Indie for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 29

Have a Nice Death - a game in the Indie genre

Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Roguelike, Slasher, Indie, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 22 March 2023; Early Access: PC → 8 March 2022

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 80/100

The main character is the mortally bored director Death, whose subordinates have completely lost their shores and turned the balance of the coming and going of...

Otherworld Legends

Cooperative (co-op), Action, Indie, Roguelike, Role-playing game, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval

Game released: PC → 28 April 2022

Players: 9/10

Steam: 66/100

Otherworld Legends is a dynamic cooperative action game with roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. Great warriors from different eras and corners of the universe...

Exapunks

Puzzle, Indie, Simulation, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 22 October 2018

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Exapunks — an adventure puzzle game from the creators of Opus Magnum, SHENZHEN I/O , and TIS-100. The year is 1997. You used to be the greatest hacker, but...

Self-Delusion

Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural, First-person view, Adventure, Indie, Survival, Action, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 17 August 2022

Steam: 91/100

Self-Delusion is an atmospheric action-horror adventure game with a first-person view in a Slavic setting. Instead of “terrible” monsters that are similar to each...

Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall

Role-playing game, Business / Management, Medieval era, Strategy, Historical, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 8 May 2025

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 76/100

A continuation of the royal strategy, in which it is again necessary to manage the destinies of people, making difficult decisions in the face of political...

Relooted

Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Tactics, Side view, Exploration, Runner, Parkour

Game released: PC → 10 February 2026

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 70/100

The player controls Nomali and her team to retrieve African artifacts taken to Western museums. As you progress, you need to plan and prepare heists, solve puzzles...

Allelon

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Detective, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 5 May 2026

Steam: 66/100

A free third-person stealth detective game set in the futuristic city of Andropolis, where human consciousness has migrated into robot bodies. The story intertwines...

MOLE

Action, Adventure, Horror, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC → 15 June 2026

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 98/100

Psychological horror with elements of tactile simulation, sending you to the depths of the earth aboard the giant Soviet drill "Mole." Created after the war for...

Dead Pixels

Zombies, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 7 December 2012

Steam: 86/100

This zombie action game begins when toxic waste contaminates the water supply and causes the recently deceased to rise from their graves. To escape the city, the...

Bad Hotel

Indie, Casual game, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 16 October 2013

Steam: 33/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Bad Hotel combines tower defense with procedurally generated music. The player is a budding entrepreneur whose hotel lies in the territory of Tarnation Tadstock, a...

Momonga Pinball Adventures

Arcade, Action, Pinball, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 September 2016

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This pinball adventure follows Momo, a flying squirrel who sets out to rescue his tribe after their village is attacked by a band of owls. Led by General Kuton, the...

Anchorhead

Adventure, Horror, Indie

Game released: PC → May 1998

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Iron Storm

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

Game released: PC → 19 December 2002

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Iron Storm — a first-person shooter set in an alternate 60s. The First World War did not end, but grew into large-scale battles between the Russian-Mongol...

Whispered World

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: PC → 8 October 2010

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 70/100

This point-and-click fantasy adventure follows Sadwick, who dreams of a mysterious blue sphere and a world collapsing around him. The oracle Shana foretells the end...

Fist of Awesome

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 3 July 2014

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 74/100

This arcade action game follows lumberjack Tim Burr, who travels through time and fights bears that have taken over the world. After his family disappears and his...

Constant C

Arcade, Isometric, Logic, Indie, Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: PC → 16 April 2023

Steam: 92/100

Constant C is a 2D puzzle platformer set on a space station far from Earth, where mysterious events have distorted time. The player controls a lone robot who...

Child of Light 2

Role-playing game, Arcade, Platformer, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Indie

Not officially announced: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 8.6/10

Child of Light 2 is a continuation of the atmospheric puzzle platformer with role-playing elements and turn-based...

League of Evil

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: PC → 25 October 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

This futuristic action platformer follows a bionic super agent on a mission to stop the League of Evil, an alliance of evil scientists. The agent fights through...

MindSeize

Action, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 7 February 2020

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 74/100

MindSeize is a science-fiction Metroidvania about recovering the mind of the protagonist’s daughter, stolen by a mysterious organization. The player explores...

Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire

Action, Arcade, Indie

Game released: PC → 26 November 2020

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 59/100

This arcade shoot ’em up follows five sisters arguing over which of them will marry the angel Yashin. The game features strategies for all five sisters and was...

