Best Indie Games
1,568 Indie games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Fez
Released: Apr 13, 2012
Critic rating: 85.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world.
Blackwood Crossing
Released: Apr 4, 2017
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Blackwood Crossing is a story-driven first-person adventure game.
Not for Broadcast
Released: Jan 25, 2022
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Not For Broadcast is an immersive, narrative-driven propaganda sim set in the control room of a TV Studio in a 1980’s dystopia.
Visage
Released: Oct 29, 2020
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Each death has its visage.
Monster Train
Released: May 21, 2020
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Hell has frozen over.
Stray
Released: Jul 19, 2022
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Stray is a third-person cat adventure game set amidst the detailed neon-lit alleys of a decaying cybercity and the murky environments of its seedy underbelly.
World of Goo
Released: Oct 13, 2008
Critic rating: 86.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Wii, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.
The Banner Saga
Released: Jan 14, 2014
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Banner Saga is a Viking-themed tactical role-playing video game.
Green Hell
Released: Sep 5, 2019
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Green Hell is a sweltering struggle for survival in the Amazonian rainforest.
The Messenger
Released: Aug 30, 2018
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
As a demon army besieges his village, a young ninja ventures through a cursed world, to deliver a scroll paramount to his clan's survival.
Poppy Playtime: Chapter 3 - Deep Sleep
Released: Jan 30, 2024
Critic rating: 83.2 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A decrepit orphanage known as Playcare sits beneath the once magical toy factory.
Paradise Killer
Released: Sep 4, 2020
Critic rating: 79.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Paradise Island, a world outside reality.
Signalis
Released: Oct 27, 2022
Critic rating: 85.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Signalis is a classic survival horror experience with a unique aesthetic, full of melancholic mystery.
OneShot
Released: Dec 8, 2016
Critic rating: 83.1 / 100 • 141 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
OneShot is a surreal top down puzzle/adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities.
SpaceChem
Released: Jan 1, 2011
Critic rating: 83.1 / 100 • 29 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Take on the role of a Reactor Engineer working for SpaceChem, the leading chemical synthesizer for frontier colonies.
Shadowgate
Released: Jul 30, 1987
Critic rating: 83.1 / 100 • 30 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
Thrust into the role of "The Seed of Prophecy," players travel deep into the living castle, in hopes of defeating the evil that dwells within – the dreaded Warlock Lord.
BattleBlock Theater
Released: Apr 3, 2013
Critic rating: 89.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In BattleBlock Theater, players control a prisoner as they are forced to play through games devised by Hatty Hattington.
Chants of Sennaar
Released: Sep 5, 2023
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In this game of adventure and enigmas where ancient languages are both the lock and the key, travel the endless steps of a prodigious labyrinth, multiply unexpected encounters and unveil the mysteries of a fantastic world inspired by the myth of Babel.
Monument Valley
Released: Apr 3, 2014
Critic rating: 89.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Monument Valley, the player leads the player-character princess Ida through mazes of optical illusions and impossible objects, which are referred to as "sacred geometry" in-game, as she journeys to be forgiven for something.
Monster Sanctuary
Released: Dec 7, 2020
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A pixel art monster collecting game featuring sideview visuals, metroidvania like exploration and challenging turn based combat.
Supraland
Released: Apr 5, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Supraland is a first-person metroidvania puzzle game.
Manifold Garden
Released: Oct 18, 2019
Critic rating: 85.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Manifold Garden is a game that reimagines physics and space.
Hacknet
Released: Aug 12, 2015
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 16
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Hacknet is an immersive, terminal-based hacking simulator for PC.
Chivalry 2
Released: Jun 8, 2021
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Tactical, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Multiplayer
Chivalry 2 is a multiplayer first person slasher inspired by epic medieval movie battles.
Kingdom Two Crowns
Released: Dec 11, 2018
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100 • 68 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Kingdom Two Crowns is a side-scrolling micro strategy game with a minimalist feel wrapped in a beautiful, modern pixel art aesthetic.