Best Indie Games
1,610 Indie games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Poppy Playtime: Chapter 4 - Safe Haven
Released: Jan 30, 2025
Critic rating: 71.6 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Brace yourself for the darkest chapter yet in the epic Poppy Playtime saga.
Dude Simulator
Released: Jul 13, 2017
Critic rating: 71.6 / 100 • 39 votes
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Dude Simulator is an open world sandbox game.
Disc Jam
Released: Mar 7, 2017
Critic rating: 69.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
A fast-paced action-sports game that pits 2-4 players against each other in a unique combination of air hockey and tennis.
Hexcells Plus
Released: Dec 9, 2013
Critic rating: 71.5 / 100 • 30 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Hexcells Plus is a standalone expansion to Hexcells that contains 36 new and more challenging puzzles.
Hatoful Boyfriend
Released: Jul 31, 2011
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
Congratulations!
The Ascent
Released: Jul 29, 2021
Critic rating: 71.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Ascent is a solo and co-op action RPG set in a cyberpunk world.
Silence
Released: Nov 15, 2016
Critic rating: 75.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Silence also known as Silence: The Whispered World 2 is a sequel to The Whispered World, a popular adventure game developed by Daedalic Entertainment.
Little Fighter 2
Released: Dec 31, 1999
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Little Fighter 2 is a popular Hong Kong freeware PC fighting game for Windows and is the sequel to the game Little Fighter (LF1).
The Little Acre
Released: Dec 13, 2016
Critic rating: 72.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Little Acre follows the story of Aidan and his daughter, Lily, set in 1950's Ireland.
Tricky Towers
Released: Aug 2, 2016
Critic rating: 67.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Tricky Towers is a multiplayer physics-based tower building game.
The Supper
Released: Jan 28, 2020
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul.
Mogeko Castle
Released: Mar 5, 2014
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Mogeko Castle is a "prosciutto adventure game" made by Deep-Sea Prisoner in RPG Maker VX Ace.
The Tiny Bang Story
Released: Apr 22, 2011
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Music, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor!
Mr. Shifty
Released: Apr 13, 2017
Critic rating: 63.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Puzzle, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Quit creeping through shadows, stop surveilling security patterns, and ditch the fancy toys.
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam
Released: May 30, 2017
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Multiplayer, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Rising Storm 2: Vietnam is a sequel to the stand-alone expansion pack to Rising Storm and focuses on the Vietnam War.
10 Second Ninja X
Released: Jul 19, 2016
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Puzzle, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
10 SECOND NINJA X is a blisteringly fast, satisfyingly difficult and surprisingly methodical sidescroller which tasks you with completing each level in ten seconds or less.
PewDiePie's Tuber Simulator
Released: Sep 28, 2016
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100 • 68 votes
Genres: Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Follow in the footsteps of one of the biggest internet stars, PewDiePie, by creating your very own pocket Tuber in PewDiePie's Tuber Simulator!
Harold Halibut
Released: Apr 16, 2024
Critic rating: 66.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Dive into this nautic adventure as curiosity will guide you through a space ship wreck on an unknown planet made up of water.
Clustertruck
Released: Sep 27, 2016
Critic rating: 74.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Clustertruck is a chaotic physics based truckformer.
Frog Detective 1: The Haunted Island
Released: Nov 22, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A small sloth has been haunted for weeks by a mysterious ghost that nobody can seem to track down.
Whispering Willows
Released: May 17, 2014
Critic rating: 68.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Young Elena Elkhorn embarks on a harrowing journey to find her missing father and discover the secrets of the Willows Mansion.
The Beast Inside
Released: Oct 17, 2019
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100 • 41 votes
Rating: M
Genres: 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
The Beast Inside is a gripping new twist on thriller and survival horror genres, telling a multi-layered story about cryptanalyst discovering a hundred-year-old murder-mystery that not only remains unresolved, but also puts his very life at risk.
Serial Cleaner
Released: Jul 11, 2017
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Serial Cleaner is a story-driven, fast-paced stealth/action game, characterized by a 1970s theme and aesthetics.
Cooking Simulator
Released: Jun 6, 2019
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Cooking Simulator is a single-player simulation game that recreates restaurant cooking using a physics-based engine and detailed kitchen mechanics.
Burly Men at Sea
Released: Sep 29, 2016
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Burly Men at Sea is a folktale about a trio of large, bearded fishermen who step away from the ordinary to seek adventure.