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Simulation, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 9 March 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Shelter 2 is a third-person simulator with adventure and indie game elements from developers from the Might and Delight studio. The game is published by Might and...

Talos Principle

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 December 2014

Players: 9.3/10

Talos Principle is a first-person adventure puzzle game in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Serious Sam. In an unknown place, deserted and seemingly divorced...

Super Meat Boy Forever

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action, Runner

Game released: PC → 10 January 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Continuation of the hardcore arcade runner Super Meat Boy. The game has a full story, six new chapters and twice as many bosses. Meat Boy and Band-Aid Girl try to...

Serial Cleaner

Action, Stealth, Simulation, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PC → 14 July 2017

Players: 6.1/10

Metacritic: 66/100

An interesting simulator with stealth elements and a view of the top, inspired by the atmosphere of Fargo and Crime Fix. The work is simple, but dangerous: to hide...

Mineko's Night Market

Adventure, Side view, Simulation, Indie, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 26 September 2023

Metacritic: 66/100

The main character is an inquisitive girl named Mineko, who has just moved to a new home on a hapless Japanese island at the foot of Mount Fugu. Superstitious...

Vagante

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC → 22 February 2018

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Vagante is a side-scrolling action RPG platformer that features permadeath and procedurally generated levels. A dangerous adventure awaits you in a dark fantasy...

Mindustry

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 26 September 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Mindustry is a fun real-time strategy game with elements of the tower defense genre and a top-down view. In the game, you have to create complex conveyor chains to...

Amazing Cultivation Simulator

Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Mysticism / Supernatural, Role-playing game, Strategy, Indie, Simulation

Game released: PC → 25 November 2020; Early Access: PC → 11 January 2019

Players: 9.9/10

Amazing Cultivation Simulator is a sect management simulator based on Chinese mythology and inspired by well-known projects such as Dwarf Fortress and...

Figment 2: Creed Valley

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Action, Isometric, Comedy, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 9 March 2023

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Dusty and Piper from Figment venture into a strange surreal world to face their most formidable opponent. There, the heroes overcome mysterious challenges and...

Selaco

Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Indie, Old school

Early Access: PC → 31 May 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 9.3/10

A fast-paced shooter inspired by the classic games F.E.A.R., Quake and Doom. The style is based on F.E.A.R. — one of the most iconic action films of the...

Uncrashed: FPV Drone Simulator

Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Flight Simulator

Game released: PC → 1 September 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Uncrashed: FPV Drone Simulator is a racing simulator with a first-person view. In this game you can take part in quadcopter racing. You will find many large and...

SCP: Secret Files

Indie, Exploration, Simulation, Horror, Puzzle, First-person view, Role-playing game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 13 September 2022

Players: 10/10

SCP: Secret Files is a collection of paranormal cases from the SCP Foundation. You take a job as a research assistant and go through an induction program that will...

Potionomics

Business / Management, Side view, Fantasy, Simulation, Visual novel, Indie, Role-playing game, Crafting

Game released: PC → 17 October 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Potionomics is an exciting management simulator with visual novel elements in a fantasy setting. After the tragic death of her uncle, a poor witch named Sylvia...

Crab Champions

Action, Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 1 April 2023; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 5.5/10

A multiplayer shooter where players take on the role of a crab as he travels through exotic islands, fighting hordes of enemies and collecting loot. The game has 3...

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

Adventure, Detective, Indie

Game released: PC → 19 September 2024

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...

Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts

Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Casual game, Medieval era

Game in development: PC → 2026

The main character works in a special workshop that creates medieval manuscripts. You need to take orders and make different images using more than a thousand...

Yarimono

Adventure, Top-down view, Anime / Manga, Adult game, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Fantasy, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC → 30 August 2024

Players: 7.7/10

The main character explores locations and collects special creatures — Yarimons — who can fight for him. In total, the game has more than 150 unique...

The Rewinder

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

Game released: PC → 10 September 2021

An adventure based on Chinese mythology. The main character's name is Yun, he is the last known "Rewinder" who can communicate with spirits and examine other...

My Little Puppy

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 7 November 2025

A touching adventure game about Corgi named Bon-Gu, who, after death, found peace in a dog paradise. However, the once familiar smell of the beloved owner calls him...

