Indie for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 41

First-person view, Survival horror, Stealth, Puzzle, Indie, Horror, Online

Game released: PC → 31 January 2025

Players: 3.8/10

Steam: 82/100

The main character is a person who is able to sense Distortions that generate strange objects and dangerous creatures. During the experiment, he will have to...

Siberian Way

Visual novel, Adventure, Historical, Indie, Detective, Horror

Game released: PC → 4 March 2025

Steam: 73/100

Detective visual short story with a gloomy history. The events of the game unfold at the end of the 19th century, and the plot tells about the detective Ilya...

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...

Alien Grounds

Free game, Shooter, First-person view, Combat robots, Indie, Science fiction

Early Access: PC → 8 April 2025; Game released: PC → 9 April 2026

Steam: 100/100

A dynamic shooter where battle with endless waves of combat vehicles becomes the main goal for survival. In alien, mysterious worlds, you need to fight robots using...

DMZ: Nuclear Survival

Action, Online, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Multiplayer survival game with a post-apocalyptic open world. Events unfold on the supercontinent Pangea, formed by tectonic changes after a nuclear war, where a...

Railborn

Adventure, Simulation, Sandbox, Trains, Indie, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.8/10

An open-world survival simulator where players customize their own train and travel through different locations. Gamers start with nothing and gradually build a...

The Trolley Solution

Adventure, Indie, Casual game, Comedy, Mini-game / browser-based, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 12 September 2025

Steam: 76/100

A game based on the famous "Trolley Problem", which turns a philosophical experiment into an absurd puzzle with a humorous twist. Instead of moral dilemmas, there...

Lost in Random: The Eternal Die

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Slasher

Game released: PC → 17 June 2025

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Queen Alexandra embarks on a dangerous journey through four biomes of the Kingdom of Chance, where she once ruled. You need to fight enemies and avoid traps. There...

Fragile Reflection

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Old school, Zombies, Survival horror, Horror

Game released: PC → 2 September 2025

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 75/100

The old Japanese town of Nankofuraku is shrouded in a haze of memories and pain. When Karyo Ito returns there to her family, she discovers not a cozy village, but a...

Neon Highways

Racing, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Old school, Arcade

Game released: PC → 12 November 2025

Steam: 93/100

A racing game where you can drive through a retro-futuristic neon city. There are a total of 12 highways in 6 unique regions and a Synthwave soundtrack that adds to...

King of Meat

Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Online

Game released: PC → 7 October 2025; The project is closed: PC → 9 April 2026

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 73/100

A bright cooperative game where four gamers explore dungeons created by the community. You will have to fight monsters and solve puzzles to earn rewards. Characters...

The Eternal Life of Goldman

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 8.6/10

A hand-drawn adventure platformer with elements of exploration and battles, set on a mysterious Archipelago. Players will uncover the mysteries of the islands, seek...

Roombattle

Action, Online, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy, Mini-game / browser-based

Game released: PC → 25 March 2026

VGTimes: 5.2/10

Players: 10/10

Steam: 98/100

The game turns ordinary cleaning into a crazy party, where vacuums clash in chaotic battles. The main task is simple — pop the opponents' balloons and be the last...

TOMAK: Save the Earth Regeneration

Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Remake, Casual game, Simulation

Game released: PC → 2 April 2026

Players: 1/10

Remake of the South Korean dating simulator Tomak: Save the Earth, Again from 2001, known for its absurd plot. The game tells the story of a goddess who descends...

Neverway

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Simulation, Top-down view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Construction, Crafting

Game in development: PC → 2027

A dark hybrid game that combines elements of life simulation, horror, and role-playing action. The story centers around Fiona, who starts a new life on a farm after...

Tangy TD

Strategy, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game, Action

Game released: PC → 9 March 2026

Steam: 89/100

A colorful strategy game in the Tower Defense genre with roguelike elements, where at the center is a witch controlling hero-towers of different classes. Each...

Grave Seasons

Adventure, Horror, Indie, Detective, Farm Simulator, Role-playing game

Game in development: PC → 9 March 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A narrative farming simulator where a peaceful life gradually turns into a troubling story. After escaping from prison, the hero finds refuge in the quiet town of...

Into The Deep

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

Game released: PC → 3 June 2026

Steam: 80/100

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...

Backrooms Lost Runners

Action, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Survival horror, Horror

Early Access: PC → 17 June 2026; Game in development: PC → 2028

Steam: 74/100

Cooperative horror, where the endless corridors of Backrooms turn into a survival challenge, and teamwork becomes the main chance to escape. Together with other...

