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Banquet for Fools - a game in the Indie genre

Role-playing game, Isometric, Indie, Open world, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 5 March 2026; Early Access: PC → 30 September 2024

Players: 9.5/10

The game takes place on a mysterious island where a civilization once perished. A lord settled in this place to grow a profitable spice that only grows here. But...

Give Us A Sign

Action, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Exploration, Detective

Game in development: PC → октябрь 2026

Cooperative horror, where players will investigate paranormal phenomena in teams of one to four people. The main feature of the game is an advanced voice...

I'm on Observation Duty

Horror, Puzzle, Indie, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 14 December 2018

Atmospheric horror built around the search for anomalies on surveillance cameras. Several screens show empty rooms where small changes gradually appear: paintings...

Knock-knock

Arcade, Horror, Logic, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 4 October 2013

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 57/100

Knock-knock is an adventure puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. In the depths of a dense forest there is a wooden house. A man lives in this house...

Property Tycoon

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 9.7/10

A management strategy where players buy cheap city housing, tidy it up and sell it at a more attractive price. In addition to major renovations, you will also have...

Taxi Simulator

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 7.8/10

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...

Greyhill Incident

Horror, Survival, Science fiction, First-person view, Stealth, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 9 June 2023

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 38/100

The game tells a classic alien invasion story set in the remote village of Grayhill in the early 90s. Ryan Baker, armed with a baseball bat and several bullets in...

Mortal Sin

Action, First-person view, Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Procedural generation

Early Access: PC → 15 March 2023; Game released: PC → 29 August 2025

Players: 8.5/10

The main character tries to survive by fighting his way through the corpses of enemies in a world of endless nightmare. In battle with opponents, you can use...

Copycat

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 19 September 2024

Players: 8.3/10

Metacritic: 70/100

An adventure cat simulator where you can explore different locations, hunt birds and interact with the world around you. The plot tells the story of a cat named...

Gravelord

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Old school

Early Access: PC → 22 January 2025; Game released: PC → 21 May 2026

A dynamic old-school shooter inspired by classic Doom and Quake. The main character is the undertaker Quido, who wants to avenge his father. As he progresses, he...

Starfinder: Afterlight

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Science fiction

Game in development: PC → 2026

The game transports you to the vast reaches of space, where the fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance. When the captain disappears and the end of the world looms...

Zombie Driver

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Racing, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Indie

Game released: PC → 17 February 2010

Players: 6.7/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Zombie Driver is a whirlwind racing action game with a top-down view in the dangerous world of the zombie apocalypse. You have to travel around a city inhabited by...

Tools Up!

Arcade, Online, Simulation, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 3 December 2019

Players: 5.9/10

Tools Up! is a fun arcade simulator with a top-down view, where you and your friends will have to do a large-scale renovation of your house. The residents of the...

Shieldwall

Action, Arcade, Indie, Strategy, Simulation, Third-person view, Historical

Early Access: PC → 23 March 2020; Game released: PC → 18 April 2023

Players: 7.9/10

Players take on the role of commander of the army of the Roman Empire. Features in the game include fun and dynamic battles, as well as a campaign based on the real...

PHASE ZERO

Action, Adventure, Indie, Exploration, Old school, Zombies, Survival horror

Game in development: PC → 2026

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

Oldskoyal horror for survival in the spirit of the first parts of Resident Evil. The main action unfolds in 1994 in the post-industrial port city of Flint Pick, in...

Roombattle

Action, Online, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game, Comedy

Game released: PC → 25 March 2026

VGTimes: 5.2/10

Players: 10/10

The game turns ordinary cleaning into a crazy party, where vacuums clash in chaotic battles. The main task is simple — pop the opponents' balloons and be the last...

Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Old school, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 20 October 2025

Players: 4/10

Psychological horror that immerses you in a disturbing story where the ordinary gradually gives way to the inexplicable. At the center of the events is Steve...

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...

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...

Farmer's Life

Action, Third-person view, Business / Management, Indie, Sandbox, Comedy, Farm Simulator, Open world

Early Access: PC → 5 August 2021; Game released: PC → 20 October 2023

Players: 7.8/10

A harsh farmer simulator that shows the very “dark” side of life on a garden plot. The main character is an alcoholic who sleeps in a dilapidated house hugging a...

