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Sword of the Stars: The Pit - a game in the Indie genre

Role-playing game, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 22 February 2013

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A turn-based role-playing game set in the science-fiction universe of Sword of the Stars, where an expedition ventures into an ancient alien facility beneath the...

Adopted

Adventure, First-person view, Indie

Game canceled: PC → 26 March 2015

Adopted is a first-person adventure with indie game elements from the developers at Clockwork Demon. The game is published by Clockwork...

Dark Scavenger

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 12 July 2012

Steam: 89/100

Dark Scavenger is a point-and-click role-playing adventure blending science fiction and dark comedy. A powerful space traveler is stranded on a mysterious alien...

Yatagarasu Attack on Cataclysm

Arcade, Fighting, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → February 2014

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 73/100

This traditional-style 2D fighting game is set in Japan in 1925, where, following a coup, the old government orders a secret organization to begin a program...

Chivalry: Deadliest Warrior

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Online

Game released: PC → 14 November 2013

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 58/100

An expansion for Chivalry: Medieval Warfare, adding online combat between warriors from different eras to the medieval action game. It introduces classes such as...

Hive (2013)

Board / Group Game, Turn-based, Logic, Indie

Game released: PC → 15 November 2013

Violett

Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: PC → 13 December 2013

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 61/100

This fantasy point-and-click adventure follows Violett, a rebellious teenager whose parents move her from the city to an old house in the countryside. After...

Sunset

Adventure, First-person view, Walking Simulator, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 21 May 2015

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 66/100

A first-person adventure about Angela Burnes, a US immigrant living in a small Latin American country under military rule. Set in 1972, the game follows her weekly...

Supreme League of Patriots

Adventure, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 29 January 2015

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 56/100

Supreme League of Patriots is a fun point and click adventure with lots of parodies of modern pop culture. The game will tell the story of Kyle Keever, who dreams...

Epic Arena

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Chess game, Tactics, Free game, Indie

Game released: PC → 5 May 2015

Steam: 64/100

Epic Arena is a turn-based tactical strategy game built around duels between two players on a battle arena. Single-player missions introduce tactical approaches...

Explosive Dinosaurs

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 6 December 2018

Steam: 100/100

A multiplayer arcade game about dinosaurs and explosions, built around more than 40 minigames that test players’ skill. Up to four people can compete, and solo play...

Rex Rocket

Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Action, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 5 August 2014

Steam: 71/100

Set in Earth’s distant future, this 2D platformer follows a former war hero trying to stop a starship’s rogue artificial intelligence. The player chooses Captain...

Escape Goat

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 9 October 2013

Steam: 95/100

Escape Goat is an arcade game with platformer elements from the masters from the MagicalTimeBean studio. The main publisher of the game is...

War Tortoise

Action, Third-person view, Free game, Indie, Strategy

Game released: PC → 28 March 2024

Steam: 79/100

War Tortoise is a third-person action game with free-to-play elements from the masters at Foursaken Media. The game is published by Foursaken Media. The PC version...

Hand of Fate

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Indie, Roguelike, Card game

Game released: PC → 17 February 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Hand of Fate is an indie role-playing adventure game with elements of action and strategy, with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. You have to play with a...

Airships: Conquer the Skies

Strategy, In real time, Indie, Steampunk, Construction, Grand strategy

Game released: PC → 16 August 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

This steampunk strategy game centers on designing airships and land vehicles for large-scale battles over control of the skies. Players assemble craft from modules...

Adam's Venture 2: Solomon's Secret

Adventure, Puzzle, Logic, Point & Click, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 8 April 2011

Steam: 78/100

This third-person adventure with puzzles follows a search for the Garden of Eden in 1920s Jerusalem. After escaping the Caverns of Eden, Adam Venture and his crew...

Draconian Wars

Strategy, Card game, Indie

Game released: PC → 28 August 2014

Steam: 36/100

This strategic card game centers on the Draconians’ and Technocrats’ struggle for control of Hyperborea, a continent rich in natural resources and varied...

Alien Zombie Megadeath

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 18 October 2011

Players: 5/10

Steam: 91/100

Alien Zombie Megadeath is an arcade action, platformer and indie game from the PomPom studio. The main publisher of the game is PomPom. Alien Zombie Megadeath is...

Orborun

Action, Indie, Racing

Game released: PC → 5 September 2014

Steam: 86/100

Orborun is an indie action racing game. You have to control your Orbot to collect goods, avoid obstacles and the dangerous world of Orbo. You will complete levels...

