Indie 2017 for PC — top best games in the Indie genre

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Adult game, Indie

Early Access: PC → 30 June 2017; Game released: PC → 16 July 2022

Players: 6.6/10

House Party is a dating simulator for adults with a first-person view and action elements. A party in an empty house, liters of alcohol and “ringing vulgarity...

Hollow Knight

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 24 February 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Metacritic: 89/100

An atmospheric action-platformer about a journey through the dying underground kingdom of Hallownest, inhabited by mysterious insects and strange creatures. A dark...

Ravenfield

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Tactics

Game released: PC → 18 May 2017

Players: 8/10

Ravenfield is a tactical shooter with a first-person view for single player play. Together with the blue men you have to destroy those annoying red men using...

Outlast 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Indie

Game released: PC → 24 April 2017

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Outlast 2 is a continuation of the popular horror adventure with stealth elements from the developers from the Red Barrels studio. The events of the game are...

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Action, Adventure, Slasher, Third-person view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 7 August 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The game takes you on a dark and ruthless journey into the depths of the mind, where the lines between reality and madness blur. The story follows a warrior named...

Brawlhalla

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

Game released: PC → 17 October 2017

Players: 7.8/10

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...

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...

Battle Brothers

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

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

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Serial Cleaner

Action, Stealth, Simulation, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PC → 14 July 2017

Players: 5.1/10

Metacritic: 66/100

An interesting simulator with stealth elements and a view of the top, inspired by the atmosphere of Fargo and Crime Fix. The work is simple, but dangerous: to hide...

Door Kickers: Action Squad

Arcade, Action, Indie, Tactics, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 17 November 2017; Game released: PC → 10 September 2018

Players: 7.9/10

Door Kickers: Action Squad is a side-view pixel arcade action game from the creators of the Door Kickers series. In the game you have to become a SWAT operative and...

Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Historical, Indie

Game released: PC → 2 June 2017

Players: 7.4/10

Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator is a unique sandbox in which you can organize the largest battles and pre-set them. The game provides you with many types of units...

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...

Forts

Arcade, Action, Strategy, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 19 April 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Stories Untold

Adventure, Horror, Visual novel, Indie

Game released: PC → 27 February 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 80/100

Stories Untold is a text adventure with horror elements in the style of 80s films. The game is based on the series of the same name, which was never aired. You are...

Cat Quest

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Indie

Game released: PC → 8 August 2017

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Cat Quest is an unusual action RPG with an isometric camera view. The game invites you to get into the role of a cat who wanders around the world and fights...

Pit People

Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Early Access: PC → 13 January 2017; Game released: PC → 2 March 2018

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 79/100

Pit People is a turn-based adventure game with RPG elements in which you explore an apocalyptic wonderland. A giant bear from space falls onto the planet. The real...

Pinstripe

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 24 April 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Pinstripe is an atmospheric side-scrolling exploration adventure from developer Coma and Skinny. The events of the game take place in Hell, where the main character...

Nidhogg 2

Arcade, Fighting, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 15 August 2017

Metacritic: 76/100

Nidhogg 2 is a sequel to the arcade side-scrolling indie fighting game. The sequel received completely new graphics and animation, characters stylistically similar...

Death Squared

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Indie

Game released: PC → 14 March 2017

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Death Squared is an arcade puzzle game from the developers of SMG Studio. The game has a cooperative mode in which you can solve various problems together with...

West of Loathing

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 10 August 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 86/100

West of Loathing is an unusual adventure role-playing game with turn-based combat. You have to go to the minimalistic world of the city of Boring Springs, where you...

HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed

Action, Shooter, Indie, First-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Arcade, Tactics

Early Access: PC → 22 June 2017; Game released: PC → 27 April 2020

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Co-op shooter with tower defense elements. In the game you have to fight for the future of plastic life. Together with three friends, you will go on an epic...

Gang Beasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie

Game released: PC → 12 December 2017

Players: 7.6/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Gang Beasts is a multiplayer game with gelatinous characters, comical fights and absurd...

