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Action, Top-down view, Arcade, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 October 2011

Steam: 90/100

This arcade action game follows a small fish trying to clear the ocean depths of dangerous creatures. The player draws lines across unexplored areas...

Mevo & the Grooveriders

Action, Platformer, Music game, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 20 March 2009

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 72/100

This rhythm platformer follows Mevo as he tries to reunite his band, bring back funk, and defeat the enemy known as Silence. His journey spans five...

Nanobots

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Casual game, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 15 March 2016

Steam: 63/100

This casual puzzle-action game centers on destroying self-replicating nanobots in the aftermath of a war against intelligent machines. A survivor...

Oracle

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 28 February 2017

Steam: 52/100

This first-person open-world adventure follows a solitary island resident hiding from the past. The player explores the island, uncovers its secrets...

Snuggle Truck

Arcade, Action, Racing, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 3 February 2012

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Snuggle Truck is an arcade driving game about delivering a load of quirky animals to the zoo without letting them fall out or get hurt. The player...

Starscape

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Indie, Strategy

Game released: PC → 3 November 2008

Steam: 83/100

Starscape is an arcade space shooter about the last pilot aboard the research station Aegis, whose crew has gone missing and whose weapon systems are...

Rover Rescue

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Indie

Game released: PC → 8 May 2014

Rover Rescue is an arcade game with elements of action, strategy and indie game from developers from the Pointscape studio. The main publisher of the...

Second Chance Heroes

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 17 February 2014

Metacritic: 84/100

This cooperative action game with role-playing elements follows a fight to save a world overrun by werewolves, zombies, and sentient cheeseburgers...

Wyv and Keep: The Temple of the Lost Idol

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 9 July 2013

Steam: 82/100

This puzzle-platform adventure follows two rookie treasure hunters on an expedition into an ancient Amazonian temple in search of a legendary idol...

Yargis

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 18 November 2013

Steam: 58/100

Yargis — is a fast-paced top-down space shooter inspired by star control, subspace and similar games. You will be able to customize your ship...

Avadon: The Black Fortress

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: PC → 2 May 2011

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This isometric fantasy role-playing game follows a servant of Avadon, a secretive organization of spies and assassins that protects the alliance of...

Nidhogg

Fighting, Platformer, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 13 January 2014

Players: 4/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A fighting game with platforming elements built around sword duels played as a tug-of-war. In Nidhogg, two players battle across an arena that...

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Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Top-down view, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 3 January 2014

Steam: 54/100

Metacritic: 62/100

This third-person action adventure with a top-down view follows a dead, failed video game character wandering through the depths of random-access...

TUG

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Early Access: PC → 28 March 2014

Players: 1.9/10

TUG is a third-person RPG with online, action, adventure, fantasy and indie elements from Nerd Kingdom. The game is published by Nerd...

Murder (2015)

Adventure, Cyberpunk, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 21 October 2015

Steam: 52/100

Murder is a classic quest in the cyberpunk universe. You will be able to visit futuristic Tokyo and take part in solving an unusual and dangerous...

Battle High 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: PC → 18 March 2013

Steam: 88/100

This fighting game follows students with elemental abilities as they face off at San Bruno High. Battle High 2 features 15 playable characters: 14...

My Koi

Arcade, Simulation, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 15 July 2020

Steam: 94/100

My Koi is a simple arcade simulator entirely dedicated to fish. You can spend long hours watching the aquarium, breeding and growing exotic species...

Hunger (2017)

Simulation, Action, Survival, Top-down view, Indie, Strategy

Game released: PC → 22 June 2017

Steam: 25/100

This survival game follows a lone soldier stranded on an unexplored island. There he encounters settlers whose civilization is facing a pandemic...

LogiGun

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 22 July 2014

Steam: 88/100

This physics-based puzzle platformer follows June as she climbs a tower filled with puzzles. The player solves challenges using an assortment of guns...

Revolution 60

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

Game released: PC → October 2014

Steam: 24/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Set in a futuristic orbital weapons platform, this action game with role-playing elements follows Holiday, a trained assassin tasked with regaining...

Arcane Worlds

Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 28 January 2014

Steam: 54/100

An action-adventure with strategy elements inspired by the classic Magic Carpet, the game casts the player as a sorcerer exploring mysterious worlds...

