Indie 2020 for PC — top best games in the Indie genre

Interactive movie, First-person view, Adventure, Indie, Adult game, Visual novel, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 17 November 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Five Dates is a dating simulator with elements of an interactive adult adventure and a dash of romantic comedy. Unlike most similar projects, the game offers to...

METEL HORROR ESCAPE

Action, Adventure, Horror, Stealth, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie

Early Access: PC → 1 September 2020

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 95/100

METEL HORROR ESCAPE is an action-horror adventure game with a first-person view and puzzle elements. You have to play the role of a victim of a maniac. It is...

Hades

Action, Isometric, Roguelike, Dungeons, Fantasy, Slasher, Indie

Early Access: PC → 6 December 2018; Game released: PC → 17 September 2020

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 93/100

Isometric action-roguelike from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. The main character is the god Zagreus (the son of the ancient Greek god Hades), who...

Teardown

Action, Simulation, First-person view, Sandbox, Indie, Open world, Online

Early Access: PC → 29 October 2020; Game released: PC → 21 April 2022

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A heist simulator in which you can completely destroy the world around you using tools and weapons. Missions begin with exploration: the player can explore the area...

Cloudpunk

Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Indie, Open world, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 23 April 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Cloudpunk is an adventure arcade game with a third-person view in the style of cyberpunk. The game takes place over the course of one night. The protagonist is a...

Dysmantle

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Survival, Crafting, Open world

Game released: PC → 16 November 2021; Early Access: PC → 6 November 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 90/100

Dysmantle is an open world RPG that combines the best ideas from Zelda, Stardew Valley, Subnautica, SteamWorld Dig and Dark Souls. The action takes place on a...

Streets of Rage 4

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 April 2020

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Streets of Rage 4 is a continuation of the iconic side-view beatmap from the 90s. You will find bright graphics made in the style of comics, as well as characters...

Futa Fix Dick Dine and Dash

Adult game, Indie, Simulation, Arcade, Anime / Manga, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 21 December 2020

Players: 7.2/10

Steam: 85/100

Futa Fix Dick Dine and Dash is an adult visual novel with Japanese-style dating sim elements. Emily has a problem. One day, a long, fleshy penis appeared between...

Cardpocalypse

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...

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...

Rogue Legacy 2

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

Early Access: PC → 19 August 2020; Game released: PC → 28 April 2022

Players: 8/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 89/100

One day, a brave knight gets to a mysterious place where some kind of devilry happened many years ago. Skeletons, ghosts and other evil spirits roam everywhere, and...

Spiritfarer

Simulation, Business / Management, Side view, Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Cooperative (co-op), Construction

Game released: PC → 18 August 2020

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Spiritfarer is a fun management simulator with a side view that tells the story of death. You take on the role of a ferryman for the dead and build your own ship to...

HARD BULLET

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

Early Access: PC → 23 October 2020; Game in development: PC → 2026

Steam: 84/100

Hurricane VR action, fully focused on spectacular shootouts and hand-to-hand combat using advanced physics. A variety of firearms and melee weapons are available in...

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

Role-playing game, Slasher, Hack and slash, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Early Access: PC → 24 March 2016; Game released: PC → 13 February 2020

Players: 8/10

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 60/100

Role-playing adventure action game with an isometric camera in the dark medieval fantasy setting, Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem invites you to take on the role of a...

Gunfire Reborn

Shooter, First-person view, Roguelike, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Procedural generation, Online

Early Access: PC → 23 May 2020; Game released: PC → 18 November 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Co-op shooter for up to four people. Players take on the role of heroes with unique abilities and go with friends to explore vast locations created at random. At...

Journey

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Third-person view, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 11 June 2020

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 92/100

Journey is an atmospheric adventure with a third-person view. The main character is a nameless wanderer who must cross the desert and get to the mountain that is...

Florence

Arcade, Adventure, Interactive movie, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 13 February 2020

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Florence is a touching interactive adventure for mobile platforms. The game tells the story of 25-year-old Florence Joch, about her ups and downs and her first love...

Visage

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

Early Access: PC → 2 October 2018; Game released: PC → 29 October 2020

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Visage is a first-person horror adventure inspired by the work of Hideo Kojima — P.T. The main actions of the game take place in the 80s of the last century...

Skul: The Hero Slayer

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

Early Access: PC → 19 February 2020; Game released: PC → 21 January 2021

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Skul: The Hero Slayer is a side-scrolling pixel platformer. People have attacked the demon fortress and are trying to destroy their leader. Most of the inhabitants...

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

Steam: 88/100

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...