Strafe

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 9 May 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Strafe is a bloody retro shooter with a first-person view. The game is a tribute to classic shooters and a subtle play on nostalgia at the same time. You will find...

Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+

Arcade, DLC, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 3 January 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ is an addition to the top-down arcade action game Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. The addition has expanded possibilities for creating...

Everything

Arcade, Adventure, Indie, Simulation

Game released: PC → 21 April 2017

Players: 9.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Everything is an interactive and colorful “everything simulator” where you can explore a diverse world, travel between stars and planets, and explore a vast...

Distrust

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Isometric, Indie

Game released: PC → 23 August 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Distrust is a real-time strategy and survival adventure game inspired by the movie The Thing. You will have to guide two heroes through a procedurally generated...

Detention

Adventure, Horror, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 12 January 2017

Players: 9.9/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Detention is an indie puzzle game with horror elements and a side view. At Greenwood High School, located in a remote mountainous area, two students are trapped...

Domina

Simulation, Action, Strategy, Indie

Game released: PC → 3 April 2017

Players: 8.6/10

Domina is a strategy simulator that will give you the opportunity to become the owner of your own Ludus - a gladiator school. You will have to glorify your own name...

Lydia

Adventure, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 2 June 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 68/100

Lydia is a point and click adventure with a side view and an atmospheric plot. The game will tell the story of a little girl in the world of adults. What is hidden...

Sentience: The Android's Tale

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Science fiction, Exploration, Space

Game released: PC → 2 June 2017

A narrative adventure where the story begins at the moment of the android's "activation." Consciousness is formed right before your eyes, and the world unfolds...

Robocraft

Role-playing game, Simulation, Shooter, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Free game

Game released: PC → 24 August 2017

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 72/100

Robocraft is a shareware multiplayer robot simulator in which you have to build your own personal robot and then send it to fight with other similar creatures of...

SuperLuminauts

Action, Indie, Top-down view, Arcade, Cooperative (co-op), Futurism (Future), Shooter

Game released: PC → 1 September 2017

SuperLuminauts is a cooperative top-down shooter in a sci-fi setting, designed for 2-4 players on one PC. You'll fight each other in spaceships that leave a deadly...

Tower 57

Shooter, Top-down view, Cyberpunk, Indie

Game released: PC → 16 November 2017

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Tower 57 is a neo-retro top-down shooter in cyberpunk style. The game features six characters, a sea of weapons and abilities. The environment is destroyed and...

SimAirport

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie

Game released: PC → 29 February 2020

Players: 7.1/10

SimAirport is a real-time business strategy with a top-down view. You have to manage your own airport. Expand, invest in the purchase of new aircraft and new...

Zomborg

Online, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Tactics, Science fiction, Zombies

Game released: PC → 10 November 2017

The game takes place in the year 2000. The UN created quarantine zones around the world to conceal the spread of an unknown virus. Scientists searched for the cause...

Crab Dub

Indie, Platformer, Arcade, Side view

Game released: PC → 19 January 2017

Crab Dub — A fun side-scrolling arcade platformer. In the game, the main character is a fighting cyborg crab, created by the evil Doctor Taco and his partner...

Narcosis

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

Game released: PC → 28 March 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Narcosis is a first-person horror adventure game that supports HTC Vive, OSVR and Oculus Rift virtual reality devices. The game takes place deep under the Pacific...

Antihero

Strategy, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: PC → 10 July 2017

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 83/100

Antihero is a turn-based strategy where we have to become the leader of a bandit group and engage in robbery activities. The game takes place in Victorian London...

Bonbon

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 25 October 2017

Players: 9.1/10

Bonbon is a first-person horror adventure game. The game will tell the creepy story of a little boy. As your parents are increasingly away from home to earn money...

Hollow

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: PC → 16 November 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Hollow is an indie shooter with horror elements and a first-person view in a fantasy setting. You are the pilot of the first mining spaceship. You wake up in an...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2017 for PC