Indie 2021 for PC — top best games in the Indie genre

Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting

Early Access: PC → 2 February 2021

Players: 8.5/10

A fantasy sandbox with survival elements. You can play alone or with others, exploring the world and gathering resources, finding and raiding tombs, setting up...

Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator

Simulation, Indie, Side view, Casual game, Exploration, Fantasy, Medieval era

Early Access: PC → 21 September 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 74/100

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WorldBox - God Simulator

Strategy, God Simulator, In real time, Isometric, Indie

Early Access: PC → 2 December 2021

Players: 8.4/10

WorldBox — God Simulator is a real-time god simulator with indie strategy elements and an isometric view. You can create sheep, wolves, orcs, elves, gnomes...

Vampire Survivors

Action, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Casual game, Fantasy, Gothic

Early Access: PC → 17 December 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 87/100

A gothic action roguelike about vampires where players fight off hordes of monsters. All that is required of the player is to move around the arena and collect...

Tiny Bunny

Adventure, Horror, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie

Early Access: PC → 16 April 2021

VGTimes: 7.8/10

Players: 8.8/10

An adventurous visual novel with horror elements. Looking out of the window of an old house, the boy Anton sees a fading village, huge snowdrifts, and a frozen...

Dyson Sphere Program

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie, Science fiction

Early Access: PC → 21 January 2021

Players: 9/10

Dyson Sphere Program is a sci-fi space simulator in which you build your galactic empire by exploring uncharted areas of extraterrestrial space. In the distant...

Avoidvania

Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Runner, Fantasy, Metroidvania

Early Access: PC → 25 September 2021

An adventure game where a small cat finds itself in a huge castle, drawn by a mysterious scent coming from its tower. Inside, a tangled maze of corridors awaits...

Patch Quest

Adventure, Roguelike, Shooter, Top-down view, Construction, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Early Access: PC → 7 May 2021

Players: 10/10

The main character sets out to uncover the secrets of Patchlantis, and to do this he will have to explore a patchwork labyrinth, tame many monsters and upgrade...

Becastled

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Indie, Medieval era

Early Access: PC → 8 February 2021

A strategy game about building and surviving in a harsh fantasy world. It all begins with the foundation of a castle, around which a city grows: walls, towers, and...

Darkest Dungeon 2

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Roguelike, Side view, Fantasy, Medieval era, Dungeons, Gothic, Indie

Early Access: PC → 26 October 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 79/100

A continuation of a unique party RPG, where the heroes’ skills are tied not to abstract indicators of strength, dexterity, intelligence, but to a very real mental...

Len's Island

Adventure, Action, Isometric, Indie, Simulation

Early Access: PC → 26 November 2021

Players: 6.2/10

A top-down action adventure game combining survival, construction and exploration. A new resident arrives on a picturesque island with a minimal set of tools and a...

Sun Haven

Indie, Farm Simulator, Online, Adventure, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy

Early Access: PC → 26 June 2021

Players: 8.9/10

A fantasy farm simulator with dragons, magic, an interesting story and a final boss. The game offers a huge world full of opportunities for development and...

Farmer's Life

Action, Third-person view, Business / Management, Indie, Sandbox, Comedy, Farm Simulator, Open world

Early Access: PC → 5 August 2021

Players: 7.8/10

A harsh farmer simulator that shows the very “dark” side of life on a garden plot. The main character is an alcoholic who sleeps in a dilapidated house hugging a...

CUCKOLD SIMULATOR: Life as a Beta Male Cuck

Arcade, Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Visual novel, Indie

Early Access: PC → 1 May 2021

Players: 5.5/10

CUCKOLD SIMULATOR: Life as a Beta Male Cuck is an unusual cuckold simulator with a third-person view. In this game you take on the role of a man whose wife is...

Warpips

Strategy, In real time, Side view, Tanks, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Tactics, Indie

Early Access: PC → 29 April 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Warpips is an exciting tactical strategy game in the tower defense genre and with a side view. In the game you have to create an indestructible army by combining...

Age of Darkness: Final Stand

Strategy, In real time, Top-down view, Isometric, Indie, Tactics, Fantasy

Early Access: PC → 7 October 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 74/100

A real-time strategy game set in a dark fantasy setting, where darkness becomes the main enemy of humanity. No one knows for sure what it is - the embodiment of...

Beyond Contact

Roguelike, Futurism (Future), Isometric, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Science fiction, Survival

Early Access: PC → 21 September 2021

Players: 7/10

Players find themselves on a deadly planet with a terrible climate, inhabited by bloodthirsty monsters and plants. For successful survival, you need to build your...

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

Action, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Post-apocalyptic, Role-playing game

Early Access: PC → 21 January 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a dark fantasy setting. The setting is the fallen kingdom of Outland...

Mortal Online 2

Online, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, MMO, First-person view, Indie

Early Access: PC → 23 November 2021

Players: 6.8/10

Mortal Online 2 is a continuation of the multiplayer action role-playing game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. In the game you have to explore a huge...

Dorfromantik

Strategy, Arcade, Indie, Isometric, Turn-based

Early Access: PC → 25 March 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Dorfromantik is a colorful city-building strategy with turn-based battles and an isometric camera view. You start the game with a stack of procedurally generated...

