Indie for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 8

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

Game released: PC → 24 November 2025

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 78/100

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...

Rubinite

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

Game released: PC → 23 July 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 95/100

A dark pixel adventure in which the main character, Princess Ruby, battles various monsters. To achieve victory, you'll need to identify your enemies' weak points...

Samorost 3

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie, Point & Click, Puzzle, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 24 March 2016

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Magin: The Rat Project Stories

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

Game released: PC → 29 April 2026

Steam: 70/100

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...

Rogue Racer

Action, Racing, Adventure, Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Arcade

Game released: PC → 18 September 2026

Steam: 75/100

A narrative racing adventure game set in a vast and whimsical world. The story centers around two estranged brothers who embark on a transcontinental race against...

Cry of Fear

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Online

Game released: PC → 24 April 2013

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 87/100

This first-person psychological horror game unfolds in an abandoned town during a cold Scandinavian night. A young man searches for answers as he makes his way...

Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game

Adventure, Farm Simulator, Fantasy, The Lord of the Rings, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 29 July 2025

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 59/100

A cozy simulator of hobbit life in the Lord of the Rings universe. The player creates his own hobbit and sets off to conquer Bywater, a small village in Hobbiton...

Eternal Return

Free game, Anime / Manga, Online, Action, Indie, Tactics, Strategy, Isometric, Battle Royale, MOBA

Early Access: PC → 14 October 2020; Game released: PC → 20 July 2023

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Free multiplayer battle royale action game. The game takes place on the deserted island of Lumia. A mysterious organization known as AGLAIA conducts experiments on...

Chained Echoes

Role-playing game, Side view, Turn-based, Indie, Japanese role-playing game, Exploration, Old school

Game released: PC → 8 December 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Old school RPG with turn-based combat. Events take place in a colorful fantasy world on the continent of Valandis. A group of heroes embark on a dangerous journey...

Crow Country

Survival horror, Action, Indie, Old school, Exploration, Horror

Game released: PC → 9 May 2024

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Old school survival horror, inspired by the first Resident Evil (gameplay) and Final Fantasy (visual style). The action takes place in the early 90s. In the story...

Banner Saga 2

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

Game released: PC → 19 April 2016

Players: 6.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Banner Saga 2 is a turn-based role-playing game with tactical elements and an isometric view. You must lead your Viking clans through a hostile country on the verge...

Radiant Defense

Strategy, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 11 July 2014

Steam: 82/100

Radiant Defense is a tactical tower defense game. The player finds himself in a vibrant universe, which has been invaded by numerous hordes of aliens. You have to...

Alone With You

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Indie, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 9 February 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Alone With You is a sci-fi adventure game in a pixel style. Players will play as the last surviving person on the planet. The main character needs to get out of a...

Element TD

Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Futurism (Future), Strategy, Tactics, Isometric, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 January 2017

Steam: 76/100

Element TD is a fantastic tower defense strategy game in an isometric view. In this game you have to defend your towers from enemy armies...

Faith: The Unholy Trinity

Indie, Horror, Adventure, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 21 October 2022

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 94/100

Faith: The Unholy Trinity is an indie horror adventure with puzzle elements. On September 21, 1986, two priests arrived at the Martin family home in rural...

Lou's Lagoon

Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Construction, Crafting

Game released: PC → 27 August 2026

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 72/100

An open world life simulator inspired by the cartoon “Miracles on Bends”. Uncle Lou disappeared, leaving the hero with his seaplane delivery company. Now he needs...

VOIN

Action, Adventure, Hack and slash, First-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Gothic, Slasher, Role-playing game

Early Access: PC → 10 December 2024; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 10/10

Steam: 94/100

The main character is an elemental servant who was created by a powerful magician in order to cleanse the world of the undead that had consumed all living things...

Lady Death Demonicron

Action, Slasher, Beat them all, Indie, Side view, Fantasy, Old school, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade

Game released: PC → 31 August 2026

Steam: 47/100

Cooperative action-slasher in the spirit of arcade fighters from the 1990s. Lady Death embarks on a journey through time and reality, where she must cut through...

Dreamfall Chapters

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC → 27 July 2014

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Dreamfall Chapters is an episodic adventure set in the universe of The Longest Journey. The game will continue the story of Zoë Castillo and will be the conclusion...

Gris

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Platformer

Game released: PC → 13 December 2018

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 83/100

GRIS is an atmospheric adventure puzzle game with a side view. The game will tell the sad story of the main character named Gris. The girl is locked in her own...

Figment 2: Creed Valley

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Action, Isometric, Comedy, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

Game released: PC → 9 March 2023

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Dusty and Piper from Figment venture into a strange surreal world to face their most formidable opponent. There, the heroes overcome mysterious challenges and...