Stoneshard

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Strategy

Early Access: PC → 6 February 2020; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 74/100

Stoneshard is a tactical RPG with roguelike elements and an open world from the creators of 12 is Better Than 6. You will embark on a grand journey across the...

Eternal Return

Free game, Anime / Manga, Online, Action, Indie, Tactics, Strategy, Isometric, Battle Royale, MOBA

Early Access: PC → 14 October 2020; Game released: PC → 20 July 2023

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 80/100

Free multiplayer battle royale action game. The game takes place on the deserted island of Lumia. A mysterious organization known as AGLAIA conducts experiments on...

The White Door

Adventure, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Indie

Game released: PC → 9 January 2020

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 89/100

Detective game from the creators of Cube Escape and Rusty Lake Paradise, which tells the story of Robert Hill, undergoing treatment in a clinic and suffering...

Helltaker

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Anime / Manga, Indie, Free game, Demons

Game released: PC → 11 May 2020

Players: 9/10

Steam: 97/100

Helltaker is a free-to-play adventure puzzle game. The game tells the story of a hero who suddenly opens a portal to hell, in which, oddly enough, a whole harem of...

Stormworks: Build and Rescue

Arcade, Indie, Third-person view, First-person view, Action, Shooter, Educational game (Education), Combat robots, Flight Simulator, Warships / Submarines, Sandbox, Construction, Open world

Game released: PC → 17 September 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 90/100

Stormworks: Build and Rescue is a fun sandbox simulator where you take control of your own search and rescue team by modeling and creating vehicles. As you...

Travellers Rest

Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Farm Simulator, Role-playing game

Early Access: PC → 28 July 2020; Game in development: PC → 2026

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 88/100

Travelers Rest is a fun top-down, co-op innkeeper simulator from a fantasy world. He runs a run-down establishment and must turn it into a magical place where a...

Maneater

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Open world, Slasher

Game released: PC → 22 May 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Adventure action set in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The story centers around a shark that has survived a brutal encounter with a hunter and is driven by a...

Noita

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

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

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 95/100

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...

Roboquest

Shooter, Combat robots, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Action

Early Access: PC → 20 August 2020; Game released: PC → 7 November 2023

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 95/100

A cooperative shooter with roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The main action takes place in the world of the future, which is filled with robots. The main...

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager

Role-playing game, Strategy, Horror, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Side view, Dungeons

Early Access: PC → 20 March 2020; Game released: PC → 29 April 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Legend of Keepers: Career of a Dungeon Manager is a dark role-playing roguelike with turn-based combat and a side view in a fantasy setting. You have to build a...

Murder House

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Old school, Survival horror, Horror

Game released: PC → 22 October 2020

Steam: 94/100

Atmospheric survival horror in the style of VHS slashers from the 1980s. A local TV crew goes to the abandoned house of the executed serial killer Anthony Smith...

Hayfever

Platformer, Indie, Side view, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: PC → 25 February 2020

Steam: 89/100

Players need to help the postman Thomas collect lost letters. The hero suffers from severe allergies, and various allergens help him overcome obstacles. For...

The Battle of Polytopia

Strategy, Simulation, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie, Online

Game released: PC → 4 August 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 72/100

The Battle of Polytopia is a minimalist global strategy game with turn-based combat and an isometric camera view. In the game you will go to conquer the Square...

Hydroneer

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

Game released: PC → 8 May 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 86/100

Hydroneer is an exciting mining simulator with a first-person view, where you have to get gold and other necessary resources from the soil. As you progress, you...

Haydee 2

Action, Shooter, Indie, Platformer, Puzzle, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 24 November 2020

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Haydee 2 is the sequel to the sexy action puzzle game with a third-person view. Once again you will play as a sexy heroine who is locked in a strange complex...

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

Steam: 86/100

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...

Yes, Your Grace

Role-playing game, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Strategy, Historical, Side view, Indie

Game released: PC → 6 March 2020

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Yes, Your Grace is a management strategy with role-playing game elements in a medieval setting. In the game you will take control of a large kingdom. Every game...

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...

Through the Darkest of Times

Simulation, Strategy, Adventure, Historical, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 January 2020

Players: 8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Through the Darkest of Times is a historical strategy with elements of a management simulator. You will become the leader of a resistance group in Berlin during the...

Biped

Arcade, Action, Indie, Combat robots, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: PC → 26 March 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Biped is a fun co-op platformer featuring challenging puzzles that require precise coordination. Two little bipedal robots, Aku and Sayla, go on an exciting...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2020 for PC