Indie for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 18

Adventure, Stealth, Indie, Side view, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 8 June 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 65/100

Backbone is a noir detective role-playing game in the spirit of Wolf Among Us, where all the characters are anthropomorphic animals. The game tells the story of...

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...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 11 December 2019

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A visual novel in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe. The game tells the story of the conflict between the traditionalists Camarilla and a group of independent...

Mini Motorways

Indie, Business / Management, Strategy, Logic, Top-down view, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: PC → 20 July 2021

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Mini Metro is an engaging top-down indie management strategy game from the creators of Mini Metro. In the game, you will start developing the road network of a...

Gunsmith Simulator

Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Shooter, Educational game (Education), Business / Management, Puzzle

Early Access: PC → 19 July 2023; Game released: PC → 4 October 2024

Players: 8/10

Steam: 85/100

A gunsmith simulator about assembling and disassembling different types of firearms. It can be repaired and sold to make a profit and grow your business. Over time...

112 Operator

Simulation, Top-down view, Strategy, Tactics, Indie, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Roguelike, Casual game

Game released: PC → 23 April 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A continuation of the original 911 Operator idea, but on a larger scale - now the whole world is under control. As an emergency services dispatcher, you will have...

Lobotomy Corporation

Business / Management, Simulation, Indie, Horror, Side view, Anime / Manga, Science fiction, In real time, Strategy, Tactics

Game released: PC → 10 April 2018

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Lobotomy Corporation is a side-view business simulator in the indie horror genre with elements of fantasy and tactics. This game was inspired by monsters from games...

Seablip

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Warships / Submarines, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Open world

Early Access: PC → 17 May 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 9/10

Steam: 81/100

A colorful role-playing sandbox with an open world, ships and the romance of sea adventures. A long journey awaits the player, full of secrets and adventures. The...

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...

Wall Force

Action, Online, Indie, Side view, Casual game

Game released: PC → 28 February 2021

Steam: 82/100

Wall Force is an indie action game with a side view and online elements. This game allows you to compete against AI bots or other players in a beautiful low poly...

Cube Island

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Construction, Open world, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 7 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 25/100

Cube Island — an exciting sandbox with an open world, crafting, and building, similar to Minecraft. In the game, you will embark on a tropical island made of...

Synth Riders

Arcade, Action, Music game, First-person view, Cyberpunk, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC → 1 November 2019

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Synth Riders is a musical arcade action game with a first-person view for virtual reality devices Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality and...

Little Witch in the Woods

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Fantasy, Casual game, Simulation, Puzzle

Early Access: PC → 17 May 2022; Game released: PC → 15 September 2025

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 90/100

The game tells the story of Ellie, a young witch apprentice who goes to the old Witch House to learn the secrets of magic and discover an amazing world. Everyday...

Limbus Company

Indie, Side view, Anime / Manga, Tactics, Science fiction, Roguelike, Free game, Visual novel, Strategy

Game released: PC → 27 February 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 92/100

The game takes place in a huge city, divided into 26 districts, each of which is unique in its technological achievements and culture. No two areas are alike. A...

Shred! 2 - ft Sam Pilgrim

Bicycles, Stunts, Third-person view, Racing, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 24 December 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

The player rides a mountain bike on off-road or special ramps and performs extreme stunts. There are 10 customizable bikes available, 40 levels and 200 unique...

After Inc: Revival

Strategy, Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, City Building, Zombies

Early Access: PC → 17 June 2025; Game released: PC → 11 August 2026

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 78/100

Continuation of the biological simulator Plague Inc, only this time players will not infect the planet, but save humanity after the zombie apocalypse. As you...

Vampire Survivors: Emerald Diorama

Indie, Fantasy, Top-down view, Action, Roguelike, Gothic, Casual game, Arcade

Game released: PC → 10 April 2025

Steam: 96/100

An add-on in which more than 12 unique characters from SaGa: Emerald Beyond entered the world of Vampire Survivors. There are also new weapons, attack methods, and...

Burglin' Gnomes

Action, Adventure, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Online

Game released: PC → 10 June 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 82/100

A cooperative action game about dwarven thieves who desperately need a rare mineral for the Supreme Dwarf. Each raid is a run into human homes, where everything...

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...

Zomborg

Online, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Tactics, Science fiction, Zombies, Action

Game released: PC → 10 November 2017

Steam: 57/100

The game takes place in the year 2000. The UN created quarantine zones around the world to conceal the spread of an unknown virus. Scientists searched for the cause...

