Indie for Xbox One — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 4

Arcade, Adventure, Stealth, Platformer, Side view, Survival, Exploration, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 11 July 2023

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 63/100

An atmospheric hardcore platformer with survival elements. The story tells of a small creature named Slugcat, who was separated from his family in a world where...

Luck be a Landlord

Strategy, Simulation, Business / Management, Indie, Roguelike, Casual game, Old school, Procedural generation, Casino

Game released: Xbox One → 6 February 2025

Steam: 94/100

A strategic roguelike where a slot machine becomes your main way to earn rent money and challenge the capitalist system. The main character is in a tough spot...

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Simulation, Action, Fighting, Business / Management, Indie, Medieval era, Sandbox, Comedy, Strategy

Early Access: Xbox One → 20 December 2019; Game released: Xbox One → 1 April 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 98/100

A fun tactical simulator in which historical battles turn into a chaotic and funny sandbox. Stupid, but charming units fighting under the control of funny physics...

Overcooked

Action, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Online, Indie, Arcade

Game released: Xbox One → 3 August 2016

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Overcooked is an exciting action strategy where you and your friends will have to learn the basics of culinary art in various and unusual locations. With your...

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 exciting...

Shadows of Kurgansk

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Simulation, Survival, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 23 September 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 66/100

Shadows of Kurgansk is an action shooter with a first-person view and horror elements in a post-apocalyptic world. You have to survive in a Zone where zombies live...

Road 96

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

Game released: Xbox One → 14 April 2022

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...

Silt

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

Game released: Xbox One → 1 June 2022

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

The actions of the game take place in the depths of the sea, where various monsters live. With the help of soul transference, the main character can use the...

Rebel Cops

Strategy, Tactics, Stealth, Isometric, Turn-based, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 17 September 2019

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 75/100

Metacritic: 69/100

Rebel Cops is a tactical strategy with step-by-step battles and isometric type of camera, which is the spin-off of the This Is the Police series. In the game, you...

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante

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

Game released: Xbox One → 10 February 2022

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...

Kingdom Rush

Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Tactics

Game released: Xbox One → 25 January 2023

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 89/100

Kingdom Rush is a real-time strategy game with fantasy elements and a top-down view. In this game you have to fight enemies with the help of your towers and protect...

Nine Sols

Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania

Game released: Xbox One → 26 November 2024

Players: 9.3/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Adventure action-platformer from the creators of psychological horrors Detention and Devotion. The game tells the story of an awakened hero who must fight nine...

Becastled

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Indie, Medieval era, City Building

Game released: Xbox One → 23 October 2025

Steam: 82/100

A strategy game about building and surviving in a harsh fantasy world. It all begins with the foundation of a castle, around which a city grows: walls, towers, and...

Thief Simulator

Simulation, Action, Stealth, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 19 February 2020

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 88/100

Thief Simulator is a dynamic first-person stealth simulator where you will become the best thief in the world. Observe your target and gather information that will...

'n Verlore Verstand

Adventure, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Xbox One → 30 March 2018

Steam: 48/100

This abstract adventure takes place in a realm of dreams and nightmares, where the player travels through labyrinths of memories in search of personal truth. The...

Banner Saga 3

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

Game released: Xbox One → 24 July 2018

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Banner Saga 3 is the third and final installment in a series of tactical turn-based role-playing games in which your decisions, sometimes very difficult, have very...

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 does not stop...

Mineko's Night Market

Adventure, Side view, Simulation, Indie, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy

Game released: Xbox One → 26 October 2023

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 66/100

The main character is an inquisitive girl named Mineko, who has just moved to a new home on a hapless Japanese island at the foot of Mount Fugu. Superstitious...

Home Safety Hotline

Adventure, Simulation, Indie, Point & Click, Mysticism / Supernatural, Text quest, Horror

Game released: Xbox One → 20 September 2024

Steam: 91/100

The support service operator in 1996 answers calls from people who have discovered suspicious traces, noises, and pests in their homes. Each case needs to be...

