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Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Online

Game in development: PC → 14 October 2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.3/10

Traveling off -road with aesthetics of a secluded campaign. Instead of impassable mud - picturesque landscapes flooded with warm sunset colors. At the wheel of...

SteamWorld Dig 2

Arcade, Platformer, Steampunk, Side view, Adventure, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: PC → 22 September 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

SteamWorld Dig 2 is a continuation of the side-view arcade platformer in steampunk style. The main character of the game this time will not be Rusty, but a certain...

Blair Witch

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 August 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Blair Witch is a first-person adventure horror game from the creators of Layers of Fear, based on the eponymous "Blair Witch" cinematic universe. You are in for a...

Detention

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 12 January 2017

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Detention is an indie puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. At Greenwood High School, located in a remote mountainous area, two students are trapped...

Ib

Adventure, Horror, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game released: PC → 11 April 2022

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Ib is a dark 2D horror adventure game that is a remake of the original game of the same name, released in February 2012. The game is about a girl named Ib who one...

AI Limit

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 27 March 2025

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The main action takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which human civilization was destroyed as a result of the mysterious collapse of an artificial ecosystem...

I Have No Change

Adventure, First-person view, Comedy, Exploration, Walking Simulator, Indie, Simulation

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.4/10

Simulator of a post-Soviet doomer. Players find themselves in the role of an ordinary guy who works in a food stall and serves customers on New Year's Eve. The game...

Monster Train 2

Roguelike, Tactics, Collectible card game (CCG), Fantasy, Online, Indie, Procedural generation, Card game, Strategy

Game released: PC → 21 May 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Sequel to Monster Train, in which the player confronts the titans who have seized power over the heavens. Angels and demons have united to fight a formidable enemy...

Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!

First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Casual game, Comedy, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 30 April 2026

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 93/100

An unusual simulator of cleaning and sorting books, set in a huge magical library, where complete chaos reigns after the antics of a mischievous fairy. The main...

Deliria

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 3 September 2026

Steam: 61/100

An adventure sandbox with a procedurally generated world, inspired by Terraria. Players will encounter a vast open world without the usual cubic blocks, where they...

Ghost in the SQL Data

Educational game (Education), Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Text quest, Detective, Strategy, Simulation

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A detective game where players will investigate crimes using the SQL programming language. Instead of the usual search for clues in locations, players need to work...

Fez

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 September 2013

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Fez is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. The action takes place in a 3D world, allowing the player to explore and traverse colorful worlds by rotating...

Wild Terra 2: New Lands

Role-playing game, MMO, Adventure, Indie, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 10 November 2022

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 62/100

Wild Terra 2: New Lands is an indie adventure MMO in the medieval genre with an isometric view. You can live on the United Continent — build, develop, hunt...

Boneworks

Simulation, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Sandbox

Game released: PC → 10 December 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

Boneworks is an experimental first-person simulator for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality virtual reality devices. The game features a sophisticated...

The Last Caretaker

First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Science fiction, Comedy, Open world, Crafting, Survival

Early Access: PC → 7 November 2025; Game in development: PC → весна 2027

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 85/100

The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic, languid world. The protagonist is a robot exploring a vast ocean world to save the future of humanity. To do this, they...

Godus

Strategy, God Simulator, Indie, Isometric, In real time, Simulation

Early Access: PC → 13 September 2013

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Godus is a real-time strategy god simulator with an isometric view. In this game, you can sculpt every inch of the beautiful world you look down upon, where your...

Kentucky Route Zero

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 22 February 2013

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 86/100

A mystical adventure with a side view and a unique graphic design. The main character Conway travels to Kentucky to deliver a package. Upon arrival, it is...

Planet Explorers

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Sandbox, Open world, Survival

Game released: PC → 8 November 2016

Players: 5.2/10

Steam: 59/100

Planet Explorers is a free-to-play action role-playing game with a third-person view and survival elements in a sci-fi setting. The plot tells about the distant...

Kynseed

Role-playing game, Simulation, Adventure, Indie, Farm Simulator, Exploration, Sandbox

Early Access: PC → 8 November 2018; Game released: PC → 6 December 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Kynseed — a role-playing sandbox with elements of a farming simulator from the creators of the Fable 3 series. As in other games of this genre, you will take care...

Blackbeard's Cove

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 27 April 2018

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 50/100

Blackbeard's Cove is an open-world action-adventure game in the spirit of the Grand Theft Auto series, in which gamers will have to find Blackbeard's lost pirate...

Delivery from the Pain: Survival

Adventure, Action, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Horror, Survival, Zombies

Game released: PC → 12 June 2019

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Delivery from the Pain: Survival is an action-adventure role-playing game with survival elements and a top-down view in the setting of a zombie apocalypse. A...

Roboquest

Shooter, Combat robots, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Action

Early Access: PC → 20 August 2020; Game released: PC → 7 November 2023

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 95/100

A cooperative shooter with roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The main action takes place in the world of the future, which is filled with robots. The main...

Survival Machine

Action, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade, Indie, Survival, Strategy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Zombies

Early Access: PC → 7 May 2025; Game released: PC → 12 June 2026

Steam: 69/100

A cooperative action game where survival involves traveling on a giant tracked vehicle. The world is full of dangers: zombies attack a mobile home, and you have to...

Len's Island

Adventure, Action, Isometric, Indie, Simulation, Survival, Construction, Dungeons

Early Access: PC → 26 November 2021; Game released: PC → 19 June 2025

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 82/100

A top-down action adventure game combining survival, construction and exploration. A new resident arrives on a picturesque island with a minimal set of tools and a...

Necesse

Action, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Fantasy, Crafting, Procedural generation, Online

Early Access: PC → 12 December 2019; Game released: PC → 16 October 2025

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 94/100

A colorful action sandbox that combines exploration, crafting, settlement building, and cooperative play. The procedurally generated world is filled with various...

Super Meat Boy 3D

Action, Platformer, Indie, Comedy

Game released: PC → 31 March 2026

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A hardcore game where the main character overcomes various obstacles to save his girlfriend. The levels are filled with chainsaws, spikes, lasers, collapsing...

The Red Strings Club

Adventure, Cyberpunk, Side view, Indie

Game released: PC → 22 January 2018

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The Red Strings Club — a "point and click" adventure with a side view in a cyberpunk style. The game's plot centers around a bartender and his hacker friend, who...

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

Role-playing game, Strategy, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons

Early Access: PC → 20 March 2020; Game released: PC → 29 April 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is a dark role-playing roguelike with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to build a...

Katanaut

Action, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher

Game released: PC → 10 September 2025

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A dynamic pixel game set on a huge space station filled with monsters. You need to jump quickly and use a variety of weapons to survive. You can find memory...

Leaf it Alone

Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 30 October 2025

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 95/100

The game turns ordinary cleaning into a meditative adventure, where a long-forgotten yard gradually comes to life under the sound of rakes and the gusts of a leaf...

Hero Siege

Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Indie, Role-playing game, Online

Game released: PC → 29 January 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 60/100

This pixel-art action RPG with hack-and-slash combat and roguelike elements takes place in Tarethiel, a world besieged by the forces of Hell. The hero battles...

Forever Skies

Role-playing game, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Survival, Exploration, Sandbox, Open world, Crafting, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 22 June 2023; Game released: PC → 14 April 2025

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 67/100

The game takes place on Earth destroyed by an environmental disaster. To survive and understand what happened, the hero collects resources, fights dangers, searches...

Card Shark

Adventure, Stealth, Board / Group Game, Historical, Card game, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 2 June 2022

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Card Shark is an adventure game about tricks, intrigue and subtle cheating. In the game you have to become a skilled card sharper, finding yourself in the society...

Mutazione

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Walking Simulator, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 19 September 2019

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 78/100

An atmospheric side-scrolling adventure in a fantastic setting. Over 100 years ago, a meteorite fell on a tropical resort. Almost all the inhabitants died, and the...

Shieldwall

Action, Arcade, Indie, Strategy, Simulation, Third-person view, Historical

Early Access: PC → 23 March 2020; Game released: PC → 18 April 2023

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 86/100

Players take on the role of commander of the army of the Roman Empire. Features in the game include fun and dynamic battles, as well as a campaign based on the real...

Bright Memory: Infinite

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 November 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 65/100

The game follows the adventures of a girl named Shelia, who is an agent of the Supernatural Research Organization (SRO). One day, the organization manages to find...

Haydee 2

Action, Shooter, Indie, Platformer, Puzzle, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 24 November 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Haydee 2 is the sequel to the sexy action puzzle game with a third-person view. Once again you will play as a sexy heroine who is locked in a strange complex...

We Were Here Forever

Adventure, Online, Horror, Cooperative (co-op), First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 10 May 2022

Players: 9/10

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 76/100

We Were Here Forever is the latest installment in the co-op puzzle adventure from a first-person perspective in the We Were Here series. You and your friend are...

Salt 2: Shores of Gold

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Survival, Procedural generation, Open world, Crafting

Early Access: PC → 20 September 2022; Game released: PC → 12 November 2025

VGTimes: 5.8/10

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 85/100

The game transports you to an atmosphere of serene seas and endless adventures, where every wave hides a secret, and every island can become a home or a deadly...

Children of Silentown

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 11 January 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 86/100

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...

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