Cozy Caravan

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Farm Simulator

Game released: PC → 8 January 2026; Early Access: PC → 16 May 2024

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Players set off on a journey in an old caravan, completing tasks for the residents of Harvestville and preparing for the annual Whistlebark fair. During the...

Super Woden: Rally Edge

Arcade, Racing, Online, Isometric, Top-down view, Indie, Old school, Sports game

Game released: PC → 15 January 2026

Steam: 95/100

A spin-off of the cult series Super Woden, infused with the spirit of classic arcades and a genuine love for car culture. The game transports you to an era where...

Luftrausers

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 18 March 2014

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Luftrausers is an arcade aerial combat shooter set among the clouds and over open seas. Players configure their fighter by choosing its weapon, body, and propulsion...

Ori and The Blind Forest: Definitive Edition

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 14 June 2016

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition is an expanded edition of the indie adventure platformer. The game tells the story of a little guardian spirit named...

Brawlhalla

Arcade, Action, Fighting, MMO, Platformer, Indie, Free game, Online

Game released: PC → 17 October 2017

Players: 8/10

Steam: 77/100

Brawlhalla is a free-to-play side-scrolling multiplayer fighting platformer that supports up to 8 players. The game features a wide variety of heroes with unique...

Her Story

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Detective, Puzzle, Exploration

Game released: PC → 24 June 2015

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Her Story is a mystical indie adventure with a first-person view. In this game, you sit in front of a mothballed desktop computer that is registered in a police...

Death's Gambit

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 13 August 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Death's Gambit is an arcade side-scrolling action platformer with RPG elements. You have to act as an agent of death, whose goal is to rid the world of “immortals...

Stoneshard

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy

Early Access: PC → 6 February 2020; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 74/100

Stoneshard is a tactical RPG with roguelike elements and an open world from the creators of 12 is Better Than 6. You will embark on a grand journey across the...

Taxi Simulator

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game, Educational game (Education)

Early Access: PC → 31 March 2022

Steam: 44/100

Taxi Simulator is a taxi driver management simulator with a first-person view. You might think that driving a taxi is a boring and monotonous job. But you are still...

Hellish Quart

Action, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Indie, Side view, Arcade

Early Access: PC → 16 February 2021; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 7/10

Steam: 87/100

Hellish Quart is a side-scrolling historical fighting game that focuses on realism and dueling with bladed weapons. A full-fledged dismemberment awaits you in real...

My Island

Simulation, Action, First-person view, Role-playing game, Indie, Adult game, Survival, Online, Open world

Game released: PC → 30 January 2019

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 66/100

My Island is a survival simulator for adults with role-playing elements and a first-person view. The game takes place on a colorful island, surrounded by an endless...

Crowsworn

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.9/10

The game takes place in the kingdom of Fearandal, which was once hit by a dark curse that destroyed most of the population and summoned terrible creatures into the...

Sworn

Action, Isometric, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Indie, Slasher

Early Access: PC → 6 February 2025; Game released: PC → 23 September 2025

Players: 10/10

Steam: 82/100

Cooperative roguelike that tells the story of journeys through the grim Camelot. Players take on the role of fearless knights to free the lands from the tyranny of...

Supermarket Together

Simulation, Online, First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Free game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 9 August 2024

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 94/100

A supermarket owner simulator that can be played alone or in a group of up to 16 people. Gamers need to establish trade in their store, expanding the range to 49...

We Happy Few

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Open world, Survival

Game released: PC → 10 August 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 64/100

We Happy Few is an adventure action-horror game with a first-person perspective and survival elements. During World War II, Nazi Germany captured Great Britain, and...

Will To Live Online

Role-playing game, Shooter, Online, MMO, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Indie

Early Access: PC → 5 April 2018; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 6/10

Steam: 65/100

Will To Live Online is a free-to-play PC game similar to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. A post-apocalyptic multiplayer project that combines elements of a first-person shooter and...

Return of the Obra Dinn

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Detective, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 18 October 2018

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Return of the Obra Dinn is an adventure detective from the creator papers, please, which will tell about the Dinn Disablast, which hides many secrets. You have to...

SpaceBourne 2

Role-playing game, Action, Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Open world

Early Access: PC → 17 February 2023; Game released: PC → 18 November 2025

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 74/100

A continuation of the space game, which takes place in a fantastic open world filled with many solar systems and planets. The game offers tens of thousands of...

Reka

Third-person view, Sandbox, Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Fantasy, Construction, Indie

Early Access: PC → 12 September 2024; Game in development: PC → 26 October 2026

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 83/100

A sandbox about the adventures of a Slavic witch, a student of Baba Yaga, and her hut on chicken legs. Players create their own witch, build and enchant a hut, and...

Indie

Best Games in the Indie genre for PC