Indie for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 19

Burglin' Gnomes - a game in the Indie genre

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...

BarbarQ 2

Action, Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Fantasy, MOBA, Adventure

Game in development: PC → 2026

A vibrant multiplayer game where you need to create your clan and recruit heroes to explore lands in search of treasures. There are several modes with different...

Prop Sumo

Action, Online, Third-person view, Beat them all, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 9 April 2026

Steam: 84/100

Mad fighting, where familiar objects turn into fighters and clash in chaotic battles. Stools, toasters, and other items collide in arenas, exchanging blows, ramming...

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...

Knock-knock

Arcade, Horror, Logic, Indie, Side view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 4 October 2013

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Knock-knock is an adventure puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. In the depths of a dense forest there is a wooden house. A man lives in this house...

Plague Inc: Evolved

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Indie, Business / Management, Simulation

Game released: PC → 18 February 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Plague Inc: Evolved is an updated version of an unusual simulator with elements of management strategy for modern platforms. The game will give you the opportunity...

Tower of Guns

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Replayability, Comics

Game released: PC → 4 March 2014

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 72/100

A fast-paced first-person shooter with roguelike elements, Tower of Guns sends players through a tower whose levels, enemies, and power-ups change with each run...

Mother Russia Bleeds

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Side view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 5 September 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Mother Russia Bleeds is a side-scrolling arcade action game. You advance through the level, destroying all enemies along the way using hand-to-hand combat and...

Manifold Garden

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, First-person view, Exploration

Game released: PC → 18 October 2019

Players: 7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Manifold Garden is an atmospheric puzzle game from independent developer William Chir. The game is imbued with the creativity of the surrealist artist Escher. The...

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...

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

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

Game released: PC → 30 April 2019; Early Access: PC → 16 August 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based RPG with an emphasis on storytelling and tactical combat. A serious, adult story will unfold before you, the action of...

INDUSTRIA

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Steampunk, Indie, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 30 September 2021

Players: 4.8/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 66/100

INDUSTRIA is an atmospheric first-person shooter in a steampunk setting. The game will immerse you in the parallel reality of East Berlin shortly before the end of...

Tormented Souls

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Action, Survival horror, Horror, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 27 August 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Tormented Souls is a third-person psychological horror game inspired by classic horror films Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone in the Dark. The main character is...

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

Indie, Adventure, Arcade, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PC → 11 December 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure is a game about the adventures of a little girl who really loves nature. Alba, that’s our heroine’s name, goes to visit her grandparents...

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...

KARLSON

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Runner, Parkour

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.7/10

KARLSON is a dynamic runner with elements of parkour and a first-person shooter. In the game you have to escape from a futuristic laboratory, destroying robots and...

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...

Ale & Tale Tavern

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

Game released: PC → 5 September 2024

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 87/100

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...

IfSunSets

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Online, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Construction, Crafting

Early Access: PC → 5 November 2024; Game in development: PC → Q4 2026

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 81/100

An ancient civilization once ruled the island of Luminora. They learned to extract the life force from living beings, but this led to a curse that plunged the...

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...

Starfinder: Afterlight

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Science fiction

Game in development: PC → 2026

The game transports you to the vast reaches of space, where the fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance. When the captain disappears and the end of the world looms...

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...

WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Open world, Exploration

Game released: PC → 22 July 2025; Early Access: PC → 26 July 2019

Steam: 97/100

A realistic wolf life simulator set in the northern part of Yellowstone National Park. The game allows you to experience the journey of a lone gray wolf who leaves...

Underchoice

Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Survival, Casual game

Game released: PC → 1 June 2026

Steam: 71/100

An atmospheric simulator with survival elements, where managing the shelter turns into a series of difficult moral choices. The world outside its walls is largely...

Blasterbug: Last Bug Standing!

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PC → 24 August 2026

Steam: 98/100

A free multiplayer arcade action game inspired by the Bomberman series. The gameplay revolves around insect battles on dynamically changing arenas. The main weapons...

REINCARNAGE

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

Game released: PC → 1 September 2026

Steam: 100/100

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...

Legend of Grimrock

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

Game released: PC → 11 April 2012

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Legend of Grimrock is an action role-playing game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. A group of prisoners are sentenced to death by exile to the...

Unepic

Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Metroidvania

Early Access: PC → 2 October 2011; Game released: PC → 25 July 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Unepic is a side-scrolling action-platformer RPG in a fantasy setting. You will play as Daniel, who, due to strange circumstances, finds himself in the ancient and...

Mercenary Kings

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 22 July 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mercenary Kings is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer similar to games like SNK's Metal Slug series. Players can jump, crouch, roll, shoot in four directions...

Contrast

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: PC → 22 November 2013

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Contrast is a puzzle platformer that combines a three-dimensional fantasy world with a mysterious two-dimensional shadowscape. Its central mechanic is shifting...

Endling - Extinction is Forever

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

Game released: PC → 19 July 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

The Survivalists

Action, Roguelike, Isometric, Adventure, Indie, Crafting, Survival

Game released: PC → 9 October 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The Survivalists is a sandbox adventure game with roguelike elements and an isometric camera view set in the Escapists universe. In the game you will go to conquer...

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...

Postmouse

Adventure, Third-person view, Exploration, Fantasy, Indie, Puzzle, Free game

Game released: PC → 30 January 2023

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 90/100

A game about a mouse from a small post office. The main character goes on a long journey to deliver letters. The main events take place on the territory of an...

GREENFIELD

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The mysterious protagonist explores an abandoned island to learn more about lost technology and uncover the secret of a past civilization. The game contains puzzles...

Skillwood

Simulation, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Free game, Survival, Casual game, Exploration

Early Access: PC → 20 June 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 91/100

A relaxing pixelated lumberjack game inspired by survival simulators. You need to chop wood, mine stones, discover new trees and locations. You will also have to...

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...

Drop Duchy

Roguelike, Strategy, Indie, Card game, Medieval era, Tactics, Puzzle, City Building, Board / Group Game

Game released: PC → 5 May 2025

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A colorful roguelike that combines the genres of puzzle, city planning and card games. During the course of the game, players build their own duchy, fight enemies...

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