Indie for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 45

Game released: PC → 2 October 2018

Steam: 82/100

In Death is a VR roguelite shooter set in a godless afterlife. Players fight their way through procedurally generated levels and dungeons using ranged...

Raging Loop

Visual novel, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 23 August 2017

Steam: 90/100

This psychological horror visual novel follows Haruaki Fusaishi, who arrives in Yasumizu, a remote village in the mountains of Japan. Cut off by a heavy mist, the...

Rumu

Indie, Adventure, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 12 December 2017

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 79/100

This point-and-click adventure follows Rumu, a robot vacuum cleaner beginning a journey toward sentience in a smart home overseen by Sabrina, its AI. Rumu’s...

Easy Red

Action, Indie, Simulation

Game released: PC → 1 December 2017

Steam: 79/100

Easy Red is a military action simulator set during Operation Overlord, focusing on the Allied landings in Normandy and the battles for Caen. Missions take place...

Treasure Hunter Simulator

Simulation, Indie, First-person view

Game released: PC → 6 December 2018

Steam: 59/100

An arcade-leaning simulation game about searching for artefacts at historically significant locations around the world. The player explores with a metal detector...

Do Not Fall (2014)

Adventure, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 18 December 2014

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Home

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Side view, Indie

Game released: PC → 31 August 2012

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Home is a unique side-scrolling horror adventure in a pixelated style. The main character wakes up in a mysterious dark place and does not know how exactly he got...

Soldat

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Platformer, Indie, Free game, Side view

Game released: PC → 29 June 2002

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Soldat is a free-to-play, fun side-scrolling shooter inspired by games like Liero, Worms (2005), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Quake. The game has...

Chariot

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Indie

Game released: PC → 12 November 2014

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Chariot is a side-scrolling adventure co-op puzzle platformer set in a fantasy setting. Together with a friend, you will have to try on the roles of a beautiful...

1001 Spikes

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: PC → 3 June 2014

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 78/100

This arcade platformer with puzzle elements follows Aban Hawkins as he searches the ruins of Ukampa in South America for his missing father, archaeologist Jim...

OlliOlli2: Welcome to Olliwood

Arcade, Platformer, Sports game, Skateboards, Indie

Game released: PC → 11 August 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 84/100

This arcade skateboarding platformer moves the action from the streets to cinematic sets in Olliwood. Players ride levels filled with ramps and hills, choose routes...

Starlight Inception

Simulation, Action, Warships / Submarines, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: PC → 8 August 2013

Steam: 25/100

Set a hundred years in the future, this space combat simulator follows a young pilot in the United Star Force as World War IV breaks out against the Non-Aligned...

Master Spy

Platformer, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 8 September 2015

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 68/100

A precision platformer built around stealth is accompanied by retro cutscenes about espionage, intrigue, and betrayal. The story unfolds through these scenes, while...

30 Birds

Indie, Exploration, Adventure

Game released: PC → 27 November 2024

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 83/100

This narrative adventure takes place in a world inspired by Persian miniatures and combines 2D and 3D visuals. Players control Zig as he explores an open world...

Love at First Sight

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: PC → 18 May 2015

Steam: 96/100

This romantic visual novel follows a high school student who falls in love at first sight with Sachi Usui, a shy, reclusive girl with one eye and a history of...

Cube Destroyer

Indie, Action, Top-down view

Game released: PC → 15 February 2016

Steam: 85/100

Cube Destroyer is an arcade top-down shooter about destroying factories that produce enemies. On each level, the player dodges bullets and fights opponents, aiming...

旧手表 - Old Watch

Indie, Casual game, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 20 December 2017

Steam: 83/100

This visual novel follows TaiLin, who discovers that a watch he found can take him through time. A strange woman calls and reveals the purpose of the watch, which...

Perception

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 May 2017

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 58/100

Perception is an adventure horror game with a first-person view. The main character is a blind girl named Cassie, who finds herself in an abandoned mansion and uses...

Run Zeus Run

Casual game, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 11 October 2017

Steam: 79/100

Run Zeus Run is an endless platformer in which Zeus runs through stages that grow faster over time. The player jumps and double-jumps, dodges monsters and attacks...

Lines X

Casual game, Indie, Strategy

Game released: PC → 31 October 2017

Steam: 81/100

This Numberlink-based puzzle challenges players to connect colored tiles by finding paths through a grid. Lines X features 100 puzzles to solve. Its abstract...

Fidget Spinner

Simulation, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 6 September 2017

Steam: 83/100

This 2D casual simulator focuses on spinning fidget spinners. Players can try different models, each with its own features. Progress unlocks additional spinners and...

