Indie
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Best Games in the Indie genre of 2023 for PC
Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), City Building, Construction
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...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Hunting / Fishing, Business / Management, Isometric, Top-down view, Indie, 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...
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...
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:
7.2/10
Steam:
61/100
Hardcore action about clearing an underground fortress in the spirit of Escape from Tarkov. Players must not only find riches but also stay alive...
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:
8.8/10
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...
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...
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...
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...
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:
7.9/10
Steam:
86/100
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...
Strategy, Historical, Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, In real time, City Building, Survival
Early Access: PC → 17 December 2020; Game released: PC → 25 March 2023
Players:
6.7/10
Steam:
64/100
Beginning in the Mesolithic era, players try to lead their people through generations, discovering and improving technology, managing resources and...
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...
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...
