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Cats Hidden in Paris - a game in the Indie genre

Free game, Hidden Objects, Casual game, Exploration, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 17 July 2023

Steam: 98/100

A minimalist cat hunting game set in Paris. 100 cats are waiting to be discovered by players against a hand-painted background. The game has 1 large level, many...

SENTRY

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Tactics, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Space, Strategy

Early Access: PC → 25 March 2024; Game in development: PC → spring 2027

Steam: 82/100

The game takes place on a spaceship on which people tried to escape from a dying planet. The goal of the game is to protect the spaceship from aliens using powerful...

Kaiserpunk

Grand strategy, Strategy, Construction, Indie, Historical, City Building, Simulation

Game released: PC → 21 March 2025

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 70/100

Metacritic: 62/100

A global strategy game set in an alternate world where World War I did not end. As the player progresses, he builds cities, develops production chains, sets up...

Menace from the Deep

Roguelike, Card game, Indie, Adventure, Side view

Game released: PC → 11 November 2024

Steam: 89/100

Roguelike with card game elements, inspired by the works of Lovecraft. The action takes place in the 1920s in the USA, where players will explore a mysterious...

Crashlands 2

Role-playing game, Adventure, Action, Isometric, Indie, Open world, Survival, Exploration, Crafting, Sandbox, Construction, Slasher

Game released: PC → 10 April 2025

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 93/100

A continuation of Crashlands, in which the main character ends up on another planet due to a mysterious explosion. The game features curious creatures, friendly...

Mini Royale

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Free game, Battle Royale

Early Access: PC → 27 March 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 61/100

A free dynamic shooter in which toy soldiers unleashed large -scale battles in ordinary household places. Using a hook-cat, you can quickly move in level, evade...

I AM RIPPER

Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Detective

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A dark game from the authors of Ether One, The Occupation and Dahlia View, set in the UK in 1988. We need to investigate a series of murders taking place in a...

s.p.l.i.t

Action, Simulation, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Horror

Game released: PC → 24 July 2025

Players: 4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A horror story about hackers from the creator of Buckshot Roulette. In the game you need to hack the structure of an evil corporation without leaving any traces...

Bendy: The Cage

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

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

An atmospheric third-person horror game set in parallel with Bendy and the Dark Revival. The player takes control of Henry, trapped in the Guardians' prison known...

Dark Quest 4

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, Dungeons, Exploration, Fantasy, Board / Group Game

Game released: PC → 5 November 2025

Steam: 76/100

Step-by-step adventure in the spirit of classic tabletop games like Hero Quest, where a party of heroes descends into dark dungeons filled with traps, monsters...

Heroine's Quest: The Herald of Ragnarok

Adventure, Indie, Free game, Side view, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: PC → 20 March 2014

Steam: 88/100

A hybrid of an adventure game and RPG, inspired by Norse mythology. The story begins with the summoning of the heroine by the earl Yarnvidr, who is desperately...

Into The Deep

Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Roguelike, Science fiction, Isometric

Game released: PC → 3 June 2026

Steam: 77/100

A free rhythm roguelike where diving into the ocean turns into a struggle with the consequences of a meteorite crash. The project is created by a small student team...

Go-Go Town!

Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, City Building, Construction

Early Access: PC → 18 June 2024; Game released: PC → 16 July 2026

Players: 1/10

Steam: 94/100

A city-building strategy about the life of the mayor of a small but promising town, where behind idyllic landscapes lies an endless stream of tasks. Initial...

Ritter & Rotwein

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Comedy, Medieval era, Historical

Game released: PC → 20 July 2026

Steam: 68/100

Medieval action with deliberately absurd physics, where the path to glory often turns into a series of ridiculous falls and comical situations. Controlling a puppet...

Arise Dark Lord

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

Game in development: PC → 2026

A hybrid of action and real-time strategy, where you will take on the role of the Dark Lord and lead an army of evil in a war against humanity. The player has...

Ministry of Truth: False Memory

Adventure, Simulation, Puzzle, Visual novel, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 19 August 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

A narrative simulator about life in a totalitarian society, where information becomes the main tool of power. The main character works as an official in the...

gravilon

Indie, Platformer, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 30 March 2015

Steam: 57/100

gravilon is a puzzle platformer built around exploring levels and manipulating gravity. The player uses the protagonist’s gravity-bending abilities and power-ups...

Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition

Adventure, Indie, Platformer

Game released: PC → 30 April 2020

Steam: 96/100

This old-school adventure platformer follows a hero who sings his way through a strange world of floating platforms, colorful enemies, and inexplicable phenomena...

DEADBOLT

Stealth, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 14 March 2016

Steam: 95/100

DEADBOLT is a stealth-action game about a Reaper working to quell an uprising of the undead. A mysterious fireplace assigns missions, including assassinating gang...

Dracula's Legacy

Casual game, Hidden Objects, Indie

Game released: PC → 22 October 2015

Steam: 78/100

This casual hidden-object adventure follows Isabella, who travels with her fiancé to an old ghost town connected to her forgotten past. While exploring, the pair...

Kopanito All-Stars Soccer

Sports game, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 November 2016

Steam: 84/100

This 2D arcade football game has no referee on the pitch, and players can use special super-moves during matches. In Kopanito All-Stars Soccer, results depend on...

Emily is Away

Free game, Indie, Simulation

Game released: PC → 20 November 2015

Steam: 87/100

An interactive story about a student and their relationship with Emily, a fellow high school student, set in the era of Windows XP and AIM chat. The player creates...

Particle Fleet: Emergence

Strategy, Indie, Simulation

Game released: PC → 29 September 2016

Steam: 92/100

This real-time strategy game with simulation elements follows a small corporation confronting a threat discovered in the depths of space. The player designs and...

Epic Battle Fantasy 5

Japanese role-playing game, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 November 2018

Steam: 98/100

A turn-based role-playing adventure with video game references, juvenile humor, and anime fanservice. Alongside battles, Epic Battle Fantasy 5 features monster...

Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity

Action, Role-playing game, Indie, Free game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 27 May 2016

Steam: 80/100

This action role-playing survival horror game is set in an alternative 1897, in the Angelic Empire of Britannia. Under contract to eliminate the source of the...

Ashes to Ashes

Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Free game, Action

Game released: PC → 12 June 2023

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 57/100

The main character is undead shooter Quinn del Ramo, who wants to take revenge on his former gang for betrayal. He sets off on a dangerous journey through the...

Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space

Simulation, Action, Strategy, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 4 November 2005

Steam: 77/100

Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a top-down simulator with a dash of action and strategy from the masters at Digital Eel. The game is published by Shrapnel...

Little Inferno

Arcade, Logic, Casual game, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 19 November 2012

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Little Inferno is an unusual puzzle game from the creators of World of Goo. It smelled like something was cooking... And here's your new Little Inferno entertaining...

OlliOlli

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Sports game, Indie, Skateboards

Game released: PC → 22 July 2014

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This skateboarding arcade game revolves around landing tricks and maintaining control through obstacle-filled levels. Players perform more than 120 tricks and...

Seasons after Fall

Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view, Platformer

Game released: PC → 2 September 2016

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Seasons after Fall is a side-view arcade adventure in a fantasy setting. The main character is a wild fox who fell under the control of the spirit of the forest. He...

Super Meat Boy Forever

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Action, Runner

Game released: PC → 10 January 2022

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Continuation of the hardcore arcade runner Super Meat Boy. The game has a full story, six new chapters and twice as many bosses. Meat Boy and Band-Aid Girl try to...

Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time

Casual game, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 15 October 2010

Steam: 39/100

Metacritic: 62/100

A comedy quest for all ages, built around problem-solving challenges and humorous encounters. Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time focuses on working through...

Great Big War Game

Strategy, Indie

Game released: PC → 28 August 2012

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

A turn-based strategy game set in a fictional world of military clashes between cartoon units, with humor throughout. Great Big War Game is a sequel to Great Little...

Dyscourse

Adventure, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 25 March 2015

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This interactive adventure takes place in a stylized world where choices have consequences. The journey centers on decision-making, with players shaping the course...

Paperbound

Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 31 March 2015

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 69/100

A combat game set inside old storybooks, where characters brought to life by magic dust battle using gravity. The cast includes stick figures; in Journey to the...

Island Time VR

Simulation, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 3 April 2018

Steam: 58/100

Metacritic: 61/100

After a shipwreck, the protagonist is stranded on a tiny island and must find a way to survive. Ingenuity and advice from Carl the Crab help guide the search for a...

oOo: Ascension

Racing, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 26 September 2018

Steam: 100/100

Metacritic: 70/100

An arcade game of reflexes and precise control, set in a retro-futuristic world of miniature planets. The player guides a ship through short but challenging...

Hotel Sowls

Indie, Adventure, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 31 December 2019

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 67/100

This 2D mystery adventure follows a pharmacologist who, after a difficult journey, obtains a valuable and mysterious stone and stops to rest at Hotel Sowls. The...

The Flower Collectors

Indie, Adventure, Detective

Game released: PC → 21 April 2020

Steam: 79/100

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, ambitious...

Chasm

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

Game released: PC → 30 July 2018

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Chasm is a side-scrolling adventure RPG action platformer in a fantasy setting. You have to try on the role of a young recruit performing his first mission...

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