Indie for Xbox One — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 3

Almost There: The Platformer - a game in the Indie genre

Game released: Xbox One → 19 February 2019

Steam: 79/100

This hardcore platformer challenges players to cross stages filled with deadly traps. The character must sprint between saw blades, dodge homing...

Inspector Waffles

Adventure, Indie, Point & Click, Side view, Old school, Detective, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 29 October 2021

Steam: 95/100

A detective adventure with pixel art. The main character is Inspector Waffles, an experienced police cat from Cat Town, who is assigned to...

Neon Blood

Cyberpunk, Role-playing game, Side view, Adventure, Science fiction, Indie, Detective, Exploration

Game released: Xbox One → 26 November 2024

Steam: 60/100

An adventure role-playing game set in the cyberpunk future of 2053. The main character is former police detective Axel McCoin, who must uncover a...

Biped

Arcade, Action, Indie, Combat robots, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One → 18 September 2020

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Biped is a fun co-op platformer featuring challenging puzzles that require precise coordination. Two little bipedal robots, Aku and Sayla, go on an...

Insomnis

Adventure, Indie, Horror

Game released: Xbox One → 18 July 2023

Steam: 86/100

This first-person adventure horror game follows Joe Castevet, who inherits the abandoned manor of his grandfather, the English scientist Roman...

Bastion

Role-playing game, Action, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 12 December 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Bastion is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view in a fantasy setting. You will go to a fairy-tale world, which, by the will of fate...

Istanbul: Digital Edition

Casual game, Strategy, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 24 February 2022

Steam: 92/100

This digital adaptation of the board game Istanbul is a strategy game about bazaar trade, in which a merchant aims to be the first to collect a set...

Celeste

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 26 January 2018

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 91/100

Celeste is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creator of TowerFall. More than 250 levels await you, and the locations include...

Murder Mystery Machine

Indie, Adventure, Strategy

Game released: Xbox One → 25 August 2021

Steam: 53/100

A modern noir detective adventure follows the investigation of a prominent politician’s murder by members of the District Crime Agency. Rookie...

Nobody's Left

Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie

Game in development: Xbox One → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 9.8/10

The main action takes place in a post-war, post-apocalyptic city, in which people are forced to survive in the most difficult conditions. There is...

Skyhill

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Survival, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 24 October 2018

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 63/100

Skyhill is a quest with survival elements. The main character ends up in a hotel called SKYHILL, where he rents the safest room on the hundredth...

Mighty Switch Force! Collection

Action, Indie, Strategy

Game released: Xbox One → 25 July 2019

Steam: 90/100

This collection of four platform-action games follows cybernetic officer Patricia Wagon as she protects the people of Planet Land and pursues...

Ghost Song

Arcade, Side view, Metroidvania, Science fiction, Action, Platformer, Indie, Adventure, Horror, Combat robots, Post-apocalyptic

Game released: Xbox One → 3 November 2022

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Ghost Song is an action-adventure platformer in the metroidvania genre with a side view in a dark post-apocalyptic setting. On the desert moon of...

Virgo Versus The Zodiac

Role-playing game, Indie, Japanese role-playing game

Game released: Xbox One → 23 August 2023

Steam: 92/100

This sci-fi fantasy JRPG follows Virgo, the queen of Purity, as she seeks to restore the Golden Age and brings chaos to the Zodiac Realms. Virgo sees...

Together We Live

Adventure, Indie, Visual novel

Game released: Xbox One → 18 October 2024

Steam: 95/100

This post-apocalyptic visual novel follows Kyoya, who wakes in a dimly lit room and learns from a passing girl that the world has perished. Together...

Back to the Dawn

Role-playing game, Strategy, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Side view, Detective

Game released: Xbox One → 18 July 2025

Players: 9.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 81/100

An atmospheric adventure that takes you into the harsh reality of a maximum-security prison colony inhabited by anthropomorphic animals. Every day is...

Kerbal Space Program

Flight Simulator, Futurism (Future), Logic, Indie, Space, Simulation, Sandbox

Game released: Xbox One → 15 July 2016

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 80/100

Kerbal Space Program is a sci-fi simulator with well-developed physical laws. You have to manage the space program of a certain planet. Everything...

Timberman VS

Casual game, Action, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 17 June 2020

Steam: 91/100

A casual arcade game about chopping trees, where a lumberjack races to work quickly while avoiding branches. In Classic Timberman, the single-player...

Don't Sink

Casual game, Adventure, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 24 August 2018

Steam: 74/100

A pirate-themed adventure RPG with sandbox elements, Don't Sink centers on exploring islands, expanding control over the world, and building a...