Black Skylands

Arcade, Top-down view, Simulation, Indie, Action, Steampunk, Open world, Sandbox, Adventure

Early Access: PC → 9 July 2021

Players: 9.4/10

After the cataclysm, the Earth turned into thousands of floating islands. The brave girl Eve battles the falcons of Cain — bandits who raided her home, as...

Anarchy: Wolf's law

Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Survival, Open world

Early Access: PC → 5 November 2021

Players: 4.9/10

The main action takes place in an alternative universe. The main character is an employee of an industrial zone who must defend his territory. He fights various...

Sands of Aura

Role-playing game, Isometric, Action, Indie, Adventure, Fantasy

Early Access: PC → 21 October 2021

Action role-playing game in an open world buried under sand dunes after a cataclysm occurred there. Most of the local inhabitants have lost their minds and are...

SCP: Escape Together

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

Early Access: PC → 7 January 2021

Players: 5.5/10

SCP: Escape Together is an action-horror adventure with a first-person view and co-op based on the 2012 horror film SCP: Containment Breach. You'll team up or...

Wigmund

Third-person view, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Adventure, Indie

Early Access: PC → 25 February 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Wigmund is an open-world role-playing adventure in a fantasy style, where your skill matters more than your ability to click on enemies. The mouse is an extension...

Voxel Tycoon

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Isometric, Trains, Indie

Early Access: PC → 15 April 2021

Players: 6.9/10

Voxel Tycoon is a management simulator with an isometric camera view, set in an endless world of voxels. As you progress, you will have to mine resources...

RavenWeald

Free game, Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Roguelike, Fantasy, Isometric, Procedural generation

Early Access: PC → 13 January 2021

A free strategy game with turn-based combat and roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. The main action takes place in a magical forest filled with deadly...

Hellish Quart

Action, Fighting, Fantasy / Medieval, Historical, Indie, Side view

Early Access: PC → 16 February 2021

Players: 7/10

Hellish Quart is a side-scrolling historical fighting game that focuses on realism and dueling with bladed weapons. A full-fledged dismemberment awaits you in real...

Fly Corp

Strategy, Business / Management, Top-down view, Logic, Indie

Early Access: PC → 28 May 2021

Players: 6.9/10

A minimalist strategy game for managing an air network. The main objective is to develop air routes between real cities with populations corresponding to real data...

KungFu Kickball

Online, Action, Side view, Indie, Sports game, Arcade

Early Access: PC → 13 April 2021

KungFu Kickball is a side-scrolling multiplayer pixel sports arcade game where you have to kick a ball to hit the enemy team's bell. The winner is the one whose...

Stellar Warfare

Strategy, Simulation, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie, Tactics

Early Access: PC → 4 August 2021

Stellar Warfare is a classic real-time strategy game with simulation elements in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to build and develop your own space base, as...

No Plan B

Shooter, Top-down view, Tactics, Indie, Action, Strategy

Early Access: PC → 1 December 2021

A tactical shooter in which you need to assemble a squad of operatives, develop a plan and carry out missions: rescuing hostages or robbing banks. Before each...

Nigate Tale

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Isometric, Action, Indie, Anime / Manga, Fantasy

Early Access: PC → 12 April 2021

A dynamic action-rogal with an isometric look, where magic and dangers are hidden behind each angle. The main character, a guy named Roy, accidentally crashes into...

Despot's Game

Indie, Strategy, In real time, Simulation, Post-apocalyptic, Futurism (Future), Adventure, Roguelike

Early Access: PC → 14 October 2021

A futuristic post -apocalyptic strategy, where a group of survivors needs to get out of a gloomy labyrinth. The path is full of dangers, but the weapon and...

Rhythm Doctor

Role-playing game, Adventure, Music game, Indie, Side view

Early Access: PC → 26 February 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 89/100

An unusual musical rhythm game in which every keystroke becomes the pulse of life. Here, medicine and music intertwine: synchronizing keystrokes at the right moment...

Skinwalker Hunt

Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie

Early Access: PC → 5 June 2021

Players: 5.8/10

Skinwalker Hunt is a mystical horror adventure with action elements and a first-person view. In the game you will find yourself in the role of a Native American who...

One Hand Clapping

Adventure, Platformer, Music game, Indie, Side view

Early Access: PC → 10 June 2021

Players: 10/10

One Hand Clapping is a side-scrolling indie musical platformer that challenges you to sing into your microphone to solve puzzles and unlock the power of your voice...

METAL DOGS

Arcade, Shooter, Isometric, Slasher, Roguelike, Indie, Futurism (Future)

Early Access: PC → 25 August 2021

The events of the game take place in the distant future, at a time when humanity disappeared from the face of the Earth. The player takes on the role of a fighting...

Rogue Spirit

Action, Roguelike, Stealth, Third-person view, Adventure, Indie

Early Access: PC → 1 September 2021

Rogue Spirit is an action-adventure roguelike with stealth elements and a third-person view. You will go to explore the fabulous kingdom of Midra, where reality and...

Gladiator Guild Manager

Strategy, Indie, Simulation, Turn-based, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Business / Management, Role-playing game

Early Access: PC → 14 October 2021

Players: 8.2/10

A managerial simulator with elements of tactics in which the player needs to develop his own guild of fighters and lead them to glory. Recruiting warriors...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2021 for PC (Early Access)