Perspective

Free game, Puzzle, Side view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Strategy

Game released: PC → 21 May 2021

Steam: 98/100

Perspective is a 3D puzzle game in which players must find their way out of a maze by controlling two...

DETOUR

Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 16 May 2011

Players: 1/10

Steam: 59/100

DETOUR is a strategy game with puzzle elements about routing a convoy of trucks across a battlefield to its destination. Players allocate resources and plan roads...

Drifter

Simulation, Action, Indie, Space

Game released: PC → 4 March 2014

Steam: 57/100

Drifter is a simulator with action and indie game elements from developers from Celsius Game Studios. The game is published by Celsius Game...

NARWHAR Project Hornwhale

Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 6 December 2019

Steam: 77/100

As one of two creatures, you need to explore 16-bit levels and destroy...

TankLab

Tanks, Top-down view, Shooter, Indie, Online, Action

Game released: PC → 13 February 2023

Steam: 100/100

A multiplayer and split-screen game in which gamers control tanks and fight each other. The arena contains destructible obstacles. There are three modes available...

28 Pixels Later

Horror, Action, Indie, Free game, Zombies

Game released: PC → 23 February 2023

Players: 9.9/10

An unusual action-horror game made from a second-person perspective. The main character is a special forces soldier who is trying to get to a safe place in a city...

Mega Coin Squad

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 15 August 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This 2D platformer with arcade action centers on collecting Mega Coins across a single-player campaign. Procedurally generated levels change as the game progresses...

Ampu-Tea

Simulation, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 30 May 2014

Steam: 67/100

A casual tea-making simulator about an earl’s son recovering from an amputation, who must prepare tea for his father using the KS-001 robotic arm. The player...

So Many Me

Arcade, Educational game (Education), Platformer, Logic, Indie, Action, Strategy

Game released: PC → 17 July 2014

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 78/100

So Many Me is a puzzle platformer about a creature who can control many clones of himself, joining forces to save a world threatened by an ancient evil. The hero...

Lost Sea

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Roguelike, Indie

Game released: PC → 5 July 2016

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 59/100

An action-adventure roguelike set in the Bermuda Triangle, Lost Sea follows a survivor stranded on a mysterious island after a freak storm. To escape, the player...

Sun and Moon

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 14 November 2014

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 69/100

This arcade platformer centers on a character who can dive into the ground. Momentum is preserved while gravity reverses, allowing the character to launch high into...

Knights of Pen and Paper

Arcade, Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: PC → 18 June 2013

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A turn-based, pixel-art role-playing game built around a fantasy tabletop session. The player controls both the adventurers and the game master, who shapes the...

Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes

Pinball, Zombies, Indie

Game released: PC → 2 March 2022

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 74/100

An arcade game that combines classic pinball with tower defense, pitting powerful pinballs against waves of zombies. Before each run, the player chooses a hero and...

Aeon Command

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 3 July 2014

Steam: 78/100

This tug-of-war strategy game is set in the Aeon Nebula, where three factions are fighting for dominance. Players command a mothership, gather resources, build...

Mini Motor Racing X

Racing, Indie, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 23 June 2020

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 68/100

An arcade racing game built around a career mode featuring races and championships with miniature cars. The career includes hundreds of races, while new cars can be...

Escape Goat 2

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: PC → 24 March 2014

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Escape Goat 2 is a puzzle platformer about a goat attempting to traverse the Stronghold of Toragos, which no one has conquered before. The goat must find a path...

Towers of Altrac: Epic Defense Battles

Action, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 5 January 2015

Steam: 59/100

This fantasy tower-defense game centers on defending the lands of Altrac from hordes of goblins, orcs, dragons, and other monsters. Across three campaigns, players...

The Old Tree

Free game, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 24 February 2012

Steam: 89/100

The Old Tree is an adventure puzzle game about a microscopic alien creature that has just been born and is heading toward an unknown destination. The player escorts...

Blues and Bullets

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

Game released: PC → 23 July 2015

Steam: 60/100

Blues and Bullets is a third-person, noir-style action-adventure episodic game. A long coat, booze, a gun, and talking to yourself are all part of our protagonist...

Skyworld

Strategy, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Virtual Reality (VR), Indie

Game released: PC → 17 October 2017

Steam: 79/100

Skyworld is a turn-based strategy game with a first-person view for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, OSVR and Oculus Rift. Owners of the new devices can walk...

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