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

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk - a game in the Indie genre

Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Parkour

Game released: PC → 18 August 2023

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A dynamic platformer, the spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio. The main character of the game is a graffiti artist with a cyber head named Red. Together with his...

Ostranauts

Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Simulation, Sandbox, Survival

Early Access: PC → 10 September 2020; Game released: PC → 3 August 2026

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 76/100

Ostranauts is a sci-fi survival simulator with management elements and a side view. In the game you have to survive aboard a spaceship in a solar system where...

The Last Train

Indie, Adventure, Role-playing game, Simulation, Side view, Post-apocalyptic, Trains, Tactics

Game released: PC → 11 October 2018

Players: 1/10

Steam: 97/100

The Last Train is an indie role-playing simulator with elements of a post-apocalyptic adventure. You play the role of one of the last surviving train drivers in...

Selaco

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

Early Access: PC → 31 May 2024; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

A fast-paced shooter inspired by the classic games F.E.A.R., Quake and Doom. The style is based on F.E.A.R. — one of the most iconic action films of the...

Quiplash

Arcade, Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Logic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Online, Comedy

Game released: PC → 30 June 2015

Steam: 93/100

Quiplash is a fun quiz for a group of 3 to 8 people, in which participants must give the funniest answer to a given question. The player who scores the most points...

Intravenous

Shooter, Top-down view, Stealth, Tactics, Indie

Game released: PC → 26 July 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Intravenous is a tactical indie shooter with a top-down view and stealth elements. In the game you will go to conquer a dark world as Steve Robbins, who decides to...

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...

Regiments

Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, In real time, Historical, Indie, Tanks

Game released: PC → 16 August 2022

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 87/100

Regiments is a tactical real-time strategy about the Third World War. The events take place in 1989. One day, the Cold War between NATO and the countries belonging...

Rooted

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.6/10

The game takes place in the year 2100, in which humanity has almost died out due to a bacterial disaster. The main character is one of the survivors who constantly...

Gatekeeper

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

Early Access: PC → 13 May 2024; Game released: PC → 1 August 2025

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 84/100

A dynamic game with an isometric camera, the main character of which travels across planets in search of the stolen Heart of the Universe. There are several...

Butcher's Creek

First-person view, Horror, Action, Old school, Survival horror, Indie, Slasher

Game released: PC → 23 January 2025

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

The main character, searching for the most brutal snuff videos, is captured by a gang of sadistic killers. In an attempt to get free, he will not only have to fight...

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...

BLADECHIMERA

Action, Platformer, Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Demons, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: PC → 15 January 2025

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The game is about demon hunter Shin, who has lost his memory and made a pact with a demon that can turn into a sword. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic...

Alien Grounds

Free game, Shooter, First-person view, Combat robots, Indie, Science fiction

Early Access: PC → 8 April 2025; Game released: PC → 9 April 2026

Steam: 100/100

A dynamic shooter where battle with endless waves of combat vehicles becomes the main goal for survival. In alien, mysterious worlds, you need to fight robots using...

Parabellum: Siege of Legends

Adventure, Indie, Side view, Medieval era, Construction, Strategy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 23 May 2025

Steam: 40/100

A game set in a medieval universe where you need to build a city and defend it from enemies. You'll need to produce resources and manage your finances wisely to...

Blood West: Scavengers

Action, Shooter, Horror, DLC, First-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 3 June 2026

Steam: 79/100

An additional mode within Blood West, turning the grim Wild West into an endless challenge. Here, familiar hunting grounds become an arena of continuous survival...

Apple Crumble

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game in development: PC → 3 December 2026

A quest with an interesting concept — an 84-year-old grandmother suspects her relatives and acquaintances of trying to kill her. To find out the truth, it is...

Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie, Old school, Text quest

Game released: PC → 26 August 2020

Steam: 96/100

A small visual novel that turns a simple everyday task into a story with a deep emotional subtext. Behind the attempt to buy regular milk lies reflections on daily...

At Dead of Night

Strategy, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Point & Click, Detective, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 19 November 2020

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 93/100

The main heroine Maya finds herself trapped in a remote hotel run by the psychopath Jimmy Hall. Her friends are tied up and inside the building, while Jimmy patrols...