Wattam

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 17 December 2019

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Wattam is an arcade puzzle game from the creators of Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy. Your main job is to create big explosions by rallying the player characters...

The Magnificent Trufflepigs

Adventure, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 2 June 2021

Steam: 53/100

Metacritic: 66/100

A first-person romantic metal-detecting game set in the English countryside. Adam returns to his childhood village of Stanning to help Beth search for a local...

Particula

Strategy, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 2 February 2015

Steam: 70/100

A cooperative tower defense strategy game for up to three players. In Particula, players fend off waves of random enemies and battle bosses. The gameplay is...

Goosebumps: The Game

Adventure, Horror, Indie

Game released: PC → 13 October 2015

Goosebumps: The Game is a casual adventure from the developers of WayForward Technologies. The game is based on the Goosebumps book series by R.L. Stine. The city...

The Legend of Bum-bo

Role-playing game, Puzzle, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Match-3 (Three in a row), Strategy, Adventure

Game released: PC → 12 November 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 73/100

The Legend of Bum-bo — a turn-based role-playing game with arcade puzzles and randomly generated levels from the creators of Binding of Isaac. A monster named...

GORN

Action, Fighting, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Indie

Early Access: PC → 10 July 2017; Game released: PC → 18 July 2019

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A VR gladiator simulator built around physics-driven combat. The player fights through an endless supply of opponents using swords, maces, bows, nunchucks, throwing...

Save Me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San

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

Game released: PC → 30 October 2018

Steam: 57/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Save Me Mr Tako: Tasukete Tako-San is a classic side-scrolling retro arcade...

Trover Saves the Universe

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: PC → 4 June 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Trover Saves the Universe is a fun arcade action game with a third-person view created in collaboration with Justin Roiland, one of the two creators of the Rick and...

Garden Paws

Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration, Sandbox, Construction

Game released: PC → 18 December 2018

Steam: 90/100

Garden Paws is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view, in which you play as seemingly cute little animals. A colorful open world awaits you with...

The Nothing

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Horror

Game released: PC → 30 August 2017

Steam: 83/100

The Nothing is an action-adventure action RPG with a first-person view in a cyberpunk style. The game takes place in Los Angeles in 2108 and tells the story of...

Cineris Somnia

Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Walking Simulator, Horror

Game released: PC → 9 October 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 91/100

Cineris Somnia is an adventure walking simulator with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in a strange and wonderful world, which is the...

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...

Defense Zone 2

Strategy, Tactics, Action, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 17 August 2013

Players: 3.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Defense Zone 2 is a continuation of the top-down tactical strategy game in the tower defense genre. New interesting levels with even more beautiful graphics and...

VELVETIST: The City of Machine Guns

Arcade, Racing, Adventure, Action, Third-person view, Open world, Indie

Frozen: PC → 2021

Anticipation Rating: 4/10

An adventure action game in an open world, inspired by the legendary Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven. The game takes place in an old city occupied by the Soviet...

Stellaxy

Role-playing game, Indie, Side view, Action, Futurism (Future), Adventure

Game released: PC → 6 February 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 100/100

Stellaxy — side-scrolling action-adventure RPG in a sci-fi setting. In this game you have to explore the universe in search of various anomalies and new life...

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

Adventure, Indie, Arcade, Isometric, Simulation, Puzzle, Role-playing game, Action, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 6 August 2020

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension is an indie action-adventure game in the point and click genre with an isometric view and puzzle elements. This is a fun adventure...

Angeldust

Role-playing game, Action, Online, MMO, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 22 December 2019

Steam: 64/100

Angeldust is a first-person MMORPG with indie action elements. Explore endless magical worlds and battle fearsome creatures with millions of friends. Ride your...

Of Bird and Cage

Arcade, First-person view, Interactive movie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Action, Indie, Music game

Game released: PC → 20 May 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 43/100

Of Bird and Cage is an interactive adventure with a first-person view. The game tells the dark story of Gitta Barbot, a 25-year-old drug addict who is trying to...

Dog Duty

Isometric, Tactics, In real time, Indie, Shooter, Strategy

Game released: PC → 17 September 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 68/100

Dog Duty is a real-time tactical shooter with an isometric view. In this game you have to control a squad of rogues in a war against the powerful villain General...

Black One Blood Brothers

Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Tactics, Action

Early Access: PC → 11 January 2022; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Black One Blood Brothers is a first-person military tactical shooter inspired by the Rainbow Six and Ghost Recon series. The game is designed for single...

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