Best Indie Games
1,568 Indie games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Bramble: The Mountain King
Released: Apr 27, 2023
Critic rating: 68.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Bramble: The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables.
Sky: Children of the Light
Released: Jul 11, 2019
Critic rating: 81.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
"Embark on an unforgettable social adventure and an ever-expanding world.
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
Released: Apr 28, 2010
Critic rating: 76.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!
100% Orange Juice
Released: Aug 15, 2009
Critic rating: 75.6 / 100 • 47 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
100% Orange Juice is a goal-oriented boardgame played by OrangeJuice's all-star cast including characters from Acceleration of Suguri, Flying Red Barrel: A Diary of Little Aviator, Sora, and QP Shooting.
Zeno Clash
Released: Apr 21, 2009
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The innovative close combat mechanics are also a deviation from traditional action in the first-person genre that will feel fresh for new and veteran players alike.
The Last Faith
Released: Nov 15, 2023
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Last Faith is an exploration-based Metroidvania, action side-scrolling platformer with dark and gothic horror themes at its core.
The Hex
Released: Oct 16, 2018
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging.
Broken Age
Released: Jan 28, 2014
Critic rating: 76.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Broken Age is a point-and-click adventure telling the stories of a young boy and girl leading parallel lives.
Teslagrad
Released: Dec 13, 2013
Critic rating: 79.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Teslagrad is a 2D puzzle platformer developed by Rain Games.
Always Sometimes Monsters
Released: May 21, 2014
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Always Sometimes Monsters is a unique role-playing game set in the modern world.
Dude Simulator
Released: Jul 13, 2017
Critic rating: 75.5 / 100 • 38 votes
Genres: Simulator, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Dude Simulator is an open world sandbox game.
The Expendabros
Released: Aug 4, 2014
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Rescue your brothers in arms and play as seven different legendary soldiers - each with their own unique weapons and special attacks - with up to four players at once in local multiplayer co-op mode.
Rain on Your Parade
Released: Apr 15, 2021
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You are a mischievous Cloud set to rain on everyone's parade!
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Released: Feb 18, 2025
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage is a brand-new story-driven journey through time from the creative minds behind Life is Strange.
Cut the Rope
Released: Oct 1, 2010
Critic rating: 75.4 / 100 • 93 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo DSi
Game modes: Single player
Cut the Rope is a series of physics-based puzzle video games developed by ZeptoLab for several platforms and devices.
Remothered: Tormented Fathers
Released: Jan 30, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the first chapter of the long-awaited third person game trilogy.
The Blackwell Legacy
Released: Dec 23, 2006
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 12
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
When Rosa Blackwell's only relative dies after twenty years in a coma, she thinks the worst is over.
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
Released: Feb 26, 2013
Critic rating: 77.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Music, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Runner2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed and IGF award winning BIT.TRIP RUNNER.,In the style of the BIT.TRIP series, Runner2 is a rhythm-music platforming game.,Players will run through fantastic environments, using brand new moves, to brand new soundtracks as they run, jump, slide, kick, and soar toward the goal of tracking down the Timbletot and thwarting his evil plans to destroy not only our world, but every world there is.
Kingdom: New Lands
Released: Aug 9, 2016
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Tales spread of far off isles with mysteries waiting to be discovered.
Wreckfest
Released: Jun 14, 2018
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Racing, Sport, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Wreckfest is a racing and vehicular combat game centered on demolition derbies and banger racing, with a focus on realistic physics and location-based vehicle damage that changes how cars handle as they take hits.
The Touryst
Released: Nov 21, 2019
Critic rating: 82.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Discover exotic islands, explore ancient monuments, uncover secret passageways, and make the trip you always wanted in The Touryst You are just arriving at the Monument Islands. Want to go swimming? Or rather take a dive into the deep sea? Or do you want to visit the amusement arcade, do some shopping, dance at the beach party? Fancy some surfing? Or will you talk with the strange old tourist and listen what he has to say about these ancient mysterious monuments..
The Room Three
Released: Nov 4, 2015
Critic rating: 75.4 / 100 • 98 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion.
A Short Hike
Released: Jul 30, 2019
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Sarah Rettig's rating: 7.3
Rating: E
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Gas Station Simulator
Released: Sep 15, 2021
Critic rating: 75.3 / 100 • 33 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Gas Station Simulator is all about renovating, expanding and running a gas station along a highway in the middle of a desert.
Pilgrims
Released: Oct 5, 2019
Critic rating: 75.3 / 100 • 72 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travellers and help them complete their little stories, your way.