Indie for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 16

Frigato: Shadows of the Caribbean - a game in the Indie genre

Adventure, Strategy, Tactics, Indie, Warships / Submarines, Isometric, Stealth

Early Access: PC → 29 May 2023; Game released: PC → 3 November 2023

Steam: 30/100

Tactical strategy about pirates of the Caribbean. A ragtag team of sea robbers goes in search of treasure. On their way they encounter mortal dangers, monsters and...

Backpack Hero

Indie, Turn-based, Fantasy, Dungeons, Tactics, Card game, Side view, Roguelike, Replayability

Early Access: PC → 15 August 2022; Game released: PC → 14 November 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Pixel roguelike about anthropomorphic animals and inventory management. The player sets out to conquer dungeons, collecting rare items, distributing them in a...

CyberpunkXXX

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Adult game, Cyberpunk, Indie, Sandbox

Early Access: PC → 29 November 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 8/10

Steam: 33/100

The main action takes place in a disastrous future (in 2065) after large-scale climate changes that occurred as a result of a brutal war. The main character is an...

Hellcoming

Action, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Survival horror, Horror, Online

Game released: PC → 7 December 2021

Steam: 77/100

Cooperative game where 1 to 4 players must cleanse a building from corruption — it's important to act as a team and assist your comrades. To do this, you will need...

Koshmar: The Last Reverie

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Fantasy

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An adventure action game set in a dark fantasy world, combining elements of roguelike and role-playing games. The events of the game unfold in a gothic city that...

Lust for Darkness

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Adult game, Indie

Game released: PC → 12 June 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 50/100

Lust for Darkness is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. Jonathan Moon receives a letter from his wife, who disappeared a year ago. Following the...

Still There

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Space

Game released: PC → 20 November 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Still There is a sci-fi adventure in which you become the keepers of the Bento space lighthouse, located in the poorly explored sector D42-W81. You will perform...

Evan's Remains

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Casual game, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 11 June 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Evan's Remains is a side-scrolling puzzle-platformer adventure inspired by classic Japanese thrillers. You have to explore a mysterious island and solve puzzles to...

Ancient Cities

Strategy, Historical, Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, In real time, City Building, Survival

Early Access: PC → 17 December 2020; Game released: PC → 25 March 2023

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 64/100

Beginning in the Mesolithic era, players try to lead their people through generations, discovering and improving technology, managing resources and populations, and...

OMORI

Horror, Indie, Adventure, Role-playing game, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 25 December 2020

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

OMORI is an indie horror adventure with fantasy RPG elements. You have to explore a strange world full of colorful friends and enemies. You'll travel through the...

Season: A Letter To The Future

Indie, Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Visual novel, Open world

Game released: PC → 31 January 2023

Players: 5/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Season: A Letter To The Future is an indie adventure with a third-person view. You will be able to close your eyes, take a deep breath and immerse yourself in the...

Electrician Simulator

Simulation, Educational game (Education), Indie, First-person view, Casual game, Puzzle, Crafting, Logic

Game released: PC → 21 September 2022

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 74/100

Electrician Simulator is an educational indie simulator with a first-person view and crafting elements. In this game you have to carry out minor repairs, ranging...

Moonrise

Action, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 1 July 2026

Steam: 85/100

An atmospheric platformer with puzzles, where the surrounding world becomes not just a decoration, but an essential part of the gameplay. After the sun disappears...

Thank You Bus Driver

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Arcade

Game in development: PC → 14 October 2026

Players take on the role of a city bus driver who tries to survive the day with minimal violations and maximum gratitude from passengers. At first glance, the...

Grime

Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Indie, Metroidvania, Platformer, Exploration

Game released: PC → 2 August 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Grime is an action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. Grime takes place in a crazy world with a surreal...

The Swapper

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 30 May 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in a sci-fi setting. In this game, a lone astronaut will explore a cave created by aliens. In order to get to its secrets...

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...

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...

