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Temple of Aluxes - a game in the Indie genre

First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Virtual Reality (VR), Adventure

Game released: PC → 25 October 2017

Steam: 77/100

An adventurous VR game where the player explores a lost temple and tries to escape by solving various puzzles. The gameplay includes searching for...

Daimon Blades

Action, Slasher, First-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Fantasy, Demons

Early Access: PC → 6 October 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026

Steam: 69/100

Atmospheric action roguelike from the creators of E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy, combining dark fantasy with occult themes. The story revolves around the...

Chyma and the Toll of Time

Platformer, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Strategy

Game released: PC → 24 April 2026

Steam: 96/100

An adventure puzzle-platformer, centered around a little bell named Chima, who is trying to uncover the mystery of her people and save the world. The...

My Arms Are Longer Now

Stealth, Indie, Casual game, Comedy, Hidden Objects, Adventure

Game in development: PC → 12 March 2027

The main character is a thief with an unnaturally long arm, more like a writhing snake, and this strange feature turns every job into a series of...

Caveman Caravan

Strategy, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Roguelike, Old school

Game released: PC → 6 October 2025

Steam: 95/100

Free roguelike strategy game where the player leads a caravan of primitive people to a new land. The gameplay revolves around combining tile cards...

Bow-wow Battle

Action, Fighting, Online, Indie, Casual game

Early Access: PC → 1 May 2026; Game in development: PC → Q1 2027

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 77/100

An eccentric duel game where the microphone becomes the main weapon. Players choose a dog and fight in a 1-on-1 mode, trying to "bark" their opponent...

Russian Hunter

Shooter, Stealth, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Indie, Exploration, Open world, Adventure, Motorcycle racing

Game released: PC → 15 June 2022

Steam: 39/100

A hunting simulator with a distinctly Russian flavor, where instead of exotic reserves, there are broken forest roads, birch groves, old huts, and a...

TURBOZOD

Role-playing game, Action, Indie, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Clicker, Post-apocalyptic, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 22 May 2026

Steam: 74/100

A dynamic sci-fi RPG with loot and fast-paced battles, where the main character is an ideal biological weapon that has escaped from a secret...

Apple Crumble

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

Game in development: PC → 3 December 2026

A quest with an interesting concept — an 84-year-old grandmother suspects her relatives and acquaintances of trying to kill her. To find out the...

Congratulations On Your Purchase

First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Walking Simulator, Simulation, Adventure, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 28 May 2026

Steam: 83/100

An unusual experiment at the intersection of a game, an art object, and a reflection on the value of things. The project offers a minimalist journey...

NoRush!

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Arcade

Game released: PC → 4 March 2025

Steam: 100/100

A hardcore platformer about climbing a 300-meter tower, where each subsequent level becomes more difficult than the previous one. There are no...

Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kitten

Platformer, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Slasher, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 19 February 2024; Early Access: PC → 4 December 2020

Steam: 79/100

Hardcore indie platformer with roguelike elements and dungeons. The player takes on the role of a brave hero who, at the command of the eccentric...

Kujira no Hara

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 21 July 2026

Steam: 95/100

An adventurous action game where a child gets swallowed by a giant whale and discovers an amazing world inside it, inhabited by dozens of unusual...

[Chilla's Art] Night Delivery

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 4 June 2021

Steam: 79/100

A Japanese psychological horror game from the first-person perspective, where the ordinary job of a night courier gradually turns into a disturbing...

Saurian

Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Open world

Game released: PC → 3 August 2017

Steam: 61/100

A survival simulator for dinosaurs, set in Hell Creek 66 million years ago. Players control several species of prehistoric animals and go through the...

Rocket Propelled Ghost

Arcade, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 4 September 2026

Steam: 100/100

A dynamic arcade shooter about collecting ghosts, built around short runs and the constant desire to improve one's own score. Together with the...

BlackColled Madala Force 2

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

Game released: PC → 11 June 2026

A free multiplayer shooter with a fictional scenario of World War III. The game features several maps and dozens of operators that can be unlocked as...

Dungeon Warfare 2

Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Fantasy, Old school

Game released: PC → 6 July 2018

Steam: 89/100

Continuation of the tower defense strategy genre about the dungeon master, who must defend his domain from greedy adventurers and heroes who have...

Angels Fall First

Action, Indie, Online, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 11 July 2026

Steam: 81/100

Angels Fall First is a first-person science-fiction wargame that combines infantry, vehicle and spacecraft combat. Battles are team-based and built...

Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls

Free game, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 15 April 2016

Steam: 95/100

This platforming beat ’em up follows Chelshia, a chimera created in a laboratory from human and several monstrous parts. When pirates threaten her...