Rock, Paper, Severed

Strategy, Horror, Online, First-person view, Indie, Casual game

Game in development: PC → 2026

A brutal multiplayer version of the classic game "Rock, Paper, Scissors," where every loss has physical consequences. From two to four players sit at one table, and...

Warlord: Awaji

Action, Strategy, Adventure, First-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Indie, Open world, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 9 September 2026

Steam: 78/100

A first-person strategy game about the invasion of Japanese warriors on the island of Awaji. The foundation of the game is the construction and development of your...

The Red Stare

Free game, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 31 July 2017

Steam: 87/100

The Red Stare is a spy game set in 1950s New York, where a special agent watches the neighbours to identify a communist spy. The suspects live nearby, and their...

Tomato Jones 2

Action, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 12 May 2017

Steam: 81/100

This physics-based puzzle adventure follows a red tomato in a silly hat trying to become a cool tomb raider. The character rolls and jumps through levels...

The Swapper

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Space

Game released: PC → 30 May 2013

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in a sci-fi setting. In this game, a lone astronaut will explore a cave created by aliens. In order to get to its secrets...

Scourge: Outbreak

Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Shooter, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 2 April 2014

Players: 5.4/10

Steam: 65/100

Metacritic: 40/100

Scourge: Outbreak is a dynamic action game with a third-person view in a sci-fi...

The Stanley Parable

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 17 October 2013

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

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...

Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Horror

Game released: PC → 8 October 2012

Steam: 69/100

This first-person adventure horror game follows detective Howard Loreid, who is tormented by paranormal events and discovers that his dark past is tied to an...

Dead Effect

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Zombies, Horror

Game released: PC → 15 April 2014

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Dead Effect is a fantastic indie shooter with a third-person view. You have to fight for your life and hunt hordes of...

Ori and The Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 14 June 2016

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition is an expanded edition of the indie adventure platformer. The game tells the story of a little guardian spirit named...

N++

Arcade, Indie, Side view, Action, Parkour

Game released: PC → 25 August 2016

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

N++ is a side-scrolling platformer set in a science-fiction world where success depends on controlling momentum. The player navigates obstacles, evades hostile...

Jackbox Party Pack

Arcade, Board / Group Game, Casual game, Trivia, Indie

Game released: PC → 26 November 2014

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Jackbox Party Pack is a fun, arcade game for a large group. Using your mobile devices and computer, you have to play simple, uncomplicated games with your friends...

Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

Action, Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics

Game released: PC → 10 February 2025; Early Access: PC → 4 November 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 96/100

A top-down tactical real-time strategy game about special forces conducting operations against terrorists in the Middle East. The game offers full squad deployment...

Yoku's Island Express

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Pinball, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 29 May 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Yoku's Island Express is an arcade action-platformer adventure with side-scrolling pinball mechanics. You will try on the role of a beetle named Yoku, who landed on...

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...

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 July 2017

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a visual novel with a first-person view and elements of a dating simulator. You and your daughter have just moved to the new...

Dolmen

Role-playing game, Action, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 May 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 55/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Dolmen is a sci-fi action-horror game with a third-person perspective and role-playing elements. The game takes place on the planet Revion Prime, where the hero...

Rising Lords

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Medieval era, Indie

Game released: PC → 18 January 2024; Early Access: PC → 28 May 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 69/100

A turn-based strategy game set in medieval Europe that combines tactical battles, elements of card games, and multiplayer battles for up to four players. Each...

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...

KitHack Model Club

Simulation, Third-person view, Flight Simulator, Educational game (Education), Construction, Sandbox, Virtual Reality (VR), Open world, Indie

Early Access: PC → 15 April 2024; Game released: PC → 1 August 2024

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 75/100

A fascinating model constructor from the creators of Kerbal Space Program. The game has a wide range of tools for creating unique models and machines, be it planes...

Chicory: A Colorful Tale

Adventure, Puzzle, Top-down view, Indie, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 10 June 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Chicory: A Colorful Tale is an adventure puzzle game with RPG elements and a top-down view. The game is about a dog who wields a magic brush. You'll use the power...

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