Indie for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 44

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...

Solar Expanse - Space Exploration Manager

Strategy, Simulation, Sandbox, Indie, Space

Early Access: PC → 9 April 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 87/100

A space strategy game where managing a company focused on exploring and colonizing the Solar System is the core of the gameplay. Development revolves around...

Dark Quest 3

Role-playing game, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, Dungeons, Exploration, Fantasy, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 24 May 2023

Steam: 73/100

A tactical adventure with the atmosphere of a board game, where a team of heroes sets out to face the growing threat from the Chaos Sorcerer. The journey begins in...

It Reaches

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Survival horror, Horror, Action

Game released: PC → 18 May 2026

Steam: 78/100

Atmospheric survival horror, where an ordinary police operation turns into a nightmare for Officer Jason Thompson. The action takes place in an abandoned hospital...

No More Furries

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Old school, Action, Comics

Early Access: PC → 14 February 2026; Game in development: PC → 2028

Steam: 84/100

Single-player wave shooter where the player survives in a world taken over by werewolves, fending off increasingly complex enemy attacks. The gameplay revolves...

eXSert

Action, Adventure, Post-apocalyptic, Beat them all, Indie, Free game, Exploration

Game released: PC → 19 June 2026

Steam: 50/100

The plot tells the story of Vera — a hot-headed girl who infiltrates a giant flying ship to destroy an artificial intelligence known as the Cleaner, which has...

NGU IDLE

Role-playing game, Indie, Free game, Casual game, Comedy, Clicker, Adventure

Game released: PC → 1 October 2019

Steam: 95/100

A free clicker RPG with absurd humor, a huge number of upgrades, and hundreds of hours of content. The core gameplay is based on continuous growth of numerical...

Dungeon Warfare 2

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

Game released: PC → 6 July 2018

Steam: 89/100

Continuation of the tower defense strategy genre about the dungeon master, who must defend his domain from greedy adventurers and heroes who have decided to fight...

Slap City

Indie, Action, Fighting

Game released: PC → 17 September 2020

Steam: 95/100

Slap City is a platform fighter featuring characters from the Ludosity universe, each with a distinct playstyle. Matches can be played locally or online, with modes...

Avenger Bird

Indie, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: PC → 5 January 2017

Steam: 72/100

This pixel-art side-scrolling platformer follows a bird on a quest to rescue its kidnapped chicks. The adventure spans four worlds connected by an open...

XOXO Droplets

Visual novel, Simulation, Indie

Game released: PC → 31 August 2017

Steam: 75/100

This visual novel and dating sim follows a high school student who transfers to the boarding school of her dreams. Her parents will let her stay through graduation...

The Flaws of Gravity

Free game, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 6 May 2017

Steam: 61/100

This first-person puzzle game takes place in a labyrinth where gravity can be redirected. The protagonist can walk on walls and move objects; everything falls...

The Adventurer - Episode 1: Beginning of the End

Adventure, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 31 July 2017

Steam: 67/100

This humorous adventure begins in the Kingdom of Bisera, where all the young women mysteriously disappear overnight. The hero sets out to find and rescue them. As...

Beyond Eden

Visual novel, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 6 October 2017

Steam: 91/100

Set in the late Victorian era, this BL visual novel follows a story of revenge and complicated relationships between men. Young businessman Alex Wake returns to the...

Riaaf The Spider

Indie, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 10 June 2017

Steam: 87/100

A casual adventure about Riaaf, a hungry spider who enters an abandoned house in search of flies. The house has other inhabitants too: ghosts that would be glad to...

BANG! BANG! Totally Accurate Redneck Simulator

Casual game, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 4 May 2020

Steam: 94/100

This casual physics-based shooter-puzzler follows a drunken gunman trying to hit targets without shooting himself with a ricochet. In BANG! BANG! Totally Accurate...

Omegaland

Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 12 July 2017

Steam: 90/100

This casual platformer follows Princess Omega as she searches for the five magical keys to her castle. The player explores the Flower Kingdom, choosing the order of...

Blackwell Unbound

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: PC → 13 January 2012

Steam: 93/100

A point-and-click adventure puzzle set in 1973 Manhattan, where a series of accidents at a construction site and the sound of a lone saxophone may be connected...

de Blob 2

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

Game released: PC → 22 June 2017

Players: 9/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 75/100

de Blob 2 is a continuation of the arcade action platformer with a third-person view. The main villain from the first part returns and tries to seize power in the...

Fieldrunners

Strategy, Top-down view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Indie

Game released: PC → 24 May 2012

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A tower defense strategy game in which the player protects the field from waves of ground and air enemies. The defense relies on placing and upgrading towers...

