Indie for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 7

Ancient Cities - a game in the Indie genre

Strategy, Historical, Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, In real time

Early Access: PC → 17 December 2020; Game released: PC → 25 March 2023

Players: 6.7/10

Beginning in the Mesolithic era, players try to lead their people through generations, discovering and improving technology, managing resources and populations, and...

Abyssus

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Indie, Steampunk, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 12 August 2025

Metacritic: 71/100

A cooperative shooter in which players take on the role of mercenaries and explore the underwater ruins of an ancient civilization filled with mutant guardians. The...

Indigo Park: Chapter 1

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 18 May 2024

Players: 7.1/10

Free action-horror game about an abandoned amusement park. The player needs to restore power to the attractions under the guidance of an AI assistant in the form of...

Constance

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 24 November 2025

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 80/100

A colorful metroidvania about a girl artist. The plot is based on the girl’s inner experiences about creativity, balance between life and work, personal motivation...

Papers, Please

Arcade, Adventure, Simulation, Indie

Game released: PC → 8 August 2013

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Papers, Please is an unusual simulator of an immigration officer. You will have to sit in a small booth and check the documents of visiting residents, identify...

Samorost 3

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: PC → 24 March 2016

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Samorost 3 is a continuation of the fantastic adventure from the developers of Samorost 2, Machinarium and Botanicula. The main character is a gnome who seems to...

Hero Siege

Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Indie

Game released: PC → 29 January 2014

Players: 7.9/10

This War of Mine

Action, Strategy, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 14 November 2014

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 82/100

This War of Mine is an atmospheric adventure with survival elements and a side view. The game allows you to plunge into the life of ordinary civilians trying to...

Brotato

Action, Indie, Top-down view, Roguelike, Shooter, Casual game, Procedural generation, Comedy

Early Access: PC → 27 September 2022; Game released: PC → 23 June 2023

Players: 8.9/10

Arena shooter about a combat potato in the spirit of Vampire Survivors. The game tells the story of Spud from the planet Potato, who crashes on an alien planet...

Liber

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

Game released: PC → 11 January 2022

Players: 10/10

An ordinary student finds a magical book that transports him through space and time to various eras. Now he must solve puzzles, find artifacts and fight with swords...

Escape from Yandere

Action, First-person view, Anime / Manga, Indie, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 7 February 2026

Players: 7.5/10

A psychological horror about a sleepover that turns into a trap. Childhood friend Yuki invites you over, but it soon becomes clear that leaving the house is not so...

PUKEY GODDESS SHOT TRICK

Horror, Anime / Manga, Card game, Casino, Indie, Casual game, Demons

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

A mix of "Russian roulette" and a drinking simulator, where the player must survive a round with a demoness possessed by the main character. The plot unfolds in the...

Soul Chained

Action, Online, Slasher, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy

Game in development: PC → 2026

Cooperative soulslike, where the difficulty is built not only on battles and platforming. The main feature is that players are connected by a mystical chain, so...

Sky: Children of the Light

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Online

Game released: PC → 10 April 2024

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Multiplayer adventure from the creators of Journey and Flower. Players take control of the Children of Light, who bring light from the heavens to where it is...

Caves of Qud

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike

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

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...

Hydroneer

Indie, Simulation, First-person view, Adventure, Action

Game released: PC → 8 May 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Hydroneer is an exciting mining simulator with a first-person view, where you have to get gold and other necessary resources from the soil. As you progress, you...

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Indie

Game released: PC → 4 March 2021

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a narrative role-playing game set in the pages of the protagonist's diary. You will find a story about a ruthless world...

Russian Train Trip

Simulation, Indie, First-person view, Trains, Business / Management

Game released: PC → 28 December 2021

Players: 6.9/10

Russian Train Trip is an adventure simulator of riding a passenger train in Russia with a first-person view. In the game you have to buy tickets, food, take the...

Greak 2: Alliance of the Storms

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game in development: PC → 2027

Cooperative metroidvania with hand-drawn graphics. The adventure is designed for single-player, local co-op, or online co-op. After fleeing their homeland, Greak...

Cineris Somnia

Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: PC → 9 October 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Cineris Somnia is an adventure walking simulator with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in a strange and wonderful world, which is the...

