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Ode to a Moon - a game in the Indie genre

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

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.1/10

Ode to a Moon is a surreal horror adventure with a first-person view. As a photojournalist for a popular tabloid, you are tasked with documenting a historic fall...

A Short Hike

Adventure, Indie, Logic, Arcade

Game released: PC → 30 July 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

A Short Hike is an adventure arcade game with a top-down view. The game will take you to the expanses of the colorful mountains of Hawk Peak Provincial Park. You...

Gleamlight

Arcade, Side view, Adventure, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 August 2020

Players: 5.3/10

Metacritic: 42/100

Gleamlight is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer set in a dark fantasy setting. You will set off to conquer the amazing stained glass world to unravel the...

BattleTime

Arcade, Indie, Strategy, Isometric

Game released: PC → 29 September 2016

Players: 8.5/10

BattleTime is an arcade strategy game in the tower defense genre with an isometric camera view. You will act as the leader of a real army and will capture enemy...

Hellish Quart

Action, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Indie, Side view

Early Access: PC → 16 February 2021; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 7/10

Hellish Quart is a side-scrolling historical fighting game that focuses on realism and dueling with bladed weapons. A full-fledged dismemberment awaits you in real...

The Origin: Blind Maid

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration

Game released: PC → 22 July 2021

A dark horror adventure in which the story of sin and punishment intertwines with an ancient evil. The protagonist is a corrupt politician hiding from justice in...

Aery - Broken Memories

Adventure, Indie, Third-person view, Arcade, Racing

Game released: PC → 13 November 2020

Aery. Broken Memories is a relaxing indie adventure where you enter another person's mind as a little bird to help them wake up from a coma. As you move through...

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...

Cyber Manhunt

Simulation, Indie, Role-playing game, Puzzle, Cyberpunk, Horror

Game released: PC → 3 February 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Cyber Manhunt is an adventure simulator with role-playing elements in a cyberpunk setting, in which you can try yourself as a hacker. You have to monitor the...

Silly Polly Beast

Arcade, Shooter, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 28 October 2025

Players: 9/10

In this dark supernatural shooter, Polly's fate descends into a nightmare where the line between life and oblivion blurs. After escaping from an orphanage, she...

Godstrike

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 15 April 2021

Metacritic: 64/100

Godstrike is a dynamic top-down arcade shooter in a fantasy setting. Your task is to defeat the bosses one by one, within the allotted time. But time is not just...

Trader Life Simulator

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

Game released: PC → 22 February 2021

Players: 6.1/10

Trader Life Simulator is an exciting simulator with sandbox elements and a first-person view. In the game you have to become the owner of a brand new store to build...

Broken Pieces

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Puzzle, Logic

Game released: PC → 9 September 2022

Metacritic: 66/100

Broken Pieces is a psychological thriller set in a French coastal village stuck in time. When Elisa and her fiancé decided to leave city life behind and live off...

Warstride Challenges

Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Arcade

Early Access: PC → 19 April 2022; Game released: PC → 7 September 2023

Players: 10/10

A dynamic old-school shooter where players destroy demons as quickly as possible. The game features short but challenging levels, as well as brutal time-based...

Stellar Warfare

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie, Tactics

Early Access: PC → 4 August 2021; Game in development: PC → 2026

Stellar Warfare is a classic real-time strategy game with simulation elements in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to build and develop your own space base, as...

Golf It!

Arcade, Sports game, Online, Golf, Indie, Simulation, Virtual Reality (VR)

Early Access: PC → 17 February 2017; Game released: PC → 18 August 2023

Golf It! is a fun multiplayer sports arcade game with support for virtual reality devices, dedicated to mini-golf. Exciting matches await you, designed for...

Deployment

Tactics, Action, Indie, MMO, Online, Puzzle, Futurism (Future), Isometric

Game released: PC → 10 April 2018

Deployment is a tactical action-adventure game with an isometric view in the fantasy genre and with MMO elements. Since the Last War, civilization has been on the...

Internet Cafe Simulator 2

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

Game released: PC → 7 January 2022

Players: 7.9/10

Internet Cafe Simulator 2 is a continuation of the strategic indie simulator with management elements and a first-person view. In the game you have to create your...

Unheard

Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Horror, Top-down view, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 29 March 2019

Unheard is an indie horror adventure with puzzle elements and a top-down view. You have to put on headphones and go back in time. Use the voices you hear to return...

