Best Indie Games
1,568 Indie games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. G.A.M.M.A.
Released: May 11, 2018
Critic rating: 91.4 / 100 • 277 votes
Genres: Shooter, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
G.A.M.M.A.
Mewgenics
Released: Feb 10, 2026
Critic rating: 91.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
From the creator of The Binding of Isaac, Super Meat Boy and The End is Nigh comes...
Undertale
Released: Sep 15, 2015
Critic rating: 96.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A small child falls into the Underground, where monsters have long been banished by humans and are hunting every human that they find.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Released: Sep 4, 2025
Critic rating: 89.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hollow Knight: Silksong is the epic sequel to Hollow Knight, the epic action-adventure of bugs and heroes.
Hades II
Released: Sep 25, 2025
Critic rating: 93.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
Disco Elysium
Released: Oct 15, 2019
Critic rating: 89.1 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Disco Elysium is a role-playing game developed and published by ZA/UM.
Vintage Story
Released: Aug 16, 2018
Critic rating: 90.8 / 100 • 51 votes
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Vintage Story is an uncompromising wilderness survival sandbox game that finds a fine line between hardcore survival and a cozy sandbox.
The Henry Stickmin Collection
Released: Aug 7, 2020
Critic rating: 90.7 / 100 • 81 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Henry Stickmin Collection is a Newgrounds choose-your-own-path classic, reborn and revitalized.
Rhythm Doctor
Released: Dec 6, 2025
Critic rating: 93.0 / 100
Genres: Music, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Save patients with your rhythm mastery!
Toem
Released: Sep 17, 2021
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
An aesthetic adventure with the premise of enjoying the little things!
Your Turn to Die: Death Game by Majority
Released: Aug 28, 2017
Critic rating: 90.1 / 100 • 41 votes
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Web browser, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Your Turn To Die: Death Game By Majority is a multi-ending horror adventure game.
Lisa: The Painful
Released: Dec 15, 2014
Critic rating: 90.1 / 100 • 142 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Lisa is a quirky side-scrolling RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.
Lethal League Blaze
Released: Oct 24, 2018
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Banging beats and mad style, Lethal League Blaze is the most intense ball game you can play online with up to 4 players.
Spelunky Classic
Released: Dec 21, 2008
Critic rating: 94.4 / 100
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Spelunky is a cave exploration / treasure-hunting game inspired by classic platform games and roguelikes, where the goal is to grab as much treasure from the cave as possible.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Released: Nov 4, 2014
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, New Nintendo 3DS, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
A top-down roguelike action-adventure game and remake of the 2011 original, rebuilt from its Flash engine to enable expanded content and features.
Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye
Released: Sep 28, 2021
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Hearthian space program has detected an anomaly that canʼt be attributed to any known location in the solar system.
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
Released: Jun 1, 2013
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100 • 25 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead (aka Cataclysm DDA or CataDDA) is an open source survival horror roguelike set in a post-apocalyptic and fictional New England.
Hollow Knight: Godmaster
Released: Aug 23, 2018
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100 • 31 votes
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Godmaster was the fourth and final free content pack for Hollow Knight.
Tetris Effect: Connected
Released: May 14, 2020
Critic rating: 88.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Puzzle, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Tetris Effect: Connected adds an all-new robust multiplayer expansion to the huge variety of addictive and innovative single-player modes that Tetris Effect is known for.
The Cat Lady
Released: Dec 7, 2012
Critic rating: 89.9 / 100 • 162 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Quiz/Trivia, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The Cat Lady is a single-player horror graphic adventure and the second entry in the Devil Came Through Here trilogy, following Downfall and preceding Lorelai.
Cuphead
Released: Sep 29, 2019
Critic rating: 89.8 / 100 • 31 votes
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux
Game modes: Single player
A port of Cuphead that was released as a part of Tesla’s 10.0 software update.
Deltarune: Chapter 2
Released: Sep 17, 2021
Critic rating: 89.8 / 100 • 61 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Deltarune: Chapter 2 is the next installment of the sequel to beloved indie darling Undertale...in a different world!
Wasteland
Released: Jan 2, 1988
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Commodore C64/128/MAX, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS, Apple II
Game modes: Single player
The game mechanics were based directly on those used in the tabletop role-playing games Tunnels and Trolls and Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes created by Wasteland developers Ken St.
The Stanley Parable Demonstration
Released: Oct 10, 2013
Critic rating: 89.7 / 100 • 26 votes
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The Stanley Parable Demonstration is supposedly the demo for The Stanley Parable, but has an original storyline and can be considered a short stand-alone game.
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth
Released: Oct 30, 2015
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth is the massively updated expansion to 2014's roguelike of the year, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth.