Best Indie Games
1,568 Indie games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Ion Fury
Released: Aug 15, 2019
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison takes on a quest to slay evil transhumanist mastermind Dr.
Freedom Planet
Released: Jul 21, 2014
Critic rating: 82.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Freedom Planet is a combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragon girl and her friends against an alien attack force.
Axiom Verge
Released: Mar 31, 2015
Critic rating: 83.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
After a lab accident, a scientist awakens in a mysterious, alien world.
Mad Father
Released: Dec 10, 2012
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100 • 59 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Mad Father is a horror-puzzle game that follows the experiences of a young German girl by the name of Aya Drevis.
Goose Goose Duck
Released: Oct 3, 2021
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Goose, goose, Duck?
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition
Released: Aug 20, 2015
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign.
The Last Door
Released: May 20, 2014
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Feel what it's truly like to be alone in the dark with this low-res, high-suspense point-and-click horror adventure.
The Jackbox Party Pack 6
Released: Oct 17, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Indie
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
It's the wildest Party Pack yet, with the absurd deathmatch Trivia Murder Party 2, the weird word circus Dictionarium, the hidden identity game Push The Button, the comedy contest Joke Boat and the offbeat personality test Role Models.
Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
Released: Aug 11, 2002
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100 • 50 votes
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Embodiment of Scarlet Devil features two playable characters to choose from, with two Spell Card types each.
The Closing Shift
Released: Mar 18, 2022
Critic rating: 79.9 / 100 • 38 votes
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The Closing Shift is a Japanese horror game about a girl on a closing shift.
Overcooked! 2
Released: Aug 7, 2018
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Overcooked 2 is a cooperative cooking simulation game for up to four players.
Superliminal
Released: Nov 12, 2019
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, 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, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Falling asleep at 3AM, you close your eyes to the cheesy commercial of Dr.
Door Kickers: Action Squad
Released: Sep 10, 2018
Critic rating: 82.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side scroller action with retro graphics and retro sensibilities.
Jotun: Valhalla Edition
Released: Sep 29, 2015
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Jotun is a hand-drawn action-exploration game set in Norse mythology.
Nidhogg
Released: Jan 13, 2014
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Nidhogg is the award-winning fencing tug-of-war, full of graceful acrobatics and clumsy stabs.
Alto's Adventure
Released: Feb 19, 2015
Critic rating: 79.9 / 100 • 56 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Sport, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Join Alto and his friends as they embark on an endless snowboarding odyssey.
Crypt Custodian
Released: Aug 27, 2024
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
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
Crypt Custodian is a charming metroidvania about cleaning up the afterlife.
Kathy Rain
Released: May 5, 2016
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
"Set in the 90's, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her own troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.
Underground Blossom
Released: Jun 29, 2023
Critic rating: 79.9 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Underground Blossom is an adventure game by Rusty Lake.
Retro City Rampage DX
Released: Feb 5, 2014
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Racing, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Open-world carjacking goes back to the '80s in this 8-BIT nostalgic throwback.
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Released: Oct 13, 2015
Critic rating: 79.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
From the Producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2, the sequel to the first-ever post-apocalyptic computer RPG.
Arcade Paradise
Released: Aug 11, 2022
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Welcome to Arcade Paradise, the 90’s retro arcade adventure game.
We Were Here Too
Released: Feb 2, 2018
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
We Were Here Too is an online only, first-person cooperative adventure set in a fictional medieval castle.
Jenny LeClue: Detectivu
Released: Sep 19, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Jenny LeClue is a story focused exploration adventure game with memorable characters, a unique aesthetic, and an epic tangled mystery.
Venba
Released: Jul 31, 2023
Critic rating: 86.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Venba is a narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom, who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s.