Pokemon World

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game canceled: PC → 2015

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Pokemon World is a free-to-play fan-made MMO game. They offer a unique experience that...

Realm of the Mad God

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Shooter, MMO, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Free game, Roguelike, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 February 2012

Players: 9/10

Steam: 80/100

Realm of the Mad God is a free-to-play top-down multiplayer shooter in a fantasy setting. You have to team up with dozens of players and fight for the Kingdom of...

Resonance (2012)

Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: PC → 25 July 2012

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This point-and-click adventure with puzzles follows four ordinary people whose lives become entangled after the unexpected death of a particle physicist. They race...

Samorost

Adventure, Free game, Side view, Indie, Point & Click, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 20 May 2021

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Samorost is an unusual side-scrolling indie adventure game that follows the exciting journey of a dwarf in...

Secret Ponchos

Role-playing game, Action, Hack and slash, Isometric, Indie, Online

Game released: PC → 13 October 2015

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 64/100

This competitive PvP action game with fighting-game elements is set in a stylized Spaghetti Western world, where outlaw gangs battle for bounties. Secret Ponchos...

Shelter

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration

Game released: PC → 28 August 2013

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Shelter is a captivating third-person adventure where you learn about the challenges of surviving in the wild as a badger. Together with your cubs, you set off on a...

Audiosurf 2

Arcade, Action, Music game, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 26 May 2015

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Audiosurf 2 is a continuation of the musical racing arcade game with a third-person view. The sequel features many improvements over the original. First of all...

Master Reboot

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

Game released: PC → 29 October 2013

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Master Reboot is an action-horror game with a first-person view in the style of science fiction. Imagine a world where death is no longer final, where precious...

SteamWorld Dig

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Steampunk

Game released: PC → 5 December 2013

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 80/100

SteamWorld Dig is a charming side-scrolling arcade action-platformer about a robotic miner named Rusty, who arrives in a small town with the goal of finding...

Lifeless Planet

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Exploration, Space

Game released: PC → 6 March 2014

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Lifeless Planet is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The game tells the story of an astronaut who discovers an abandoned Soviet...

Whispering Willows

Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural, Horror

Game released: PC → 9 July 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Whispering Willows is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a mysterious mansion. The plot centers on Elena Elkhorn. She goes to the estate in search...

Switch Galaxy Ultra

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 20 November 2015

Steam: 35/100

Switch Galaxy Ultra is a futuristic arcade racing game in which the player travels across the galaxy collecting tantalum for Dakur Technology. At high speed, the...

Woah Dave!

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 October 2014

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This arcade platformer follows Dave Lonuts as he tries to survive an alien invasion and collect as many coins as possible. He fights back by throwing alien eggs...

140

Platformer, Music game, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 October 2013

Players: 9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 70/100

A minimalist puzzle platformer in which obstacles are tied to the rhythm of electronic music. The player controls a geometric shape in an abstract, colorful world...

Akane the Kunoichi

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Anime / Manga

Game released: PC → 3 May 2014

Players: 3.9/10

Steam: 60/100

This arcade platformer follows Akane, a kunoichi who sets out to rescue her master Goro after he is kidnapped by Hiromi. Along the way, she faces enemy ninjas and...

Graal Seeker

Role-playing game, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Frozen: PC → 2017

Graal Seeker is an adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat in a fantasy setting. You will act as a treasure hunter and go in search of the Grail. The...

Fibbage

Puzzle, Board / Group Game, Logic, Casual game, Strategy, Indie

Game released: PC → 24 March 2016

Steam: 95/100

Fibbage is a multiplayer trivia party game built around bluffing: players invent false answers to fill in the blanks and try to pass them off as true. A game...

Spy Chameleon: RGB Agent

Arcade, Stealth, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 June 2014

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 71/100

This arcade-puzzle game with stealth elements follows a chameleon secret agent who changes color to blend into the surroundings and avoid detection. Across five...

Secret of the Magic Crystals

Arcade, Simulation, Sports game, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Point & Click, Business / Management, Crafting, Farm Simulator

Game released: PC → 14 January 2010

Steam: 79/100

Magic Ranch. Legend of the Crystals is an indie arcade game in the point and click style. In this game you will become the owner of a ranch with magical horses. You...

Space Pirates and Zombies 2

Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Space

Game released: PC → 7 November 2017

Players: 7/10

Steam: 77/100

This post-apocalyptic space strategy game with action and role-playing elements follows survival in a galaxy after a zombie apocalypse. Infrastructure has...

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