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

Hollow Knight - a game in the Indie genre

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

Game released: PC → 24 February 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 97/100

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, Sandbox, Action

Game released: PC → 18 May 2017

Players: 8/10

Steam: 97/100

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...

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

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

Game released: PC → 7 August 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 89/100

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...

Outlast 2

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, Indie, Survival horror, First-person view

Game released: PC → 24 April 2017

Players: 8/10

Steam: 84/100

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...

Battle Brothers

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

Game released: PC → 24 March 2017

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...

Distrust

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Isometric, Indie, Survival

Game released: PC → 23 August 2017

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 73/100

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...

Qbik

Indie, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 17 November 2017

Steam: 92/100

A pixel-art puzzle game about a small, one-eyed square exploring caves and uncovering the story of its origins. The story begins with a dot floating in a white...

Everspace

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

Game released: PC → 25 May 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

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...

Gorogoa

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 14 December 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Gorogoa is a quirky puzzle adventure with beautiful, hand-drawn worlds. To complete the game, you need to move windows with worlds around the screen, placing them...

4D Toys

Simulation, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC → 2 June 2017

Steam: 88/100

4D Toys is a simulation about exploring objects in four-dimensional space through a 4D-and-time physics system. The fourth dimension is spatial rather than...

Don't cut your hand

Casual game, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 5 May 2017

Steam: 82/100

This arcade-style casual game follows a chef working in a ridiculous restaurant, where the task is to cut food without slicing off the character’s left hand. The...

Zarya-1: Mystery on the Moon

Adventure, Indie, Text quest

Game released: PC → 30 May 2017

Steam: 88/100

This text-based adventure blends science fiction and horror in a story about investigating a distress signal from the far side of the Moon. Four astronauts are sent...

Detention

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

Game released: PC → 12 January 2017

Players: 9.9/10

Steam: 96/100

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...

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...

Luna

Indie, Casual game, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC → 17 October 2017

Steam: 83/100

This interactive fairytale follows a Bird whose summer sleep is interrupted by the call of a mysterious Owl. After swallowing the last piece of the waning Moon, the...

Please Knock on My Door

Indie

Game released: PC → 7 September 2017

Steam: 93/100

This story-driven game follows a person living with depression and social anxiety. The protagonist must get through work and try to reconnect with friends while...

DUNGEONS OF CHAOS

Role-playing game, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 15 September 2017

Steam: 87/100

A turn-based pixel-art RPG made as a tribute to 1980s role-playing games. The player assembles a party of six characters, either creating one quickly or customizing...

Duck Hunting

Indie, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing

Game released: PC → 5 April 2017

Steam: 56/100

A duck-hunting simulator set across a large, swampy area. The player chooses a hunting approach, selecting a gun, movement speed and camouflage, and can hunt alone...

Tequila Zombies 3

Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 6 April 2017

Steam: 73/100

Tequila Zombies 3 is a platform shooter about fighting an invasion of zombies, vampires, and demons. In Mexico, Miguel survives an attack at a bar and sets out for...

Dong-Jin Rice-hime（東津萌米）

Indie, Anime / Manga, Farm Simulator

Game released: PC → 29 April 2017

Steam: 90/100

This rice-growing simulation follows a novice farmer who returns home after studying away, only to find himself working in the fields instead of resting. His father...

These nights in Cairo

Visual novel, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 15 October 2017

Steam: 91/100

This otome visual novel follows Margaret Dawson, an aspiring archaeologist who joins her father at an excavation of a mysterious tomb in Egypt, where strange events...

The Chosen Warriors

Indie, Action, Adventure

Game released: PC → 22 December 2017

Steam: 72/100

The Chosen Warriors is an old-school side-scrolling beat ’em up inspired by Golden Axe and Knights of the Round. Players choose from 12 heroes, each with a...

Rhythm Rush!

