Best Indie Games
1,568 Indie games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
Released: Aug 16, 2023
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Immerse yourself in an enchanting narrative experience as Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch condemned to exile on her asteroid home.
The Battle of Polytopia
Released: Feb 4, 2016
Critic rating: 87.8 / 100 • 27 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The Battle of Polytopia is an award-winning turn-based strategy game about building a civilization and going into battle.
Black Mesa
Released: Mar 6, 2020
Critic rating: 87.7 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Black Mesa is a re-envisioning of Valve Software's classic science fiction first person shooter, Half-Life.
Sanabi
Released: Nov 9, 2023
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Sanabi is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer.
Wandersong
Released: Sep 27, 2018
Critic rating: 88.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Wandersong takes you on a whimsical, musical journey across the globe.
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
Released: Oct 27, 2015
Critic rating: 90.1 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Divinity Original Sin: Enhanced Edition Edition is a much lauded Role-Playing-Game that blends deep customization and humor with dynamic turn based combat.
Shovel Knight
Released: Jun 26, 2014
Critic rating: 88.9 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic.
Grime
Released: Aug 2, 2021
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Explore a surreal world obsessed with proportions and anatomy, in this 2.5D Metroidvania action RPG, where you will find out what you're made of...
Paradigm
Released: Apr 5, 2017
Critic rating: 87.3 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
"Paradigm is a surreal adventure game set in the strange and post apocalyptic Eastern European country of Krusz.
The Midnight Walk
Released: May 8, 2025
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation VR2, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Embark upon The Midnight Walk in this reverent dark fantasy adventure built in clay, from the minds behind Lost in Random and Fe.
Outer Wilds
Released: May 28, 2019
Critic rating: 84.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
Released: Sep 2, 2021
Critic rating: 84.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Embark on a journey to a realm overrun by demons in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, a new epic RPG from the creators of the critically acclaimed Pathfinder: Kingmaker.
Chained Echoes
Released: Dec 8, 2022
Critic rating: 91.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Take up your sword, channel your magic or board your Mech.
Idate: Online Interactive Dating
Released: Apr 15, 2010
Critic rating: 87.1 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Music, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer
iDate, the first online interactive dating game, infuses your casual dating experience with music, dance, and competition.
Nine Sols
Released: May 29, 2024
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, 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
Nine Sols is a hand-drawn 2D action-platformer set in a science fiction world influenced by Asian fantasy and Taoist imagery.
Valheim
Released: Feb 2, 2021
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Valheim is a brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players set in a procedurally-generated world inspired by Norse mythology.
Hollow Knight: The Grimm Troupe
Released: Oct 26, 2017
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100 • 25 votes
Genres: Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Grimm Troupe is the second of the four free content pack for Hollow Knight, following Hidden Dreams on the 13th June, 2017.
Tunic
Released: Mar 16, 2022
Critic rating: 89.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Tunic is an action adventure about a tiny fox in a big world.
Ravendawn
Released: Jan 16, 2024
Critic rating: 86.9 / 100 • 29 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Ravendawn is a free-to-play MMORPG that seeks to revive the nostalgic isometric art style, emphasizing depth of gameplay, community, and unique character design over superficial graphics.
The Talos Principle
Released: Dec 11, 2014
Critic rating: 87.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Talos Principle is a philosophical first-person puzzle game from Croteam, the creators of the legendary Serious Sam series, written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
Against the Storm
Released: Dec 8, 2023
Critic rating: 90.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A roguelite city builder set in a fantasy world tormented by the everlasting rain.
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Released: Jun 30, 2022
Critic rating: 86.6 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
In Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, Cuphead and Mugman are joined by Ms.
OpenTTD
Released: Mar 14, 2004
Critic rating: 86.8 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
OpenTTD is a business simulation game initially developed by Ludvig Strigeus in which players earn money by transporting passengers and cargo via road, rail, water, and air.
Amid Evil
Released: Jun 20, 2019
Critic rating: 88.7 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Once branded a heretic.
Immortality
Released: Aug 30, 2022
Critic rating: 91.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Marissa Marcel was a film star.