Indie for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 3

Secret Neighbor - a game in the Indie genre

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PC → 24 October 2019

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Secret Neighbor is a free-to-play cooperative action-horror game with a first-person view set in the Hello Neighbor universe. The events of the game take place...

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: 8.9/10

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 place on a...

MIO: Memories in Orbit

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Metroidvania, Exploration

Game released: PC → 20 January 2026

Players: 4/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

An android named Mio awakens on a large spaceship that has fallen into disrepair. The main character explores overgrown locations filled with hostile machines to...

Streets of Rage 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 April 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Streets of Rage 4 is a continuation of the iconic side-view beatmap from the 90s. You will find bright graphics made in the style of comics, as well as characters...

Ancient Planet Tower Defense

Strategy, Isometric, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game

Game released: PC → 3 February 2015

Steam: 83/100

Classic tower defense, where the stronghold of an ancient civilization is under attack from hordes of alien invaders. Enemy armies advance wave after wave...

Goat Simulator 3

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world

Game released: PC → 15 February 2024

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Continuation of the crazy goat simulator. As in previous parts, the game has a lot of humor and crazy fun. The player finds himself in an open world filled with...

Kenshi

Role-playing game, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Open world, Sandbox, Survival

Game released: PC → 6 December 2018; Early Access: PC → 21 November 2011

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Kenshi is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game with elements of management strategy and survival. You have to explore a large open world where you can trade, steal...

Shogun Showdown

Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Roguelike, Medieval era, Card game, Replayability

Early Access: PC → 27 June 2023; Game released: PC → 5 September 2024

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A tactical turn-based roguelike about a hero who challenges the powerful shogun. To win battles, you need to choose a good position, attack at the right moment and...

Ved: Recure

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Indie, Roguelike, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 22 September 2026

Steam: 67/100

A dynamic action roguelike where the hero finds himself inside his thousandth purchased but never played game. After another workday, he falls asleep in front of...

Paralives

Arcade, Simulation, God Simulator, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie, Construction

Early Access: PC → 25 May 2026; Game in development: PC → 2028

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 90/100

A vibrant life simulator that emphasizes creativity and freedom. You can build houses of any complexity, experimenting with shapes and scales using a flexible...

Banner Saga

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: PC → 14 January 2014

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Banner Saga is a tactical role-playing strategy with turn-based combat and a top-down view. The game combines amazing visual style and Nordic atmosphere. Banner...

Into the Breach

Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Roguelike, Indie

Game released: PC → 27 February 2018

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Into the Breach is a tactical strategy game with turn-based battles about fighting off an alien invasion from the creators of FTL: Faster Than Light. You will...

The Binding of Isaac

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Indie, Replayability

Game released: PC → 28 September 2011

Players: 9/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The Binding of Isaac is a hardcore action game with roguelike elements and a top-down view. The plot is based on one of the biblical stories. She will tell the...

Cardpocalypse

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Card game, Indie, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game released: PC → 12 October 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Cardpocalypse is a fun turn-based combat RPG card game set in the 1990s. The game tells the story of ten-year-old Jess, who moves to a new school where all the...

Futa Fix Dick Dine and Dash

Adult game, Indie, Simulation, Arcade, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 21 December 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Futa Fix Dick Dine and Dash is an adult visual novel with Japanese-style dating sim elements. Emily has a problem. One day, a long, fleshy penis appeared between...

Gas Station Simulator

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

Game released: PC → 15 September 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Gas Station Simulator is a gas station management simulator with a first-person view. You have to serve customers, refuel cars and develop your gas station. The...

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. On the way to...

IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Logic, Indie, Tactics, Steampunk

Game released: PC → 6 August 2026

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 97/100

Tactical simulator for controlling a giant artillery machine in an alternative Spain of the late 1920s. Against the backdrop of a growing uprising of republicans...

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit

Adventure, Side view, Indie, Horror, 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 changes when he...

Rehaunted

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Detective, Survival horror, Walking Simulator, Horror

Game released: PC → 14 September 2026

Steam: 72/100

A psychological detective horror where the investigation of a mysterious murder gradually turns into a journey through a maze of lies, contradictions, and hidden...

