Best Indie Games
1,610 Indie games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
Released: Jun 21, 2021
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Ender Lilies is a dark fantasy 2D Action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a nation destroyed by a cataclysmic event.
The Isle
Released: Dec 1, 2015
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100 • 41 votes
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
The Isle is intended to be a gritty, open-world survival horror 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.
Black Book
Released: Aug 10, 2021
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100 • 37 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A fusion of card-based RPGs and Adventure games, “Black Book” is a haunting tale of a young sorceress, who gave her life to serve the dark forces.
Darkest Dungeon
Released: Jan 19, 2016
Critic rating: 83.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring.
Soldat
Released: May 9, 2002
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100 • 27 votes
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Soldat (meaning "soldier" in Italian, German, Russian, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, French, Catalan and Romanian) is a Polish 2D multiplayer game for Windows.
Art of Rally
Released: Sep 23, 2020
Critic rating: 83.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Race in the golden era of rally.
Spelunky 2
Released: Sep 15, 2020
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, 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
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new.
Katana Zero
Released: Apr 18, 2019
Critic rating: 84.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Katana Zero is a fast paced neo-noir action platformer, focusing on tight, instant-death acrobatic combat, and a dark 80's neon aesthetic.
Project Zomboid
Released: Nov 8, 2013
Critic rating: 82.2 / 100 • 220 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival.
To the Moon
Released: Nov 1, 2011
Critic rating: 82.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
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Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Released: Aug 7, 2013
Critic rating: 83.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative
Brothers is presented from a third-person view overlooking the two brothers.
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
Released: Sep 18, 2014
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director’s Cut is a standalone release of Harebrained Schemes' critically-acclaimed Dragonfall campaign, which first premiered as a major expansion for Shadowrun Returns.
Dicey Dungeons
Released: Aug 13, 2019
Critic rating: 90.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Fighting against fortune would be a lot easier if you weren't a walking dice.
Pools
Released: Apr 26, 2024
Critic rating: 82.1 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation VR2, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Liminal space game with focus on eerie exploration and immersion instead of typical horror.
Papers, Please
Released: Aug 8, 2013
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
The communist state of Arstotzka has just ended a 6-year war with neighboring Kolechia and reclaimed its rightful half of the border town, Grestin.
What the Golf?
Released: Sep 19, 2019
Critic rating: 87.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Sport, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, visionOS, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The golf game for people who hate golf.
Besiege
Released: Feb 18, 2020
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Besiege is a physics building game about constructing mechanical machines to annihilate armies, obliterate castles and overcome challenging obstacles.
Tails of Iron
Released: Sep 16, 2021
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, 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
Tails of Iron is an Adventure RPG-lite game set in a charming and brutal world.
Torchlight II
Released: Sep 20, 2012
Critic rating: 85.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Torchlight II features randomly generated dungeons and numerous types of monsters to fight for loot.
Squad
Released: Sep 23, 2020
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer
Squad is a large scale combined arms multiplayer first-person shooter emphasizing combat realism through communication, team play, emphasizing strong squad cohesion mechanics as well as larger-scale coordination, tactics, and planning.
A Space for the Unbound
Released: Jan 19, 2023
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100 • 35 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A coming-of-age adventure where you follow two high school sweethearts on a journey of self-discovery at the end of their high school years while facing the end of the world.
Sven Co-op
Released: Jan 19, 1999
Critic rating: 81.9 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Sven Co-op is a co-operative game originally based around Valve Software's Half-Life.
Soma
Released: Sep 21, 2015
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
SOMA is a sci-fi horror game from Frictional Games, the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Poppy Playtime: Chapter 2 - Fly in a Web
Released: May 5, 2022
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100 • 23 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
Three times the size of Chapter 1, you must descend deeper into the toy factory.