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

Simulation, Sandbox, Indie, Casual game, Construction

Game released: PC → 13 February 2025

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 86/100

A meditative game about decorating a Soviet apartment. Players find themselves in a classic old-fashioned high-rise building and are busy furnishing their own home...

Low-Budget Repairs

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Construction, Casual game, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 13 August 2026

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 56/100

The simulator of a bad repairman, where the main thing is not quality, but savings. The lower costs, the better. Instead of expensive tools - cheap analogues...

s.p.l.i.t

Action, Simulation, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Horror

Game released: PC → 24 July 2025

Players: 4/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A horror story about hackers from the creator of Buckshot Roulette. In the game you need to hack the structure of an evil corporation without leaving any traces...

Tides of Tomorrow

Online, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Exploration, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 22 April 2026

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 74/100

A game from the creators of the adventure Road 96, the action of which takes place on the planet Elind, where a great flood occurred. You can explore floating...

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: 81/100

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...

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...

Daimon Blades

Action, Slasher, First-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Fantasy, Demons

Early Access: PC → 6 October 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026

Steam: 70/100

Atmospheric action roguelike from the creators of E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy, combining dark fantasy with occult themes. The story revolves around the Order of the...

Cozy Liora

Simulation, Isometric, Anime / Manga, Indie, Casual game, Music game, Text quest

Early Access: PC → 27 April 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Steam: 98/100

A casual game that combines a relaxing atmosphere with room decoration elements. To the sounds of Lo-Fi, you can write down your thoughts and daily events, creating...

KinitoPET

Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game, Old school

Game released: PC → 9 January 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Psychological horror styled after virtual assistants from the early 2000s. The player meets a friendly digital pet named Kinito, who can communicate, learn user...

Rehaunted

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Detective, Survival horror, Walking Simulator, Horror

Game released: PC → 14 September 2026

Steam: 71/100

A psychological detective horror where the investigation of a mysterious murder gradually turns into a journey through a maze of lies, contradictions, and hidden...

Idle Slayer

Indie, Free game, Casual game, Fantasy, Old school, Medieval era, Clicker

Game released: PC → 21 December 2020

Steam: 78/100

A dynamic clicker combining active and passive progress. The core gameplay involves jumping, collecting coins, and fighting enemies, which gradually unlock new...

Murder House

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Old school, Survival horror, Horror

Game released: PC → 22 October 2020

Steam: 94/100

Atmospheric survival horror in the style of VHS slashers from the 1980s. A local TV crew goes to the abandoned house of the executed serial killer Anthony Smith...

I'm on Observation Duty

Horror, Puzzle, Indie, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 14 December 2018

Steam: 95/100

Atmospheric horror built around the search for anomalies on surveillance cameras. Several screens show empty rooms where small changes gradually appear: paintings...

Beasts of Bermuda

Simulation, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world

Early Access: PC → 21 December 2018; Game in development: PC → 2027

Steam: 65/100

Multiplayer survival simulator where players control dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. Each species occupies its own place in the ecosystem: among the...

Saurian

Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Open world

Game released: PC → 3 August 2017

Steam: 61/100

A survival simulator for dinosaurs, set in Hell Creek 66 million years ago. Players control several species of prehistoric animals and go through the journey from...

Fallen Tear: The Ascension

Action, Slasher, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 23 September 2026; Early Access: PC → 17 March 2026

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 71/100

An adventure metroidvania set in the fantasy world of Raoah, where your chosen allies and relationships with them affect your combat style and exploration. As the...

Foxy's Potion Shop

Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Fantasy, Crafting

Game released: PC → 29 September 2026

Steam: 92/100

A colorful management simulator about alchemy and life in the Enchanted Forest. The main character is Foxy, a fox who is fixing up his own cabin and gradually...

Granny: Chapter Two

Adventure, Stealth, First-person view, Survival horror, Horror, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 December 2019

Steam: 95/100

First-person atmospheric horror that continues the story of escaping from the creepy Granny’s house. This time, the main character finds himself in the house of her...

Skatemasta Tcheco

Action, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 31 January 2020

Steam: 91/100

This action platformer with automatic scrolling follows Tcheco on a new journey aboard his skateboard. The hero fights using attacks and can tackle the levels in...

Tomboys Need Love Too!

Visual novel, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 12 May 2017

Steam: 86/100

This romantic visual novel follows Kai and Chris, childhood friends whose relationship shifts when Chris comes to stay with her next-door neighbor while her parents...

