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El Paso, Elsewhere - a game in the Indie genre

Action, Third-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Adventure, Zombies, Shooter

Game released: PC → 26 September 2023

Metacritic: 78/100

Dynamic action game based on the mechanics of the original Max Payne 3, with graphics reminiscent of any PS2 game. A mysterious gunslinger finds himself in a...

Tower Unite

Arcade, Online, Simulation, Shooter, MMO, Golf, First-person view, Third-person view, Top-down view, Sports game, Indie

Early Access: PC → 9 April 2016; Game released: PC → 19 April 2025

A multiplayer sandbox with an emphasis on online interaction and a variety of mini-games. At the core is a living world that develops together with the community of...

SimplePlanes

Simulation, Racing, Flight Simulator, Indie

Game released: PC → 17 December 2015

Players: 8/10

SimplePlanes is a great combination of simulator and sandbox where you will design your own aircraft and then test them in the sky. Realistic physics and a wide...

Space Scavenger

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

Early Access: PC → 12 June 2020; Game released: PC → 20 August 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Space Scavenger is a top-down arcade action roguelike in a sci-fi setting. The game will delight you with fun sandbox elements where you can build and control...

Ale & Tale Tavern

Cooperative (co-op), First-person view, Simulation, Action, Business / Management, Indie, Casual game, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 5 September 2024

Players: 8.1/10

A co-op game where you manage your own fantasy tavern. You will have to do everything: from fishing and hunting to replenish supplies, to preparing a variety of...

Octodad: Dadliest Catch

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

Game released: PC → 30 January 2014

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a third-person simulator with action, adventure and indie elements from the developers of Young Horses. The game is published by Young...

Monument Valley 2

Isometric, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: PC → 12 July 2022

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Continuation of the atmospheric puzzle, where architecture again becomes the stage for a quiet and beautiful journey. This time, the story follows a mother and...

Koumajou Remilia Scarlet Symphony

Action, Adventure, Side view, Anime / Manga, Indie, Platformer

Game released: PC → 28 July 2022

Players: 9/10

Koumajou Remilia Scarlet Symphony is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. The legendary 2009 game returns with updated HD graphics, new dialogue and...

Exploding Kittens 2

Board / Group Game, Collectible card game (CCG), Indie, Comedy

Game released: PC → 13 August 2024

Second adaptation of the party board game. You can play with bots, friends or unfamiliar gamers. Each player takes turns trying to discard all the cards in their...

Creature in the Well

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PC → 6 September 2019

Metacritic: 78/100

Creature in the Well is a top-down action-adventure game. As the last functioning BOT-C robot, you must travel deep into a desert mountain to restore the power of...

Tears of Metal

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

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

A fast-paced co-op game about a Scottish battalion fighting hordes of enemies to take back their island. You need to combine various abilities and improve your...

Die After Sunset

Action, Shooter, Indie, Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view

Early Access: PC → 11 February 2022; Game released: PC → 17 August 2023

Players: 7.7/10

Die After Sunset is a third-person shooter with RPG elements in which you must uncover the secrets of an invading alien civilization and stop it. The enemy's main...

BattleBit Remastered

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Tactics

Early Access: PC → 15 June 2023; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 8.5/10

Multiplayer shooter with low-poly graphics, full destructibility and large-scale battles for up to 254 people. The game has 5 classes (attack, medic, engineer...

Dark Quest 2

Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: PC → 6 March 2018

Dark Quest 2 — isometric role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting, based on the board game of the same name. The game is based on a party...

Creeper World 4

Strategy, Indie, In real time, Science fiction, Action, Isometric, Simulation

Game released: PC → 3 December 2020

Players: 6/10

Creeper World 4 is an indie real-time strategy game in which you need to protect a small island of land from a liquid entity that has swallowed up more than one...

Shing!

Action, Indie, Adventure, Side view, Fighting, Beat them all

Game released: PC → 28 August 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Shing! — a dynamic action-adventure with a side view, where you will play the role of a deadly ninja and begin to chop down hordes of demons. In the game you...

Idol Manager

Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Music game

Game released: PC → 27 July 2021

Players: 9.8/10

Idol Manager is a cute management simulator with visual novel elements in anime style. You will take on the role of manager in a small (but growing) talent agency...

Esse Proxy

Arcade, Top-down view, Cyberpunk, Action, Indie, Shooter, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 11 July 2022

Esse Proxy is a top-down cyberpunk twin-stick shooter. As you progress, you will have to fight bosses, discover new types of equipment, and also reveal the secret...

