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

War on the Sea - a game in the Indie genre

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...

Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk

Horror, Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Indie, Text quest

Game released: PC → 16 December 2021

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 97/100

Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk is a visual novel in the horror genre with point and click elements. A psychedelic narrative full of pyramidal word...

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante

Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Visual novel, Text quest, Medieval era

Game released: PC → 4 March 2021

Players: 9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante is a narrative role-playing game set in the pages of the protagonist's diary. You will find a story about a ruthless world...

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...

Grime

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...

Alchemic Cutie

Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Exploration, Business / Management, Open world

Game released: PC → 12 November 2021

Steam: 51/100

Alchemic Cutie is a cute top-down adventure RPG. The game takes place on the colorful island of Wimba, where you manage your own jelly farm. You will explore...

HighFleet

Strategy, In real time, Side view, Futurism (Future), Action, Indie, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: PC → 27 July 2021

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 74/100

HighFleet is a dynamic action game with elements of management strategy and a side...

Russian Train Trip

Simulation, Indie, First-person view, Trains, Business / Management, Adventure

Game released: PC → 28 December 2021

Players: 6.9/10

Steam: 43/100

Russian Train Trip is an adventure simulator of riding a passenger train in Russia with a first-person view. In the game you have to buy tickets, food, take the...

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights

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

Game released: PC → 22 June 2021

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 94/100

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...

Deathly Stillness

Free game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Zombies, Online

Game released: PC → 4 September 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 94/100

Deathly Stillness is a free-to-play post-apocalyptic shooter with a third-person view. The main opponents in the game are zombies. The main task is to clear all...

Clid The Snail

Action, Shooter, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Indie

Game released: PC → 15 December 2021

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Clid The Snail is a fast-paced top-down shooter that features a gripping story, unforgettable characters, and clever combat. You will set off to conquer a gloomy...

Buildings Have Feelings Too!

Strategy, Indie, Business / Management

Game released: PC → 22 April 2021

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 54/100

A strategy game about a city where buildings have feelings and the player manages the growth of businesses. The game features a range of businesses to discover and...

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...

Intravenous

Shooter, Top-down view, Stealth, Tactics, Indie

Game released: PC → 26 July 2021

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Intravenous is a tactical indie shooter with a top-down view and stealth elements. In the game you will go to conquer a dark world as Steve Robbins, who decides to...

Ruined King: A League of Legends Story

Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Indie, Isometric, Adventure

Game released: PC → 16 November 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Ruined King: A League of Legends Story is a role-playing adventure set in the League of Legends universe with a turn-based combat system from the creators of...

Century: Age of Ashes

Indie, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, Third-person view, Free game

Game released: PC → 2 December 2021

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Century: Age of Ashes is an indie action game with a third-person view in the fantasy style. This is a dogfighting game where you have to fly dragons. Players will...

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...

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...

Gamedec

Role-playing game, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Indie, Exploration

Game released: PC → 16 September 2021

Players: 5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The plot tells about a detective who investigates crimes in virtual worlds. The decisions you make in the game will play an important role, and the world and the...

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...

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...

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...

Chicory: A Colorful Tale

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

Game released: PC → 10 June 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Chicory: A Colorful Tale is an adventure puzzle game with RPG elements and a top-down view. The game is about a dog who wields a magic brush. You'll use the power...

Roguebook

Role-playing game, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Card game, Roguelike, Indie

Game released: PC → 17 June 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Roguebook is a roguelike with procedurally generated locations and card-based turn-based combat. The plot of the game tells the story of a legendary book written...

Severed Steel

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

Game released: PC → 17 September 2021

Players: 6.2/10

Steam: 93/100

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...

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...

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...

Tainted Grail: Conquest

Role-playing game, Indie, Turn-based, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Card game, Roguelike

Game released: PC → 27 May 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Tainted Grail: Conquest is a dark role-playing game with turn-based combat and a top-down view in a fantasy setting. Avalon is dying. King Arthur is long gone, and...

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: 54/100

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...

V.O.D.K.A. Open World Survival Shooter

Shooter, First-person view, Action, Indie, Simulation, Horror, Role-playing game, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: PC → 13 March 2021

Players: 5.7/10

Steam: 40/100

V.O.D.K.A. Open World Survival Shooter is a dynamic shooter with survival elements and a first-person view in a huge open world. The events in the game take place...

Insurmountable

Adventure, Indie, Strategy, Roguelike, Top-down view, Turn-based, Tactics

Game released: PC → 29 April 2021

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 74/100

Adventure tactical roguelike with turn-based combat. The main character alone challenges mountain landscapes and tries to withstand the endless hardships of...

Wildermyth

Role-playing game, Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Board / Group Game, Fantasy, Procedural generation

Game released: PC → 15 June 2021

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Tactical role-playing game with turn-based battles. The player leads a group of heroes who have left their farming duties to protect their home. Each character has...

Spellcaster University

Fantasy / Medieval, Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Card game, In real time

Game released: PC → 16 June 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Spellcaster University is a real-time strategy game with simulation and management elements. In this game you take on the role of the director of a magical...

Book of Travels

Role-playing game, MMO, Indie, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Walking Simulator

Game released: PC → 11 October 2021

Steam: 72/100

Book of Travels is a unique side-scrolling multiplayer RPG. Inspired by classics of the genre, this serene adventure will transport you to a fairytale world. In the...

To the Rescue!

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

Game released: PC → 2 November 2021

Players: 7/10

Steam: 65/100

A colorful simulator of a dog shelter, where the lives of dozens of homeless tailed dogs depend on care and organization. Together with the cute furry charges, the...

Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story

Arcade, Side view, Music game, Indie, Runner, Action

Game released: PC → 16 November 2021

Players: 10/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Hextech Mayhem: A League of Legends Story — a dynamic arcade runner with rhythm game elements and a side view in the League of Legends...

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...

Switchcars

Action, Racing, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 April 2021

Steam: 90/100

An arcade action racing game follows a teleportation experiment gone wrong, which opens rifts between dimensions and draws the attention of interdimensional...

Outer Wilds - Echoes of the Eye

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Indie, DLC, Futurism (Future), Horror

Game released: PC → 28 September 2021

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 82/100

A massive addition to the exploration adventure Outer Wilds, which adds a new, hidden secret to the already familiar solar system. The story centers on a strange...

Bloons TD Battles 2

Online, Strategy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Free game, Top-down view, Tactics, In real time, Indie

Game released: PC → 30 November 2021

Steam: 83/100

Bloons TD Battles 2 is a continuation of the shareware arcade puzzle game with strategy elements in the tower defense genre. In the game, you will engage in a...

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