Indie
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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2023 for PC
Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Dungeons, Exploration, Fantasy, Medieval era
Early Access: PC → 8 August 2023; Game in development: PC → 2027
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
67/100
Hardcore action about clearing an underground fortress in the spirit of Escape from Tarkov. Players must not only find riches but also stay alive — otherwise, all...
Action, Indie, Top-down view, Roguelike, Shooter, Casual game, Procedural generation, Comedy, Online, Survival
Early Access: PC → 27 September 2022; Game released: PC → 23 June 2023
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
96/100
Arena shooter about a combat potato in the spirit of Vampire Survivors. The game tells the story of Spud from the planet Potato, who crashes on an alien planet...
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Zombies
Early Access: PC → 14 January 2023; Game released: PC → 27 December 2025
Players:
6.8/10
Steam:
64/100
The player, in single or co-op mode, survives in a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies and other dangers. The extracted resources and materials can be spent on...
First-person view, Indie, Detective, Adventure, Sandbox, Stealth, Action, Open world, Cyberpunk, Procedural generation
Early Access: PC → 24 April 2023; Game released: PC → 26 September 2024
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
68/100
The game takes place in an alternative 1980s, where it is not the police who solve crimes, but private corporations and mercenaries. Players take on the role of a...
Role-playing game, Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Historical, Indie, Side view, Medieval era
Early Access: PC → 21 June 2022; Game released: PC → 16 November 2023
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
70/100
An economic blacksmithing management simulator set during the Hundred Years’ War. The main character aims to restore his father’s forge and turn it into a thriving...
Top-down view, Action, Role-playing game, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Farm Simulator, Crafting
Game released: PC → 25 April 2023
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Sandbox with elements of a farmer simulator. The player is building a settlement in the Stone Age. You can grow plants to harvest crops, tame animals, and explore...
Arcade, Side view, Action, Platformer, Indie, Horror, Slasher, Fantasy, Medieval era, Metroidvania, Gothic
Game released: PC → 15 November 2023
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
73/100
A dark metroidvania in the spirit of Bloodborne. The events unfold in a gothic city populated by various monsters. Players take on the role of Eric, who suffers...
Isometric, Strategy, Construction, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), In real time, Indie, City Building
Early Access: PC → 2 August 2023; Game released: PC → 11 October 2024
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
95/100
A game with minimalistic graphics, in which the gamer builds the defense of a settlement during the day and defends against enemy attacks at night. It is important...
Simulation, Adventure, Business / Management, Indie, Hunting / Fishing, Top-down view, Isometric, Role-playing game, Farm Simulator
Early Access: PC → 11 October 2022; Game released: PC → 14 November 2023
Players:
9/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Coral Island is a classic top-down farm simulator with management and role-playing game elements. You will go to the colorful Coral Island, where you will have to...
Role-playing game, Action, Online, Slasher, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Fantasy
Game released: PC → 26 September 2024; Early Access: PC → 6 April 2023
Players:
8/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
78/100
A game from the creators of Curse of the Dead Gods featuring characters from folk tales. Each hero has their own abilities: Beowulf relies on fierce attacks and...
Action, Roguelike, Side view, Slasher, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Fantasy, Replayability
Early Access: PC → 12 April 2022; Game released: PC → 14 November 2023
Players:
7/10
Steam:
95/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Four heroes with unique personalities try to escape from the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 godlike and treacherous Zodiacs. The game has dozens of unique...
Role-playing game, Action, Simulation, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Open world
Early Access: PC → 17 February 2023; Game released: PC → 18 November 2025
Players:
7.1/10
Steam:
74/100
A continuation of the space game, which takes place in a fantastic open world filled with many solar systems and planets. The game offers tens of thousands of...
Action, Third-person view, Business / Management, Indie, Sandbox, Comedy, Farm Simulator, Open world, Simulation, First-person view
Early Access: PC → 5 August 2021; Game released: PC → 20 October 2023
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
87/100
A harsh farmer simulator that shows the very “dark” side of life on a garden plot. The main character is an alcoholic who sleeps in a dilapidated house hugging a...
Shooter, Combat robots, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Action
Early Access: PC → 20 August 2020; Game released: PC → 7 November 2023
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
95/100
A cooperative shooter with roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The main action takes place in the world of the future, which is filled with robots. The main...
Role-playing game, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Adventure, Survival, Exploration, Sandbox, Open world, Crafting, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)
Early Access: PC → 22 June 2023; Game released: PC → 14 April 2025
Players:
7.9/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
67/100
The game takes place on Earth destroyed by an environmental disaster. To survive and understand what happened, the hero collects resources, fights dangers, searches...
Construction, Business / Management, Action, Top-down view, Crafting, Sandbox, Open world, Exploration, Indie, Adventure, Survival
Game released: PC → 22 June 2023
Players:
10/10
Steam:
89/100
Metacritic:
79/100
The hero finds himself on a colorful planet full of secrets, amazing creatures, people and interesting activities. His task is to build a new house using automation...
