Indie 2019 for PC — top best games in the Indie genre

Cardpocalypse - a game in the Indie genre

Role-playing game, Adventure, Turn-based, Card game, Indie, Collectible card game (CCG)

Game released: PC → 12 October 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Cardpocalypse is a fun turn-based combat RPG card game set in the 1990s. The game tells the story of ten-year-old Jess, who moves to a new school where all the...

Cuckold Simulator

Simulation, Arcade, Adventure, Action, First-person view, Role-playing game, Adult game, Indie

Game released: PC → 24 December 2019

Players: 7.1/10

Cuckold Simulator is an unusual simulator for adults with a first-person view. In it you can try yourself in the role of a boomer voyeur, spying on his wife through...

People Playground

Indie, Simulation, Side view, Arcade, Horror, Sandbox, Construction

Game released: PC → 23 July 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 97/100

People Playground is a fun side-scrolling indie sandbox game. In the game you will find yourself in a real ragdoll world, where all characters and objects are...

Cat Quest 2

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Exploration, Slasher

Game released: PC → 24 September 2019

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Cat Quest 2 is a continuation of the fun role-playing action game with an isometric camera view. The game will take you to a fantasy universe in which there are two...

Chernobylite

Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Survival, Exploration, Open world, Crafting, Post-apocalyptic

Early Access: PC → 16 October 2019; Game released: PC → 28 July 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A first-person shooter with exploration elements and horror. While exploring locations, the player collects resources to build a base and craft useful items, while...

Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones

Role-playing game, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: PC → 26 September 2019

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 66/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones is an isometric horror RPG with turn-based combat that will take you to eerie worlds based on the stories of writer Howard Phillips...

Trover Saves the Universe

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

Game released: PC → 4 June 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Trover Saves the Universe is a fun arcade action game with a third-person view created in collaboration with Justin Roiland, one of the two creators of the Rick and...

Mordhau

Slasher, First-person view, Medieval era, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Historical

Game released: PC → 29 April 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Multiplayer action game Mordhau, featuring a first-person perspective in a late medieval setting, was developed by the indie studio Triternion, two years after...

Blasphemous

Action, Platformer, Side view, Metroidvania, Fantasy, Indie

Game released: PC → 10 September 2019

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 79/100

A hardcore action platformer made in the spirit of the Castlevania series, but in a bloodier and more brutal form. The player explores the dark world of corrupt...

Secret Neighbor

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

Game released: PC → 24 October 2019

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 85/100

Secret Neighbor is a free-to-play cooperative action-horror game with a first-person view set in the Hello Neighbor universe. The events of the game take place...

We Were Here Together

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

Game released: PC → 10 October 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

A story about two companions trapped within the icy walls of an ancient citadel, where every room oozes mystery and the joker's laughter echoes through the gloomy...

Outer Wilds

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Exploration, Space

Game released: PC → 18 June 2020; Early Access: PC → 28 May 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

The main character is a recruit of the research organization Outer Wilds Ventures, who goes on exploration into space, but ends up in a time loop. To get out of it...

Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Historical, Indie, City Building

Early Access: PC → 15 March 2019; Game released: PC → 20 June 2024

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 89/100

A city planning simulator, the main feature of which is the surroundings in the style of the Soviet Union. The main task is to create your own republic, where you...

Heave Ho

Arcade, Online, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Indie, Platformer

Game released: PC → 29 August 2019

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Heave Ho is a side-scrolling co-op arcade puzzle platformer. In the game you can gather a friendly team of up to 4 people to go on a dangerous journey, where the...

Mindustry

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Construction

Game released: PC → 26 September 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Mindustry is a fun real-time strategy game with elements of the tower defense genre and a top-down view. In the game, you have to create complex conveyor chains to...

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...

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Metroidvania, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 18 June 2019

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting. The game will tell the story of an 18-year-old girl...

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Simulation, Action, Fighting, Business / Management, Indie, Medieval era, Sandbox, Comedy, Strategy

Early Access: PC → 1 April 2019; Game released: PC → 1 April 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 98/100

A fun tactical simulator in which historical battles turn into a chaotic and funny sandbox. Stupid, but charming units fighting under the control of funny physics...

Foundation

Strategy, Business / Management, Indie, Medieval era, City Building, Procedural generation, Simulation

Early Access: PC → 1 February 2019; Game released: PC → 31 January 2025

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 86/100

A city-building simulator in a medieval setting, where all the emphasis is on creating a harmonious dream city. The modular construction system allows you to erect...

Iratus: Lord of the Dead

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

Early Access: PC → 24 July 2019; Game released: PC → 23 April 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Iratus: Lord of the Dead — a party-based RPG with roguelike elements and a side view, inspired by the popular Darkest Dungeon and Dungeon Keeper. An enraged...

Blair Witch

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 August 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 65/100

Blair Witch is a first-person adventure horror game from the creators of Layers of Fear, based on the eponymous "Blair Witch" cinematic universe. You are in for a...

Delivery from the Pain: Survival

Adventure, Action, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Horror, Survival, Zombies

Game released: PC → 12 June 2019

Players: 6.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Delivery from the Pain: Survival is an action-adventure role-playing game with survival elements and a top-down view in the setting of a zombie apocalypse. A...

Rebel Cops

Strategy, Tactics, Stealth, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: PC → 17 September 2019

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Rebel Cops is a tactical strategy with step-by-step battles and isometric type of camera, which is the spin-off of the This Is the Police series. In the game, you...

The Legend of Bum-bo

Role-playing game, Puzzle, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Match-3 (Three in a row), Strategy, Adventure

Game released: PC → 12 November 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 73/100

The Legend of Bum-bo — a turn-based role-playing game with arcade puzzles and randomly generated levels from the creators of Binding of Isaac. A monster named...

Observation

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Space

Game released: PC → 21 May 2019

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Observation is a first-person sci-fi adventure set on a space station. The plot tells how a tragedy occurred at the station, due to which the entire crew with the...

Necesse

Action, Top-down view, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Fantasy, Crafting, Procedural generation, Online

Early Access: PC → 12 December 2019; Game released: PC → 16 October 2025

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 94/100

A colorful action sandbox that combines exploration, crafting, settlement building, and cooperative play. The procedurally generated world is filled with various...

Katana Zero

Action, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Side view, Platformer

Game released: PC → 18 April 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Katana Zero is a hardcore side-view action game in cyberpunk style. Expect dynamic battles using futuristic technologies, fast movements of the main character and...

Trüberbrook

Adventure, Point & Click, Indie

Game released: PC → 12 March 2019

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Trüberbrook is a mysterious point-and-click adventure game with a unique visual style, set in a German village in the late 1960s. You will play as a young American...

Tick Tock: A Tale for Two

Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC → 7 March 2019

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 90/100

Tick Tock: A Tale for Two is a unique puzzle adventure where you have to solve many puzzles and try to escape from a mysterious place. The main feature of the...

Zombotron

Arcade, Side view, Futurism (Future), Shooter, Indie, Adventure, Role-playing game, Action

Game released: PC → 22 April 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Zombotron is a driving role-playing shooter with a side view in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place in the future on an unknown mysterious planet...

The Backrooms Game FREE Edition

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 25 July 2019

Steam: 81/100

Atmospheric survival horror dedicated to exploring the endless maze of yellow rooms, illuminated by flickering fluorescent lights. Procedural generation creates an...

60 Seconds! Reatomized

Simulation, Business / Management, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Point & Click, Survival, Comedy, Strategy, Exploration

Game released: PC → 25 July 2019

Steam: 95/100

An updated version of the black comedy 60 Seconds! with survival elements, where a few dozen seconds separate ordinary family life from a nuclear apocalypse...

Boneworks

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

Game released: PC → 10 December 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 92/100

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

Telling Lies

Interactive movie, Adventure, First-person view, Detective, Indie

Game released: PC → 23 August 2019

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Telling Lies is an interactive adventure from the creators of the Her Story series. The game tells the story of four characters, one of whom is hiding a big lie...

Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Steampunk, Exploration

Game released: PC → 31 January 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Adventure role-playing game, which is a direct sequel to Sunless Sea. The setting is not murky water-filled spaces like in Sunless Sea, but the sunlit sky. The...

Unrailed!

Arcade, Online, Action, MMO, Business / Management, Trains, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Casual game

Early Access: PC → 9 September 2019; Game released: PC → 23 September 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Unrailed! is a crazy multiplayer action game in which you have to build a railway in an endless procedurally generated world. Together with your friends, you will...

while True: learn()

Educational game (Education), Simulation, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure

Game released: PC → 18 January 2019

Steam: 88/100

An indie puzzle game with elements of a simulator and adventure, where all the mechanics are tied to machine learning. The main character is a programmer who...

Praey for the Gods

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

Early Access: PC → 31 January 2019; Game released: PC → 14 December 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Praey for the Gods is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. The main character will have to survive on a snowy island full of dangers and huge titans...

Pacify

Adventure, Horror, Cooperative (co-op), First-person view, Indie, Action, Online

Game released: PC → 22 February 2019

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Pacify is a cooperative survival horror game with a first-person perspective. You will be a newly minted employee of an organization that investigates cases of...

Close to the Sun

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

Game released: PC → 2 May 2019

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Close to the Sun is an adventure horror game with a first-person view in a steampunk style. The game will take you to the beginning of the 20th century on a ship...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2019 for PC