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

Action, Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Zombies

Early Access: PC → 24 October 2025; Game in development: PC → 2029

Players: 8.5/10

Multiplayer sandbox with survival elements and an open world. In the near future, an apocalypse has occurred: zombies roam the Earth, most people have died, and...

South of Midnight

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

Game released: PC → 8 April 2025

VGTimes: 8.5/10

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 78/100

The events of the game unfold in the south of America, where fantastic creatures from local myths live. A disaster hung over the city of Prospero, but with it the...

Thank You Bus Driver

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Comedy

Game in development: PC → 2027

Players take on the role of a city bus driver who tries to survive the day with minimal violations and maximum gratitude from passengers. At first glance, the...

Dyson Sphere Program

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie, Science fiction

Early Access: PC → 21 January 2021; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 9/10

Dyson Sphere Program is a sci-fi space simulator in which you build your galactic empire by exploring uncharted areas of extraterrestrial space. In the distant...

Chernobylite

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

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

Players: 7/10

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...

Mordhau

Slasher, First-person view, Medieval era, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Historical

Game released: PC → 29 April 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 81/100

Multiplayer action game Mordhau, featuring a first-person perspective in a late medieval setting, was developed by the indie studio Triternion, two years after...

Soulstone Survivors

Role-playing game, Indie, Top-down view, Fantasy, Action, Roguelike, Shooter, Crafting

Early Access: PC → 7 November 2022; Game released: PC → 17 June 2025

Players: 9.4/10

An action RPG with roguelike elements, where the fantasy world is filled with hordes of monsters and giant bosses. The player becomes a Void Hunter, destroying...

Real Shoot

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

Game released: PC → 7 December 2024

Players: 6.3/10

A game with realistic graphics powered by Unreal Engine 5. The gamer, in the role of an operative of the Shadow Ops squad, performs various tasks and fights...

Dysmantle

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: PC → 16 November 2021; Early Access: PC → 6 November 2020

Players: 8.9/10

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...

Paralives

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

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

Players: 8.7/10

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

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

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...

Agefield High: Rock the School

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Comedy, Open world

Game released: PC → 12 August 2026

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 27/100

An exciting open-world sandbox game set in the small town of Agefield in the early 2000s. The main character is a high school student named Sam, who lives the last...

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

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

Game released: PC → 27 April 2022

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 90/100

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an improved version of the office adventure with a first-person view. You will play the role of office plankton Stanley, who...

Giantess Playground

Action, Indie, Open world

Early Access: PC → 23 July 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 10/10

The player controls a colossal giantess and wreaks havoc on the city. Several characters can reduce skyscrapers to rubble and then stage a photo shoot. You can also...

Minecraft 2

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Roguelike

Not officially announced: PC → 2028

Anticipation Rating: 7/10

Minecraft 2 is the continuation of the legendary sandbox adventure with a third-person view and abundant opportunities for creating objects and buildings. The main...

People Playground

Indie, Simulation, Side view, Arcade, Horror

Game released: PC → 23 July 2019

Players: 7.8/10

People Playground is a fun side-scrolling indie sandbox game. In the game you will find yourself in a real ragdoll world, where all characters and objects are...

Rehaunted

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

Game released: PC → 14 September 2026

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

Cloudpunk

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

Game released: PC → 23 April 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Cloudpunk is an adventure arcade game with a third-person view in the style of cyberpunk. The game takes place over the course of one night. The protagonist is a...

Souper Game

Business / Management, Adult game, Indie, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 6 February 2026

Players: 9.3/10

The spiritual heiress of the Leisure Suit Larry series, telling how the magic borsch is trying to seduce the elf Silvi. To prepare the perfect soup, players need to...

Path of Giants

Casual game, Indie, Puzzle, Adventure, Fantasy, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 15 February 2020

Players: 9.9/10

The player controls three explorers who are trying to find lost treasures in ice caves and snowy cliffs. You can switch between characters to use their skills to...

Banebush

Horror, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC → 25 December 2024

Players: 9.7/10

A gloomy adventure made in black and red colors and inspired by fairy tales. The game has several endings, the receipt of which depends on the decisions made by the...

Scavland

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Survival

Early Access: PC → 4 September 2026; Game in development: PC → 2028

The action takes place in Zalessye — a land ravaged by war and the mysterious Mist. The player takes on the role of a Scavenger, a person who survives on what...

Russian Train Trip 2

Simulation, Adventure, Trains, First-person view, Indie

Early Access: PC → 7 March 2023; Game released: PC → 15 April 2023

Players: 6.2/10

A new travel simulator across Russia, in which the player travels to Vladivostok, covering vast distances on a passenger train in a compartment car. On this...

Lou's Lagoon

Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting

Game released: PC → 27 August 2026

Metacritic: 72/100

An open world life simulator inspired by the cartoon “Miracles on Bends”. Uncle Lou disappeared, leaving the hero with his seaplane delivery company. Now he needs...

Car Dealer Simulator

Simulation, Indie, Casual game, First-person view, Open world, Business / Management

Game released: PC → 29 May 2025

Players: 8.1/10

It all starts with working under the absent-minded but charismatic owner Little Sam, who is clearly not good at organization. You have to figure out the intricacies...

Geometry Dash

Arcade, Platformer, Sandbox, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 22 December 2014

Players: 7.4/10

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...

Below, Rusted Gods

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

Game released: PC → 29 July 2026

An atmospheric sci-fi thriller where you take on the role of an operator observing an expedition into a mysterious underground abyss. By monitoring the squad's...

Ghost in the SQL Data

Educational game (Education), Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Text quest, Detective

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A detective game where players will investigate crimes using the SQL programming language. Instead of the usual search for clues in locations, players need to work...

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Chess game, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 12 May 2022

Players: 10/10

A strategy game with roguelike elements that reimagines chess. The player takes control of a black king with a shotgun, who must defeat an army of white pieces and...

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 4 November 2014

Players: 8.6/10

Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a top-down indie RPG. You will play as the boy Isaac, hiding in the basement from his mother, whom God ordered to sacrifice him. To...

Halls of Torment

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Fantasy, Old school

Early Access: PC → 24 May 2023; Game released: PC → 24 September 2024

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 88/100

The main action takes place in a dark fantasy world with monsters, demons and magic. The brave hero sets out to explore various underground spaces to find new...

Outbound

Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting

Game released: PC → 11 May 2026

Metacritic: 66/100

A survival simulator in an open world, the main feature of which is the main character’s van, which must be improved by adding various mechanisms to it. The player...

Outlast 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Indie

Game released: PC → 24 April 2017

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Outlast 2 is a continuation of the popular horror adventure with stealth elements from the developers from the Red Barrels studio. The events of the game are...

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 31 March 2021

Players: 8.8/10

The Binding of Isaac: Repentance — an expansion to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. The expansion includes the fan-made modification...

Pathologic 3: Quarantine

Adventure, First-person view, Free game, Indie, Detective, Survival horror, Open world

Game released: PC → 17 March 2025

Players: 8.3/10

The beginning of the story of a young scientist from Pathologic 3. The main character sets off from a laboratory in the capital to a small town where a mysterious...

Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy

Early Access: PC → 19 November 2025; Game released: PC → 2 September 2026

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 80/100

The main character controls a modest shop in a poor village. It is necessary to explore the surrounding locations and fight monsters in the dungeons to find...

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 7 August 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The game takes you on a dark and ruthless journey into the depths of the mind, where the lines between reality and madness blur. The story follows a warrior named...

Astral Ascent

Action, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Fantasy

Early Access: PC → 12 April 2022; Game released: PC → 14 November 2023

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Four heroes with unique personalities try to escape from the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 godlike and treacherous Zodiacs. The game has dozens of unique...

Orch Star

Action, Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC → 15 August 2018

Orch Star is a sci-fi real-time strategy game for the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift virtual reality devices. The game will immerse you in a cosmic universe where orcs...

Spine - This is Gun Fu

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Beat them all, Indie

Game in development: PC → лето 2027

Anticipation Rating: 8.7/10

Cyberpunk gun-fu action with parkour. The main action takes place in the near future, in which the Tensor corporation, with the help of artificial intelligence, has...

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Best Games in the Indie genre for PC