Best Indie Games
1,568 Indie games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Myst
Released: Dec 10, 2020
Critic rating: 72.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Oculus VR, Meta Quest 2, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation VR2, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Mac, Oculus Rift, Xbox One, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
A reimaged version developed by Cyan, this version builds the original from the ground up to enable play in VR and flatscreen PC, with new art, sound, interactions, and optional puzzle randomisation.
Reigns: Her Majesty
Released: Dec 6, 2017
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Reigns: Her Majesty is the revolutionary sequel to the smash swipe 'em up hit Reigns.
Hob
Released: Sep 26, 2017
Critic rating: 72.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Hob is set on a beautiful and dangerous unknown world, with buzzing life above and the whirrs of mysterious machinery below.
Core Keeper
Released: Aug 27, 2024
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Explore an endless cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players.
Meccha Chameleon
Released: Jun 9, 2026
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Genres: Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer
Paint yourself to blend in!
Pepper Grinder
Released: Mar 28, 2024
Critic rating: 82.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, 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
Pepper Grinder is an action-packed pirate adventure starring the titular Pepper, a seafaring soul with a passion for prospecting, and Grinder, her super-powered drilling device.
Oxenfree II: Lost Signals
Released: Jul 12, 2023
Critic rating: 83.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Five years after the events of Oxenfree, Riley returns to her hometown of Camena to investigate mysterious radio signals.
Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today
Released: Apr 10, 2015
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today" is the first part of the "Dead Synchronicity" series: help Michael face a dying reality, a universe that’s fading away.
Endling: Extinction is Forever
Released: Jul 19, 2022
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100 • 29 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
As the last mother fox on Earth, your cubs need all your care to survive in a merciless world that slowly destroys itself.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Released: Jan 23, 2020
Critic rating: 84.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2, Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, Meta Quest 3, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player
Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Released: Aug 31, 2017
Critic rating: 77.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game.
This War of Mine: The Little Ones
Released: Jan 29, 2016
Critic rating: 76.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
This War of Mine: The Little Ones explores the hardships of wartime survival as seen from an entirely new perspective; that of a child.
Suzerain
Released: Dec 4, 2020
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland.
Icey
Released: Nov 17, 2016
Critic rating: 76.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Icey is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a meta game in disguise.
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom
Released: Feb 17, 2010
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Enter a macabre and comical silent world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie.
Planetbase
Released: Oct 16, 2015
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish an outpost on a remote planet.
Everhood
Released: Mar 3, 2021
Critic rating: 76.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Expect the unexpected in an ineffable tale of the inexpressible world of Everhood.
Crashlands
Released: Jan 20, 2016
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Crashlands is an outlandish story-driven-action-adventure set in a world of hidden magic and high technology.
Human Resource Machine
Released: Oct 15, 2015
Critic rating: 74.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Human Resource Machine is a puzzle game.
The Jackbox Party Pack 4
Released: Oct 17, 2017
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Indie
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The biggest and fourthiest addition to this storied party game franchise features the blanking fun sequel Fibbage 3 and its new game mode, Fibbage: Enough About You; the web-based frame game Survive the Internet; the spooky date-a-thon Monster Seeking Monster; the deranged debate match Bracketeering; and the one-up art game Civic Doodle.
Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
Released: Oct 7, 2019
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Featuring an all-new story that reunites Amadeus, Pontius, and Zoya, Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince returns to the magic of 2.5D with the puzzle-platforming gameplay that defined a genre in Trine 1 and 2.
Spintires
Released: Jun 13, 2014
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Collect lumber with the crane attachments and try to deliver them to the objectives.
Date Everything!
Released: Jun 17, 2025
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Date Everything is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters!
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Released: Aug 3, 2011
Critic rating: 75.7 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures as you make your way toward the center of the mysterious Shadow Planet!
Death and Taxes
Released: Feb 20, 2020
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In this 2D, narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper...