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

Cuckold Simulator - a game in the Indie genre

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...

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...

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...

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: 7.1/10

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...

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...

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...

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...

Granny: Chapter Two

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

Game released: PC → 30 December 2019

Steam: 95/100

First-person atmospheric horror that continues the story of escaping from the creepy Granny’s house. This time, the main character finds himself in the house of her...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Little Misfortune

Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 18 September 2019

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Little Misfortune is an exciting side-scrolling interactive adventure. In the game you will try on the role of the little girl Ramirez Hernandez, who goes on 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...

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...

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...

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...

Cooking Simulator

Simulation, Arcade, First-person view, Indie, Business / Management, Sandbox, Virtual Reality (VR), Casual game

Game released: PC → 6 June 2019

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Cooking Simulator is a realistic simulator with management elements and a first-person view. In the game you have to become an unsurpassed chef. You will find...

Dicey Dungeons

Arcade, Indie, Strategy, Roguelike, Card game, Role-playing game, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 13 August 2019

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Dicey Dungeons — an exciting card-based turn-based game with RPG elements and a simplified roguelike from the creators of Super Hexagon and VVVVVV. In the...

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...

Katana Zero

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

Game released: PC → 18 April 2019

Players: 9.3/10

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Pilgrims

Adventure, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Replayability, Point & Click, Card game

Game released: PC → 7 October 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 95/100

Pilgrims — an atmospheric side-view adventure from the creators of Machinarium and Samorost 3. The game will delight you with the absence of a rigid script...

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

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

Game released: PC → 30 April 2019; Early Access: PC → 16 August 2018

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based RPG with an emphasis on storytelling and tactical combat. A serious, adult story will unfold before you, the action of...

Feudal Alloy

Role-playing game, Arcade, Action, Side view, Medieval era, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 17 January 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Feudal Alloy is a fun side-scrolling action RPG in which the main character is an aquarium fish dressed in medieval armor. Bandits attacked the protagonist’s home...

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...

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...

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...

Devil's Hunt

Action, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 17 September 2019

Players: 8/10

Steam: 43/100

Metacritic: 47/100

Devil's Hunt is a hardcore action game with a third-person view and horror elements, based on the novel “Equilibrium” by Pavel Lesnyak. The main character Desmond...

Pixel Devil and the Broken Cartridge

Indie, Action, Adventure

Game released: PC → 27 February 2019

Steam: 60/100

A classic pixel-art platformer about a protagonist who is transported to the world of 8-bit games. He sets out to rescue his girlfriend and uncover who is behind...

Crying Suns

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Roguelike, Space

Game released: PC → 18 September 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Crying Suns is a tactical strategy game with turn-based combat and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place in the distant future...

Dungeon Munchies

Indie, Action, Adventure, Side view, Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval

Early Access: PC → 5 June 2019; Game released: PC → 27 July 2022

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Dungeon Munchies is a side-scrolling adventure role-playing action platformer in a fantasy setting. The game will tell a story about a necromancer cook who hunts...

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...

Cyberprank 2069

Adventure, Cyberpunk, Indie, Visual novel, Action

Game released: PC → 20 July 2019

Players: 8/10

Steam: 60/100

Cyberprank 2069 is a “next-gen RPG” set in a future where AI has taken over humanity. The main character is a “cop from the past” who wants to become the richest...

Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight

Action, Flight Simulator, Third-person view, Free game, Indie

Game released: PC → 6 April 2019

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 56/100

An air action dedicated to large-scale battles of World War II. The game offers five campaigns for the USA, Great Britain, the USSR, Japan, and Germany, where...

It's Winter

Simulation, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 7 March 2019

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 77/100

SHHD: WINTER is an adventure simulator of Russian melancholy with a first-person view. An atmospheric sandbox awaits you, the protagonist of which is an ordinary...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2019 for PC