Bunch of Heroes

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 21 September 2011

Steam: 45/100

An arcade co-op shooter about a team of fighters defending Earth from an alien invasion and its zombie army. Players can choose from four heroes...

Canyon Capers

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 25 April 2014

Steam: 58/100

A retro-style platformer in which Dino Jr. and his friends explore canyons, caverns and ancient ruins across historical locations in search of the...

Anarchy Arcade

Arcade, Logic, Free game, Sandbox, Indie

Game released: PC → 3 September 2014

Steam: 68/100

This 3D sandbox turns a computer desktop into a virtual world, where shortcuts appear as objects and games or applications launch directly from the...

Crea

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Indie, Sandbox, Crafting

Game released: PC → 9 June 2016

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 73/100

Crea is a sandbox role-playing game set in procedurally generated worlds, where the hero explores new lands, fights monsters, and uncovers the...

Dyad

Arcade, Action, Racing, Music game, Indie

Game released: PC → 24 April 2013

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Dyad is a musical arcade game that combines racing through a reactive audiovisual tube with combat against enemies. The player moves through levels...

Halfway

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie

Game released: PC → 22 July 2014

Players: 10/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A turn-based tactical RPG set in a future where humanity has begun colonising new worlds, Halfway follows a violent invasion aboard the colonial...

Relapse

First-person view, Shooter, Comics, Indie, Free game, Action

Game released: PC → 7 May 2025

Steam: 80/100

A fast-paced game where you have to fight hordes of enemies using firearms and abilities. The main character explores the secrets of his past after a...

Kingdoms Rise

Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: PC → 18 November 2013

Steam: 41/100

A multiplayer fantasy game centered on sword duels, where combat skill determines the outcome. Players customize a warrior by choosing weapons...

MimiBird

Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Side view, Casual game, Open world, Crafting, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 17 December 2025

Steam: 75/100

A short adventure about a little cat exploring the wild nature. The main character walks through the forests, collects useful materials, and creates...

Cursed Treasure 2

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Top-down view

Game released: PC → 21 July 2017

Steam: 81/100

A fantasy tower-defense strategy game about the forces of darkness protecting magical gems from heroes who seek to steal them. The player places...

Crow

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

Game released: PC → 7 October 2014

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Crow is an action-adventure about a journey through distant lands where an ancient battle is unfolding. The game combines exploration of a 3D world...

simian.interface

Indie, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 26 June 2016

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 66/100

A casual indie puzzle game centered on unusual experiments involving simian participants. Players are invited to take part in the trials, though...

Poltergeist: A Pixelated Horror

Arcade, Horror, Isometric, Indie, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 20 October 2014

Steam: 61/100

This puzzle game with strategy and horror elements follows Henry B. Knight, a ghost trying to drive the tenants out of his mansion. He earned the...

Meadowland

Indie, Side view, Arcade, Simulation, Exploration

Game released: PC → 22 October 2014

Steam: 64/100

An interactive poem about a faerie exploring a world of dreams, magic, and distant places. The player can choose the pace and route, encountering...

Shufflepuck Cantina Deluxe

Arcade, Action, Futurism (Future), Sports game, Indie

Game released: PC → 6 December 2013

Steam: 88/100

This arcade game follows a space traveler who jumps through a wormhole, crash-lands on a desert planet, and finds an interstellar casino where...

Spaceforce Homeworld

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 July 2012

Steam: 25/100

An arcade shooter about humanity’s fight against invading alien forces on Earth and in space. Across more than 50 levels, the player shoots down...

Viviette

Horror, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 18 October 2018

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 58/100

This adventure game with elements of classic horror centers on exploring Neuville’s Mansion and uncovering its secrets. The player solves a range of...

The Flower Collectors

Indie, Adventure, Detective

Game released: PC → 21 April 2020

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Set in Barcelona in 1977, this detective game follows a former police officer in a wheelchair who witnesses a murder and joins forces with a young...

Struggling

Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure

Game released: PC → 27 August 2020

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Struggling is a physics-based co-op platformer about guiding a squishy abomination through a deranged world. Players control its arms and coordinate...

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