Super XYX

Action, Indie, Arcade

Game released: PC → 11 August 2020

Steam: 87/100

Super XYX is an arcade scrolling shooter set in 3999, where humanity faces the ancient Black Serpent, a threat awakened after a long slumber. Six heroes take on the...

The Yellow Ladder

Arcade, Action, Free game, Side view, Old school, Indie

Game released: PC → 10 November 2019

Steam: 50/100

A side-scrolling arcade action platformer with pixel art, in which a temporary gardener’s job turns into a dangerous break-in at a mysterious building. From the...

Beanu TAG

Action, Platformer, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Parkour, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 25 August 2026

Steam: 100/100

A multiplayer action game about tag, where players compete in speed, agility, and knocking their opponents out of the arena. Characters run, jump, bounce off walls...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Adventure, Exploration

Game released: PC → 21 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...

Nuclear Throne

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 5 December 2015

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Nuclear Throne is a dynamic arcade action game with roguelike elements and a top-down view. Having chosen one of 12 unique characters and armed with an arsenal of...

Happy Wheels

Arcade, Indie, Free game, Side view, Sandbox, Action

Game released: PC → 21 September 2026

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Happy Wheels is a free-to-play side-scrolling arcade runner for mobile platforms. Your main task is to try to survive and get to the finish line before the “death...

ABZU

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Exploration, Casual game

Game released: PC → 2 August 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

ABZU is a fantastic adventure arcade game with a third-person view. As a scuba diver, you will go to conquer the depths of the seabed. There you can meet a variety...

Frederic: Resurrection of Music

Arcade, Action, Music game, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 16 May 2014

Steam: 85/100

Frederic: Resurrection of Music is a dynamic musical arcade game with a colorful visual style. You will be able to join Fryderyk, one of the most important...

Pony Island

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Demons

Game released: PC → 4 January 2016

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Pony Island is a logic puzzle game from the developers of Daniel Mullins Games. The story is that the devil locks the player in an arcade, and in order to get out...

The Bunker

Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Interactive movie, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 September 2016

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Bunker is an interactive psychological thriller with horror elements. The game is a reincarnation of video quests that were popular back in the 90s. You will play...

SimplePlanes

Simulation, Racing, Flight Simulator, Indie, Sandbox, Construction, Exploration

Game released: PC → 17 December 2015

Players: 8/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

Figment

Adventure, Music game, Isometric, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 22 September 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Figment is an adventure game with a memorable visual style and music. Events take place in a world that is filled with secret thoughts, desires and memories...

STAY

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 16 May 2018

Steam: 93/100

STAY is an unusual adventure with a side view and horror elements. Quinn woke up in a closed room, where there is only a computer connected to the chat you are in...

Blackwake

Online, Adventure, First-person view, Historical, Cooperative (co-op), Free game, Medieval era, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 20 February 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 82/100

A multiplayer team shooter in which players fight each other on ships. The main task is to sink the enemy ship or destroy the entire hostile team. The game offers...

Ultimate Custom Night

Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 27 June 2018

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Ultimate Custom Night is a free-to-play horror puzzle game with a first-person view in the Five Nights at Freddy's universe. You have to confront 50 different...

Phantom Brigade

Role-playing game, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Combat robots, Procedural generation, Science fiction, Indie, Simulation, Strategy

Game released: PC → 28 February 2023; Early Access: PC → 16 November 2020

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A dynamic game with a completely destructible environment. The gamer controls several characters, each of whom has their own quests and story. The story follows a...

Exit the Gungeon

Arcade, Shooter, Fantasy / Medieval, Beat them all, Roguelike, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 17 March 2020

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Exit the Gungeon is a side-view arcade shooter with roguelike elements, which is a spin-off of the game Enter the Gungeon. In the game, you will once again take...

Dead Static Drive

Action, Horror, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 5 November 2025

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 41/100

Atmospheric horror action game, which the developers jokingly call Grand Theft Cthulhu. In Dead Static Drive, players travel across the United States and survive in...

Boris and the Dark Survival

Adventure, Puzzle, Isometric, Logic, Horror, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 10 February 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 88/100

Boris and the Dark Survival is an adventure puzzle game in the horror genre with an isometric view. You will play as Boris the Wolf, Bendy's cartoon companion, as...

Party Crasher Simulator

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Simulation, First-person view, Adult game, Indie

Frozen: PC → 2022

Anticipation Rating: 6.7/10

Party Crasher Simulator is an unusual simulator with a first-person view and stealth elements, where the main task will be to disrupt other people's parties. In the...

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