Best Indie Games
1,610 Indie games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Party Animals
Released: Sep 20, 2023
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, 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
Fight your friends as puppies, kittens and other fuzzy creatures in PARTY ANIMALS!
MouseCraft
Released: Jul 8, 2014
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Ouya, Linux, Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Ever wondered what a cross between Tetris and Lemmings would look like?
Outward
Released: Mar 26, 2019
Critic rating: 56.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Indie
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Outward is an open world RPG that you play alone or with friends, either online or in splitscreen.
Plug & Play
Released: Feb 2, 2015
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Run, hit, switch, fall, love, plug, pull.
The Suicide of Rachel Foster
Released: Feb 19, 2020
Critic rating: 64.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Coming back to the family Hotel after years, a strong-willed woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and a cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.
Toribash
Released: Mar 1, 2006
Critic rating: 67.5 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Toribash is an innovative free-to-play online turn-based fighting game where you're able to design your own moves.
Robocraft
Released: Aug 24, 2017
Critic rating: 67.4 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
Robocraft is a sandbox building and vehicular combat game where players get to create their own robots/vehicles and use them to fight others.
Reigns: Game of Thrones
Released: Oct 18, 2018
Critic rating: 73.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Through the fiery visions of Melisandre, claim the Iron Throne as Cersei Lannister, Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen, and more to carefully navigate the complex relationships and hostile factions of the Seven Kingdoms.
1954 Alcatraz
Released: Mar 12, 2014
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: PEGI 16
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
In this interactive Point & Click adventure by Daedalic Entertainment and Irresponsible Games - the team of Gene Mocsy - Joe and his wife Christine will be playable characters.
Anna's Quest
Released: Jul 2, 2015
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Dragons, witches, trolls...
Little Misfortune
Released: Sep 18, 2019
Critic rating: 61.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Little Misfortune is an interactive story, focused on exploration and characters, both sweet and dark, where your choices have consequences.
Stasis
Released: Aug 31, 2015
Critic rating: 66.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Stasis is a point-and-click, sci-fi, horror adventure game played from a unique isometric perspective.
Etherlords II
Released: Oct 1, 2003
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Etherlords 2 is an exciting mix of role-playing, adventure, and tactical combat in the fine tradition of fantasy trading card games.
Emily is Away
Released: Nov 20, 2015
Critic rating: 67.2 / 100 • 153 votes
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
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We Were Here
Released: Feb 3, 2017
Critic rating: 67.2 / 100 • 157 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Lost and separated in an abandoned castle set in a frozen wasteland.
Infinite Craft
Released: Jan 31, 2024
Critic rating: 67.1 / 100 • 21 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Android, iOS
Game modes: Single player
Infinite Craft is a browser-based sandbox game in which players combine elements to create new ones.
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
Released: Apr 20, 2017
Critic rating: 71.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, Oculus Rift
Game modes: Single player
Rick and Morty have teleported into your living room for a cutting-edge VR adventure from Adult Swim Games and Owlchemy Labs (Job Simulator).
Afterparty
Released: Oct 29, 2019
Critic rating: 74.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell.
Domina
Released: Apr 3, 2017
Critic rating: 67.0 / 100 • 29 votes
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Domina is a Gladiator management game.
Aragami 2
Released: Sep 17, 2021
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Aragami 2 is a third person stealth game where you play as an assassin with the power to control the shadows.
A Game About Digging A Hole
Released: Feb 7, 2025
Critic rating: 66.9 / 100 • 51 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A minimalist game about digging a hole in the garden of a newly purchased house.
Kids
Released: May 28, 2019
Critic rating: 67.0 / 100
Genres: Point-and-click, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Kids allows you to move with and against crowds until everyone is gone.
Windjammers 2
Released: Jan 20, 2022
Critic rating: 77.6 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Fighting, Sport, Strategy, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Windjammers 2 will combine everything fans love about the classic title with entirely hand-drawn 2D animations to create the ultimate windjamming experience.
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Released: Sep 20, 2016
Critic rating: 64.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition has been remade with the Unity engine, featuring a full audio remaster, and the addition of a brand-new Directors' Commentary mode, allowing players to explore the island and learn what inspired the game and how it was crafted by The Chinese Room and Rob Briscoe.
A Memoir Blue
Released: Mar 24, 2022
Critic rating: 66.8 / 100 • 42 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A Memoir Blue is an atmospheric journey through the memories of Miriam: a champion swimmer, who on the day of her greatest success dwells on her childhood memories of her mother and a special trip they took.