Indie 2021 for PC — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 2

Role-playing game, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval, Action, Indie, Metroidvania, Platformer, Exploration

Game released: PC → 2 August 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Grime is an action-adventure platformer with role-playing elements and a side view in a fantasy setting. Grime takes place in a crazy world with a surreal...

Hellcoming

Action, Stealth, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Mysticism / Supernatural, Survival horror, Horror, Online

Game released: PC → 7 December 2021

Steam: 77/100

Cooperative game where 1 to 4 players must cleanse a building from corruption — it's important to act as a team and assist your comrades. To do this, you will need...

PICO PARK

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Casual game

Game released: PC → 7 May 2021

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 92/100

PICO PARK is a fun multiplayer puzzle platformer with action elements and a side view. In the game you need to collect all the keys in the level and get to the...

Road 96

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Interactive movie, Indie, Roguelike, Exploration

Game released: PC → 16 August 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Road 96 is a thrilling, interactive, first-person adventure that pays tribute to various road movies, as well as the work of cinema legends such as Quentin...

Psychonauts 2

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Comedy, Adventure

Game released: PC → 25 August 2021

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Psychonauts 2 is a fantastic sequel to the third-person action platformer that takes players back to the world of psychonauts. The dream of the protagonist of the...

[Chilla's Art] Night Delivery

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 4 June 2021

Steam: 79/100

A Japanese psychological horror game from the first-person perspective, where the ordinary job of a night courier gradually turns into a disturbing adventure. The...

Genesis Noir

Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Point & Click, Exploration, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 26 March 2021

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Genesis Noir is a third-person noir adventure where you have to save humanity from destruction. The event itself will tell the secrets of the universal Big Bang and...

Shelter 3

Adventure, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC → 30 March 2021

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 51/100

Shelter 3 is the continuation of a mesmerizing adventure from a third-person perspective, in which you will learn about the difficulties of survival in the wild...

Melvor Idle

Casual game, Role-playing game, Indie, Adventure, Fantasy

Game released: PC → 19 November 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Casual game in the style of RuneScape. The gamer creates a character and levels up their skills by completing quests, exploring the world, and battling monsters...

Cyber Shadow

Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Side view, Anime / Manga, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 26 January 2021

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Cyber Shadow is a dynamic side-scrolling action platformer set in a sci-fi setting. The world has been taken over by synthetic life forms. A desperate cry for help...

War on the Sea

Action, Flight Simulator, Warships / Submarines, Historical, Strategy, Indie, Simulation

Game released: PC → 2 February 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 76/100

War on the Sea is a massive tactical strategy game in which you travel to the historic battlefields of World War II and lead your fleet to victory. The game offers...

Wall Force

Action, Online, Indie, Side view, Casual game

Game released: PC → 28 February 2021

Steam: 82/100

Wall Force is an indie action game with a side view and online elements. This game allows you to compete against AI bots or other players in a beautiful low poly...

Totally Reliable Delivery Service

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Sandbox, Casual game

Game released: PC → 1 April 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Totally Reliable Delivery Service — a fun third-person action game about a "reliable" delivery service that is actually not reliable at all. The main idea is to go...

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...

Mini Motorways

Indie, Business / Management, Strategy, Logic, Top-down view, Simulation, Casual game

Game released: PC → 20 July 2021

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Mini Metro is an engaging top-down indie management strategy game from the creators of Mini Metro. In the game, you will start developing the road network of a...

Cube Island

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, First-person view, Indie, Construction, Open world, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 7 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 25/100

Cube Island — an exciting sandbox with an open world, crafting, and building, similar to Minecraft. In the game, you will embark on a tropical island made of...

Tormented Souls

Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Action, Survival horror, Horror, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 27 August 2021

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Tormented Souls is a third-person psychological horror game inspired by classic horror films Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone in the Dark. The main character is...

INDUSTRIA

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Steampunk, Indie, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 30 September 2021

Players: 4.8/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 66/100

INDUSTRIA is an atmospheric first-person shooter in a steampunk setting. The game will immerse you in the parallel reality of East Berlin shortly before the end of...

Circuit Superstars

Arcade, Racing, Top-down view, Indie, Online

Game released: PC → 31 October 2023

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A racing arcade game in which a simple but realistic physical model is implemented, a bunch of historical cars of the past, and the essence of the gameplay is to...

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...

Demeo

Virtual Reality (VR), Card game, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Indie, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), First-person view, Dungeons, Board / Group Game, Strategy

Game released: PC → 15 December 2022

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Demeo is a card role-playing game with turn-based combat from a first-person view in a fantasy setting for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Valve...

