Indie for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 12

Game released: PC → 19 July 2018

Steam: 65/100

An adventure set in a steampunk world where a lone robot awakens to the aftermath of a mysterious disease. Black growths have spread across the land and killed many...

FTL: Faster Than Light

Simulation, Action, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy, Space

Game released: PC → 14 September 2012

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

FTL: Faster Than Light is a unique management simulator with role-playing elements in a sci-fi setting. The cruiser Kestrel was lucky to find out secret information...

Operation: Black Mesa

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

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.6/10

Operation: Black Mesa is a fan remake of two additions to the first Half-Life - Half-Life: Blue Shift and Half-Life: Opposing Force. The shooter features more...

Oxenfree

Adventure, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Indie

Game released: PC → 14 January 2016

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Oxenfree is a mystical adventure with a side view about teenagers who decide to spend a weekend on a mysterious island. The main character, along with her friends...

Rusty Lake Paradise

Adventure, Puzzle, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 January 2018

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

Rusty Lake Paradise is a point-and-click puzzle game with beautiful visuals and a dark atmosphere. The game takes place on a small island in the 18th century. After...

SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Indie, Action, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 16 March 2018

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 67/100

SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising is a hardcore top-down shooter with roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to conquer a world captured by machines. Using...

Train Station Renovation

Arcade, Simulation, Action, Business / Management, First-person view, Trains, Indie, Casual game

Early Access: PC → 30 April 2020; Game released: PC → 1 October 2020

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

Train Station Renovation is a first-person management simulator where you take on the role of the self-proclaimed guardian of historic train stations. You will go...

Midnight Ghost Hunt

Online, Action, First-person view, Indie, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

Early Access: PC → 31 March 2022; Game released: PC → 21 March 2024

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 81/100

A fast-paced online action game in which players take on the roles of ghosts or ghost hunters. The ghosts hide in inconspicuous furniture and rush at the attacking...

Ash of Gods: The Way

Turn-based, Tactics, Adventure, Card game, Indie, Fantasy / Medieval, Isometric

Game released: PC → 27 April 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Ash of Gods: The Way is a card-based turn-based strategy game with an isometric camera view set in the fantasy universe of Ash of Gods: Redemption. You will have...

Sword of the Sea

Adventure, Third-person view, Sports game, Indie, Exploration, Skateboards

Game released: PC → 19 August 2025

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 85/100

The game takes place in an abandoned kingdom, through which the main character travels on a Hoversword. The device looks like a cross between a snowboard...

Beholder: Conductor

Simulation, Business / Management, Comedy, Side view, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 23 April 2025

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 87/100

Spin-off of the Beholder series. The main character is a train conductor who is tasked with monitoring passengers, reporting incidents and carrying out important...

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU

Adventure, Metroidvania, Indie, Fantasy, Side view, Platformer

Game released: PC → 23 April 2024

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 75/100

The main character is Zau, a young warrior seeking adventure in the fantasy world of Kenzer. He has unusual abilities that allow him to change the shape of his...

IfSunSets

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

Early Access: PC → 5 November 2024; Game in development: PC → Q4 2026

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 81/100

An ancient civilization once ruled the island of Luminora. They learned to extract the life force from living beings, but this led to a curse that plunged the...

Real Shoot

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PC → 7 December 2024

Players: 6.3/10

A game with realistic graphics powered by Unreal Engine 5. The gamer, in the role of an operative of the Shadow Ops squad, performs various tasks and fights...

Echo Weaver

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Science fiction, Exploration, Space

Game released: PC → 8 October 2026

Steam: 96/100

The main character should save people who find themselves in a time loop. It is necessary to collect echoes and use them as your most valuable resource. The secrets...

Nordhold

Roguelike, Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Casual game, Procedural generation, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 25 March 2025

Steam: 84/100

The player controls the medieval Scandinavian village and protects it from the waves of opponents. 8 species of defense towers help to cope with all types of...

Big Hops

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Comedy, Casual game, Parkour

Game released: PC → 12 January 2026

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A young frog named Hop was kidnapped from his home by a deceiving spirit. Now the main character wants to find his way home. Along the way, he meets different...

Beyond Astra

Strategy, In real time, Indie, Space, Grand strategy, Science fiction, City Building

Game in development: PC → 2027

A global real-time strategy that combines elements of city building on a planetary scale and tactical RTS battles. The development of the empire is linked to six...

Vampire's Fall: Origins

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, Fantasy, Old school, Open world

Game released: PC → 31 January 2020

Steam: 78/100

A role-playing game with an open world and tactical battles. The events unfold in the lands of Vamp'Ir, where peace and tranquility reigned for many years, until...