Ravenfield

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

Game released: PC → 18 May 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Ravenfield is a tactical shooter with a first-person view for single player play. Together with the blue men you have to destroy those annoying red men using...

Owlboy

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 1 November 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Owlboy is a side-scrolling arcade platformer with a pixel art style. The main character is an owl boy, capable of both running around locations and flying. In the...

CUCKOLD SIMULATOR: Life as a Beta Male Cuck

Arcade, Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Visual novel, Indie, Casual game, Comedy

Early Access: PC → 1 May 2021; Game released: PC → 16 November 2025

Players: 4.3/10

Steam: 93/100

CUCKOLD SIMULATOR: Life as a Beta Male Cuck is an unusual cuckold simulator with a third-person view. In this game you take on the role of a man whose wife is...

Broken Age

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

Game released: PC → 28 April 2015

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Broken Age is an exciting point-and-click side-scrolling adventure from the author of Full Throttle and Grim Fandango. The game will tell two parallel developing...

Geometry Dash

Arcade, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie, Side view, Music game

Game released: PC → 22 December 2014

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Geometry Dash is a fast-paced arcade platformer where you have to jump and dodge over various obstacles. The game has many levels that will bring many challenges...

Sally Face 2

Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Comedy

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A story-driven adventure with a dark atmosphere, continuing the story of the original Sally Face. After the tragic events of the first part, a group of friends...

Space Menace

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Space, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 11 November 2022

Steam: 58/100

A science fiction real-time strategy game with tactical space battles. Starting with a single ship, the player gradually transforms a small team into a full-fledged...

Wasteland 2

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 18 September 2014

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Wasteland 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the post-apocalyptic role-playing game with turn-based combat that inspired the Fallout series. Just like in the original...

Human Resource Machine

Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 15 October 2015

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Human Resource Machine is an indie puzzle game from the developer World of Goo. We have to use office workers to solve the next puzzle and get promoted to the next...

Martha is Dead

Adventure, First-person view, Horror, Adult game, Indie

Game released: PC → 24 February 2022

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Martha is Dead is an atmospheric horror adventure with a first-person view. The action takes place in Tuscany (Italy) in 1944, during the Second World War. However...

Banished

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Indie, City Building

Game released: PC → 18 February 2014

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Banished is an indie strategy game with real-time simulation elements. Residents are your main resource. They are born, grow, do work, have offspring, and sooner or...

Outer Wilds

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Exploration, Space

Game released: PC → 18 June 2020; Early Access: PC → 28 May 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The main character is a recruit of the research organization Outer Wilds Ventures, who goes on exploration into space, but ends up in a time loop. To get out of it...

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: 5.5/10

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

Dark and Darker

Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Fantasy, Medieval era

Early Access: PC → 8 August 2023; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 67/100

Hardcore action about clearing an underground fortress in the spirit of Escape from Tarkov. Players must not only find riches but also stay alive — otherwise, all...

Chernobylite

Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Post-apocalyptic

Early Access: PC → 16 October 2019; Game released: PC → 28 July 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A first-person shooter with exploration elements and horror. While exploring locations, the player collects resources to build a base and craft useful items, while...

Dungeon Warfare

Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Fantasy, Old school

Game released: PC → 4 November 2015

Steam: 95/100

A strategy game in the tower defense genre, where the role of the dungeon defender is assigned not to towers, but to numerous deadly traps. Spikes, rotating blades...

Starbound

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Simulation, Survival, Sandbox, Space

Game released: PC → 22 July 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Starbound is an indie adventure role-playing arcade game with platformer and action elements. You are forced to flee your planet by hijacking a ship. Fleeing from...

Rogue Legacy 2

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era, Metroidvania

Early Access: PC → 19 August 2020; Game released: PC → 28 April 2022

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 89/100

One day, a brave knight gets to a mysterious place where some kind of devilry happened many years ago. Skeletons, ghosts and other evil spirits roam everywhere, and...

Outlast

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 4 September 2013

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Outlast is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The events of the game take place in the Mount Massive Asylum, which for a long time served as a home...

Papers, Please

Arcade, Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 8 August 2013

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Papers, Please is an unusual simulator of an immigration officer. You will have to sit in a small booth and check the documents of visiting residents, identify...

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