Love Ribbon

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC → 27 January 2017

Steam: 91/100

This visual novel follows Iris as her younger sister Zoey moves in with her and transfers to her school, setting the stage for a forbidden attraction...

A Healer Only Lives Twice

Strategy, Indie, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 3 June 2016

Steam: 79/100

This strategy role-playing game follows a newly hired Priest supporting a Knight as they fight monsters in dungeon corridors. The player selects...

Cat President ~A More Purrfect Union~

Visual novel, Comedy, Indie

Game released: PC → 23 August 2016

Steam: 93/100

This comedic visual novel follows a teenage girl who, after her college plans fall through, is looking for work when she wanders backstage at a...

Witch and Hero(魔女と勇者)

Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 21 April 2016

Steam: 82/100

This 8-bit-style action game follows a hero battling the monsters of Medusa to save a witch who has been turned to stone. By collecting the blood of...

The Killing Stone

Horror, First-person view, Card game, Fantasy, Demons, Indie, Strategy

Game released: PC → 21 October 2026; Early Access: PC → 18 February 2026

Steam: 94/100

A card game from the creators of The Blackout Club and The Magic Circle, combining tactical battles with a dark first-person story. Set in the...

Lighthouse of Madness

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Walking Simulator, Indie

Game released: PC → 21 October 2026

Steam: 96/100

A game inspired by the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, where the exploration of a mysterious island intertwines with puzzles and psychological...

Cute Things Dying Violently

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 2 September 2015

Steam: 85/100

This arcade puzzle-platformer tasks players with helping hapless Critters escape each level. They are launched around the stages, avoiding hazards...

SkyDrift

Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Racing, Indie

Game released: PC → 21 November 2011

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 77/100

SkyDrift is an arcade air-racing game in which pilots compete and fight aboard modern aircraft. Races take place above locations including the Grand...

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack

Arcade, Platformer, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 15 August 2012

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack is a side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in which you become an alien bubble and try to destroy all of...

Anchorhead

Adventure, Horror, Indie

Game released: PC → May 1998

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

A text adventure in the style of classic Infocom games, set in the coastal town of Anchorhead, Massachusetts. The story follows an investigation into...

Walk in the Dark

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 7 November 2013

Steam: 79/100

A dark fantasy action platformer follows Bast, a cat making his way through a dangerous world. He runs, jumps and slides to avoid traps and strange...

Airline Tycoon Deluxe

Simulation, Strategy, Flight Simulator, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PC → 5 February 2010

Steam: 84/100

This real-time economic simulation in a comic style puts the player in charge of an airline. Responsibilities include buying and outfitting aircraft...

Escape from Frankenstein's Castle

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Arcade, Indie

Game released: PC → 3 September 2010

Steam: 100/100

Escape from Frankenstein's Castle is a first-person adventure with horror and puzzle elements from PlayFirst, Inc., Spark Plug Games and LLC. The...

Sam & Max: Season One

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Comics, Indie

Game released: PC → 23 May 2008

Players: 10/10

Steam: 97/100

A puzzle adventure featuring the comic characters Sam and Max. Sam & Max: Season One consists of six episodes released in a serial format, with a...

Cyber Rats

Action, Third-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Science fiction, Procedural generation, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 27 October 2025

Players: 4.5/10

Steam: 89/100

A dark horror roguelike where you play as a lab rat and must escape captivity and brave brutal experiments. Every escape attempt becomes a challenge...

Dinner Date

Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 17 November 2010

Steam: 55/100

This first-person simulation follows Julian Luxemburg as he waits at home for a date who has failed to show up. As the clock ticks, he turns over his...

You Don't Know Jack (1995)

Strategy, Trivia, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 12 September 1995

Players: 6/10

Steam: 84/100

An interactive game-show-style trivia quiz built around general-knowledge questions. Released in 1995, You Don't Know Jack was the first entry in the...

You Don't Know Jack Sports

Strategy, Trivia, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 September 1996

Steam: 78/100

A sports quiz in the YOU DON’T KNOW JACK series covers football, basketball, baseball, hockey, tennis, volleyball, golf, and lawn darts. Hosted by...

Eschalon: Book 1

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: PC → 19 November 2007

Steam: 86/100

This turn-based role-playing game is set in a fantasy world of open landscapes and sprawling dungeons, where the protagonist seeks to uncover the...

Fort Zombie

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Horror, In real time, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 October 2009

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 65/100

A role-playing strategy game about surviving a zombie apocalypse in the small American town of Piety, Indiana. The protagonist chooses a building to...

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