Cube Escape Collection

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 14 October 2020

Players: 9.5/10

Cube Escape Collection is an adventure puzzle game in the point and click genre. In this classic anthology of adventure games, you follow the path of Dale...

Survivalist: Invisible Strain

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Stealth, Simulation, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 1 June 2020; Game released: PC → 25 April 2025

Players: 8.6/10

A grim survival simulator where every day becomes a struggle not only against hunger and cold, but also against other people. Ten years after the epidemic, the...

Silly Polly Beast

Arcade, Shooter, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 28 October 2025

Players: 9/10

In this dark supernatural shooter, Polly's fate descends into a nightmare where the line between life and oblivion blurs. After escaping from an orphanage, she...

The Mortuary Assistant

Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural, Demons, Adventure, Indie, Exploration, First-person view

Game released: PC → 2 August 2022

Players: 7.4/10

Metacritic: 73/100

The game takes place in a morgue, where the character is urgently called to work one night. However, the hero could not even imagine what was waiting for him there...

Army of Ruin

Top-down view, Action, Shooter, Roguelike, Fantasy, Indie

Game released: PC → 8 June 2023; Early Access: PC → 27 October 2022

Players: 9.3/10

A dynamic action game in which players lead legendary heroes on a campaign against the hordes of evil. As you progress, you can collect a deadly arsenal, capable of...

We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, First-person view, Action, Adventure, Indie, Online

Game released: PC → 14 September 2023

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

A free first-person co-op puzzle game for two players. Players take control of sailors who, after receiving a call for help, sail to an abandoned amusement park...

Aviassembly

Flight Simulator, Sandbox, Indie, Open world, Crafting

Early Access: PC → 11 April 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026

Aircraft builder and open-world flight simulator. The game is based on creating your own equipment, taking into account fuel tank capacity, weight, speed, cargo...

BALL BOY Simulator

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Comedy, Old school, Survival horror, Walking Simulator

Game in development: PC → осень 2026

An atmospheric first-person adventure set in a Japanese high school. After each practice, the baseball team counts all the used balls, but one day, several of them...

Block Story

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: PC → 10 December 2015

Players: 7.9/10

Block Story is an action role-playing game with elements of adventure and fantasy with a first-person view. A world of vast landscapes awaits you, where you are in...

Noita

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Side view

Game released: PC → 15 October 2020; Early Access: PC → 24 September 2019

Players: 8.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Noita is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer in a fantasy setting. You will find procedural generation of levels, the irreversible death of the hero, as well...

Boneworks

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

Game released: PC → 10 December 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Boneworks is an experimental first-person simulator for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality virtual reality devices. The game features a sophisticated...

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

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...

Rusty Lake Hotel

Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, Side view, Horror

Game released: PC → 29 January 2016

Players: 10/10

Rusty Lake Hotel is a side-scrolling arcade adventure game with horror elements inspired by the cult TV series Twin Peaks by David Lynch. The plot centers on...

The Past Within

Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Online, Puzzle, Adventure, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 2 November 2022

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 68/100

The Past Within — an engaging cooperative puzzle game from the creators of Rusty Lake Hotel. In the game, you and a friend will solve puzzles together, but one...

Z Arena

Free game, Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Zombies, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 15 September 2024; Early Access: PC → 10 June 2021

A free survival shooter in which the player confronts waves of bloodthirsty zombies that have invaded the planet. There are several modes available in the game...

After Inc: Revival

Strategy, Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

Early Access: PC → 17 June 2025; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 6.1/10

Continuation of the biological simulator Plague Inc, only this time players will not infect the planet, but save humanity after the zombie apocalypse. As you...

Universe For Sale

Puzzle, Adventure, Exploration, Science fiction, Indie, Comics

Game released: PC → 16 November 2023

A hand-drawn adventure set on an empty space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. You need to meet unusual local residents and reveal their secrets of survival...

Big Hops

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Comedy

Game released: PC → 12 January 2026

Metacritic: 75/100

A young frog named Hop was kidnapped from his home by a deceiving spirit. Now the main character wants to find his way home. Along the way, he meets different...

Night in the Woods

Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 21 February 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 87/100

Night in the Woods is an arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. The game tells the story of a twenty-year-old cat who was expelled from college for truancy. After...

Everspace

Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 25 May 2017; Early Access: PC → 14 September 2016

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Everspace is a space simulator created on the basis of the Unreal Engine 4. You can expect randomly generated levels, a non-linear plot, advanced upgrade and...

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