Best Indie Games
1,568 Indie games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Fort Solis
Released: Aug 22, 2023
Critic rating: 64.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Fort Solis is a single player third person thriller set on the far side of Mars.
Manual Samuel
Released: Oct 11, 2016
Critic rating: 61.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Manual Samuel is about the rich daddy’s boy Samuel, who hasn’t worked a day in his life.
Infra
Released: Jan 15, 2016
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Infra is an atmospheric and completely non-violent first-person puzzle/adventure that deals with the issues of deteriorating infrastructure.
Capsized
Released: Apr 29, 2011
Critic rating: 63.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Capsized is a fast paced 2D platformer focused on intense action and exploration.
Clicker Heroes
Released: Jul 1, 2014
Critic rating: 66.5 / 100 • 71 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Ever wondered what one quadrillion damage per second feels like?
Darwin Project
Released: Jan 14, 2020
Critic rating: 66.5 / 100 • 25 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Multiplayer
The Darwin Project takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic landscape in the Northern Canadian Rockies.
Dungeon Souls
Released: Dec 2, 2016
Critic rating: 69.8 / 100
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Dungeon Souls is an action-adventure roguelike dungeon crawler which draws heavy inspiration from Nuclear Throne, Risk of Rain, and Overture.
AdVenture Capitalist
Released: May 30, 2014
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
AdVenture Capitalist is the world’s greatest capitalism simulator.
Abyss Odyssey
Released: Jul 15, 2014
Critic rating: 69.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
There are only two constants in Abyss Odyssey: a great evil awaits at the bottom of the pit, and you must succeed or die.
War for the Overworld
Released: Apr 2, 2015
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Tired of invading dungeons?
Layers of Fear 2
Released: May 28, 2019
Critic rating: 63.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Layers of Fear 2 is a first-person psychological horror game with an emphasis on exploration and story.
Dungeon Defenders II
Released: Dec 5, 2014
Critic rating: 66.4 / 100 • 34 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dungeon Defenders II is a co-operative action tower defense game that incorporates heavy roleplaying elements.
20 Minutes Till Dawn
Released: Sep 5, 2022
Critic rating: 66.3 / 100 • 51 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Shoot down an ever growing horde of Lovecraftian monsters to survive the night.
Euro Truck Simulator
Released: Aug 29, 2008
Critic rating: 66.3 / 100 • 51 votes
Rating: PEGI 3
Genres: Racing, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
The original Euro Truck Simulator - the game which has become the classic of the genre and is still relevant today.
Hard Reset: Redux
Released: Jun 3, 2016
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The acclaimed First-Person Shooter returns fully upgraded, and more beautifully challenging than ever.
Youtubers Life
Released: May 18, 2016
Critic rating: 66.1 / 100 • 52 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Youtubers Life is the ultimate vlogger tycoon/life-sim videogame.
WorldBox
Released: Oct 2, 2018
Critic rating: 66.1 / 100 • 59 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
WorldBox is the ultimate god simulator and sandbox game.
Super Animal Royale
Released: Jun 1, 2021
Critic rating: 65.9 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Battle Royale
Select your favorite adorably murderous fox, panda, or sloth and parachute into a furocious 64-player battle arena.
Tower of Time
Released: Apr 12, 2018
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
RPG with 3d graphics, real time combat and deep and mature story with real time combat with time manipulation, tactical and challenging battles, seven diverse classes to choose for 4-man party, and more.
Scanner Sombre
Released: Apr 26, 2017
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
Inspired by Gone Home and Dear Esther, Scanner Sombre is a cave exploration experience.
Cloudberry Kingdom
Released: Jul 30, 2013
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Wii U, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Cloudberry Kingdom is a platform game created by Pwnee Studios.
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing
Released: May 22, 2013
Critic rating: 64.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Put on your wide-brimmed hat, grab your weapons and embark on an incredible adventure in the gothic-noir world of Borgovia, where mad science threatens the fragile peace between monster and mortal.
Slender: The Arrival
Released: Mar 26, 2013
Critic rating: 60.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Slender: The Arrival is the official continuation of the series from the original game creator Mark Hadley, teamed up with the writers behind the Marble Hornets series and the development team at Blue Isle Studios.
Empyrion: Galactic Survival
Released: Aug 5, 2020
Critic rating: 65.7 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Empyrion - Galactic Survival is a 3D open world space sandbox survival adventure.
Blackguards
Released: Jan 24, 2014
Critic rating: 67.4 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
What happens when the only hope of a threatened world lies not with heroes in shining armor, but in the hands of a band of misfits and criminals?