Mohrta

Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: PC → 14 October 2025

A unique first-person shooter with an old-school PS1-style graphics. The main action takes place in strange and bizarre dimensions. The player must battle...

House Flipper Remastered Collection

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

Game released: PC → 4 June 2026

The updated edition of the renovation simulator House Flipper, where abandoned houses gradually turn into cozy spaces with character. The project retains the core...

KinitoPET

Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game, Old school

Game released: PC → 9 January 2024

Players: 10/10

Psychological horror styled after virtual assistants from the early 2000s. The player meets a friendly digital pet named Kinito, who can communicate, learn user...

Bloodwash

Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie, Old school, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 16 September 2021

A pregnant student named Sarah has her washing machine break down, so late in the evening she has to go to a 24-hour laundromat on the outskirts of the city. The...

BoxLoop 2

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PC → 19 January 2023

Continuation of the puzzle adventure about sinister boxes and a time loop. The player will once again help the hero Aus escape from the trap by solving puzzles and...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 21 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...

Stalker Apocalypse

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

Game canceled: PC → 2015

Anticipation Rating: 8.2/10

Stalker Apocalypse is a first-person role-playing game with a mixture of action, shooter, adventure, fantasy and indie games from West Games. The game is published...

Pit People

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Early Access: PC → 13 January 2017; Game released: PC → 2 March 2018

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Pit People is a turn-based adventure game with RPG elements in which you explore an apocalyptic wonderland. A giant bear from space falls onto the planet. The real...

SUPERHOT

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC → 25 February 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 83/100

SUPERHOT is a first-person shooter-puzzle game from the Polish studio SUPERHOT Team. The main feature of the game mechanics is the passage of time — only...

Soul Axiom

Adventure, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 29 February 2016

Metacritic: 51/100

Soul Axiom is a first-person adventure with indie game elements from developers from Wales Interactive. The game is published by Wales Interactive. It seems that...

Ironcast

Role-playing game, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Logic, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Match-3 (Three in a row)

Game released: PC → 26 March 2015

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Ironcast is an engaging role-playing strategy game with elements of a match-three puzzle set in a Victorian steampunk environment. To protect Great Britain, the...

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 30 October 2015

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth is an addition to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. It adds over 100 hours of content, including the new...

Distrust

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Isometric, Indie

Game released: PC → 23 August 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Distrust is a real-time strategy and survival adventure game inspired by the movie The Thing. You will have to guide two heroes through a procedurally generated...

Play with Me

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

Game released: PC → 1 January 2018

Players: 6.3/10

Play with Me is an adventure puzzle game with horror elements and a first-person perspective, inspired by the Saw film series. The events of the game revolve around...

Inmost

Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 21 August 2020

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Inmost is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer with horror elements. The events of the game take place in two parallel worlds in which three brave main...

The Black Masses

Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Fantasy, Medieval era, Indie, Zombies

Early Access: PC → 12 March 2020; Game released: PC → 3 October 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Role-playing action in the dark world of the zombie apocalypse from the authors of Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator. The story takes place on a small island, where a...

One Hour One Life

Online, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PC → 8 November 2018

Players: 8.3/10

One Hour One Life is an unusual top-down multiplayer survival simulator. You have to survive on a huge map, where all the textures are drawn by hand. Each session...

A Short Hike

Adventure, Indie, Logic, Arcade

Game released: PC → 30 July 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

A Short Hike is an adventure arcade game with a top-down view. The game will take you to the expanses of the colorful mountains of Hawk Peak Provincial Park. You...

Jaws Of Extinction

Action, Third-person view, Role-playing game, Indie, Simulation, Horror

Game released: PC → 23 May 2019

Players: 8.8/10

Jaws Of Extinction is a survival RPG with a third-person view and an open world. The game offers a single player mode with a storyline and multiplayer for up to 50...

Becastled

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Indie, Medieval era

Early Access: PC → 8 February 2021; Game released: PC → 23 October 2025

A strategy game about building and surviving in a harsh fantasy world. It all begins with the foundation of a castle, around which a city grows: walls, towers, and...

Elderand

Adventure, Action, Side view, Role-playing game, Indie, Platformer

Game released: PC → 16 February 2023

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 70/100

A game with Metroidvania elements and hardcore combat, inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. The main character travels through a dark world, swings and...

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