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Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Trains, Indie

Early Access: PC → 6 October 2018

Players: 8/10

Mashinky is a management simulator dedicated to trains. By scaling stunning landscapes, using traditional isometric building mode, and mastering unique board...

City Eye

Arcade, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 12 August 2022

Players: 1.6/10

City Eye is an unusual management simulator with a first-person view. You will become the operator of the Central Monitoring System, which prevents the consequences...

Bloodroots

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie

Game released: PC → 12 March 2021

Metacritic: 77/100

Bloodroots is a fast-paced action adventure with an isometric camera view. You have to try on the role of Mr. Wolf, who was left for dead by his former fellow...

Drift21

Simulation, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie

Early Access: PC → 7 May 2020; Game released: PC → 10 June 2021

Players: 9.9/10

Drift21 is a racing simulator with management strategy elements from the creators of the Car Mechanic Simulator series. The game will take you into all the...

Midnight Ghost Hunt

Online, Action, First-person view, Indie, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

Early Access: PC → 31 March 2022; Game released: PC → 21 March 2024

Players: 7.6/10

A fast-paced online action game in which players take on the roles of ghosts or ghost hunters. The ghosts hide in inconspicuous furniture and rush at the attacking...

Twelve Minutes

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 19 August 2021

Players: 9.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Twelve Minutes is an interactive top-down thriller that follows the relationship of a married couple whose lives are dramatically changed by a police officer who...

Trash Sailors

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

Game released: PC → 16 December 2021

A cooperative action game in which players take on the roles of survivalists. The heroes managed to survive the garbage tsunami and ended up on a raft in the middle...

Endling - Extinction is Forever

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Adventure, Indie, Stealth

Game released: PC → 19 July 2022

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Endling — Extinction is Forever is a fun side-scrolling adventure in which you need to help the last adult fox on Earth. She needs to lead her three cubs to...

Doomsday Hunters

Action, Roguelike, Indie, Adventure, Isometric

Early Access: PC → 23 May 2020; Game released: PC → 20 July 2023

Players: 9.1/10

Action-roguelike in the spirit of The Binding of Isaac and Nuclear Throne, where the player saves the world from the evil Dracula. The focus is on endless...

Dark Light

Indie, Action, Adventure, Side view, Cyberpunk, Futurism (Future), Role-playing game

Early Access: PC → 8 May 2020; Game released: PC → 29 September 2022

Players: 8.4/10

A sci-fi metroidvania in a cyberpunk setting, where the world is experiencing an apocalypse after an invasion of supernatural creatures. The player must make his...

Blackthorn Arena

Business / Management, Simulation, Role-playing game, Indie, Third-person view, Action

Game released: PC → 19 May 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Blackthorn Arena is a well-developed sandbox with elements of a management simulator and a third-person view. The events of the game take place in a fantasy world...

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

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...

Viewergames Arcade

Action, Arcade, Racing, Online, Indie, Third-person view

Early Access: PC → 14 November 2020

Viewergames Arcade — arcade racing with a third-person view and action elements. This is a collection of mini-games specially created for Twitch streamers. As...

HROT

Shooter, First-person view, Indie

Early Access: PC → 29 January 2021; Game released: PC → 16 May 2023

Players: 9.6/10

Metacritic: 86/100

HROT is a dynamic old-school shooter with a first-person view, made in the style of games of the last century. The events in the game take place in Czechoslovakia...

War on the Sea

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

Game released: PC → 2 February 2021

Players: 8.6/10

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...

Russiaphobia

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

Game released: PC → 25 December 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Russiaphobia is a unique simulator of a foreign agent who is immersed in Russian realities to help raise the country from its knees. As you progress, tasks await...

Dorfromantik

Strategy, Arcade, Indie, Isometric, Turn-based

Early Access: PC → 25 March 2021; Game released: PC → 28 April 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Dorfromantik is a colorful city-building strategy with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view. You start the game with a stack of procedurally generated...

Level Zero: Extraction

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

Early Access: PC → 13 August 2024; Game released: PC → 29 January 2025

An asymmetrical multiplayer action-horror game that has 1v1, 2v2 and 4v2 modes. In each of them, players will be divided into two teams. The first is the surviving...

Detention

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

Game released: PC → 12 January 2017

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Detention is an indie puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. At Greenwood High School, located in a remote mountainous area, two students are trapped...