Stay Alive: Apocalypse

Indie, Role-playing game, Simulation

Early Access: PC → 15 January 2018

Steam: 45/100

This survival RPG with simulation elements takes place in post-apocalyptic cities overrun by zombies. Each new game randomly changes the neighbourhood layout...

Rabbit Story

Adventure, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 16 May 2017

Steam: 72/100

This adventure game follows Rabbit after he forgets his friend Kitty’s birthday. Kitty leaves, and Rabbit sets out on a journey where he meets Doggy; when Kitty...

Reus

Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 May 2013

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Reus is a side-scrolling real-time management strategy game set in a fantasy setting. You have to take control of the universe as mighty titans, possessing all...

Thief Simulator

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

Game released: PC → 9 November 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Thief Simulator is a dynamic first-person stealth simulator where you will become the best thief in the world. Observe your target and gather information that will...

Five Nights at Freddy's 3

Horror, First-person view, Indie, Action, Survival horror, Combat robots

Game released: PC → 2 March 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Five Nights at Freddy's 3 is an action-horror game in the point and click genre with a first-person view. Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed its...

Five Nights at Freddy's 4

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

Game released: PC → 24 July 2015

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 92/100

Five Nights at Freddy's 4 is an action-horror game with a first-person view in the point and click genre. This time the horror followed you home. In this final...

Cookie Clicker

Arcade, Action, Indie, Clicker, Casual game, Horror

Game released: PC → 1 September 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 96/100

An arcade clicker game where everything revolves around baking endless amounts of cookies. Every click brings a tasty reward, and the more cookies you bake, the...

Time Recoil

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 10 August 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Time Recoil is a top-down sci-fi shooter from the creators of the cult classic Crimsonland. In the game, every successful kill involves slowing down time, just like...

Dead in Vinland

Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Survival, Strategy

Game released: PC → 12 April 2018

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Dead in Vinland is an adventure role-playing game with survival and management elements, which is a direct sequel to Dead In Bermuda. Finding himself exiled to a...

Trepang2

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

Game released: PC → 21 June 2023

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A horror shooter with a view that is a spiritual successor to the F.E.A.R. series. The game has the ability to become invisible, slow down time and sneak up on...

Feudal Alloy

Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Side view, Medieval era, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 17 January 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Feudal Alloy is a fun side-scrolling action RPG in which the main character is an aquarium fish dressed in medieval armor. Bandits attacked the protagonist’s home...

Alchemic Cutie

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Exploration, Business / Management, Open world

Game released: PC → 12 November 2021

Steam: 51/100

Alchemic Cutie is a cute top-down adventure RPG. The game takes place on the colorful island of Wimba, where you manage your own jelly farm. You will explore...

Cyber Shadow

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

Game released: PC → 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 desperate cry for help...

Biped

Arcade, Action, Indie, Combat robots, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: PC → 26 March 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Biped is a fun co-op platformer featuring challenging puzzles that require precise coordination. Two little bipedal robots, Aku and Sayla, go on an exciting...

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Parkour

Game released: PC → 18 August 2023

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A dynamic platformer, the spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio. The main character of the game is a graffiti artist with a cyber head named Red. Together with his...

IXION

Strategy, Business / Management, Science fiction, Simulation, In real time, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Isometric, Space, City Building

Game released: PC → 7 December 2022

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A sci-fi strategy game with elements of survival and control, set on a space station. The gameplay combines construction, exploration and resource management in...

Never Again

Puzzle, First-person view, Horror, Indie, Exploration, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 9 May 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Never Again is an atmospheric adventure horror game with a first-person view. The game tells the story of Sasha Anders, a thirteen-year-old girl who wakes up from a...

Abyssus

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Indie, Steampunk, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 12 August 2025

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A cooperative shooter in which players take on the role of mercenaries and explore the underwater ruins of an ancient civilization filled with mutant guardians. The...

An alt girl for skoof

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

Game released: PC → 21 April 2024

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 83/100

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...

WEBFISHING

Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Third-person view, Casual game, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Game released: PC → 11 October 2024

Players: 7/10

Steam: 97/100

A multiplayer fishing game with anthropomorphic animals and minimalist graphics. You can meet other gamers and chat with them. There are 100 different creatures to...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown

Strategy, Isometric, Turn-based, Comics, Tactics, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC → 22 May 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A tactical game where the iconic Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles battle villains in turn-based battles. Splinter and Shredder are dead. The player tries to help the...

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