Best Indie Games
1,610 Indie games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Party Hard 2
Released: Oct 25, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
It's the Holiday Season, and you don't get your Christmas Bonus.
Tales of Kenzera: Zau
Released: Apr 23, 2024
Critic rating: 74.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Tales of Kenzera: Zau is a 2.5D metroidvania developed by Surgent Studios and published under the EA Originals label.
Adios
Released: Mar 17, 2021
Critic rating: 71.2 / 100 • 33 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A pig farmer decides he no longer wants to dispose of bodies for the mob.
Uplink
Released: Oct 1, 2001
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
You play an Uplink Agent who makes a living by performing jobs for major corporations.
Evan's Remains
Released: Jun 11, 2020
Critic rating: 73.2 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A mystery adventure that merges puzzles with visual novel elements.
Contraband Police
Released: Mar 8, 2023
Critic rating: 71.1 / 100 • 47 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's.
Rusty Lake Paradise
Released: Jan 11, 2018
Critic rating: 71.1 / 100 • 68 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
"Rusty Lake Paradise is set on a small remote island in the 18th Century.
2048
Released: Mar 9, 2014
Critic rating: 71.1 / 100 • 60 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
Created by Italian web developer Gabriele Cirulli, 2048 is a single-player sliding tile puzzle video game that challenges players to combine numbered tiles on a 4x4 grid to create a tile with the number 2048.
Risk of Rain Returns
Released: Nov 8, 2023
Critic rating: 80.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever!
Ticket to Ride: Classic Edition
Released: Jun 25, 2008
Critic rating: 63.3 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Connect more than cities!
Cube Escape: Seasons
Released: Apr 1, 2015
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100 • 42 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Cube Escape: Arles is the first episode of the Cube Escape series and part of the Rusty Lake story.
Hook
Released: Jan 21, 2015
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Hook is a minimal, relaxing, puzzle game.
Roundabout
Released: Sep 18, 2014
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Drive a constantly spinning limousine around town!
Hohokum
Released: Aug 12, 2014
Critic rating: 71.9 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Music, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
Hohokum is a colorful exploration based adventure game.
Turmoil
Released: Jun 2, 2016
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100 • 57 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Turmoil is a simulation game set during the 19th century oil rush in North America.
Coffee Talk
Released: Jan 29, 2020
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Bad North
Released: Aug 20, 2018
Critic rating: 66.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Puzzle, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
"Bad North is a minimalistic real-time tactics roguelite game that combines a charming aesthetic and simple, accessible controls with a surprisingly deep combat simulation."
Missed Messages.
Released: May 1, 2019
Critic rating: 70.9 / 100 • 43 votes
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline?
Agar.io
Released: Apr 28, 2015
Critic rating: 70.9 / 100 • 85 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Agar.io is a massively multiplayer online game where players control a cell in a colorful, grid-like environment.
Unrailed!
Released: Sep 9, 2019
Critic rating: 70.9 / 100 • 40 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Unrailed!
Reventure
Released: Jun 4, 2019
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Reventure could be described as a "choose your own adventure" book in the shape of a 2D platformer.
140
Released: Oct 16, 2013
Critic rating: 71.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Platform, Puzzle, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
140 is an indie 2D rhythm puzzle-platformer.
Portal Knights
Released: May 18, 2017
Critic rating: 73.8 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Leave the familiar world behind and step into the fantastic unknown with Portal Knights!
Shelter 2
Released: Mar 9, 2015
Critic rating: 70.9 / 100 • 21 votes
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Shelter 2 is an open world survival video game developed by Might and Delight for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
Black the Fall
Released: Jul 11, 2017
Critic rating: 71.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Black The Fall is an atmospheric side-scrolling shooter with puzzle solving elements.