Please, Don't Touch Anything

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 26 March 2015

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Please, Don't Touch Anything is an arcade puzzle game with pixel graphics. While your colleague has gone to the restroom, you need to replace him at a mysterious...

Xing: The Land Beyond

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Virtual Reality (VR), Indie

Game released: PC → 21 September 2017

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 87/100

Xing: The Land Beyond is an atmospheric first-person puzzle-solving adventure for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Valve Index and PlayStation VR. The...

Nyan Cat: Lost In Space

Arcade, Indie, Side view, Platformer, Adventure, Casual game

Game released: PC → 4 December 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

An arcade platformer about Nyan Cat flying through endless space. The player collects coins and food, jumps across cake platforms, and dodges enemies such as dogs...

Silver Case

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Detective

Game released: PC → 6 October 2016

Players: 7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Silver Case — adventure visual novel in Japanese style. The game is dedicated to the investigation of a series of brutal murders that occurred in a city area...

Death Squared

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Game released: PC → 14 March 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Death Squared is an arcade puzzle game from the developers of SMG Studio. The game has a cooperative mode in which you can solve various problems together with...

Past Cure

Action, Shooter, Stealth, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: PC → 2 February 2018

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 24/100

Metacritic: 40/100

Past Cure is a futuristic action game with a third-person view and stealth elements. The action takes place between two worlds — reality and an abstract...

Infectonator 3: Apocalypse

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Simulation, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Zombies, Strategy

Game released: PC → 10 May 2018

Steam: 83/100

Infectonator 3: Apocalypse is a furious top-down arcade action game with elements of a management simulator. The world is overrun by a real zombie apocalypse. And...

Totally Accurate Battlegrounds

Arcade, Online, Shooter, First-person view, Indie, MMO

Game released: PC → 5 June 2018

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Totally Accurate Battlegrounds is a multiplayer first-person shooter in the battle royale genre, which is a parody of all games of this genre and in particular...

Gato Roboto

Indie, Action, Adventure, Side view, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 30 May 2019

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Gato Roboto is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will play as a cat who has to save his captain and the...

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters

Adventure, Horror, Side view, Indie

Game released: PC → 28 January 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 74/100

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a continuation of the horror adventure with survival elements. The game tells the story of a young girl, Mine Park, who, under...

Shady Part of Me

Indie, Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer, Arcade

Game released: PC → 10 December 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Shady Part of Me is an adventure puzzle platformer where you have to solve the mystery of a poor girl. An exhilarating journey through the land of dreams awaits you...

Mercenary Skirmish

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Online, MOBA

Early Access: PC → 26 March 2021; Game in development: PC → 2026

Steam: 75/100

Mercenary Skirmish is a free-to-play action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. There are four character classes available in the game...

Medieval Shopkeeper Simulator

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Early Access: PC → 12 May 2018

Steam: 60/100

Medieval Shopkeeper Simulator is an adventure role-playing game with a third-person view and elements of the Middle Ages. You will have to create, manage and expand...

Rivals of Aether 2

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Platformer, Side view, Online, Indie

Game released: PC → 23 October 2024

Steam: 78/100

The game takes place in a fantasy world where the elements of fire, water, earth and air control their heroes. Players choose characters with unique abilities, such...

A Superman Style Flight Experience

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

Game released: PC → 16 April 2022

Players: 6.2/10

A Superman Style Flight Experience — a Superman simulator with an open world and third-person view, created using the tech demo The Matrix Awakens, built on the...

Despair: Blood Curse

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

Game released: PC → 10 January 2024

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 80/100

The game tells the story of a girl named Anna, who one day receives a strange letter from her sister Ekaterina. It describes a series of nightmarish events that...

Palmyra Orphanage

Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival, Adult game, Puzzle, Adventure, Stealth, Exploration, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 24 September 2019

Steam: 89/100

Palmyra Orphanage is a survival horror adventure with a first-person view. The main character of the game goes to the mysterious Palmyra shelter, located in the...

Shattering Obsidian

Role-playing game, Indie, Steampunk, Turn-based, Adventure, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: PC → 30 September 2020

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 77/100

Shattering Obsidian is an epic RPG with steampunk elements, centered around a compelling story and character development. Along with several refugees, players will...

Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Simulation, Comedy, Science fiction, Strategy, Business / Management

Game released: PC → 25 May 2023

Steam: 68/100

Continuation of the unusual simulator Do Not Feed the Monkeys. The events of the game unfold in the year 2099, when alien knowledge triggered a rapid...

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