Cat and Ghostly Road

Adventure, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: Xbox One → 6 March 2024

Steam: 91/100

A point-and-click adventure about a white cat who journeys into a world of ghosts and demons to help the painter who once saved him and keep the man...

SUPERHOT

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: Xbox One → 3 May 2016

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 83/100

SUPERHOT is a first-person shooter-puzzle game from the Polish studio SUPERHOT Team. The main feature of the game mechanics is the passage of time...

Mercenary Kings

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 6 February 2018

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mercenary Kings is a side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer similar to games like SNK's Metal Slug series. Players can jump, crouch, roll, shoot in...

Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier

Action, Adventure, Fantasy / Medieval, Interactive movie, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 24 August 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 59/100

Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier is an interactive adventure that connects the films "Revolution of the Planet of the Apes" and "War for the Planet...

Horizon Chase Turbo

Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 28 November 2018

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Horizon Chase Turbo is an exciting third-person racing arcade game from the creators of the original Horizon Chase. The game features 73 tracks in...

Everspace

Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Space, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 26 May 2017; Early Access: Xbox One → 23 September 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Everspace is a space simulator created on the basis of the Unreal Engine 4. You can expect randomly generated levels, a non-linear plot, advanced...

SiNKR 2

Strategy, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 11 December 2020

Steam: 95/100

SiNKR 2 is a minimalist puzzle game built around hooks, pucks, and a range of contraptions. The player moves pucks through levels using square and...

Emily Wants To Play

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Survival horror

Game released: Xbox One → 9 September 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Emily Wants To Play is a first-person indie horror game where you have to survive a haunted house. You play as a pizza delivery guy who needs to...

1971 Project Helios

Strategy, Tactics, Post-apocalyptic, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 9 June 2020

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 33/100

1971 Project Helios is a turn-based tactical strategy game. In the world of the game, firearms and vehicles are very rare. The battle for resources...

Sable's Grimoire

Casual game, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Xbox One → 10 June 2021

Steam: 95/100

This visual novel follows Sable, an aspiring magic researcher who enrolls at Amadronia Magic Academy in pursuit of a career as a renowned scholar...

Shogun Showdown

Indie, Strategy, Tactics, Turn-based, Roguelike, Medieval era, Card game, Replayability

Game released: Xbox One → 5 September 2024

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 88/100

A tactical turn-based roguelike about a hero who challenges the powerful shogun. To win battles, you need to choose a good position, attack at the...

Rogue Legacy

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Xbox One → 27 May 2015

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Rogue Legacy is a fantasy platforming roguelite in which a hero explores procedurally generated castles and battles enemies. When a character dies...

Gleaner Heights

Farm Simulator, Role-playing game, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 10 April 2019

Steam: 72/100

A farming simulator with role-playing elements, set in a small town with the suburban gothic atmosphere of 1990s television mysteries. The player...

Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac

Adventure, Indie, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 26 February 2020

Steam: 82/100

This point-and-click adventure with puzzles follows Edgar, an eccentric outcast who lives in the woods with his chicken and grows squash. After a...

We Were Here Together

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration

Game released: Xbox One → 5 June 2020

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 90/100

A story about two companions trapped within the icy walls of an ancient citadel, where every room oozes mystery and the joker's laughter echoes...

The Ascent

Action, Role-playing game, Adventure, Indie, Top-down view, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 29 July 2021

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 73/100

The Ascent is a dynamic action role-playing game with an isometric camera view in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in a future world in...

Tormented Souls

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

Game released: Xbox One → 25 February 2022

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...

Just Shapes & Beats

Action, Music game, Side view, Online, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 31 May 2022

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 97/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Just Shapes & Beats is a hardcore multiplayer rhythm game with fast-paced shootouts. Together with your friends you have to survive the attack of...

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course

Arcade, Action, DLC, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view, Indie, Online

Game released: Xbox One → 30 June 2022

Players: 7.4/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course — an expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action-platformer, designed in the style of classic 1930s...

Gunfire Reborn

Shooter, First-person view, Roguelike, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Procedural generation, Online

Game released: Xbox One → 27 October 2022

Players: 8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Co-op shooter for up to four people. Players take on the role of heroes with unique abilities and go with friends to explore vast locations created...

Ato

Metroidvania, Indie, Exploration

Game released: Xbox One → 11 April 2024

Steam: 97/100

A metroidvania about sword duels set in feudal Japan follows a father whose peaceful life with his wife and child is disrupted when the child is...

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