Indie for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 6

Divinity: Original Sin - a game in the Indie genre

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Hack and slash, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 30 June 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Divinity: Original Sin is an action-adventure RPG with turn-based combat and a fantasy setting. The game is a true sequel, the plot of which will begin immediately...

Five Nights at Freddy's

Horror, First-person view, Combat robots, Indie, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 8 August 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Five Nights at Freddy's is a first-person horror game in the point and click genre. From your small office, you must keep a close eye on the security cameras. You...

Russian Train Trip 2

Simulation, Adventure, Trains, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator

Early Access: PC → 7 March 2023; Game released: PC → 15 April 2023

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 38/100

A new travel simulator across Russia, in which the player travels to Vladivostok, covering vast distances on a passenger train in a compartment car. On this...

Caves of Qud

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Procedural generation, Open world

Early Access: PC → 15 July 2015; Game released: PC → 5 December 2024

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 91/100

A turn-based RPG from the minds of Sproggiwood. The game world is generated anew each time, offering unique adventures with each visit. The environment can be...

Bus World

Simulation, First-person view, Racing, Third-person view, Adventure, Indie, Sandbox, Open world

Early Access: PC → 29 September 2022; Game released: PC → 14 September 2023

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 72/100

A realistic driving simulator in which the player carries out passenger bus transportation in a variety of scenarios: from working as a bus driver to evacuation in...

Agefield High: Rock the School

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Comedy, Open world

Game released: PC → 12 August 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 36/100

Metacritic: 29/100

An exciting open-world sandbox game set in the small town of Agefield in the early 2000s. The main character is a high school student named Sam, who lives the last...

Darkest Dungeon 2

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons, Fantasy, Medieval era, Gothic

Early Access: PC → 26 October 2021; Game released: PC → 8 May 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A continuation of a unique party RPG, where the heroes’ skills are tied not to abstract indicators of strength, dexterity, intelligence, but to a very real mental...

Forever Skies

Role-playing game, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Survival, Exploration, Sandbox, Open world, Crafting, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 22 June 2023; Game released: PC → 14 April 2025

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 67/100

The game takes place on Earth destroyed by an environmental disaster. To survive and understand what happened, the hero collects resources, fights dangers, searches...

Sovereign Tower

Role-playing game, Adventure, Visual novel, Comedy, Medieval era, Indie

Game released: PC → 6 August 2026

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

An adventure role-playing game with kingdom management elements, where you will become the ruler of a magical tower and lead your own Round Table. A set of...

Don't Starve

Adventure, Horror, Simulation, Isometric, Indie, Survival, Crafting

Game released: PC → 23 April 2013

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Don't Starve is an adventure game about survival in a randomly generated world. In it you have to collect resources, stock up on food, grow berries and vegetables...

Plague Inc: Evolved

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Indie, Business / Management, Simulation

Game released: PC → 18 February 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 93/100

Plague Inc: Evolved is an updated version of an unusual simulator with elements of management strategy for modern platforms. The game will give you the opportunity...

Inside

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Logic, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 7 July 2016

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Inside is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer with survival elements from the creators of Limbo. The plot centers on a lonely boy who is hiding from...

Battle Brothers

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

Game released: PC → 24 March 2017; Early Access: PC → 27 April 2015

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A turn-based tactical role-playing game about leading a mercenary company through a harsh, low-fantasy medieval world in a procedurally generated open-world...

RUINER

Shooter, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 26 September 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 76/100

RUINER is an isometric action game in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in 2091 in a cyber metropolis called Rengkok. You will play as a cyber psychopath...

Shadows of Kurgansk

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Simulation, Survival, Indie

Game released: PC → 9 October 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 66/100

Shadows of Kurgansk is an action shooter with a first-person view and horror elements in a post-apocalyptic world. You have to survive in a Zone where zombies live...

Blair Witch

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 August 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Blair Witch is a first-person adventure horror game from the creators of Layers of Fear, based on the eponymous "Blair Witch" cinematic universe. You are in for a...

Unrecord

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Tactics

Game in development: PC → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.5/10

A tactical shooter with a body camera view and real-life graphics. The game tells the story of a policeman who investigates several criminal cases and confronts...

DON'T STOP SMILING

Horror, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator, Casual game

Game released: PC → 12 June 2026

Steam: 56/100

A short psychological horror game from the first-person perspective, where a genuine smile becomes the main tool for survival. The game uses the PC camera to track...

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PC → 10 March 2015

Players: 9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a continuation of the dynamic top-down action game. The main action takes place parallel to the events of the original Hotline...

OneShot

Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC → 8 December 2016; Early Access: PC → 30 June 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 80/100

This surreal top-down puzzle adventure follows a child travelling through a mysterious world in an attempt to restore its long-dead sun. In OneShot, the world is...