Dave The Diver - In the Jungle

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Hunting / Fishing, Business / Management, Indie, Casual game, Exploration

Game released: Xbox One → 18 June 2026

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 86/100

A storyline expansion that continues the adventures of Dave and his team beyond the familiar ocean depths. This time, the explorers venture into the heart of the...

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 upgrade and...

Owlboy

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 10 April 2018

Players: 9/10

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 87/100

Owlboy is a side-scrolling arcade platformer with a pixel art style. The main character is an owl boy, capable of both running around locations and flying. In the...

Bad North

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Survival, Roguelike

Game released: Xbox One → 28 August 2018

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Bad North is a minimalist real-time strategy game with tower defense elements and an isometric camera view. You have to defend your island against the impending...

Tribal Pass

Adventure, Indie, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 16 April 2021

Steam: 74/100

This tactical runner with resource management follows a tribe crossing hostile lands in search of a place to escape an approaching disaster. The tribe moves...

Blitz Breaker

Indie, Action, Platformer

Game released: Xbox One → 7 July 2021

Steam: 88/100

A fast-paced platformer about Blitz, a robot trying to escape the factory where it was built. Blitz cannot run: the robot can jump and perform an air dash in one 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 animation. The story...

Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Chess game, Indie, Roguelike

Game released: Xbox One → 24 August 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

A strategy game with roguelike elements that reimagines chess. The player takes control of a black king with a shotgun, who must defeat an army of white pieces and...

The Last Night

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Side view, Indie, Adventure

Game in development: Xbox One → 2027

Anticipation Rating: 10/10

The Last Night is a side-scrolling arcade cyberpunk platformer. A two-dimensional open world awaits you, which the main character will have to explore as his...

For the King

Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Turn-based

Game released: Xbox One → 10 May 2019

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 78/100

For the King is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view and random level generation. You have to travel through an endless fantasy world. You can play...

Rush Rover

Indie, Action, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One → 8 April 2020

Steam: 92/100

This 2D top-down shooter is set in a universe where intelligent robots have spread across the galaxies and, after winning independence from humanity, begin hacking...

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 at random. At...

Never Alone

Arcade, Action, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Indie, Side view

Game released: Xbox One → 18 November 2014

Players: 6.8/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 70/100

Never Alone is an arcade side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. You play as the girl Nunu and her arctic fox companion. You have to solve the mystery of an...

Ori and the Blind Forest

Arcade, Adventure, Platformer, Logic, Indie, Metroidvania

Game released: Xbox One → 11 March 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 88/100

An adventure platformer set in an atmospheric world, Ori and the Blind Forest combines Metroidvania elements with a stronger focus on platforming and light RPG...

Dex

Role-playing game, Adventure, Stealth, Indie, Steampunk, Cyberpunk, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 8 July 2016

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 67/100

Dex is a 2D open-world cyberpunk RPG that focuses on exploration and non-linear...

This Is the Police

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 22 March 2017

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 67/100

This Is the Police is an adventure strategy game with management game elements and an isometric camera view. Scandals, intrigues, investigations are commonplace for...

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark

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

Game released: Xbox One → 30 April 2019

Players: 10/10

Steam: 88/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark is a turn-based RPG with an emphasis on storytelling and tactical combat. A serious, adult story will unfold before you, the action of...

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 main character is...

Gas Station Simulator

Simulation, Indie, First-person view, Business / Management, Construction

Game released: Xbox One → 20 October 2022

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 87/100

Gas Station Simulator is a gas station management simulator with a first-person view. You have to serve customers, refuel cars and develop your gas station. The...

Gylt

Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Action, Exploration, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Xbox One → 6 July 2023

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 70/100

The main character is a little girl, Sally, who one day, fleeing from a group of bullies, finds herself in a distorted version of her city, where her fears and...

Night Slashers: Remake

Side view, Beat them all, Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Remake, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 26 September 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 61/100

Remake of the beat 'em up Night Slashers, the original version of which was released in 1994 on arcade machines. The events of the game unfold in a nightmare...

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Best Games in the Indie genre for Xbox One