Indie for Xbox One — top best games in the Indie genre / Page 8

Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania - a game in the Indie genre

DLC, Action, Indie, Side view, Metroidvania, Roguelike, Platformer, Gothic

Game released: Xbox One → 6 March 2023

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 88/100

An expansion for the hardcore side-scrolling action roguelike Dead Cells, which brings original content inspired by Castlevania to the game. The...

Draw a Stickman: EPIC 3

Adventure, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 9 March 2023

Steam: 49/100

This adventure follows a hand-drawn hero exploring a new world and opposing the Corruption. Players draw the hero and tools themselves, then solve...

Long Gone Days

Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Role-playing game, Indie, Turn-based

Game released: Xbox One → 10 October 2023

Players: 9.8/10

Steam: 87/100

The main character is a young sniper named Rourke. He was raised underground as a soldier his entire adult life. One day, Rourke receives his first...

Backpack Hero

Indie, Turn-based, Fantasy, Dungeons, Tactics, Card game, Side view, Roguelike, Replayability

Game released: Xbox One → 11 June 2024

Players: 10/10

Steam: 87/100

Pixel roguelike about anthropomorphic animals and inventory management. The player sets out to conquer dungeons, collecting rare items, distributing...

The Swapper

Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Side view, Science fiction, Space

Game released: Xbox One → 5 June 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Side-scrolling arcade puzzle platformer in a sci-fi setting. In this game, a lone astronaut will explore a cave created by aliens. In order to get to...

10 Second Ninja X

Arcade, Action, Platformer, Side view, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 19 July 2016

Players: 2.6/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 79/100

10 Second Ninja X is a re-release of the top-down action platformer 10 Second Ninja, recreated in HD quality. As a jumping and fast ninja, you have...

Livelock

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Science fiction, Combat robots

Game released: Xbox One → 30 August 2016

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 80/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Livelock is a co-op action game about mechs in which players will control iron monsters and fight together against entire armies. The plot of the...

Sky Force Anniversary

Arcade, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Beat them all, Action, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 9 December 2016

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Sky Force Anniversary is an arcade scrolling shooter set in futuristic aerial battles against waves of enemies and powerful bosses. Missions...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge - Dimension Shellshock

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

Game released: Xbox One → 31 August 2023

Steam: 82/100

Metacritic: 87/100

The Neutrino alien race from Dimension X needs help again: Shredder is planning to take over the entire multiverse by moving between dimensions. The...

RUINER

Shooter, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Action, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 26 September 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 76/100

RUINER is an isometric action game in a cyberpunk setting. The game takes place in 2091 in a cyber metropolis called Rengkok. You will play as a...

A Hat in Time

Arcade, Adventure, Beat them all, Platformer, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 6 December 2017

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A 3D platformer about a small space traveler searching a nearby planet for the lost Time Pieces that fuel her spaceship. In A Hat in Time, the...

Fearful Symmetry & The Cursed Prince

Top-down view, Puzzle, Indie, Casual game

Game released: Xbox One → 12 December 2017

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Fearful Symmetry & The Cursed Prince is an indie top-down puzzle game. In this game you will control several heroes at the same time. The characters...

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...

Please, Don't Touch Anything

Arcade, Puzzle, Indie, Point & Click, Casual game, Adventure

Game released: Xbox One → 8 February 2019

Players: 9.1/10

Steam: 87/100

Please, Don't Touch Anything is an arcade puzzle game with pixel graphics. While your colleague has gone to the restroom, you need to replace him at...

Snooker 19

Simulation, Billiards, Sports game, Tactics, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 17 April 2019

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 73/100

Metacritic: 66/100

Snooker 19 is the first official snooker game featuring famous athletes including Ronnie O'Sullivan, Mark Selby, Judd Trump and Ding Junhui. In...

Streets Of Rage 4 - Mr. X Nightmare

Arcade, Side view, DLC, Fighting, Action, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 15 July 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Streets Of Rage 4 — Mr. X Nightmare — an expansion for the old-school side-scrolling beat 'em up Streets of Rage 4. After the events of the...

Midnight Fight Express

Action, Top-down view, Beat them all, Fighting, Isometric, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 23 August 2022

Players: 8/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Midnight Fight Express is a dynamic action game with an isometric camera view in the spirit of Hotline Miami and "John Wick." In the game, you...

Rising Lords

Strategy, Top-down view, Turn-based, Medieval era, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 18 January 2024

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 69/100

A turn-based strategy game set in medieval Europe that combines tactical battles, elements of card games, and multiplayer battles for up to four...

Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York

Adventure, Visual novel, Indie, Role-playing game, Text quest

Game released: Xbox One → 10 September 2024

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 65/100

The game takes you to New York City in 2024, where the fragile balance between the Camarilla and the Anarchs is ready to collapse at any moment...

Sorry We're Closed

Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Third-person view, Indie, Old school, Survival horror, Puzzle

Game released: Xbox One → 6 March 2025

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 81/100

A horror game with retro graphics, telling the story of a girl who was cursed by a powerful demon. The player must help her lift the curse by...

