Indie for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 2

Chants of Sennaar - a game in the Indie genre

Game released: PC → 5 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Once upon a time, the peoples of the tower stopped understanding each other. But everyone has heard about the legend about the traveler who will...

Sifu

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Beat them all, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 8 February 2022

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Hurricane hand-to-hand combat with a multitude of enemies from the creators of Absolver. A young kung fu student embarks on a path of revenge...

Frostpunk

Strategy, Business / Management, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Survival, City Building

Game released: PC → 24 April 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Frostpunk is a city-building strategy game from the creators of This War of Mine. It tells the story of people surviving in a snow-covered world and...

Breathedge

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Survival, Comedy, Space, Sandbox

Early Access: PC → 13 September 2018; Game released: PC → 25 February 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 71/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Breathedge is a science fiction adventure action game with a first-person view and survival elements. The game tells the story of an ordinary guy and...

Escape Simulator 2

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: PC → 27 October 2025

Players: 9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A sequel to the co-op puzzle game Escape Simulator. One to eight players explore three large levels, each consisting of four rooms: Dracula's gloomy...

Karryn's Prison

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Adult game, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC → 15 December 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Karryn's Prison is a top-down adventure RPG for adults with visual novel elements. In the game you will try on the role of the fiery Carrin, the new...

One-Eyed Likho

Adventure, Horror, Interactive movie, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Walking Simulator, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 28 July 2025

Players: 7/10

Steam: 93/100

An adventure puzzle-horror game based on the Russian folk tale of the same name. The main character is a blacksmith who has never seen any grief, who...

Tiny Bunny

Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

Early Access: PC → 16 April 2021; Game released: PC → 5 December 2025

VGTimes: 7.8/10

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 81/100

An adventurous visual novel with horror elements. Looking out of the window of an old house, the boy Anton sees a fading village, huge snowdrifts...

Star Citizen

Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, MMO, First-person view, Indie

Game in development: PC → 2027; Beta testing: PC → 29 August 2013

Anticipation Rating: 4.6/10

Star Citizen is the most sophisticated space simulator with a first-person view, where elements of MMO, space opera, fantasy shooter and economic...

Hades

Action, Isometric, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Slasher, Indie

Early Access: PC → 6 December 2018; Game released: PC → 17 September 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 93/100

Isometric action-roguelike from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. The main character is the god Zagreus (the son of the ancient Greek god...

WorldBox - God Simulator

Strategy, Simulation, God Simulator, In real time, Isometric, Sandbox, Indie

Early Access: PC → 2 December 2021; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

WorldBox — God Simulator is a real-time god simulator with indie strategy elements and an isometric view. You can create sheep, wolves, orcs...

Crimson Spine

Action, Adventure, Indie, Free game, Side view, Fantasy, Medieval era, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 2 November 2026

Steam: 100/100

At the heart of the story is a warrior resurrected under mysterious circumstances. She explores her family estate in search of fragments of her old...

SIGNALIS

Action, Adventure, Horror, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Survival horror, Science fiction, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 27 October 2022

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 81/100

SIGNALIS is a classic sci-fi horror, the style of which is very reminiscent of the movie "Alien". Finding herself alone on the snowy planet Elster...

Warhammer Survivors

Action, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Science fiction, Casual game, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 10 November 2026

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A frantic action roguelike in the spirit of Vampire Survivors. The game combines a frantic pace with the dark spirit of the Warhammer 40,000 and...

Teardown

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Open world, Online

Early Access: PC → 29 October 2020; Game released: PC → 21 April 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A heist simulator in which you can completely destroy the world around you using tools and weapons. Missions begin with exploration: the player can...

Bendy and the Dark Revival

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Survival, Casual game

Game released: PC → 15 November 2022

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 91/100

Bendy and the Dark Revival — the continuation of the first-person adventure survival horror Bendy and the Ink Machine. In the sequel, you will...

Slay the Spire 2

Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Collectible card game (CCG), Card game, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 5 March 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 4.9/10

Steam: 92/100

The sequel returns in a new form — the Spire awakens after a millennium of oblivion, hiding even more dangers, secrets, and challenges in its depths...

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 31 March 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 82/100

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance — an expansion to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. The expansion includes the fan-made...

