Indie 2021 for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 13

Coloring Game 4 - a game in the Indie genre

Free game, Arcade, Logic, Indie, Educational game (Education), Puzzle, Casual game

Game released: PC → 30 July 2021

Steam: 92/100

Coloring Game 4 is a free arcade game in which you have to color by number various designs. The game offers meditative and relaxing gameplay, 20 different designs...

Hexio

Arcade, Puzzle, Top-down view, Indie, Casual game, Logic

Game released: PC → 6 September 2021

Steam: 100/100

Hexio is a minimalistic top-down arcade puzzle game. Enjoy relaxing gameplay across 96 carefully designed levels. As you progress, you need to connect the dots to...

Steel Assault

Arcade, Platformer, Action, Side view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 28 September 2021

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Steel Assault is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in the near future of post-apocalyptic America. You...

Kenopsia

Indie, Interactive movie, First-person view, Adventure, Free game, Platformer, Top-down view, Side view, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 12 October 2021

Steam: 42/100

Kenopsia is a free-to-play adventure game that combines platformer, puzzle and Point & Click elements. The player will go on a journey between different dimensions...

Indicted

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

Game released: PC → 29 October 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 47/100

Indicted is an action-horror adventure game with a first-person view and survival elements. Seeking redemption, Detective Arthur decides to take on his latest case...

Usurper: Soulbound

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons

Early Access: PC → 2 November 2021; Game in development: PC → 2026

Steam: 68/100

Usurper: Soulbound is a top-down cooperative action RPG with roguelike elements in a fantasy setting, inspired by the cult Dark Souls series. At the center of the...

Crawlspace

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

Game released: PC → 3 November 2021

Steam: 92/100

Crawlspace is a free first-person horror game for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality and Valve Index. A dark action game about...

REVN

Shooter, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Indie, Science fiction, MOBA, Free game, Strategy

Early Access: PC → 9 November 2021

Steam: 70/100

REVN is an online third-person shooter in the cyberpunk genre. You'll create your own way of playing, using dozens of different abilities to create a unique...

Epic Chef

Business / Management, Third-person view, Adventure, Simulation, Role-playing game, Indie, Comedy, Farm Simulator

Game released: PC → 11 November 2021

Steam: 78/100

Epic Chef is an adventure role-playing game with elements of a life simulator, cooking, crafting and a third-person view. You are about to go on an incredible...

Ephesus

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Historical, Sandbox, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Exploration, Crafting

Early Access: PC → 3 December 2021; Game released: PC → 17 February 2023

Steam: 51/100

The game takes place on the western coast of the Aegean Sea during the majestic Roman Empire. The main character is an adventurer named Hector Rem, who lives in the...

Jazz Lightning: Castle Dungeons

Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Free game

Game released: PC → 20 December 2021

Steam: 100/100

A pixel adventure where the main character must navigate through the deadly dungeons of the castle and collect mythical gemstones. To do this, they will need to...

Fall Balance Ball

Platformer, Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, Third-person view, Arcade, Racing

Game released: PC → 3 January 2021

Steam: 25/100

Fall Balance Ball is an indie adventure platformer with puzzle elements and a third-person perspective. In this game you have to control a ball that balances on...

SuperMash

Arcade, Indie, Simulation, Action, Japanese role-playing game, Stealth, Old school

Game released: PC → 13 January 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 58/100

An exciting game that mixes several genres. The game takes place in a video game store, where a brother and sister find a mysterious console. It is impossible to...

Slurpies

Action, Online, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Casual game

Game released: PC → 8 April 2021

Players control snakes in virtual reality. To win you need to grow. And to grow, eat. You can eat all sorts of goodies, as well as snakes from other players. Of...

Sunlight

Indie, Adventure, First-person view, Roguelike, Walking Simulator, Open world

Game released: PC → 14 January 2021

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Sunlight is a short, atmospheric, first-person adventure from the creators of Among the Sleep. An unusual journey awaits you into an unknown forest under the...

Hexceed

Arcade, Puzzle, Top-down view, Indie, Free game, Casual game

Game released: PC → 16 January 2021

Steam: 87/100

Hexceed — Arcade indie puzzle game with a top-down view. A modern interpretation of a classic puzzle. You have to navigate through hexes to find out which...

Blind Drive

Racing, Horror, Adventure, Action, Indie, Arcade

Game released: PC → 10 March 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 96/100

Blind Drive is an action-horror racing game with adventure elements. An arcade-style, sound-based black comedy action game. The entire game is experienced by your...

Ethereal Estate

Simulation, Online, Indie, Arcade, First-person view, Sandbox

Game released: PC → 12 March 2021

Steam: 86/100

Ethereal Estate — arcade indie simulator with first-person view and online elements. Your main task — destroy Viotto's estate. The residents are very...

Dark Water: Slime Invader

Action, Adventure, Indie, Side view, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game

Game released: PC → 18 March 2021

Steam: 94/100

Dark Water: Slime Invader is a dynamic side-scrolling action platformer in a fantasy setting. The game will tell an interesting story about Granny and her...

Tiny Space Academy

Science fiction, Simulation, Adventure, Indie, Educational game (Education), Platformer, Side view, Casual game, Space

Game released: PC → 26 March 2021

Steam: 63/100

Tiny Space Academy is a side-scrolling fantasy adventure simulator with educational and platforming elements. This is a game where you can develop your own space...

Kaze and the Wild Masks

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Old school, Casual game

Game released: PC → 26 March 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Kaze and the Wild Masks is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer inspired by classic 16-bit games. The events of the game take place in the fairy-tale world of...

Dear Brother

Free game, Role-playing game, Horror, Adventure, Arcade, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC → 31 May 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 88/100

Dear Brother is a free-to-play top-down indie horror game inspired by Japanese horror games. The game takes place in the house of the main character, who, after...

A Night Before the Deadline

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Free game, Exploration, Runner, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 1 June 2021

Steam: 75/100

A free adventure game with minimalist graphics and an atmospheric soundtrack. The story tells about a developer named Joe, who stays in the office late at night to...

Arausio

Free game, Historical, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Point & Click, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 22 June 2021

Steam: 95/100

Arausio is a free-to-play, first-person adventure game in which you explore a faithful recreation of the ancient Theater of Arausio and uncover the mystery behind...

Last Message

Adventure, Free game, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Visual novel, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: PC → 25 June 2021

Steam: 90/100

Last Message is a free adventure thriller set in a world filled with the infected. The game tells the story of a girl who, returning home after a day of searching...

Eternal Cave Escape

Platformer, Action, Side view, Indie, Free game

Game released: PC → 6 August 2021

Steam: 82/100

Eternal Cave Escape is a free side-scrolling pixel action platformer. In the game you play as a miner who is lost in a dark cave. There are no checkpoints in the...

Ecila

Role-playing game, Online, MMO, Indie, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy, Comics

Game released: PC → 15 August 2021

Steam: 55/100

A multiplayer role-playing game set in a fantasy universe. Your journey begins in a world full of mysteries and wonders, where heroes battle monsters, evil...

SICKO ISLAND

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

Game released: PC → 28 August 2021

Steam: 72/100

The main character crashes on an island with monsters. To survive and escape, he needs to solve all the puzzles and get to the main...

Ancient Evil

Role-playing game, Top-down view, Puzzle, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics, Fantasy, Demons, Slasher, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 11 September 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 68/100

A tactical RPG with puzzle elements, players explore three parts of ancient lands, battle powerful guardians, and solve dungeon riddles. Along the way, players must...

Chessplosion

Chess game, Action, Top-down view, Tactics, Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Online

Game released: PC → 21 September 2021

Steam: 95/100

Chessplosion is a unique game that combines chess and elements of classic Bomberman. You will need to blow up chess pieces in a certain way to create a chain...

The Hidden Room

Free game, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Hidden Objects

Game released: PC → 14 October 2021

Steam: 68/100

The Hidden Room is a free puzzle adventure game with a first-person perspective. Rumors speak of a hidden treasure somewhere in the house of Tom Barclay, an...

KTGAME

Free game, First-person view, Logic, Indie, Runner, Racing, Puzzle, Platformer

Game released: PC → 18 October 2021

Steam: 68/100

KTGAME is a free arcade runner with a first-person view, in which the main goal is to cover a certain distance as quickly as possible. Some maps may have several...

EQ - Countries

Trivia, Free game, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 21 October 2021

Players: 10/10

A free quiz game in the spirit of “O Lucky Man!” The game will allow you to test and expand your knowledge about countries alone or with friends. The task is to...

Stardrytch

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

Game released: PC → 4 November 2021

Steam: 84/100

Stardrytch is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a fantasy setting where you will embark on a dangerous journey, discover forgotten lands, gain...

Stella's Spikey Dream

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

Game released: PC → 8 November 2021

Steam: 85/100

Stella's Spikey Dream is an indie adventure platformer with action elements and a side view. A relaxing casual game about a little girl, her big stick, and their...

Mission in Snowdriftland

Action, Platformer, Side view, Arcade, Indie, Old school

Game released: PC → 1 December 2021

Steam: 95/100

Mission in Snowdriftland is a fun side-scrolling arcade platformer where you'll go on amazing adventures with the snowman Chubby...

Actions Have Consequences

Platformer, Adventure, Indie, Side view

Game released: PC → 22 June 2021

Actions Have Consequences is an old-school side-scrolling indie adventure platformer made in a pixel art style. The game tells about the eternal confrontation...

Trikaya

Indie, Puzzle, Free game, First-person view, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game

Game released: PC → 18 January 2021

Steam: 84/100

Trikaya is a free-to-play adventure puzzle game with a first-person view in a fantasy setting. A chamber and atmospheric story awaits you with riddles that need to...

Formation Vee

Arcade, Indie, Racing, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 11 October 2021

Formation Vee is an unusual racing arcade game with a third-person view, in which you have to participate in races against the clock. In this game, all vehicles do...

Sunset Drive 1986

Arcade, Racing, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Free game, Runner, Casual game

Early Access: PC → 20 January 2021; Game in development: PC → 2026

Steam: 84/100

Sunset Drive 1986 is a shareware retro-arcade racing game in the style of the “neon 80s” with a first- and third-person view. An atmospheric race along an endless...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2021 for PC