Best Indie Games
1,568 Indie games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Storyteller
Released: Mar 23, 2023
Critic rating: 81.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
With Storyteller you are the one writing the stories!
The Forest
Released: Apr 30, 2018
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants.
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Released: Sep 9, 2015
Critic rating: 83.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a frantic 1- or 4-player couch co-op action space shooter set in a massive neon battleship.
Tales of Maj'Eyal
Released: Dec 31, 2012
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Tales of Maj'Eyal is a roguelike RPG, featuring tactical turn-based combat and advanced character building.
Osmos
Released: Aug 18, 2009
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Enter the ambient world of Osmos: elegant, physics-based gameplay, dreamlike visuals, and a minimalist, electronic soundtrack.
Dome Keeper
Released: Sep 27, 2022
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Tactical, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action mining game.
Killer Frequency
Released: Jun 1, 2023
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in 1987, that puts you in the role of a late-night radio talk show host in small town America whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer.
Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
Released: Feb 22, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program.
Peglin
Released: Aug 27, 2024
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Peglin is a Pachinko Roguelike - Fight enemies by collecting special orbs and popping pegs to deal damage.
Routine
Released: Dec 4, 2025
Critic rating: 78.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Routine is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror title set on an abandoned Lunar base designed around an 80’s vision of the future.
The Sexy Brutale
Released: Apr 11, 2017
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Set during a single, endlessly-looping day within "The Sexy Brutale" - a stately English mansion converted into a bizarre casino and named by the enigmatic Marquis - players take on the role of elderly priest Lafcadio Boone.
The Fall
Released: May 30, 2014
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Shooter, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Fall is a side-scrolling adventure game with platforming and combat elements.
Anomaly Agent
Released: Jan 24, 2024
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Anomaly Agent is a cyberpunk action-platformer featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack!
Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded
Released: Sep 7, 2006
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100 • 27 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
During the first half of the 21st century, the war on terror became a global phenomenon, as more blatant and frenzied attacks struck deeper into the lives of common people.
Lobotomy Corporation
Released: Apr 9, 2018
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100 • 23 votes
Genres: Simulator, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Monster Management Rogue-Lite Simulation game inspired by the monsters from game and movies such as SCP Foundation, Cabin in the woods and Warehouse 13.
Frog Detective 2: The Case of the Invisible Wizard
Released: Dec 9, 2019
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The famed Frog Detective returns in the most thrilling mystery yet!
Forgotton Anne
Released: May 15, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Forgotton Anne is a 2d cinematic adventure game combining puzzle platforming with adventure game elements.
Battle Chef Brigade
Released: Nov 20, 2017
Critic rating: 80.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Battle Chef Brigade features fantasy chefs, including Orcs, Elves, and Humans, who need to hunt dangerous monsters for ingredients.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Released: Aug 18, 2023
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Take on the role of one of the notorious Slaughter family, or their victims, in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a third-person asymmetrical horror experience based on the groundbreaking and iconic 1974 horror film.
If Found...
Released: May 19, 2020
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
If Found… is an interactive visual novel from Dreamfeel about searching for connection.
Haiku, the Robot
Released: Apr 28, 2022
Critic rating: 77.7 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Enter a strange and unexplored land full of adorable robots, hidden secrets, and evil virus-infected machines.
The Beginner's Guide
Released: Oct 1, 2015
Critic rating: 74.8 / 100
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A metafictional account of Davey Wreden, creator of the Stanley Parable (2013), who takes the player through the games of his old friend, Coda, while giving his commentary and interpretations of them, in order to understand why he makes the bizarre, often melancholic games that he makes, and decipher Coda's personality and inner struggles.
Grim Dawn
Released: Feb 25, 2016
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned.
Mouse: P.I. For Hire
Released: Apr 16, 2026
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Join private investigator Jack Pepper on a guns blazing, jazz-fueled adventure in MOUSE: P.I.
Inmost
Released: Oct 11, 2019
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Inmost is an atmospheric, story-driven puzzle platformer, following three playable characters within one dark, interconnecting story.