Emberward

Strategy, Card game, Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Construction

Early Access: PC → 25 June 2024; Game released: PC → 17 September 2026

Steam: 96/100

A strategy game in the "tower defense" genre, where classic defense against waves of enemies is combined with the mechanics of creating paths independently. Instead...

Vampirium: 1997

Adventure, Horror, Sandbox, Indie, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Fantasy

Game in development: PC → 2026

The events unfold in an alternative 1997, where Dracula has become the king of England and built his own vampire empire. Players will take on the role of one of his...

Topidia: The Last Badge

Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Free game, Side view

Game released: PC → 7 July 2026

Steam: 93/100

An adventure platformer where a group of children set out to explore an abandoned mine to extract a rare mineral called Topidia and earn missing badges. Instead...

Doloc Town

Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Construction, Crafting, Farm Simulator

Game released: PC → 6 August 2026; Early Access: PC → 8 May 2025

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 78/100

The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. The main character, who collects trash in the wastelands, accidentally finds a small settlement and decides to...

Contact Protocol

Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Science fiction, Space

Game in development: PC → 2027

In the simulator of service on a starship in a dark retro-futuristic world inspired by the cassette era, where you constantly have to choose: shoot or risk missing...

Hayfever

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: PC → 25 February 2020

Steam: 89/100

Players need to help the postman Thomas collect lost letters. The hero suffers from severe allergies, and various allergens help him overcome obstacles. For...

Ancient Planet Tower Defense

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

Game released: PC → 3 February 2015

Steam: 84/100

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

DashBored

Role-playing game, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 13 June 2016

Steam: 91/100

DashBored is a role-playing game about Nicolas, a shut-in who is transported to a pocket dimension for people who have lost the will to live. The realm is ruled by...

Hate Plus

Visual novel, Indie, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 19 August 2013

Steam: 84/100

Hate Plus is a science-fiction visual novel and a sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story, centered on an investigation aboard a derelict generation ship. Over a three-day...

Project Explore

Survival, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 August 2017

Steam: 62/100

Project Explore is a 2D sandbox survival game where players explore the game world and can create their own content. Its inventory system uses metadata to give...

EVIL POSSESSION

Indie, Adventure, Action

Game released: PC → 17 May 2017

Steam: 56/100

A first-person horror game set in the Andalusian atmosphere of the mid-20th century. The player takes the role of a paranormal investigator attempting to exorcise a...

Tiny Echo

Adventure, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 31 August 2017

Steam: 89/100

An adventure game set in a hand-drawn world, where courier Emi delivers messages to spirits in a mysterious ethereal realm. The wordless narrative unfolds as she...

PLANETS OF WAR

Action, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 30 June 2017

Steam: 59/100

A short clicking adventure about defending Earth from an alien invasion. The player clicks on elements in the game world to oppose the alien threat. A playthrough...

Carmageddon: Max•Pack

Collection, Racing, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 June 1997

Steam: 85/100

Carmageddon: Max•Pack is a game. The game is published by SCi Games Ltd.. The PC version of Carmageddon: Max•Pack, unfortunately, has not yet been...

Romopolis

Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 18 May 2016

Steam: 79/100

This casual city-building simulation centers on creating cities in ancient Rome. The player places houses, structures, and other buildings within a limited area...

Waking Mars

Arcade, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Science fiction, Indie

Game released: PC → 4 December 2012

Players: 1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Waking Mars is a side-scrolling arcade adventure platformer. In 2097, life was discovered on Mars. During the mission to make first contact, you find yourself...

Slender: The Arrival

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

Game released: PC → 28 October 2013; Early Access: PC → 26 March 2013

Players: 8/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Continuation of the atmospheric horror with a first-person view Slender. The story tells of Slenderman, a paranormal figure who haunts inquiring minds around the...

Ether One

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

Game released: PC → 25 March 2014

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Adventure with a first person view. Players have two ways to progress: a simple story without tension or solving complex puzzles to restore the...

A Wizard's Lizard

Role-playing game, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Mini-game / browser-based, Roguelike, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 June 2014

Steam: 69/100

An isometric action RPG with roguelike elements, A Wizard's Lizard follows a wizard’s loyal pet lizard on a quest to rescue its master in Amberfall. After the...

Gunman Clive

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie

Game released: PC → 3 January 2014

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Gunman Clive is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with a beat 'em up style. The game takes place in 1800, where the player controls the main character...

Cosmic Star Heroine

Role-playing game, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 April 2017

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Cosmic Star Heroine is a Japanese-style adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat, where the main character, a secret agent, has to save the galaxy. In the...

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