Arcade, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 16 November 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 99/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A Short Hike is an adventure arcade game with a top-down view. The game will take you to the expanses of the colorful mountains of Hawk Peak...

The Forgotten City

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 28 July 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

The Forgotten City — a first-person adventure action game from the creators of the eponymous mod for The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim. The game's events...

Eldest Souls

Action, Indie, Top-down view, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Anime / Manga, Adventure, Slasher, Isometric

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 29 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Eldest Souls is a dynamic top-down action game where you have to fight ruthless and treacherous gods. The game takes place in a gloomy world in which...

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Action

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 2 December 2021

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is a classic side-scrolling action platformer from the Wonder Boy series. Together with the young hero you will...

Where the Heart Leads

Adventure, Indie, Science fiction, Third-person view

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 13 July 2021

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Where the Heart Leads is a third-person story-driven adventure with multiple paths and endings. The main character, farmer Whit Anderson, discovers a...

Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands

Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Exploration, Farm Simulator

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 17 October 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Stranded Sails — Explorers of the Cursed Islands is a top-down sandbox adventure where you, as a young adventurer, set sail on your father's...

Sword of the Necromancer

Indie, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Top-down view, Procedural generation

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 1 November 2021

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Sword of the Necromancer is an action RPG with roguelike elements where you can revive dead enemies to fight on your side. The main character...

The Jackbox Party Pack 7

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Indie, Logic, Comedy, Trivia

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 24 November 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 76/100

The Jackbox Party Pack 7 is a new part of a collection of fun arcade games for a large company. The game has a lot of different mini-games that will...

Islanders

Arcade, Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, City Building, Construction

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Islanders is a minimalistic turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view. Do you want to build beautiful cities without spending long hours...

First Class Trouble

Online, Action, Indie, Arcade, Third-person view, Survival

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 2 November 2021

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 78/100

First Class Trouble is an asymmetrical multiplayer action game with survival elements and a third-person view. The game takes place on a luxury space...

Angels with Scaly Wings

Adventure, Simulation, Fantasy / Medieval, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 30 April 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Angels with Scaly Wings is a unique dating simulator with dragons, presented in the form of a visual novel. Acting as a representative of humanity...

Manifold Garden

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, First-person view, Exploration

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 20 May 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Manifold Garden is an atmospheric puzzle game from independent developer William Chir. The game is imbued with the creativity of the surrealist...

Chicory: A Colorful Tale

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

Game released: PlayStation 5 → 10 June 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Chicory: A Colorful Tale is an adventure puzzle game with RPG elements and a top-down view. The game is about a dog who wields a magic brush. You'll...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2021 for PlayStation 5