Dead in Vinland

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

Game released: PC → 12 April 2018

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Dead in Vinland is an adventure role-playing game with survival and management elements, which is a direct sequel to Dead In Bermuda. Finding himself exiled to a...

Project Winter

Online, Action, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 13 May 2019

Players: 7.3/10

Project Winter is an isometric competitive action game with survival elements for up to 8 people. In the game, you will take on the roles of survivors who will have...

Kaiserpunk

Grand strategy, Strategy, Construction, Indie, Historical

Game released: PC → 21 March 2025

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 62/100

A global strategy game set in an alternate world where World War I did not end. As the player progresses, he builds cities, develops production chains, sets up...

Kentucky Route Zero

Arcade, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 22 February 2013

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 86/100

A mystical adventure with a side view and a unique graphic design. The main character Conway travels to Kentucky to deliver a package. Upon arrival, it is...

Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield

Runner, Platformer, Adventure, Action, Futurism (Future), Indie, Arcade

Game released: PC → 19 May 2021

Metacritic: 65/100

Aerial_Knight's Never Yield is an adventure arcade platformer in the world of the future with a side view and runner elements. You have to play on behalf of the...

Chicken Police

Adventure, Indie, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 5 November 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Chicken Police is a noir adventure of two feathered cops, Sonny Featherland and Marty MacChicken, in a black-and-white detective novel full of satire and cynical...

Hell is Other Demons

Adventure, Action, Shooter, Side view, Roguelike, Indie, Platformer

Game released: PC → 20 May 2019

Hell is Other Demons is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer with roguelike elements. The game has you exploring a vast, hand-crafted world filled with...

Thea: The Awakening

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 November 2015

Players: 4.7/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Crow Country

Survival horror, Action, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC → 9 May 2024

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Old school survival horror, inspired by the first Resident Evil (gameplay) and Final Fantasy (visual style). The action takes place in the early 90s. In the story...

The Bounty Huntress

Adventure, Action, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: PC → 2 July 2021

The Bounty Huntress is a side-scrolling action-adventure game with Metroidvania elements in a fantasy setting. In the game, you take on the role of a bounty hunter...

Stronghold Crusader 2

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: PC → 22 September 2014

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 65/100

Warlocks 2: God Slayers

Role-playing game, Action, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 18 July 2019

Metacritic: 59/100

Warlocks 2: God Slayers is a side-scrolling co-op action RPG with a pixel art style. Challenge the vile gods and wring their necks with the help of wizards and...

The Room

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

Game released: PC → 28 July 2014

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The Room is an indie puzzle game with a first-person view and horror elements. A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a...

Zoria: Age of Shattering

Adventure, Role-playing game, Indie, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 7 March 2024

Players: 8/10

The game takes place in the world of Zoriya, filled with magic, ancient history, political conspiracies and countless secrets. The outpost is the main base of...

Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn

Action, Fighting, Beat them all, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 5 June 2018

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 46/100

Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn is a side-scrolling arcade action game starring NBA legend Shaq-Fu. From childhood, young Shak finds himself in the temple of Shaolin...

Train Valley

Business / Management, Top-down view, Trains, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 September 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Tools Up!

Arcade, Online, Simulation, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 3 December 2019

Players: 5.9/10

Tools Up! is a fun arcade simulator with a top-down view, where you and your friends will have to do a large-scale renovation of your house. The residents of the...

Teslagrad

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Steampunk

Game released: PC → 13 December 2013

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Teslagrad is an arcade quest with platformer elements and futurism style. In this game, you use the power of electromagnetism to solve puzzles and battle horrors as...

Hardcore Mecha

Action, Indie, Side view, Combat robots, Shooter, Anime / Manga, Futurism (Future), Platformer

Game released: PC → 26 June 2019

Metacritic: 77/100

Hardcore Mecha is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will have access to various combat mechs, a large arsenal...

The Mortuary Assistant

Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural, Demons, Adventure, Indie, Exploration, First-person view

Game released: PC → 2 August 2022

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

The game takes place in a morgue, where the character is urgently called to work one night. However, the hero could not even imagine what was waiting for him there...

Tellyport

First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 8 June 2026

A free first-person puzzle game in the spirit of Portal, Quantum Conundrum , and Viewfinder. A young girl named Sally explores her grandmother's secret inventor...

Doo 'N' Dash

Action, Isometric, Indie, Free game, Comedy

Game released: PC → 11 June 2026

A humorous indie game about an office clerk who suddenly needs to go to the bathroom during the workday. Since all the restrooms in the building are closed, the...

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