Souldiers

Arcade, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 2 June 2022

Players: 6.6/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Souldiers is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. Together with other fighters fighting for the glory of their kingdom, you...

Under The Waves

Adventure, Indie, Exploration, Science fiction, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 28 August 2023

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Set in the 1970s in the depths of the North Sea, professional diver Stan struggles to overcome the loss that has turned his life upside down and embrace a new...

171

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Open world

Game in development: PC → 2026; Early Access: PC → 17 November 2022

Players: 7.9/10

171 is a criminal action game with a third-person view, we live in an open world, pedestrians, cars, police and various...

Tentacular

Virtual Reality (VR), First-person view, Casual game, Action, Indie, Comedy, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 24 March 2022

Metacritic: 79/100

A colorful VR game about a giant but kind octopus. It lives among people and helps them in construction using its large tentacles and suction cups. In addition to...

Ten Dates

Adventure, Interactive movie, Indie, Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PC → 14 February 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Continuation of the interactive game Five Dates. The main heroine and her best friend go on speed dates to find their love. The gamer's choices in dialogues...

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...

Mortal Sin

Action, First-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Procedural generation

Early Access: PC → 15 March 2023; Game released: PC → 29 August 2025

Players: 8.5/10

The main character tries to survive by fighting his way through the corpses of enemies in a world of endless nightmare. In battle with opponents, you can use...

Альтушка для скуфа: Ещё, ещё!

DLC, Visual novel, Casual game, Indie, Anime / Manga, Comedy

Game released: PC → 24 July 2024

Players: 7.5/10

The add-on includes three new altushkas with the voices of Alina Rin, Albina Seksova and Persona 99, nine new endings, mini-games that are “not what they seem”, “a...

Subterranauts

Action, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Comedy, Exploration, Procedural generation

Early Access: PC → 21 October 2024; Game released: PC → 19 October 2025

Players: 8/10

Multiplayer game for 2-6 people with voice chat. Gamers explore various abandoned buildings in the wasteland in search of scrap metal. You can get money for the...

Rapid Impact

Shooter, First-person view, Online, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Early Access: PC → 11 April 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 8.3/10

A post-apocalyptic PvPvE shooter in which you can fight with friends, bots or other players on a large detailed map in several classic modes, including Free for...

DREADMOOR

Action, Adventure, Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Exploration, Open world, Crafting

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An atmospheric Lovecraftian fishing adventure set in a post-nuclear apocalypse world. The player takes on the role of a sailor who goes on a fishing trawler to a...

Drop Duchy

Roguelike, Strategy, Indie, Card game, Medieval era, Tactics, Puzzle, City Building

Game released: PC → 5 May 2025

Players: 9.7/10

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...

Sledding Game

Sports game, Snowboard, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy

Game in development: PC → 2026

A wild winter party where sledding, snow, and chaos merge into one big fun. There are no strict rules: you can race down the mountain, fly off makeshift ramps, or...

Westlanders

Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Survival, Open world, Construction

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 5/10

A realistic survival simulator set in an open world, taking place in the vastness of the Wild West. As players progress, they can explore a dynamic world with lush...

A Game About Feeding A Black Hole

Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Clicker

Game released: PC → 15 December 2025

A casual game about feeding a black hole with material elements. The project is built around a simple yet engaging cycle: the player destroys asteroids, planets...

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...

PANLINE

Action, Adventure, Platformer, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Stunts, Indie, Open world, Parkour

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Colorful parkour action in the spirit of the Mirror's Edge series. Players take on the role of a girl named Hope Corners, who has joined a network of independent...

Cairn - On the Trail: Deep Water

Adventure, DLC, Third-person view, Indie, Free game, Survival, Exploration, Walking Simulator

Game in development: PC → 13 August 2026

The free expansion expands the world of Cairn with new locations and challenges, allowing you to search for optimal paths, master unfamiliar routes, and follow...

Upward

Platformer, Indie, Free game, Side view, Casual game, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 22 June 2026

A free platformer with procedural level generation, where the main goal is to survive as long as possible. Each new run offers a unique combination of locations...

Gunpoint

Arcade, Action, Stealth, Platformer, Indie, Tactics

Game released: PC → 3 June 2013

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Gunpoint is an arcade, action, stealth, platformer, indie and tactical game from the masters at Suspicious Developments. The game is published by Suspicious...

VVVVVV

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 11 January 2010

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 85/100

VVVVVV is an arcade indie platformer with a side view. You play as the fearless leader of a team of dimension explorers who have crashed and lost contact with each...

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