Indie 2021 for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 8

WarDogs: Red's Return - a game in the Indie genre

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

Game released: PC → 29 April 2021

Steam: 85/100

WarDogs: Red's Return is a hurricane beat 'em up with a side view in retro style. After a deadly plague nearly destroyed the world, the remnants of humanity turned...

Distant Kingdoms

Simulation, Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, City Building

Early Access: PC → 5 May 2021; Frozen: PC → 8 September 2021

Steam: 42/100

Distant Kingdoms is an exciting real-time strategy game with elements of a management simulator. You have to help the people, dwarves, elves and orcs of Talam build...

Sherwood Extreme

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Parkour, Arcade

Early Access: PC → 12 May 2021; Game released: PC → 29 April 2024

Steam: 100/100

An arcade shooter in which players try to save the kingdom with brilliant shooting — alone or with friends. For the sparkles collected at the levels you can...

Seena VR

Shooter, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Free game, Online, Simulation, Survival

Game released: PC → 18 May 2021

Steam: 72/100

Seena VR is a free multiplayer first-person shooter for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift virtual reality devices. Armed with an extensive arsenal of firearms, you will have...

Loverowind

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Fantasy / Medieval, Casual game, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 19 May 2021

Steam: 71/100

Loverowind is an arcade indie adventure with a first-person view in the fantasy genre. This is a very short experience of the spring wind. You collect flowers and...

Cardiac Unrest

Free game, Shooter, Third-person view, Horror, Stealth, Indie, Action

Game released: PC → 22 May 2021

Players: 1/10

Steam: 60/100

Cardiac Unrest is a free-to-play horror shooter with stealth elements and a third-person perspective, where you take on the role of an exorcist tasked with ridding...

The Longest Road on Earth

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

Game released: PC → 27 May 2021

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The Longest Road on Earth is a side-view adventure arcade game in the point and click genre. This is a narrative game, deeply personal and meaningful. Simple...

Casina: The Forgotten Comedy

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Indie, Comedy, Historical

Game released: PC → 27 May 2021

Steam: 76/100

A visual novel based on the eponymous Roman comedy. The action of the game takes place in Athens during the peak of Ancient Greece, where the beautiful Casina...

A Night Before the Deadline

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

Game released: PC → 1 June 2021

Steam: 78/100

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...

Backbone

Adventure, Stealth, Indie, Side view, Detective, Visual novel

Game released: PC → 8 June 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 65/100

Backbone is a noir detective role-playing game in the spirit of Wolf Among Us, where all the characters are anthropomorphic animals. The game tells the story of...

Super Magbot

Adventure, Action, Side view, Indie, Platformer, Puzzle, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC → 22 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 88/100

Super Magbot is a fast-paced side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. In the game you will try on the role of a robot explorer who will have to...

The Bounty Huntress

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

Game released: PC → 2 July 2021

Steam: 66/100

The Bounty Huntress is a side-scrolling action-adventure game with Metroidvania elements in a fantasy setting. In the game, you take on the role of a bounty hunter...

Claire de Lune

Adventure, Indie, Logic, Shooter, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Puzzle, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 12 July 2021

Steam: 51/100

Claire de Lune is an action-puzzle adventure with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. The main character is a smuggler named John, who is on the run with his...

Rocket Rumble

Indie, Racing, Action, Third-person view, Science fiction, Futurism (Future), Online

Early Access: PC → 3 August 2021; Game released: PC → 23 May 2024

Steam: 87/100

The action centers on heavily armed animals with rocket engines racing along tracks where every second counts. Victory depends not only on speed, but also on...

Lawn Mowing Simulator

Simulation, Action, Indie, First-person view, Business / Management, Farm Simulator

Game released: PC → 10 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Lawn Mowing Simulator is an unusual simulator with a first-person view in which you have to professionally mow UK lawns. In the game you will create your own lawn...

Far Away

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

Game released: PC → 17 August 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 94/100

The game is set in a fictional world that reflects the late 19th century, but contains many references to modern phenomena, including idols, fan fiction, cosplay...

Tavern of Gods

Action, Indie, Strategy, Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Arcade, Replayability

Early Access: PC → 4 December 2020; Game released: PC → 20 August 2021

Steam: 77/100

Tavern of Gods is a top-down casual roguelike where you play as a god who decides to pass the time in a tavern playing a small board game. The main goal is to...

Monster Harvest

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Farm Simulator, Exploration

Game released: PC → 31 August 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 53/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Monster Harvest is a colorful adventure farming simulator with a top-down view. In the game you will go on an unforgettable adventure — you will start a new...

KeyWe

Indie, Arcade, Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Isometric, Casual game

Game released: PC → 31 August 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 73/100

KeyWe is a cute co-op postal puzzle game starring Jeff and Debra, two little kiwi birds who work in a quaint post office. Having no hands, they must jump, clap...

Arboria

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

Early Access: PC → 7 May 2020; Game released: PC → 9 September 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 78/100

Arboria is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The game takes place in a dark underground world in which a certain Chosen One...

