Best Indie Games
1,610 Indie games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Good Pizza, Great Pizza
Released: Dec 2, 2014
Critic rating: 62.5 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Ever wanted to know what it feels like to run your own Pizza shop?
Toree 3D
Released: Apr 9, 2021
Critic rating: 62.4 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A bite-sized 3D Platformer with a few weird elements.
The Static Speaks My Name
Released: Aug 10, 2015
Critic rating: 62.4 / 100 • 30 votes
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, Windows Phone, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game.
Perception
Released: May 30, 2017
Critic rating: 59.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Perception is a first-person narrative horror adventure that tells the story of Cassie, a blind heroine who uses her extraordinary hearing and razor-sharp wits to unravel the mysteries of an abandoned estate that haunts her dreams.
Beyond Blue
Released: Apr 17, 2020
Critic rating: 69.8 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Explore and uncover the secrets of Earth’s last uncharted frontier Set in the near future, players will probe the mysteries of our ocean through the eyes of Mirai, the lead on a newly formed research team that will use groundbreaking technologies to see, hear, and sense the ocean in a more meaningful way than has ever been attempted. The game will feature both an evocative narrative and high level resource management, challenging the player to make high-stakes decisions and prioritize which objectives can be successfully achieved during the crew’s expedition. Embracing the same inclusive development process that was used to create Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna), E-Line’s BAFTA award-winning game about Alaska Native culture, the company paired world class game makers with some of the field’s leading ocean experts to craft an experience that reflects the awesome wonder and unbounded mystery that infuses our planet’s beating blue heart.
We Happy Few
Released: Aug 10, 2018
Critic rating: 63.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
We Happy Few is the tale of a plucky bunch of moderately terrible people trying to escape from a lifetime of cheerful denial.
Doodle God
Released: Jun 23, 2010
Critic rating: 56.5 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player
Doodle God is a puzzle video game initially released for the iPhone/iPod Touch and subsequently released as a flash browser game, an Android game and a Windows Phone app.
Gorilla Tag
Released: Dec 15, 2022
Critic rating: 62.0 / 100 • 36 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Platform, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Oculus VR, Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2, SteamVR, Meta Quest 3, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Multiplayer
Reject humanity.
Zeno Clash II
Released: Apr 30, 2013
Critic rating: 54.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Ghat's story is far from over: Zeno Clash 2 picks up where the deliciously brazen first game left off.
Dagon
Released: Aug 24, 2021
Critic rating: 61.9 / 100 • 49 votes
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR
Game modes: Single player
Face unspeakable horrors.
Divekick
Released: Aug 20, 2013
Critic rating: 61.7 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Divekick is the world’s first two-button fighting game.
Beyond Eyes
Released: Aug 4, 2015
Critic rating: 55.1 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Beyond Eyes is an adventure game that follows a 10 year old blind girl named Rae.
The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day
Released: Sep 22, 2016
Critic rating: 65.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Uncertain: Last Quiet Day is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world.
Thief Simulator
Released: Nov 9, 2018
Critic rating: 61.8 / 100 • 42 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Become the best thief.
Maid of Sker
Released: Jul 28, 2020
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a macabre history from Welsh folklore.
Happy Wheels
Released: Jun 4, 2010
Critic rating: 61.7 / 100 • 58 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Racing, Indie
Platforms: Web browser, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Game modes: Single player
Try to get to the finish line in this twisted game's user-created tracks.
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
Released: Jul 18, 2024
Critic rating: 57.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player
Gods and guns collide in the open-world action-RPG Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn.
Rusty Lake Hotel
Released: Dec 14, 2015
Critic rating: 61.5 / 100 • 110 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Rusty Lake Hotel is a mysterious point and click game developed by the creators of the intriguing Cube Escape series.
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr
Released: Aug 31, 2017
Critic rating: 62.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: 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
Enter the Chaos-infested Caligari Sector and purge the unclean with the most powerful agents of the Imperium of Man.
Project Warlock
Released: Oct 18, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Project Warlock is a first person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen and Wolfenstein cannot miss.
Pid
Released: Oct 31, 2012
Critic rating: 62.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Shooter, Music, Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Pid was developed by Might and Delight for PC, Mac, X-Box, and PlayStation and released in 2012.
Boneworks
Released: Dec 10, 2019
Critic rating: 61.2 / 100 • 26 votes
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Oculus VR, PC (Microsoft Windows), SteamVR, Oculus Rift
Game modes: Single player
Boneworks is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure.
Betrayer
Released: Mar 24, 2014
Critic rating: 66.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Betrayer is a first person action adventure game that takes you to the New World at the turn of the 17th century.
Cayne
Released: Jan 24, 2017
Critic rating: 61.0 / 100 • 38 votes
Genres: Point-and-click, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
In this grim return to the STASIS universe, expectant protagonist, Hadley, wakes up in a facility.
Lifeless Planet: Premier Edition
Released: May 13, 2015
Critic rating: 64.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town.