Indie
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Statuses
Best Games in the Indie genre for PC
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Zombies
Early Access: PC → 14 January 2023; Game released: PC → 27 December 2025
Players:
6.8/10
Steam:
64/100
The player, in single or co-op mode, survives in a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies and other dangers. The extracted resources and materials can be spent on...
Action, Stealth, Online, First-person view, Indie, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Space, Survival horror, Horror
Early Access: PC → 26 October 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027
Asymmetric network horror with elements of social deduction for up to 10 players. In the confined space of the ship, a creature lurks that can take on human form...
First-person view, Indie, Detective, Adventure, Sandbox, Stealth, Action, Open world, Cyberpunk, Procedural generation
Early Access: PC → 24 April 2023; Game released: PC → 26 September 2024
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
68/100
The game takes place in an alternative 1980s, where it is not the police who solve crimes, but private corporations and mercenaries. Players take on the role of a...
Action, Adventure, Horror, In real time, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Detective, Walking Simulator, Exploration
Game released: PC → 25 September 2014
Players:
6.8/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
80/100
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is an atmospheric adventure with a first-person view and horror elements. You take control of a detective searching for a missing boy...
Action, Adventure, Slasher, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Old school, Arcade, Strategy
Early Access: PC → 14 May 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027
Players:
1/10
Steam:
84/100
A pixelated co-op game where players destroy hordes of enemies to stop a mad king. There are four characters, each with their own fighting style, stats, and...
Anime / Manga, Sandbox, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Construction, Crafting, Farm Simulator, Role-playing game
Early Access: PC → 11 February 2026; Game released: PC → 18 August 2026
Players:
6.4/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
67/100
A cozy tropical island life simulator with farming, decorating, and exploration elements. The player finds himself far from the bustle of the city and sets up his...
Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Survival, Roguelike
Game released: PC → 16 November 2018
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Bad North is a minimalist real-time strategy game with tower defense elements and an isometric camera view. You have to defend your island against the impending...
Online, Strategy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Free game, Top-down view, Tactics, In real time, Indie
Game released: PC → 30 November 2021
Steam:
83/100
Bloons TD Battles 2 is a continuation of the shareware arcade puzzle game with strategy elements in the tower defense genre. In the game, you will engage in a...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Historical, Indie, Side view, Medieval era
Early Access: PC → 21 June 2022; Game released: PC → 16 November 2023
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
70/100
An economic blacksmithing management simulator set during the Hundred Years’ War. The main character aims to restore his father’s forge and turn it into a thriving...
Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Walking Simulator
Game released: PC → 1 September 2026
Players:
10/10
Steam:
96/100
A horror adventure from the first person, combining several standalone scary stories. Some of them are completely fictional, while others are based on real events...
Top-down view, Action, Role-playing game, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Farm Simulator, Crafting
Game released: PC → 25 April 2023
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Sandbox with elements of a farmer simulator. The player is building a settlement in the Stone Age. You can grow plants to harvest crops, tame animals, and explore...
Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Indie, Horror, Slasher, Fantasy, Medieval era, Metroidvania, Gothic
Game released: PC → 15 November 2023
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
73/100
A dark metroidvania in the spirit of Bloodborne. The events unfold in a gothic city populated by various monsters. Players take on the role of Eric, who suffers...
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Tactics, Survival, Exploration
Game released: PC → 4 December 2025
Players:
4.7/10
Steam:
62/100
A tactical survival shooter set on a mysterious tropical island in the Pacific Ocean. It was from there that a distress signal came from journalists, whom the main...
Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Top-down view, Roguelike, Exploration, Open world, Fantasy, Indie
Early Access: PC → 8 June 2026; Game in development: PC → 2028
Steam:
86/100
A role-playing action roguelike that combines dynamic battles, world exploration, and a deep system for creating your own spells. The game takes place in a dark...