The Rewinder

Indie, Adventure, Detective, Side view, Puzzle, Horror, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: PC → 10 September 2021

Steam: 92/100

An adventure based on Chinese mythology. The main character's name is Yun, he is the last known "Rewinder" who can communicate with spirits and examine other...

The Endless Cylinder

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 September 2021

The Endless Cylinder is a surreal adventure in which you play as a small, newly born alien creature. Born in a dangerous environment, the wonderful little hero...

The Last Friend

Strategy, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Action, Arcade, Side view, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: PC → 30 September 2021

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 86/100

The Last Friend is a fun side-scrolling tower defense strategy game with action elements. Dogs have started disappearing all over the world. And only Alpha can...

Impostor Factory

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

Game released: PC → 30 September 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Impostor Factory is a new adventure from the creators of Finding Paradise and To the Moon. The main characters of the series, Dr. Rosalyn and Dr. Watts, will go to...

Red Button

Free game, Strategy, Simulation, Indie, Business / Management, Grand strategy, Historical

Game released: PC → 15 October 2021

Steam: 88/100

Red Button is a free management strategy with turn-based battles where you can arrange a real nuclear apocalypse. The game takes place in a parallel universe in...

Time Loader

Adventure, Platformer, Arcade, Indie, Puzzle, Simulation

Game released: PC → 3 November 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Time Loader is the adventure of a little robot who goes back in time to change the tragic events that forever changed the fate of his creator. All your actions will...

Where Cards Fall

Puzzle, Indie, Isometric, Adventure, Logic

Game released: PC → 4 November 2021

Steam: 62/100

Where Cards Fall is a colorful adventure puzzle game with an isometric camera view. As you progress, you will have to build houses of cards to create your own...

May God Forgive Us

Adventure, Free game, Horror, First-person view, Action, Shooter, Indie

Game released: PC → 12 November 2021

Steam: 33/100

May God Forgive Us is a free first-person survival horror adventure game. During the passage you will encounter puzzles and battles with mutants using firearms. The...

Hexceed

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

Game released: PC → 16 January 2021

Steam: 88/100

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...

Kittens and Yarn

Arcade, Indie, Puzzle, Top-down view, Logic, Point & Click

Game released: PC → 17 June 2021

Steam: 95/100

Kittens and Yarn is a fun top-down arcade puzzle game about cute...

Disjunction

Role-playing game, Action, Stealth, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Indie, Detective, Shooter

Game released: PC → 28 January 2021

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Disjunction is an isometric action role-playing game inspired by cyberpunk style and old school games. The game takes place in 2048 in New York. You can decide for...

Mutropolis

Adventure, Puzzle, Science fiction, Indie, Detective

Game released: PC → 18 February 2021

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 71/100

A science fiction adventure set on the abandoned planet Earth in the year 5000. The protagonist and a team of archaeologists are exploring the ruins of an ancient...

Teamfight Manager

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Sports game, Turn-based, Indie, Tactics

Game released: PC → 2 March 2021

Steam: 83/100

Teamfight Manager is a tactical management strategy with turn-based battles and auto-battler elements in a pixel style. In the game you will try on the role of a...

Mercenary Skirmish

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

Early Access: PC → 26 March 2021; Game in development: PC → Q1 2027

Steam: 75/100

Mercenary Skirmish is a free-to-play action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. There are four character classes available in the game...

Minute of Islands

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view, Exploration

Game released: PC → 13 June 2021

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Minute of Islands is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer set in a post-apocalyptic setting. In the game, you will take on the role of an experienced...

The Red Solstice 2: Survivors

Arcade, Online, Action, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Tactics, Zombies, Third-person view

Game released: PC → 17 June 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 65/100

The Red Solstice 2: Survivors is a continuation of the cooperative dynamic action game with strategy elements in a sci-fi setting. You will lead the secret special...

Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective

Arcade, Adventure, Puzzle, Comics, Indie, Isometric, Hidden Objects, Casual game

Game released: PC → 22 June 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective is an adventure arcade puzzle game with an isometric view in the comic book genre. A fun, exciting and beautiful game that...

Blightbound

Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Indie

Early Access: PC → 30 July 2020; Game released: PC → 27 July 2021

Players: 5.6/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Blightbound is a multiplayer roguelike in which players explore dungeons and fight monsters. A group of heroes breaks into the heart of the Plague, a mysterious fog...

Dodgeball Academia

Arcade, Sports game, Side view, Third-person view, Role-playing game, Indie, Adventure, Business / Management, Action

Game released: PC → 5 August 2021

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Dodgeball Academia is a sports role-playing adventure with elements of Japanese-style management strategy. You will go to conquer an interesting world where the...

Greak: Memories of Azur

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Fantasy, Metroidvania, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 17 August 2021

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Greak: Memories of Azur is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer. You will take on the role of three siblings: Grek, Adara and Rydel, who will guide them...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2021 for PC