Best Indie Games
1,568 Indie games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
de Blob
Released: Jul 8, 2008
Critic rating: 82.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
de Blob is a 3D platformer where players maneuver their hero, de Blob.
Samorost
Released: Dec 31, 2003
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100 • 81 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Samorost is a short point-and-click adventure game.
World of Horror
Released: Oct 19, 2023
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P.
My Friend Pedro
Released: Jun 20, 2019
Critic rating: 73.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.
Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers
Released: Jun 19, 2012
Critic rating: 78.8 / 100
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Tiny & Big, a comic styled jump and slice platformer, gives you the unique ability to shape a whole world at your will!
Lacuna
Released: May 20, 2021
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A murder.
Bloons TD Battles
Released: Jul 18, 2013
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Go head to head with other players in a Bloon-popping battle for victory.
No, I'm Not A Human
Released: Sep 15, 2025
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100 • 47 votes
Genres: Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
An intimate story about a disaster and guests from underground.
Graveyard Keeper
Released: Aug 15, 2018
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Graveyard Keeper is the most inaccurate medieval cemetery management sim of the year.
Guild of Dungeoneering
Released: Jul 15, 2015
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Quiz/Trivia, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Guild of Dungeoneering is a turn-based dungeon crawler with a twist: instead of controlling the hero you build the dungeon around him.
Ghost Song
Released: Nov 3, 2022
Critic rating: 72.6 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
On the desolate moon of Lorian V, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber.
The Outlast Trials
Released: Mar 5, 2024
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Outlast Trials is a survival horror game you can play by yourself or with other players online.
Kaze and the Wild Masks
Released: Mar 25, 2021
Critic rating: 77.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Go on a journey as Kaze in this 90’s classics inspired platformer.
Ghost of a Tale
Released: Mar 13, 2018
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Ghost of a Tale is an action-RPG game in which you play as Tilo, a mouse and minstrel thrown into a perilous adventure.
Fran Bow
Released: Aug 27, 2015
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Released: Jan 20, 2021
Critic rating: 81.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Skul: The Hero Slayer is an action-platformer that boasts rogue-like features such as everchanging and challenging maps.
Outlast II
Released: Apr 25, 2017
Critic rating: 77.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Outlast 2 is the sequel to the acclaimed survival horror game Outlast.
Helltaker
Released: May 11, 2020
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100 • 181 votes
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
Dex
Released: May 7, 2015
Critic rating: 69.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Discover the truth behind an enigmatic AI striving to reach the Singularity, a theoretical “event horizon” in which artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence and all bets about the future will be off.
Broforce
Released: Oct 15, 2015
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
When evil threatens the world, the world calls on Broforce - an under-funded, over-powered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Gunfire Reborn
Released: Nov 17, 2021
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100 • 43 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, roguelite and RPG.
Two Point Campus
Released: Aug 9, 2022
Critic rating: 78.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Build the university of your dreams with Two Point Campus, the follow up management sim with a twist from the creators of Two Point Hospital.
Hue
Released: Aug 30, 2016
Critic rating: 77.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hue is a stark puzzle platformer where you shift the hue of the world, creating rifts when colours collide.
Shadowrun Returns
Released: Jul 25, 2013
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), 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
The year is 2054.
Axiom Verge 2
Released: Aug 11, 2021
Critic rating: 78.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You may have played Axiom Verge, or heard it referenced as a benchmark for indie “metroidvania” adventures.