Indie
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Platforms
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Statuses
Best Games in the Indie genre for PC
Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting, Online
Early Access: PC → 2 February 2021; Game released: PC → 9 September 2026
VGTimes:
7.8/10
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
89/100
A fantasy sandbox with survival elements. You can play alone or with others, exploring the world and gathering resources, finding and raiding tombs...
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting
Game released: PC → 18 November 2011
Players:
7.7/10
Metacritic:
83/100
An exciting sandbox focused on freedom of action and exploring a practically endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Open world, Survival, Online
Early Access: PC → 19 January 2024; Game released: PC → 10 July 2026
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
79/100
An arcade action-survival game from a third-person perspective in a vast open world with the key mechanic of taming unusual creatures called Pal...
Action, Adventure, Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Exploration, Open world, Crafting
Early Access: PC → 9 November 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
81/100
An atmospheric Lovecraftian fishing adventure set in a post-nuclear apocalypse world. The player takes on the role of a sailor who goes on a fishing...
Action, Shooter, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Online
Game released: PC → 20 August 2026
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
95/100
Cooperative game for 1–4 players, where regular fishing turns into an absurd adventure on deserted islands. After a boat accident, a group of friends...
Simulation, Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world
Game released: PC → 30 April 2018
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
81/100
The Forest is an adventure action-horror game with survival elements set in an open world and presented from a first-person perspective. The main...
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Old school, Walking Simulator
Game released: PC → 26 September 2024
Players:
9.2/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
88/100
Space indie horror in the style of games from the PlayStation One era. The game tells the dark story of the crew of the Tulpar ship, drifting in...
Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Construction, Crafting
Game released: PC → 6 August 2026
Players:
9.3/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
81/100
A cozy simulator of retro electronics repair set in Tokyo in the mid-2000s. To the calm Lo-Fi compositions, you will work in a small workshop where...
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view
Game released: PC → 14 April 2026
VGTimes:
7.0/10
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
77/100
The game transports you to a dark cyberpunk metropolis, where neon reflects in puddles and human organs have become currency. The world is controlled...
Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Space, Construction, Comedy
Game released: PC → 23 October 2026
Players:
9.5/10
Steam:
80/100
The game offers an unusual job: cleaning an entire Moon with a toothbrush. The Lunar Surface Department has set aside a modest budget for this...
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Walking Simulator, Simulation
Game released: PC → 12 November 2026
VGTimes:
6.8/10
Steam:
75/100
At the center of the story is Detective Ethan Sanders, whose 70-year-old grandmother, Olivia, is the victim of a brutal murder. Her caregiver, Clara...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Exploration, Japanese role-playing game
Game released: PC → 4 November 2026
Steam:
92/100
A 2D adventure RPG with pixel graphics, dynamic battles, and puzzles. The story takes place in the culinary kingdom of Savoria, which is under threat...