War on the Sea

Action, Flight Simulator, Warships / Submarines, Historical, Strategy, Indie, Simulation

Game released: PC → 2 February 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 76/100

War on the Sea is a massive tactical strategy game in which you travel to the historic battlefields of World War II and lead your fleet to victory. The game offers...

PICO PARK

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Casual game

Game released: PC → 7 May 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 92/100

PICO PARK is a fun multiplayer puzzle platformer with action elements and a side view. In the game you need to collect all the keys in the level and get to the...

Supraland Six Inches Under

Action, Puzzle, Indie, Platformer, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: PC → 14 January 2022

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 95/100

Supraland Six Inches Under is a continuation of the exciting first-person action-platformer with Metroidvania elements. This time you will dive six inches below the...

Crown Wars: The Black Prince

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Indie, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 23 May 2024

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 59/100

The game takes place during the Hundred Years' War. The player takes control of a motley crew that will contribute to the completion of the massacre. The fact is...

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...

Guns of Fury

Action, Side view, Platformer, Adventure, Old school, Indie, Metroidvania, Shooter

Game released: PC → 13 February 2025

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Dynamic retro action in the spirit of the Metal Slug series. The main action takes place in a dystopian future in which the world is in an energy crisis. One day, a...

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...

Echo Weaver

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

Game in development: PC → 8 October 2026

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...

Blighted

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game in development: PC → 2027

A role-playing action game with a dark world, created by the authors of Guacamelee! and Nobody Saves the World. The story centers on the sole survivor of the...

Go Ape Ship!

Third-person view, Indie, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy, Space, Collectible card game (CCG), Online

Game released: PC → 18 February 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

A multiplayer game where the team must complete tasks and respond to emergencies on a spaceship. You will need to adjust the engines, activate shields, prepare...

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...

House Flipper Remastered Collection

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

Game released: PC → 4 June 2026

Steam: 68/100

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

In Stars And Time

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 20 November 2023

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 85/100

An unusual role-playing game about a time loop, where the final battle with the King unexpectedly becomes the beginning of an endless repetition of the same day...

Dave The Diver - In the Jungle

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Business / Management, Indie, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PC → 18 June 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 86/100

A storyline expansion that continues the adventures of Dave and his team beyond the familiar ocean depths. This time, the explorers venture into the heart of the...

At Dead of Night

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Point & Click, Survival horror, Detective, Horror, Strategy

Game released: PC → 19 November 2020

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 93/100

The main heroine Maya finds herself trapped in a remote hotel run by the psychopath Jimmy Hall. Her friends are tied up and inside the building, while Jimmy patrols...

Zeno Clash 2

Role-playing game, Action, Beat them all, First-person view, Indie, Fighting

Game released: PC → 30 April 2013

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 61/100

This surreal first-person brawler continues Ghat’s story in the world of Zenozoik, where he joins forces with his former foe Rimat against the angry inhabitants of...

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...

Psychonauts 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: PC → 25 August 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Psychonauts 2 is a fantastic sequel to the third-person action platformer that takes players back to the world of psychonauts. The dream of the protagonist of the...

Overgrowth

Action, Fighting, Third-person view, Indie, Parkour

Game released: PC → 16 October 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Overgrowth is a third-person action game about brave rabbits who master martial arts. There are other animals in the game that complement the medieval universe of...

This Is the Police 2

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 31 July 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 63/100

Metacritic: 62/100

This Is the Police 2 is a continuation of the adventure strategy with elements of a management game and an isometric camera view. The game takes place in the small...

Serious Sam: Tormental

Arcade, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Roguelike, Action, Indie

Early Access: PC → 2 April 2019; Game released: PC → 8 April 2022

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 74/100

Serious Sam: Tormental is an arcade isometric shooter with bagel elements in the Serious Sam universe. In the role of Cool Sam, you will explore the mind of Mental...

art of rally

Arcade, Simulation, Racing, Isometric, Sports game, Indie, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 23 September 2020

Players: 7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Exciting rally arcade from the creators of Absolute Drift, where players can participate in the "Golden Era" rally. The game features a career mode with 72 tracks...

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