Squad 44

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Historical, Tactics, Indie, Open world, Cooperative (co-op), Simulation, Online, MMO

Game released: PC → 9 August 2018

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 79/100

A competitive WWII shooter featuring over 20 maps, over 150 weapons, controllable vehicles and multiple factions including the British Airborne Division, US...

Defense Zone 3

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

Game released: PC → 14 December 2016

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 79/100

Defense Zone 3 Ultra HD is an indie tower defense strategy game with a top-down view in real time. This is a sequel to the famous Defense Zone strategy, only now...

Delivery from the Pain: Survival

Adventure, Action, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Horror, Survival, Zombies

Game released: PC → 12 June 2019

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Delivery from the Pain: Survival is an action-adventure role-playing game with survival elements and a top-down view in the setting of a zombie apocalypse. A...

Ferocious

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...

Blood West

Action, Shooter, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Open world, Role-playing game

Early Access: PC → 10 February 2022; Game released: PC → 5 December 2023

Players: 8/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 80/100

A mystical Western that tells the story of a traveling revolver who rises from the dead to lift a curse and free his soul. During his journey through the Wild West...

Conquest Dark

Action, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy, Indie

Early Access: PC → 30 April 2025

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 90/100

The black planet almost destroyed humanity, awakening ancient forces. 237 years later, survivors continue to fight armies of the undead. You need to upgrade your...

Go Ape Ship!

Third-person view, Indie, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy, Space, Collectible card game (CCG), Online

Game released: PC → 18 February 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

A multiplayer game where the team must complete tasks and respond to emergencies on a spaceship. You will need to adjust the engines, activate shields, prepare...

Windward Horizon

Role-playing game, Warships / Submarines, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration, Open world, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 22 May 2025

Steam: 79/100

An open-world adventure RPG about sea voyages, trade, and life as a captain. The game builds on the ideas of the original Windward from 2015. As a young captain...

This Is the Police

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie

Game released: PC → 2 August 2016

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 67/100

This Is the Police is an adventure strategy game with management game elements and an isometric camera view. Scandals, intrigues, investigations are commonplace for...

YAPYAP

First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Comedy, Exploration, Fantasy, Procedural generation, Survival horror, Online, Horror

Game released: PC → 3 February 2026

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 83/100

Cooperative survival horror where you can test your magical abilities with friends. In the story, the player and their allies are wizards summoned by a powerful...

Tavern Keeper

Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie, Medieval era, Construction

Early Access: PC → 3 November 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 94/100

A fantasy simulator in which the player finds themselves in charge of a small tavern on the edge of the world. It all begins with a simple den, where every chair...

We Were Here Together

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

Game released: PC → 10 October 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

A story about two companions trapped within the icy walls of an ancient citadel, where every room oozes mystery and the joker's laughter echoes through the gloomy...

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Simulation, Action, Fighting, Business / Management, Indie, Medieval era, Sandbox, Comedy, Strategy

Early Access: PC → 1 April 2019; Game released: PC → 1 April 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 98/100

A fun tactical simulator in which historical battles turn into a chaotic and funny sandbox. Stupid, but charming units fighting under the control of funny physics...

ScourgeBringer

Action, Indie, Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 21 October 2020

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 77/100

ScourgeBringer is a dynamic action-platformer with a side view and roguelike elements from the creators of NeuroVoider. The events of the game unfold in a...

Heave Ho

Arcade, Online, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Indie, Platformer

Game released: PC → 29 August 2019

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Heave Ho is a side-scrolling co-op arcade puzzle platformer. In the game you can gather a friendly team of up to 4 people to go on a dangerous journey, where the...

Car Constructor

Arcade, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Business / Management, Racing, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 8 May 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 59/100

Car Constructor is a fun car designer with management elements and a third-person view. In the game, you will have a large garage where you can build and paint your...

One-armed robber

First-person view, Action, Online, Tactics, Cooperative (co-op), Comedy, Stealth, Indie, Free game

Game released: PC → 15 December 2023

Players: 8/10

Steam: 90/100

A co-op heist game. The difficulty is that each character has one hand, so to solve problems you will have to act as a team. There are various weapons and useful...

Godus

Strategy, God Simulator, Indie, Isometric, In real time, Simulation

Early Access: PC → 13 September 2013

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Godus is a real-time strategy god simulator with an isometric view. In this game, you can sculpt every inch of the beautiful world you look down upon, where your...

Foundation

Strategy, Business / Management, Indie, Medieval era, City Building, Procedural generation, Simulation

Early Access: PC → 1 February 2019; Game released: PC → 31 January 2025

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 86/100

A city-building simulator in a medieval setting, where all the emphasis is on creating a harmonious dream city. The modular construction system allows you to erect...

Kingdoms Reborn

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), City Building, Online, Business / Management

Early Access: PC → 3 November 2020; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 8/10

Steam: 89/100

Kingdoms Reborn is a city builder with an open, procedurally generated world in which you can cooperate or compete with other players. Here you can follow an...

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