Indie for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 21

Zoria: Age of Shattering - a game in the Indie genre

Adventure, Role-playing game, Indie, Turn-based, Tactics, Fantasy, Medieval era, Exploration, Strategy

Game released: PC → 7 March 2024

Players: 8/10

Steam: 77/100

The game takes place in the world of Zoriya, filled with magic, ancient history, political conspiracies and countless secrets. The outpost is the main base of...

Hidden Through Time

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Logic, Top-down view, Hidden Objects, Casual game

Game released: PC → 12 March 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Hidden Through Time is a charming top-down arcade hidden object puzzle game. During the game you will have to look for various objects scattered throughout world...

112 Operator

Simulation, Top-down view, Strategy, Tactics, Indie, Business / Management, Educational game (Education), Roguelike, Casual game

Game released: PC → 23 April 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A continuation of the original 911 Operator idea, but on a larger scale - now the whole world is under control. As an emergency services dispatcher, you will have...

Barony

Role-playing game, Roguelike, First-person view, Indie, Action, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Dungeons

Game released: PC → 23 June 2015

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Barony is a cooperative action-adventure game with a first-person view and roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. You have to explore dangerous dungeons full of...

The Henry Stickmin Collection

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Adventure, Action, Indie, Comedy, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 7 August 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 98/100

The Henry Stickmin Collection is a collection of action, platforming and point-n-click adventure games. An epic journey awaits you with six different stories, the...

Chicken Police

Adventure, Indie, Visual novel, Detective

Game released: PC → 5 November 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Chicken Police is a noir adventure of two feathered cops, Sonny Featherland and Marty MacChicken, in a black-and-white detective novel full of satire and cynical...

Voxel Tycoon

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Sandbox, Trains, Indie, Construction, Crafting

Early Access: PC → 15 April 2021; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 78/100

Voxel Tycoon is a management simulator with an isometric camera view, set in an endless world of voxels. As you progress, you will have to mine resources...

Party Animals

Online, Action, Indie, Fighting, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: PC → 20 September 2023

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A fun multiplayer game where you can have fights between cute plush toys. They have their own physical model, which will not be easy to deal with. Players can...

Code Zero

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Indie, Free game, Tactics, Action, Adventure, Slasher

Game released: PC → 15 August 2021

Steam: 61/100

Code Zero is a free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter with online competitions in a "5 vs 5" format, similar to the early versions of Counter-Strike 1.6...

Absentis

Adventure, Arcade, Third-person view, Indie, Action, Simulation, Exploration, Roguelike, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 28 January 2025

Steam: 58/100

The game takes place in a state called Concordia, which is an archipelago consisting of six large islands. The main action of the game takes place on one of them...

Bright Lights of Svetlov

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Simulation, Horror, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 15 September 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Bright Lights of Svetlov is an adventure game with a first-person view about the life of an ordinary Soviet family in the mid-80s of the last century, which had to...

Fly Corp

Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Logic, Indie, Casual game

Early Access: PC → 28 May 2021; Game released: PC → 18 May 2023

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 86/100

A minimalist strategy game for managing an air network. The main objective is to develop air routes between real cities with populations corresponding to real data...

A Memoir Blue

Adventure, Interactive movie, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 24 March 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The story is about Miriam, who dives into her inner world and relives memories from her childhood. She wants to understand herself and comprehend the true feeling...

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged

Adventure, Detective, Indie, Point & Click, Historical

Game released: PC → 19 September 2024

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

A remaster of the original 1996 adventure Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars. The game received improved graphics and support for 4K resolution. The main...

AI Limit

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 27 March 2025

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The main action takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which human civilization was destroyed as a result of the mysterious collapse of an artificial ecosystem...

Umbra: The Last Summoner

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Fantasy, Adventure, Indie, Medieval era, Third-person view

Early Access: PC → 27 September 2024; Game released: PC → 15 January 2025

Players: 4/10

Steam: 72/100

A party-based RPG with turn-based combat and 2000s graphics. The story follows a warrior who, at the request of a king, goes on an adventure to close the rifts...

Gamblers Table

Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Clicker, Casino

Game released: PC → 11 January 2026

Steam: 74/100

A minimalist clicker with pixel graphics and cute helpers. The gameplay revolves around tossing coins. If the coin falls as a dollar — you earn money, if it falls...

Wax Heads

Adventure, Simulation, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: PC → 5 May 2026

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A cozy simulation of a music store, infused with the spirit of punk culture, vinyl, and warm human stories. Among the shelves of records, conversations about music...

Shattered Pixel Dungeon

Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 23 March 2022

Steam: 92/100

A classic turn-based roguelike where each run offers a new challenge. Randomly generated dungeons, enemies, items, and events make every expedition different from...

Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight

Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Free game, Indie

Game released: PC → 6 April 2019

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 56/100

An air action dedicated to large-scale battles of World War II. The game offers five campaigns for the USA, Great Britain, the USSR, Japan, and Germany, where...

Targeted –10 Days

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration, Hidden Objects, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 14 August 2024

Steam: 100/100

The game offers you the chance to feel like a former mafia member who is about to testify against the Don. The hero becomes a target, so before each trip, he must...

Fatum Betula

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Old school, Walking Simulator, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 20 June 2020

Steam: 95/100

A surreal adventure in a world without a past, where a mysterious magical birch grows. The future of the entire world depends on its condition, and the main...

Home Safety Hotline

Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Text quest, Horror

Game released: PC → 16 January 2024

Steam: 91/100

The support service operator in 1996 answers calls from people who have discovered suspicious traces, noises, and pests in their homes. Each case needs to be...

Tyr

Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Tanks, Free game, Tactics, Science fiction, Action, Indie

Early Access: PC → 2 September 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 9/10

Steam: 86/100

Free tank action game, where the outcome of the battle depends on smart positioning, strategic decisions, and skillful use of the unique abilities of combat...

X-17

Action, Indie, First-person view

Game released: PC → 1 March 2016

Steam: 53/100

This science-fiction action shooter, played from first- and third-person perspectives, follows an alien invasion of Earth and other planets. After his previous...

Pepper's Puzzles

Casual game, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 8 August 2017

Steam: 95/100

Pepper's Puzzles is a collection of logic puzzles in the nonogram format, also known as Picross or Griddlers. Players fill in cells according to numerical clues to...

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 December 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 81/100

This side-scrolling fantasy platformer builds its heroine’s actions around belly dancing and hair-whipping. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero is an HD adventure starring...

Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 9 July 2013

Players: 1/10

Steam: 84/100

Ring Runner: Flight of the Sages is a space shooter with RPG elements, in which you will find a story campaign for 30 hours and the ability to play in multiplayer...

El Somni Quas

Role-playing game, MMO, Indie

Game canceled: PC → 2021

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An indie sandbox game from the Czech studio ESQ Team, set in ancient...

Neverending Nightmares

Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie, Side view, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 26 September 2014

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Neverending Nightmares is a side-scrolling adventure horror game. You have to get used to the role of Thomas — a man who has fallen into a long string of...

Broken Sword - Parzival's Stone

Adventure, Indie, Detective, Point & Click, Puzzle

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A new adventure between the extravagant journalist Nico Collard and the fearless American George Stobbart. The heroes try to uncover a conspiracy involving Nazis...

2Dark

Arcade, Action, Horror, Top-down view, Indie, Stealth

Game released: PC → 10 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 62/100

2Dark is an arcade action-horror game with survival elements and a top-down view. The main character discovers his beloved dead, and his two children are kidnapped...

Sky Force Anniversary

Arcade, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Beat them all, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 April 2015

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Sky Force Anniversary is an arcade scrolling shooter set in futuristic aerial battles against waves of enemies and powerful bosses. Missions challenge the player to...

Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Third-person view, MMO, Medieval era, Open world, Indie

Game released: PC → 7 February 2023; Early Access: PC → 10 June 2016

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 66/100

A realistic MMO action game in which players explore a breathtaking, atmospheric world inspired by the Witcher and Gothic series. In the game you can choose any...

Doodle God

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Casual game, Free game, Simulation

Game released: PC → 24 September 2015

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Doodle God is a casual, logical game for all ages. You will have four elements in your hands: air, water, earth and fire. By combining them, the player will receive...

POBEDA

Indie, Casual game, Action

Game released: PC → 9 May 2017

Steam: 57/100

This retro-styled shoot ’em up follows the crew of a KV-2 tank in battles against the E-100, Tiger II and PzKpfw IV. Levels are randomly generated, and the game...

Knights of Pen and Paper 2

Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Tactics, Turn-based, Simulation

Game released: PC → 20 October 2015

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Knights of Pen and Paper 2 is a continuation of the adventure role-playing game in a fantasy setting. As in the first part, you will become the head of a group of...

Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Side view, Comics, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 April 2026

Steam: 62/100

Jay and Silent Bob: Chronic Blunt Punch is a side-scrolling arcade beat-em-up starring popular characters Jay and Silent Bob. The developers took inspiration from...

The Artful Escape

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Indie, Music game

Game released: PC → 9 September 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The Artful Escape is a side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer. The game tells about what goes on in a musician’s head while writing music. In our case, in the...

39 Days to Mars

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 25 April 2018

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 71/100

39 Days to Mars is a side-scrolling co-op steampunk puzzle adventure. The game will tell the story of Sir Albert Weeks and his pilot Clarence Baxter, who decided to...

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