Beholgar 2

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Demons, Metroidvania, Gothic

Game released: PC → 1 December 2025

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 80/100

Old-school metroidvania, inspired by projects from the 90s for Sega Mega Drive and Super Nintendo Entertainment System. During the gameplay, players will explore a...

Banquet for Fools

Role-playing game, Isometric, Indie, Open world, Fantasy, Adventure, Action

Game released: PC → 5 March 2026; Early Access: PC → 30 September 2024

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 89/100

The game takes place on a mysterious island where a civilization once perished. A lord settled in this place to grow a profitable spice that only grows here. But...

Emberward

Strategy, Card game, Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Construction

Early Access: PC → 25 June 2024; Game released: PC → 17 September 2026

Steam: 96/100

A strategy game in the "tower defense" genre, where classic defense against waves of enemies is combined with the mechanics of creating paths independently. Instead...

Keep on Mining!

Business / Management, Indie, Casual game, Clicker, Arcade

Game released: PC → 30 July 2025

Steam: 91/100

A colorful clicker about resource mining, where stones automatically turn into a source of new pickaxes. Any stone in the mining zone provides materials that can be...

Tyr

Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Free game, Tactics, Science fiction, Action, Indie

Early Access: PC → 2 September 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 9/10

Steam: 87/100

Free tank action game, where the outcome of the battle depends on smart positioning, strategic decisions, and skillful use of the unique abilities of combat...

Towerfall: Ascension

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Online, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 March 2014

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Towerfall: Ascension is a fun side-scrolling multiplayer action platformer where you take on the role of archers who hate each other very much and fight on a...

Block Story

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 10 December 2015

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Block Story is an action role-playing game with elements of adventure and fantasy with a first-person view. A world of vast landscapes awaits you, where you are in...

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival horror, Combat robots

Game released: PC → 10 November 2014

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 is a continuation of the popular series of horror stories with a first-person view. Welcome to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's...

1979 Revolution: Black Friday

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Historical, Indie

Game released: PC → 4 April 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 76/100

1979 Revolution: Black Friday is an atmospheric adventure based on real events and eyewitness accounts. Take on the role of Reza Shirazi, an aspiring...

Crashlands

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Open world, Survival

Game released: PC → 21 January 2016

Players: 7/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Crashlands is an action role-playing game in which the main character, after an unsuccessful intergalactic flight, crashes on an unknown planet. Having meager...

Lost Soul Aside

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

Game released: PC → 29 August 2025

Players: 9/10

Steam: 59/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Role action in fantasy setting, inspired by Final Fantasy XV and Ninja Gaiden. The events of the game will tell about the former Templar of Kaiser, which made the...

Somerville

Action, Adventure, Walking Simulator, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 15 November 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Adventure action game from the creator of Limbo, which tells the story of an alien invasion on Earth. The action takes place on Earth, which has been almost...

Walden, a game

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Historical

Game released: PC → 18 March 2019

Steam: 84/100

Walden, a game is a unique adventure with a first-person view and survival elements. You will take on the role of philosopher Henry David Thoreau, who decides to...

Iconoclasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 23 January 2018

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Iconoclasts is a side-scrolling arcade action-platformer adventure game. You have to get used to the role of the brave girl Robin, who is engaged in the destruction...

Gun Road

Role-playing game, Action, Racing, Online, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 8.9/10

Gun Road is a racing action game with a third-person view in the style of a post-apocalypse. You play as a tough guy who drives his pickup truck through a...

Bleak Faith: Forsaken

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 10 March 2023

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Hardcore role-playing action inspired by the Dark Souls series. A knight of the legion of hunters tries to survive in one of the last remaining outposts. An...

Absentis

Adventure, Arcade, Third-person view, Indie, Action, Simulation, Exploration, Roguelike, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 28 January 2025

Steam: 58/100

The game takes place in a state called Concordia, which is an archipelago consisting of six large islands. The main action of the game takes place on one of them...

Mortal Online 2

Online, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, MMO, First-person view, Indie, Sandbox, Open world

Game released: PC → 25 January 2022; Early Access: PC → 23 November 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 59/100

Mortal Online 2 is a continuation of the multiplayer action role-playing game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to explore a huge...

Project Wasteland: The Mythiclands

Action, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Open world

Game released: PC → 14 October 2019

Steam: 75/100

Free multiplayer role-playing action game with survival elements, an open world, crafting, and building in a fantasy setting. In the game, you will explore a large...

Goat Simulator: Remastered

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Open world, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: PC → 7 November 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Re-release of Goat Simulator, which includes all add-ons. The developers have improved graphics, lighting, effects and animations. We also reworked the mutation...

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