Back to the Dawn

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 18 July 2025; Early Access: PC → 3 November 2023

Players: 9.5/10

Metacritic: 81/100

An atmospheric adventure that takes you into the harsh reality of a maximum-security prison colony inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Every day is a survival...

Ground Zero

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

Game released: PC → 16 April 2026

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 72/100

A devastating meteorite has wiped out South Korea. Two months later, as the dust and thunderstorms begin to fade and the air becomes breathable, an elite Korean...

Go Ape Ship!

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

Game released: PC → 18 February 2026

Players: 10/10

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...

Quarantine Zombies: Contamination

Shooter, Simulation, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Survival, Zombies

Game released: PC → 20 January 2026

The action takes place at a checkpoint in post-apocalyptic Chicago. The player must hold the defense for thirty days until the army arrives. The gameplay combines...

Keep on Mining!

Business / Management, Indie, Casual game, Clicker

Game released: PC → 30 July 2025

A colorful clicker about resource mining, where stones automatically turn into a source of new pickaxes. Any stone in the mining zone provides materials that can be...

Acts of Blood

Action, Adventure, Fighting, Third-person view, Beat them all, Indie

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Brutal parkour action in the spirit of Sifu. The game tells a classic story of revenge, the events of which unfold in Indonesia. The game has a dynamic combat...

Tangy TD

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

Game released: PC → 9 March 2026

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...

Pax Autocratica

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Science fiction, City Building, Construction, Crafting

Early Access: PC → 10 August 2026; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 5.5/10

An unusual hybrid of a city-building colony simulator and a first-person shooter with dark satire on totalitarian regimes. In the game, you need to build a powerful...

REINCARNAGE

Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Free game, Fantasy, Old school

Game released: PC → 1 September 2026

A free retro first-person shooter with elements of horror and dark fantasy. The story unfolds on a post-apocalyptic Earth. The player takes on the role of Nilus...

Journey

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

Game released: PC → 11 June 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 92/100

Journey is an atmospheric adventure with a third-person view. The main character is a nameless wanderer who must cross the desert and get to the mountain that is...

Guns, Gore & Cannoli

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 April 2015

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Visage

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

Early Access: PC → 2 October 2018; Game released: PC → 29 October 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Visage is a first-person horror adventure inspired by the work of Hideo Kojima — P.T. The main actions of the game take place in the 80s of the last century...

Trepang2

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

Game released: PC → 21 June 2023

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A horror shooter with a view that is a spiritual successor to the F.E.A.R. series. The game has the ability to become invisible, slow down time and sneak up on...

Magin: The Rat Project Stories

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Turn-based, Card game, Indie, Side view, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 29 April 2026

A narrative adventure in a dark fantasy world, combining exploration, choices, and card battles with deck building. The action takes place in a grim universe at the...

Sword of the Sea

Adventure, Third-person view, Sports game, Indie

Game released: PC → 19 August 2025

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Metacritic: 85/100

The game takes place in an abandoned kingdom, through which the main character travels on a Hoversword. The device looks like a cross between a snowboard...

DISORDER

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Roguelike, Dungeons, Futurism (Future), Indie, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 22 January 2025

Players: 9.1/10

A dynamic action-slasher in the spirit of Stellar Blade about a girl who has lost her memory in a tight suit. She tries to uncover the truth about her past and...

Drop Duchy

Roguelike, Strategy, Indie, Card game, Medieval era, Tactics, Puzzle, City Building

Game released: PC → 5 May 2025

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 83/100

A colorful roguelike that combines the genres of puzzle, city planning and card games. During the course of the game, players build their own duchy, fight enemies...

Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Detective

Game released: PC → 9 December 2025

A pixel adventure in the spirit of 90s quests about a young writer named William, who is searching for inspiration. He goes to an abbey where the monks have taken a...

Deliria

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 3 September 2026

An adventure sandbox with a procedurally generated world, inspired by Terraria. Players will encounter a vast open world without the usual cubic blocks, where they...

Beasts of Bermuda

Simulation, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world

Early Access: PC → 21 December 2018; Game in development: PC → 2027

Multiplayer survival simulator where players control dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. Each species occupies its own place in the ecosystem: among the...

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Best Games in the Indie genre for PC