Silly Polly Beast

Arcade, Shooter, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Roguelike, Survival horror, Demons, Anime / Manga

Game released: Xbox One → 28 October 2025

Players: 9/10

Steam: 92/100

In this dark supernatural shooter, Polly's fate descends into a nightmare where the line between life and oblivion blurs. After escaping from an...

Firewatch

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Walking Simulator

Game released: Xbox One → 30 September 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Firewatch is an indie adventure with a first-person view, developed by former developers of The Walking Dead and BioShock 2. The action takes place...

Vertical Drop Heroes

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

Game released: Xbox One → 15 February 2017

Steam: 75/100

Vertical Drop Heroes is a side-scrolling arcade action platformer with roguelike elements. In the game, you can choose one of three available...

GRIP: Combat Racing

Action, Racing, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 6 November 2018

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 68/100

GRIP is a futuristic arcade racing game with action elements and a third-person view. You have to become the driver of unusually shaped cars and move...

Riot: Civil Unrest

Action, Strategy, Indie, Simulation

Game released: Xbox One → 6 February 2019

Players: 4.6/10

Steam: 69/100

Metacritic: 54/100

Riot: Civil Unrest is a real-time uprising simulator that puts you in the thick of world-famous conflicts. The following campaigns await you...

Door Kickers: Action Squad

Arcade, Action, Indie, Tactics, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter, Simulation

Game released: Xbox One → 23 October 2019

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 93/100

Door Kickers: Action Squad is a side-view pixel arcade action game from the creators of the Door Kickers series. In the game you have to become a...

Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition

Visual novel, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Futurism (Future), Side view, Turn-based, Strategy, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 24 March 2020

Players: 6.2/10

Deep Sky Derelicts: Definitive Edition — enhanced edition of the role-playing game Deep Sky Derelicts. It includes expansions: Deep Sky Derelicts...

Telling Lies

Interactive movie, Adventure, First-person view, Detective, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 28 April 2020

Players: 5.9/10

Steam: 62/100

Metacritic: 83/100

Telling Lies is an interactive adventure from the creators of the Her Story series. The game tells the story of four characters, one of whom is...

Projection: First Light

Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle, Side view, Indie, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 29 September 2020

Players: 6.4/10

Steam: 78/100

Projection: First Light is a side-scrolling adventure puzzle platformer. You will travel to an alternative shadow world of puppets and visit 19th...

Steampunk Tower 2

Arcade, Action, Strategy, Indie, Steampunk, Side view, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)

Game released: Xbox One → 4 December 2020

Players: 6.3/10

Steam: 72/100

Steampunk Tower 2 is a unique side-view action strategy game set in an alternative steampunk universe. There is a protracted world war with an...

Little Kite

Adventure, Indie, Point & Click

Game released: Xbox One → 24 September 2021

Steam: 80/100

An adventure game with unusual hand-drawn graphics in the style of games by Amanita Design, including Samorost and Machinarium. At the center of...

BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Music game, Roguelike, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 5 October 2021

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 77/100

BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE is a fast-paced first-person shooter in which the player hunts demons in dark dungeons. The player controls the powerful...

Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?

Interactive movie, Adventure, Indie, Puzzle, , Casual game

Game released: Xbox One → 19 March 2022

Steam: 71/100

Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus? — an adventure interactive movie in the puzzle genre with point and click elements. Every year, Abby's mom...

Flat Heroes

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Indie, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One → 24 August 2022

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Flat Heroes is a minimalist top-down arcade action game. You have to compete with your opponent in intense competitions. The game provides both local...

Warpips

Strategy, In real time, Side view, Tanks, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Tactics, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 12 October 2022

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 89/100

Warpips is an exciting tactical strategy game in the tower defense genre and with a side view. In the game you have to create an indestructible army...

Ten Dates

Adventure, Interactive movie, Indie, Casual game, Comedy, Simulation

Game released: Xbox One → 14 February 2023

Players: 10/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Continuation of the interactive game Five Dates. The main heroine and her best friend go on speed dates to find their love. The gamer's choices in...

Blood of Mehran

Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Slasher

Game released: Xbox One → 7 October 2025

Players: 1/10

Steam: 60/100

The game transports you to the atmosphere of the ancient tales of "One Thousand and One Nights," where a personal story of love and betrayal...

BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition

Arcade, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie, Adventure, Action

Game released: Xbox One → 29 May 2015

Players: 10/10

Steam: 81/100

BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition is a complete edition of the arcade platformer with puzzle elements. As a bizarre creature, you have to fly through...

Slayaway Camp

Arcade, Strategy, Horror, Isometric, Puzzle, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 23 October 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 88/100

Slayaway Camp is an exciting strategy game with horror elements and a lot of puzzles. You have to get used to the role of a maniac killer, calling...

Donut County

Arcade, Puzzle, Logic, Casual game, Indie

Game released: Xbox One → 18 December 2018

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Donut County is an unusual arcade puzzle game. The essence of the game is that you have to control a hole that grows when various objects fall into...

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