Indie 2021 for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 9

Curved Space - a game in the Indie genre

Arcade, Science fiction, Shooter, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: PC → 29 June 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Curved Space is an arcade shooter with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. In the game you have to control a space fighter and fight hordes of aliens who want...

Anarchy: Wolf's law: Prologue

Free game, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Adventure, Role-playing game, Action, Zombies

Game released: PC → 26 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Anarchy: Wolf's law: Prologue is a shareware prologue for an adventure shooter with a first-person view. The game is a single-player open-world RPG shooter, but it...

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...

SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER

Arcade, Anime / Manga, Indie

Game released: PC → 24 September 2021

Steam: 92/100

SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER is an arcade runner with shooting elements in which a spy chicken is tasked by the president with saving the world from evil forces of the...

The Alien Cube

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

Game released: PC → 14 October 2021

Steam: 80/100

The Alien Cube is an action-horror adventure with survival elements and a first-person view that will invite you to immerse yourself in a dark atmosphere in the...

The Fox in the Forest

Online, Board / Group Game, Card game, Indie, Tactics, Casual game, Strategy

Game released: PC → 19 October 2021

Steam: 89/100

The Fox in the Forest is a tactical board card game. The queen decreed that whoever defeats the monsters will receive half the kingdom as a reward. With the help of...

Gravewood High

Stealth, First-person view, Horror, Survival, Adventure, Puzzle, Indie, Action, Procedural generation, Free game, Online

Early Access: PC → 20 October 2021; Game released: PC → 3 May 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 55/100

Free, exciting action-horror survival game with first-person view and procedural generation. Together with his friends, the main character makes his way to the...

They Always Run

Side view, Platformer, Action, Adventure, Science fiction, Indie

Game released: PC → 20 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 73/100

They Always Run is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The main character in the game is a character named Aiden. He is a mutant...

Get Stuffed!

Horror, Action, First-person view, Indie, Online, Comedy

Game released: PC → 29 October 2021

Steam: 88/100

Get Stuffed! — indie action game with horror elements and first-person view. Up to 16 players try to kill, trick or escape in one of three role categories (killer...

Iron Armada

Action, Adventure, Online, Indie, Casual game, Space, Strategy

Game released: PC → 1 January 2021

Steam: 77/100

A multiplayer space game in which the gamer must build a fleet of ships to survive danger and defeat the opposing faction. You can build ships of all shapes and...

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...

RavenWeald

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

Early Access: PC → 13 January 2021; Game released: PC → 8 September 2022

Steam: 89/100

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...

Mitoza

Adventure, Indie, Free game, , Exploration

Game released: PC → 5 March 2021

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Mitoza is a free-to-play unusual game where you choose only one of two solutions to combine an item on the screen with a new one. This results in the most unusual...

Dungeon and Puzzles

Puzzle, Indie, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic

Game released: PC → 14 January 2021

Steam: 93/100

Dungeon and Puzzles is an exciting top-down puzzle action game in a fantasy setting. In the game you will try on the role of a notorious traveler who goes to a...

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...

Rogue Star Rescue

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Top-down view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Strategy

Game released: PC → 4 February 2021

Steam: 91/100

Rogue Star Rescue is a fast-paced, cooperative top-down roguelike shooter with tower defense elements set in a sci-fi setting. A massive Rogue Star formed from...

Hellcraze

Free game, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Roguelike, Demons, Indie, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 10 February 2021

Steam: 96/100

Hellcraze is a free top-down arcade roguelike shooter. At each level, new enemies and more difficult challenges await you. A variety of weapons await you to defeat...

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...

The Legend of Karl

Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Free game, Side view, Slasher

Game released: PC → 21 February 2021

Steam: 74/100

The Legend of Karl is a free-to-play action role-playing platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting. In a parallel universe, there are many worlds that rise...

Titan Chaser

Adventure, Walking Simulator, Open world, Exploration, Indie

Game canceled: PC → 24 February 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 82/100

The main character drives a car around the territory where various scientific stations are located, and drives away titans (huge monsters) using a powerful...

Bloodroots

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Indie, Top-down view, Slasher

Game released: PC → 12 March 2021

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Bloodroots is a fast-paced action adventure with an isometric camera view. You have to try on the role of Mr. Wolf, who was left for dead by his former fellow...

KungFu Kickball

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

Early Access: PC → 13 April 2021; Game released: PC → 10 February 2022

Steam: 91/100

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...

Dirty Blood

Zombies, Free game, Shooter, First-person view, Action, Survival, Indie

Game released: PC → 27 April 2021

Steam: 56/100

Dirty Blood is a free first-person shooter in which you play as an elite special forces soldier. The hero will have to complete a series of dangerous missions on...

Gas Station Simulator: Prologue - Early Days

Free game, Indie, Simulation, Third-person view, First-person view, Business / Management, Online

Game released: PC → 28 April 2021

Steam: 89/100

Gas Station Simulator: Prologue — Early Days is a free prologue for a gas station management simulator with a first-person view. You have to serve customers...

WarDogs: Red's Return

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...

Samorost

Adventure, Free game, Side view, Indie, Point & Click, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 20 May 2021

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Samorost is an unusual side-scrolling indie adventure game that follows the exciting journey of a dwarf in...

Touhou Double Focus

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Action, Metroidvania, Indie

Game released: PC → 25 May 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 73/100

This action-adventure metroidvania based on Touhou Project follows Aya Shameimaru, a tengu journalist, and Momiji Inubashiri, a tengu patrol member, as they become...

LEGO Builder's Journey

Arcade, Puzzle, Isometric, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 22 June 2021

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 78/100

LEGO Builder's Journey is a lyrical puzzle game set in an amazing world. You will go on a journey with a father and his child, where they will have to assemble...

Combots

Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Combat robots, Indie, Free game, Roguelike, Virtual Reality (VR)

Early Access: PC → 8 July 2021; Game in development: PC → 2027

Players: 10/10

Steam: 90/100

Combots is a free-to-play multiplayer shooter about robot battles on a completely dynamically generated map. In the game you will find 4 unique robots, each of...

Existensis

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

Game released: PC → 19 July 2021

Steam: 97/100

Existensis is a side-scrolling action-adventure platformer where all the elements are completely hand-drawn on paper. You will play the role of an artist and...

Stonescape

Adventure, Arcade, Action, First-person view, Indie, Casual game, Sandbox, Slasher

Game released: PC → 26 July 2021

Players: 4/10

Steam: 12/100

Stonescape is an unusual sandbox with a first-person view, complete destructibility and good graphics. In the game you will find yourself on a large open island...

Omno

Arcade, Third-person view, Adventure, Exploration, Logic, Indie, Platformer, Casual game, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 29 July 2021

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Omno is a third-person, open-world puzzle-platformer adventure game. In the game you will go to conquer the ancient world of wonders with many interesting riddles...

Vesper

Arcade, Platformer, Side view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Science fiction, Exploration

Game released: PC → 30 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Vesper is an atmospheric side-scrolling platformer. A little android travels across a desert planet, where he is hunted by merciless robots. The android's weapon...

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...

Nikhil Murthy's Syphilisation

Strategy, Grand strategy, Indie, Historical, Simulation, Turn-based

Game released: PC → 1 September 2024; Early Access: PC → 17 August 2021

Steam: 85/100

Global turn-based strategy in the spirit of Sid Meier's Civilization. Unlike traditional strategy games, the game focuses on the complex social and political...

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...

Pnevmo-Capsula: Domiki

Arcade, Steampunk, Third-person view, Top-down view, Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 4 October 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 81/100

Pnevmo-Capsula: Domiki is an exciting arcade puzzle game with a third-person view in a steampunk setting. In the game you will find the surroundings of the Soviet...

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan

Indie, Role-playing game, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 5 October 2021

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan is a 2.5D adventure platformer with puzzles and RPG elements. The hero sets out to restore color to a monochrome world and...

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...

Space Smack!

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

Game released: PC → 18 January 2021

Steam: 85/100

Space Smack! — a shareware arcade action game with an isometric camera view and cooperative playthrough on one screen. The game consists of 15 mini-games that...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2021 for PC