House of 1000 Doors: Family Secrets

Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, First-person view, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 24 January 2012

House of 1000 Doors: Family Secrets is an indie adventure puzzle game in the point and click genre with a first-person view. An adventure awaits you in an ancient...

Crowsworn

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.9/10

The game takes place in the kingdom of Fearandal, which was once hit by a dark curse that destroyed most of the population and summoned terrible creatures into the...

Prison Life

Detective, Online, Casual game, Cooperative (co-op), Tactics, Role-playing game, Indie

Game released: PC → 23 September 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Prison Life is a multi-player co-op detective game with RPG and tactical elements. You'll be able to play alongside 3-11 other players, with each player given a...

Bloons TD 5

Online, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PC → 19 November 2014

Players: 7/10

The player builds towers, selects upgrades for them and hires cool special agents to destroy all the balls flying over the map. A total of 21 buildings with...

Copycat

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 19 September 2024

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 70/100

An adventure cat simulator where you can explore different locations, hunt birds and interact with the world around you. The plot tells the story of a cat named...

Doodle God Universe

God Simulator, Puzzle, Sandbox, Indie, Crafting, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The player combines air, water, fire and earth to fill an empty planet with life. You will have to show imagination and ingenuity. After creating a new element, it...

Thunder Ray

Fighting, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: PC → 14 September 2023

A retro-style game in which the gamer must defeat all opponents to become the best fighter in the galaxy. There are a variety of techniques and strikes, such as...

TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer

Sandbox, Indie, Medieval era, Comedy, Side view, Business / Management

Game released: PC → 18 June 2024

Players: 6.8/10

An economic sandbox in which the player plays the role of a novice merchant, gradually turning into a major businessman. The main goal of the game is to create a...

ZOMBIE RAID: No One Survives

Shooter, Top-down view, Zombies, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Early Access: PC → 12 July 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 5.5/10

A post-apocalyptic online shooter where every shot, every choice matters. The game features dynamic gameplay, a leveling system, an equipment store and three modes...

The Witch's Bakery

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Side view, Fantasy

Game in development: PC → 14 October 2026

An RPG bakery simulator inspired by the anime Witch's Delivery Service. The game is about a cheerful witch who opens her bakery in modern Paris. During the day, the...

Food Truck Simulator

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

Game released: PC → 15 September 2022

The main character wants to restore his father's old food truck. You will have to travel a lot around the city and serve hungry customers. You can come up with your...

Sunset Hills

Exploration, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC → 21 August 2024

Players: 5.5/10

The game takes place in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. After the army, the main character named Niko became a writer and went on a train journey. In...

Sorry We're Closed

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Old school, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 14 November 2024

Metacritic: 81/100

A horror game with retro graphics, telling the story of a girl who was cursed by a powerful demon. The player must help her lift the curse by interacting with...

Dark Quest 4

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, Dungeons, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 5 November 2025

Step-by-step adventure in the spirit of classic tabletop games like Hero Quest, where a party of heroes descends into dark dungeons filled with traps, monsters...

Vampirium: 1997

Adventure, Horror, Sandbox, Indie, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Fantasy

Game in development: PC → 2026

The events unfold in an alternative 1997, where Dracula has become the king of England and built his own vampire empire. Players will take on the role of one of his...

Ritter & Rotwein

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Comedy, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 20 July 2026

Medieval action with deliberately absurd physics, where the path to glory often turns into a series of ridiculous falls and comical situations. Controlling a puppet...

Puzzle Mage

Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Fantasy

Game in development: PC → 2027

A dark fantasy puzzle game with a top-down view. The story centers around Lyra — a young and talented mage's apprentice undergoing the ancient and dangerous...

REINCARNAGE

Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Free game, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: PC → 1 September 2026

A free retro first-person shooter with elements of horror and dark fantasy. The story unfolds on a post-apocalyptic Earth. The player takes on the role of Nilus...

Goat Simulator

Simulation, Action, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 1 April 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Goat Simulator is an unusual goat simulator with a third-person view. You have to control such extraordinary characters in the world of computer games as a goat...

The Stanley Parable

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 17 October 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 88/100

The Stanley Parable is an indie project with a first-person view. The player plays the role of office plankton Stanley, who has spent his whole life pressing keys...

Prime World: Defenders

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Steampunk

Game released: PC → 5 June 2013

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 58/100

Prime World: Defenders is a fantasy strategy game in the "tower defense" genre with elements of a collectible card game set in the Prime World universe. In a world...

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