Best Indie Games
1,568 Indie games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
Released: Oct 16, 2012
Critic rating: 63.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes, players return to the world of adventure game hit Edna & Harvey: The Breakout.
1979 Revolution: Black Friday
Released: Apr 4, 2016
Critic rating: 70.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
1979 Revolution, the action/adventure game, immerses players into the gritty, euphoric streets of revolution – where the choices you make may betray you.
Ibb & Obb
Released: Aug 6, 2013
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The green creature, ibb, and the pink creature, obb, travel through a world divided by a thin horizon line; on either side of the barrier, everything is inverted and gravity works in opposite directions.
Kamiko
Released: Apr 13, 2017
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
KAMIKO is a game styled around Japanese Shinto beliefs.
The Pedestrian
Released: Jan 29, 2020
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Pedestrian is a 2.5D puzzle platformer that takes "puzzle platforming" literally.
Sanctum 2
Released: May 15, 2013
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In Sanctum 2, you will have to utilize elements of multiple gameplay genres to succeed.
Quiplash
Released: Jun 30, 2015
Critic rating: 70.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Strategy, Quiz/Trivia, Indie
Platforms: Amazon Fire TV, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Quiplash is a gut-busting, say-anything, no-rules party game!
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Released: Mar 10, 2015
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game.
Primordia
Released: Dec 5, 2012
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Life has ceased.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
Released: May 23, 2024
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, 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
Solving crime is no walk in the pond.
Escape the Backrooms
Released: Oct 23, 2025
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Explore the seemingly infinite expanse of eerily familiar levels in the backrooms based on the popular creepypasta lore.
Gods Will Be Watching
Released: Apr 30, 2013
Critic rating: 64.0 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face narrative puzzles and moral dilemmas that will affect both the lives of your team and the people you’re are sworn to protect.
Industria
Released: Sep 30, 2021
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Industria is a first-person shooter that takes you from East Berlin into a parallel reality, shortly before the end of the Cold War.
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Released: Oct 11, 2018
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Why did Emily go missing?
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
Released: Nov 24, 2009
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake version of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS.
Exo One
Released: Nov 18, 2021
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Exo One is a multi-planetary exploration game where you pilot an interstellar spacecraft capable of manipulating gravity.
Observer
Released: Aug 15, 2017
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Observer is a first person perspective horror game that focuses on a dark, atmospheric environment and deep story telling.
Rock of Ages
Released: Aug 31, 2011
Critic rating: 74.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Racing, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
A rock-solid combination of rock-rolling action, deep strategy, and captivating art and music from different ages of history, this is a game of crush or be crushed!
Five Nights at Freddy's
Released: Aug 25, 2014
Critic rating: 74.7 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food as far as the eye can see!
Orcs Must Die! 3
Released: Jul 14, 2020
Critic rating: 76.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Orc Must Die!
My Time at Portia
Released: Jan 15, 2019
Critic rating: 70.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia!
OlliOlli
Released: Jan 22, 2014
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Racing, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
OlliOlli mixes addictive one-life gameplay with over 120 tricks and grinds across 50 deviously crafted levels, 250 Challenges, Spots Mode and Daily Grind.
We Become What We Behold
Released: Oct 24, 2016
Critic rating: 74.7 / 100 • 26 votes
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Web browser, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
A game about news cycles, vicious cycles, infinite cycles
Streets of Rogue
Released: Jul 11, 2019
Critic rating: 84.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Streets of Rogue is a top-down rogue-lite with an emphasis on player agency and freedom.
Surgeon Simulator 2013
Released: Apr 19, 2013
Critic rating: 80.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Surgeon Simulator 2013 is a darkly humorous over-the-top operation sim game where players become Nigel Burke, a would-be surgeon taking life into his own shaky hands (one keyboard button for each finger), performing life-saving surgical maneuvers on a passive patient.