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Crazy Chicken Kart 2 - a game in the Indie genre

Racing, Third-person view, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 25 July 2007

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 63/100

This arcade kart racer features birds from the grouse family competing on daredevil courses. Players choose from seven drivers and race against opponents...

Dominions 3: The Awakening

Role-playing game, Strategy, Business / Management, Third-person view, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Sandbox, Indie

Game released: PC → 29 September 2006

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 82/100

This turn-based strategy game takes place in a fantasy world where, after the Old God’s departure, pretenders vie for true godhood. At the start of a campaign, the...

Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 5 August 2009

Players: 10/10

Steam: 65/100

This cartoon-style third-person shooter follows the last surviving Legionnaire as he takes on an entire rebel army. Its short campaign features a range of...

Mr. Robot

Strategy, Platformer, Third-person view, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Turn-based, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 10 January 2007

Steam: 81/100

This science-fiction action-puzzle adventure with role-playing elements follows Asimov, a service robot aboard the interstellar colony ship Eidolon. When the ship’s...

Jumper Two

Arcade, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 18 June 2004

Jumper Two is an arcade-platformer/indie game from Matt Makes Games. The main publisher of the game is Matt Makes...

Pahelika: Secret Legends

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 23 January 2015

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 50/100

This first-person adventure puzzle game follows Sudesh, an explorer who discovers an ancient chest in his home containing a device that opens portals. He uses it to...

Chompy Chomp Chomp

Arcade, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 May 2014

Steam: 75/100

Chompy Chomp Chomp is an arcade game with a touch of action and indie game from the developers of the Utopian World of Sandwiches studio. The main publisher of the...

Runespell: Overture

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

Game released: PC → 20 July 2011

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A role-playing game set in an alternate medieval Europe where historical figures meet characters from Norse sagas and mythology. The protagonist is the Changeling...

Mutiny!

Arcade, Strategy, Isometric, Indie, Tactics

Game released: PC → Q3 2014

Mutiny! is an isometric arcade game with a mix of strategy, indie and tactical game from the developers of Hidden Armada. The game is published by Hidden...

Wonderful End of the World

Action, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 25 January 2008

Steam: 79/100

This third-person casual action game follows a puppet trying to save as much of Earth’s treasure as possible from a mythological demon with a fish’s head. At first...

Receiver

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Simulation, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 18 June 2012

Steam: 86/100

A first-person shooter with roguelike elements, Receiver follows a player exploring a building complex overrun by automated turrets and hovering shock drones while...

BitBattle

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Indie, Online

Game released: PC → 7 March 2021

Steam: 90/100

A 2D multiplayer action shooter built around battles between players across different maps. Players run, jump and shoot, relying on their reaction time and skill...

Evoland

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: PC → 4 April 2013

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 61/100

A role-playing adventure set in a fantasy world, Evoland changes its graphics and gameplay systems as it progresses through the history of action-adventure games...

Chicken Invaders 5: Cluck of the Dark Side

Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Action, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 1 December 2014

Steam: 85/100

Chicken Invaders 5: Cluck of the Dark Side is a top-down arcade game with a mix of shooter and beat-'em-up action from the masters at InterAction studios. The main...

Quack Attack 1985

Arcade, Action, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC → 31 October 2013

Steam: 72/100

Set in 1985, this arcade action game follows Duckster, a duck with a large stash of eggs that he refuses to hand over to the Geese Gang. The geese are after his...

Super Motherload

Arcade, Action, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: PC → 4 April 2014

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Set on Mars during an alternate Cold War, this adventure combines action and puzzles as players work for the interplanetary mining corporation Solarus and explore...

Formicide

Arcade, Online, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Free game, Indie

Early Access: PC → 26 September 2016

Steam: 82/100

Formicide is a multiplayer 2D platformer about teams of ants fighting in destructible arenas. Players choose from eight classes with different playstyles and use...

Sanctum 2: The Last Stand

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

Game released: PC → 12 December 2013

Steam: 93/100

An expansion for Sanctum 2 in which Core Guardians fend off increased Lume activity across four new maps, including a remake of the classic Arc map. New defensive...

Spectra: 8bit Racing

Arcade, Action, Racing, Platformer, Music game, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 10 July 2015

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 56/100

A vibrant game in which the gamer controls a ship and rides along intricate ribbons of light to the original soundtrack from Chipzel (“Super Hexagon”, “Size Does...

Mainland

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Free game

Game released: PC → 8 May 2015

Steam: 82/100

This text adventure is set in 1846 among the Pacific islands, where an explorer is left alone aboard a ship after the entire crew dies of plague. The story is told...

Battle for Blood

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Casual game, Free game, Strategy

Game released: PC → 8 July 2015

Steam: 74/100

Battle for Blood is a puzzle game with a touch of indie game from developers from YFC Game Studio. The main publisher of the game is YFC Game Studio. There has...

Closer

Adventure, Indie, Free game

Game released: PC → 6 August 2015

Closer is an indie and free-to-play adventure from Thesis Games. The game is published by Thesis...

Sokobond

Educational game (Education), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Strategy

Game released: PC → 21 July 2014

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Sokobond is a logic puzzle game about chemistry and molecule building. The player moves an atom through oddly shaped rooms containing other elements, joining them...

Apocalypse Cow

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → fall 2014

This adventure action-platformer is set in a digital world and follows a girl who can rupture time as she tries to reunite with her father. Apocalypse Cow blends...

AirBuccaneers

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Indie, Free game

Game released: PC → 5 December 2012

Steam: 61/100

This multiplayer action game with strategy and role-playing elements sets airship battles in the ancient North, a once peaceful land now corrupted by magic. Players...

Answer The Question

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 2 August 2018

Steam: 97/100

Answer The Question is a text puzzle game created by 7-year-old girl Penny McDonald. In the game you have to answer an endless cascade of simple mathematical...

Formation Vee

Arcade, Indie, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 11 October 2021

Formation Vee is an unusual racing arcade game with a third-person view, in which you have to participate in races against the clock. In this game, all vehicles do...

Waste Land

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 September 2014

Steam: 50/100

This side-scrolling action-adventure in the metroidvania style follows fallen King Zyron III, whose hunting trip disrupted nature’s balance and caused creatures to...

Krunch

Action, Racing, Indie

Game released: PC → 19 March 2014

Steam: 75/100

An arcade action game with racing elements about escaping a seemingly abandoned fortress where mechanical, orb-shaped beings are trapped. The player controls one of...

Forgetmenots

Adventure, Puzzle, Side view, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 April 2025

Steam: 91/100

An adventure in which the story plays out like a theatrical performance. The story deals with loss and the fleeting nature of memories. You need to interact with...

Black Border 3

Arcade, Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Business / Management

Game in development: PC → 19 November 2026

The player, in the role of a customs officer, checks the documents of people crossing the border. For example, you will have to look for fake passports using...

Shufflepuck Cantina Deluxe

Arcade, Action, Futurism (Future), Sports game, Indie

Game released: PC → 6 December 2013

Steam: 88/100

This arcade game follows a space traveler who jumps through a wormhole, crash-lands on a desert planet, and finds an interstellar casino where visitors play air...

Speed Kills

Arcade, Action, Racing, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 May 2014

Steam: 49/100

This isometric arcade racing game centers on death races across tracks on different planets, from the outskirts of the galaxy to sprawling cityscapes. Players...

4PM

Indie, Walking Simulator, First-person view

Game released: PC → 9 July 2014

Steam: 38/100

Metacritic: 41/100

4PM is a short, narrative-driven interactive game with a thriller story and a cinematic presentation. The player experiences the story through an audiovisual style...

Swarm Arena

Arcade, Action, Indie, Shooter, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 19 August 2010

Steam: 73/100

A top-down arcade action game in which the player controls a virtual organism and moves as part of a swarm. Play involves developing movement and applying tactical...

NEON STRUCT

Indie, Stealth, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 20 May 2015

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 62/100

This story follows former spy Jillian Cleary, framed for treason and hunted by her former agency. She must stay hidden, survive off the grid, and find a way to...

Déjà Vu II: MacVenture Series

Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 26 January 2015

Steam: 65/100

This first-person noir adventure follows private detective Ace Harding in Las Vegas, where a criminal entanglement leaves him in trouble: over the past 48 hours...

Hero of the Kingdom 2

Role-playing game, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 20 February 2015

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

An isometric adventure RPG about a journey across the islands to rescue the hero’s sister, who has been taken by pirates. To reach her, the hero gathers supplies...

Skyworld

Strategy, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Virtual Reality (VR), Indie

Game released: PC → 17 October 2017

Steam: 79/100

Skyworld is a turn-based strategy game with a first-person view for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, OSVR and Oculus Rift. Owners of the new devices can walk...

Star Ruler

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Indie, Space

Game released: PC → 21 August 2010

Steam: 86/100

A real-time space strategy game about building an interstellar empire in a procedurally generated galaxy. Its scale can range from one star system to more than ten...

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