Last Stop

Adventure, Third-person view, First-person view, Interactive movie, Indie, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 22 July 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Last Stop is an interactive third-person adventure from the creators of Virginia. The game takes place in modern-day London, where you will assume the roles of...

Eronoctosis: Put Yourself Together

Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Horror, First-person view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Adult game, Survival horror

Game released: PC → 11 October 2021

Steam: 90/100

Eronoctosis: Put Yourself Together is a pixelated co-op horror game for two adults in which you have to escape from the realm of nightmares. To do this, one player...

Car Constructor

Arcade, Simulation, Third-person view, Indie, Business / Management, Racing, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 8 May 2021

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 59/100

Car Constructor is a fun car designer with management elements and a third-person view. In the game, you will have a large garage where you can build and paint your...

Praey for the Gods

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 14 December 2021

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 80/100

Praey for the Gods is an action-adventure game with a third-person view. The main character will have to survive on a snowy island full of dangers and huge titans...

Bloodwash

Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie, Old school, Walking Simulator, Survival horror, First-person view

Game released: PC → 16 September 2021

Steam: 92/100

A pregnant student named Sarah has her washing machine break down, so late in the evening she has to go to a 24-hour laundromat on the outskirts of the city. The...

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...

Streets Of Rage 4 - Mr. X Nightmare

Arcade, Side view, DLC, Fighting, Action, Indie

Game released: PC → 15 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Streets Of Rage 4 — Mr. X Nightmare — an expansion for the old-school side-scrolling beat 'em up Streets of Rage 4. After the events of the original game, our...

Goose Goose Duck

Futurism (Future), Action, Arcade, Logic, Top-down view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Free game, Indie

Game released: PC → 3 October 2021

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 89/100

Goose Goose Duck is a free arcade multiplayer online social deduction game that clearly resembles Among Us, but with ducks and geese. Some control a spaceship...

Bad End Theater

Indie, Adventure, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Demons, Simulation

Game released: PC → 26 October 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 97/100

Bad End Theater is a pixelated puzzle adventure with visual novel elements in which you explore the creepy stories of a cast of characters. The decisions made...

Sniper Road

Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Free game, Action, Casual game

Game released: PC → 24 November 2021

Steam: 87/100

Free sniper action game dedicated to finding and eliminating hidden enemies. The player must advance through a gloomy city, spotting enemy snipers between...

Craftsman

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Crafting, Role-playing game

Game released: PC → 26 June 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 34/100

Craftsman is an adventure sandbox with a first-person view and extensive possibilities for creating items and buildings. In the game, you will find yourself in a...

Boomerang X

Action, Indie, Shooter, First-person view, Parkour

Game released: PC → 8 July 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Boomerang X is a dynamic old-school shooter with a first-person view and a phantasmagoric atmosphere. You will set off to conquer a crazy and vibrant world filled...

Rain on Your Parade

Action, Isometric, Comedy, Indie, Casual game, Puzzle, Stealth

Game released: PC → 15 April 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 78/100

A fun arcade game with an isometric camera view. A mischievous cloud wants to ruin the lives of absolutely everyone on the planet. She travels the world inventing...

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 22 April 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is an adventure RPG puzzle game with horror elements and an isometric view. You are a nice baby turnip who was declared an enemy of...

Unbound: Worlds Apart

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

Game released: PC → 28 July 2021

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Unbound: Worlds Apart is an atmospheric puzzle platformer with a side view in a fantasy setting. The main character, named Soli, can create magical portals...

White Shadows

Adventure, Indie, Platformer, Horror, Stealth, Action, Side view, Puzzle

Game released: PC → 7 December 2021

Players: 5.3/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 73/100

White Shadows is an indie action adventure with platforming elements and a side view. Much time has passed since the Great War. Humanity is half human, half animal...

Dieselpunk Wars

Simulation, Indie, Action, Racing, Arcade, Tanks, Flight Simulator, Warships / Submarines, Combat robots, Sandbox, Construction

Game released: PC → 13 May 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 55/100

Dieselpunk Wars is an exciting third-person action sandbox game focused on combat with sophisticated physics and advanced damage simulation. As you play, you'll be...

Of Bird and Cage

Arcade, First-person view, Interactive movie, Mysticism / Supernatural, Action, Indie, Music game

Game released: PC → 20 May 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 43/100

Of Bird and Cage is an interactive adventure with a first-person view. The game tells the dark story of Gitta Barbot, a 25-year-old drug addict who is trying to...

Severed Steel

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Indie, Parkour

Game released: PC → 17 September 2021

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Severed Steel is a dynamic first-person shooter in which the main character is a one-armed girl who destroys entire squads of soldiers using different types of...

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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2021 for PC (Game released)