Escape from Duckov

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Comedy

Game released: PC → 16 October 2025

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

After a mysterious dream, the player is in the world of Daca - severe and complete dangers. Outside the shelter, enemies are hidden, and resources...

Slender Threads

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Comedy, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 7 February 2025

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Atmospheric quest, where reality is intertwined with nightmares. Harvey, a wandering salesman, is in a small town of Villa Ventat. Its days are...

Loop Hero

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy, Tactics, Indie

Game released: PC → 4 March 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A Russian roguelike that tells the story of how the evil Lich created a time loop, erased the memory of all residents and plunged the world into...

Cozy Game Restoration

Simulation, First-person view, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Crafting

Game released: PC → 5 November 2026

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A cozy retro game restoration simulator focused on restoring old game cartridges and building your own collection. Mysterious packages bring...

Hollow Knight

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

Game released: PC → 24 February 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

An atmospheric action-platformer about a journey through the dying underground kingdom of Hallownest, inhabited by mysterious insects and strange...

Graveyard Keeper

Action, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era, Crafting, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 15 August 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Graveyard Keeper is a simulator of a true manager of a medieval cemetery. In the game world, heroes await death in coffins and entire tombs of your...

Megabonk

Action, Third-person view, Roguelike, Survival, Indie

Game released: PC → 18 September 2025

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

A fast-paced game where you battle endless hordes of enemies and become increasingly stronger with each level. You can upgrade your weapons and...

Fears to Fathom - Scratch Creek

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Walking Simulator, Online

Game released: PC → 10 June 2026

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 74/100

Cooperative horror in the Fears to Fathom series. The plot revolves around a young couple — Tessa Langley and Marcus Reed. The player can take on the...

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Exploration, Old school

Game released: PC → 8 August 2024

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 87/100

The official spin-off to the Five Nights at Freddy's universe, made in 2D pixel style. Oswald is bored with his city and his life. But everything...

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Replayability

Game released: PC → 4 November 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a top-down indie RPG. You will play as the boy Isaac, hiding in the basement from his mother, whom God ordered to...

Subnautica

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world, Horror

Game released: PC → 23 January 2018; Early Access: PC → 14 December 2014

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A single-player adventure in a vast open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will evoke...

My Winter Car

Arcade, Racing, Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Indie

Early Access: PC → 29 December 2025; Game in development: PC → 2028

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 93/100

The main character collects and maintains an old car. You need to buy and sell various parts while trying to manage your finances. Many unique...

Servant of the Lake

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Exploration, Detective

Game released: PC → 13 August 2026

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 79/100

An adventure quest from the Rusty Lake series. The events take place in the Vanderboom family house, where a new guest is soon expected to arrive...

Cairn

Adventure, Third-person view, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Walking Simulator, Indie

Game released: PC → 29 January 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

A game from the authors Furi and Haven about an experienced climber Aava. You need to climb mountains and maintain balance so as not to fall down...

Escape from Playtime

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

Early Access: PC → 21 October 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 73/100

Cooperative online horror in the Poppy Playtime universe, where a group of players finds themselves in the dark depths of an abandoned toy factory...

Rune Runners

Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Online

Game in development: PC → 15 March 2027

A colorful action platformer for one or two players, with the option to play together on the same screen. The magic of eight worlds fades as the rune...

People Playground

Indie, Simulation, Side view, Arcade, Horror, Sandbox, Construction

Game released: PC → 23 July 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 97/100

People Playground is a fun side-scrolling indie sandbox game. In the game you will find yourself in a real ragdoll world, where all characters and...

RV There Yet?

Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy, Exploration

Game released: PC → 21 October 2025

Players: 8/10

Steam: 89/100

A cooperative game about travelers returning home from vacation in an old RV. The heroes must solve problems along the way, such as using winches to...

Lestvitsa

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Free game, Point & Click, Detective

Game released: PC → 10 November 2026

Steam: 83/100

An isometric role-playing detective game inspired by Disco Elysium, where dialogue and interactions with characters take center stage. The story is...

Dysmantle

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Survival, Crafting, Open world

Game released: PC → 16 November 2021; Early Access: PC → 6 November 2020

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Dysmantle is an open world RPG that combines the best ideas from Zelda, Stardew Valley, Subnautica, SteamWorld Dig and Dark Souls. The action takes...