Indie for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 14

Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Old school, Text quest

Game released: PC → 26 August 2020

Steam: 96/100

A small visual novel that turns a simple everyday task into a story with a deep emotional subtext. Behind the attempt to buy regular milk lies reflections on daily...

Donut County

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 28 August 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Donut County is an unusual arcade puzzle game. The essence of the game is that you have to control a hole that grows when various objects fall into it. You need to...

while True: learn()

Educational game (Education), Simulation, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 18 January 2019

Steam: 88/100

An indie puzzle game with elements of a simulator and adventure, where all the mechanics are tied to machine learning. The main character is a programmer who...

Backpack Battles

Strategy, Online, Indie, Fantasy, Roguelike

Early Access: PC → 8 March 2024; Game released: PC → 13 June 2025

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 92/100

As players progress, they acquire rare items and assemble powerful builds from them. After this, the character can be sent to fight with the heroes of other...

Pawsome Resort

Top-down view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Farm Simulator, Indie, Simulation, Role-playing game

Early Access: PC → 22 June 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Steam: 82/100

A cozy pixel simulator with farming elements and a cooperative, dedicated to managing your own resort for animals. In the small town of Pebble Town, you will...

OTXO

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Survival

Game released: PC → 20 April 2023

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A dynamic top-down shooter with roguelike elements, where the search for a missing beloved leads the main character to a mysterious mansion that hides many secrets...

Warlord: Awaji

Action, Strategy, Adventure, First-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Indie, Open world, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 9 September 2026

Steam: 77/100

A first-person strategy game about the invasion of Japanese warriors on the island of Awaji. The foundation of the game is the construction and development of your...

Nuclear Throne

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 5 December 2015

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Nuclear Throne is a dynamic arcade action game with roguelike elements and a top-down view. Having chosen one of 12 unique characters and armed with an arsenal of...

Tick Tock: A Tale for Two

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 7 March 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Tick Tock: A Tale for Two is a unique puzzle adventure where you have to solve many puzzles and try to escape from a mysterious place. The main feature of the...

Forager

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Open world, Adventure, Survival, Crafting

Game released: PC → 18 April 2019

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Forager is a fun top-down arcade clicker game with RPG elements, inspired by Stardew Valley, Terraria and Zelda. You will explore everything around, create objects...

The Past Within

Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Online, Puzzle, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 2 November 2022

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 68/100

The Past Within — an engaging cooperative puzzle game from the creators of Rusty Lake Hotel. In the game, you and a friend will solve puzzles together, but one...

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

Adventure, Detective, Indie, Point & Click, Historical

Game released: PC → 19 September 2024

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A remaster of the original 1996 adventure Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars. The game received improved graphics and support for 4K resolution. The main...

Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall

Role-playing game, Business / Management, Medieval era, Strategy, Historical, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 8 May 2025

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 76/100

A continuation of the royal strategy, in which it is again necessary to manage the destinies of people, making difficult decisions in the face of political...

Hell Clock

Action, Role-playing game, Slasher, Roguelike, Fantasy, Dungeons, Isometric, Demons, Indie

Game released: PC → 22 July 2025

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The game takes place in an alternate version of 19th century Brazil, where mysticism and history are intertwined into a dark plot. The player takes on the role of...

Gamblers Table

Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Clicker, Casino

Game released: PC → 11 January 2026

Steam: 74/100

A minimalist clicker with pixel graphics and cute helpers. The gameplay revolves around tossing coins. If the coin falls as a dollar — you earn money, if it falls...

Grow & Go: Cozy Deliveries

Action, First-person view, Third-person view, Casual game, Farm Simulator, Simulation, Open world, Indie

Game released: PC → 10 July 2026

A cozy farming and delivery simulator. Players can settle in a peaceful countryside, gather fruits and other resources, and then prepare orders for the locals. The...

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...

Thea: The Awakening

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

Game released: PC → 20 November 2015

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A turn-based strategic survival game set in a dark fantasy world inspired by Slavic mythology. After the Darkness engulfs the world, a small group of survivors must...

The Final Station

Action, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Survival

Game released: PC → 30 August 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Action platformer in a post-apocalyptic setting. The player will have the opportunity to become a train driver in a desert world, carrying his passengers from...

Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Steampunk, Exploration

Game released: PC → 31 January 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Adventure role-playing game, which is a direct sequel to Sunless Sea. The setting is not murky water-filled spaces like in Sunless Sea, but the sunlit sky. The...

Among Trees

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Exploration, Survival, Open world

Game released: PC → 10 November 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 66/100

Among Trees is an atmospheric adventure with survival elements and a first-person view. You will travel through a colorful forest, where a small house is located in...

Incredibox

Music game, Sandbox, Educational game (Education), Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 12 May 2018

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 97/100

Incredibox is a music educational editor. This is an app that allows you to create your own music with the help of a fun team of beatboxers. You get to choose your...

Great Houses of Calderia

Role-playing game, Strategy, Indie, Business / Management, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy, Grand strategy

Early Access: PC → 30 August 2023; Game released: PC → 2 May 2024

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 60/100

A grand strategy game in which players lead their family through generations, cementing their legacy in Calderia, a fantasy land full of legends and...

Ludus

First-person view, Action, Role-playing game, Indie, Adventure, Historical, Open world, Simulation

Game released: PC → 20 February 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 71/100

A simulator of the owner of a gladiator school, the events of which take place in Ancient Rome. The main task is to develop and expand our own school for arena...

HELLMART

Adventure, Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Comedy, Survival horror, Exploration

Game released: PC → 28 January 2026

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 77/100

The player takes on the role of an employee at a 24-hour store in a northern state, where during the day they must serve customers, restock shelves, maintain...

The Roottrees are Dead

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

Game released: PC → 15 January 2025

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

A detective adventure in the spirit of Return of the Obra Dinn, but set in the 90s. The main character is a young investigative journalist trying to establish the...

A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie

Game released: PC → 14 December 2010

Steam: 72/100

A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place on an infected space station...

Choice of Zombies

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Text quest, Indie, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 14 July 2017

Steam: 50/100

Choice of Zombies is an adventure horror game with a first-person view in the style of a post-apocalypse. You have to fight for survival in a world overrun by...

The Stanley Parable

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 17 October 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 88/100

The Stanley Parable is an indie project with a first-person view. The player plays the role of office plankton Stanley, who has spent his whole life pressing keys...

Yoku's Island Express

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Pinball, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 29 May 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Yoku's Island Express is an arcade action-platformer adventure with side-scrolling pinball mechanics. You will try on the role of a beetle named Yoku, who landed on...

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...

Prodeus

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

Early Access: PC → 9 November 2020; Game released: PC → 23 September 2022

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Prodeus is a fast-paced first-person shooter set in a sci-fi setting, inspired by the DOOM 64 and Quake series. You can expect realistic blood, modern...

Bus World

Simulation, First-person view, Racing, Third-person view, Adventure, Indie, Sandbox, Open world

Early Access: PC → 29 September 2022; Game released: PC → 14 September 2023

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 72/100

A realistic driving simulator in which the player carries out passenger bus transportation in a variety of scenarios: from working as a bus driver to evacuation in...

Red Frost

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.1/10

Red Frost is an exciting role-playing adventure with a first-person view about survival in post-apocalyptic Russia of the last century. You have to survive in...

Townscaper

Strategy, Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Simulation, Construction, Sandbox, Casual game

Game released: PC → 26 August 2021

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Townscaper is a vibrant casual strategy game in which the player builds a city on an island. The player selects colors and creates blocks of houses on a grid, and...

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

Indie, Platformer, Side view, Old school, Action

Game released: PC → 31 July 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Pixel game from the Ninja Gaiden series. Ryu Hayabusa goes to America, where he must fulfill the will of his father. At this time, an army of demons penetrates the...

The Trolley Solution

Adventure, Indie, Casual game, Comedy, Mini-game / browser-based, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 12 September 2025

Steam: 76/100

A game based on the famous "Trolley Problem", which turns a philosophical experiment into an absurd puzzle with a humorous twist. Instead of moral dilemmas, there...

Gurei

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy, Indie

Game released: PC → 23 July 2026

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The game follows Rei, a human spirit who must defeat mystical nature entities, Kami, to obtain their power. The game features a dynamic difficulty system: the...

AETHUS

Indie, Science fiction, Survival, Construction, Crafting, Exploration

Game released: PC → 6 March 2026

Steam: 94/100

The expedition to the distant planet Aethus turns into a deep exploration of its underground depths, where rare resources and mysterious biomes are hidden. The...

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