Action, Indie, Music game

Game released: PC → 7 April 2017

Steam: 66/100

Rhythm Rush! is a music-driven arcade game built around three modes. In FOLLOW, the player tracks a line that shifts with the song while dodging obstacles timed to...

Nature Treks VR

Simulation, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC → 4 May 2017

Steam: 82/100

A virtual reality simulation for exploring natural environments and relaxing among wildlife and ambient nature sounds. Nature Treks VR lets players visit tropical...

Duck Life 6: Space

Casual game, Sports game, Indie

Game released: PC → 5 May 2017

Steam: 81/100

This casual sports game follows a duck racing champion whose crown is stolen by an alien duck that arrives through a wormhole. The player chases the thief across...

Gang Beasts

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Fighting, Platformer, Indie, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 12 December 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 68/100

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

Rabbit Story

Adventure, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 16 May 2017

Steam: 72/100

This adventure game follows Rabbit after he forgets his friend Kitty’s birthday. Kitty leaves, and Rabbit sets out on a journey where he meets Doggy; when Kitty...

Square n Fair

Casual game, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 31 January 2017

Steam: 84/100

This casual puzzle platformer has players move two blocks, which travel in opposite directions, toward a shared goal. The level’s color can be changed to bypass...

Once on a windswept night

Free game, Casual game, Indie

Game released: PC → 6 February 2017

Steam: 86/100

This metafictional visual novel follows a traveller seeking patrons in the distant land of Desservir. After being betrayed by a goblin and left on the cold moors...

Rain World

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Exploration, Indie

Game released: PC → 28 March 2017

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 63/100

An atmospheric hardcore platformer with survival elements. The story tells of a small creature named Slugcat, who was separated from his family in a world where...

Tomboys Need Love Too!

Visual novel, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 12 May 2017

Steam: 86/100

This romantic visual novel follows Kai and Chris, childhood friends whose relationship shifts when Chris comes to stay with her next-door neighbor while her parents...

Tiny Echo

Adventure, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 31 August 2017

Steam: 89/100

An adventure game set in a hand-drawn world, where courier Emi delivers messages to spirits in a mysterious ethereal realm. The wordless narrative unfolds as she...

Dinosaur Hunt First Blood

Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 15 September 2017

Steam: 57/100

Dinosaur Hunt First Blood is a first-person shooter and a sequel to Dinosaur Hunt, set in a world where dinosaurs and mutants have joined forces to take over the...

Fantasia of the Wind - 风之幻想曲

Adventure, Role-playing game, Indie

Game released: PC → 26 October 2017

Steam: 89/100

This puzzle role-playing adventure follows Sandra, a girl from a small village. After finding a magical gem of life in a goddess’s relic, she returns home to...

2Dark

Arcade, Action, Horror, Top-down view, Indie, Stealth

Game released: PC → 10 March 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 62/100

2Dark is an arcade action-horror game with survival elements and a top-down view. The main character discovers his beloved dead, and his two children are kidnapped...

Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court

Role-playing game, Action, DLC, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Roguelike, Strategy, Indie

Game released: PC → 19 June 2017

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Darkest Dungeon: The Crimson Court is an add-on for a unique party-based side-scrolling RPG with turn-based combat. The add-on introduces a new campaign, the action...

Welcome to Hanwell

Adventure, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 20 October 2017

Steam: 48/100

This open-world horror adventure takes place in Hanwell, a city where anomalies roam the streets and once-protected buildings no longer offer safety. The rest of...

Tank Destroyer

Action, Indie, Tanks

Game released: PC → 9 March 2017

Steam: 76/100

A top-down arcade tank shooter that combines direct attacks with stealth. The player can push through enemy positions and destroy all foes in the way, or stay out...

POBEDA

Indie, Casual game, Action

Game released: PC → 9 May 2017

Steam: 57/100

This retro-styled shoot ’em up follows the crew of a KV-2 tank in battles against the E-100, Tiger II and PzKpfw IV. Levels are randomly generated, and the game...

Indie

Best Games in the Indie genre of 2017 for PC (Game released)