Best Indie Games
1,610 Indie games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Beat Saber
Released: May 1, 2018
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: E
Genres: Music, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2, Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation VR, SteamVR, Meta Quest 3, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Beat Saber is an immersive rhythm experience you have never seen before!
Stephen's Sausage Roll
Released: Apr 18, 2016
Critic rating: 100.0 / 100
Genres: Puzzle, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player
"A simple 3d puzzle game."
Deltarune: Chapter 1
Released: Oct 31, 2018
Critic rating: 84.9 / 100 • 135 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The story follows a human named Kris who lives in a world inhabited by monsters.
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
Released: Jan 24, 2002
Critic rating: 90.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, the highly anticipated arcade action FPS sequel to the Serious Sam: The First Encounter, is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic arcade-style single player action.
Everlasting Summer
Released: Nov 18, 2014
Critic rating: 84.9 / 100 • 152 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Semyon, a poster child contemporary chan culture consumer, falls asleep in the bus, only to wake up in front of the gates of Sovyonok, a pioneer camp of the late Soviet Russia.
Post Void
Released: Aug 6, 2020
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else.
Operation: Tango
Released: Jun 1, 2021
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
It takes two to save the world in this Asymmetrical Spy Thriller.
Machinarium
Released: Oct 16, 2009
Critic rating: 87.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Machinarium is award-winning independent adventure game developed by the makers of Samorost and Botanicula.
Night in the Woods
Released: Feb 21, 2017
Critic rating: 88.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Night In The Woods is an adventure game heavily focused on story, characters and exploration, with some platforming to get around town.
Hytale
Released: Jan 13, 2026
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Hytale combines the scope of a sandbox with the depth of a roleplaying game, immersing players in a procedurally generated world where teetering towers and deep dungeons promise rich rewards throughout their adventures.
Cult of the Lamb
Released: Aug 11, 2022
Critic rating: 88.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Cult of the Lamb casts players in the role of a possessed lamb saved from annihilation by an ominous stranger, and must repay their debt by building a loyal following in his name.
Mouthwashing
Released: Sep 26, 2024
Critic rating: 87.0 / 100
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The five crew members of The Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset.
Hyper Light Drifter
Released: Mar 31, 2016
Critic rating: 88.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Echoes of a dark and violent past resonate throughout a savage land, steeped in treasure and blood.
Hotline Miami
Released: Oct 23, 2012
Critic rating: 86.2 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Google Stadia, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A top-down slasher/shooter with unlockable gameplay-altering masks and weapons, featuring a neon-flavoured electronic aesthetic, in which a hitman receives anonymous calls ordering him to travel to certain residences and crime dens and massacre those within, as he stumbles through unreal visions and inconsistencies without any answers to how, why or who.
Planet of Lana
Released: May 23, 2023
Critic rating: 93.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
A young girl and her loyal friend embark on a rescue mission through a colorful world full of cold machines and unfamiliar creatures.
Chicken Police
Released: Nov 5, 2020
Critic rating: 81.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Chicken Police is an "Animal Noir Adventure Game", set in the fictional world of the Wilderness, featuring a gripping, dark story, mature themes and a unique sense of humor.
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Released: Jun 21, 2016
Critic rating: 83.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Learn about daily life in a cyberpunk dystopia.
Soulstone Survivors
Released: Jun 17, 2025
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god!
Mullet Madjack
Released: May 15, 2024
Critic rating: 89.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Shooter, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Mullet Madjack is a single-player fast-paced FPS that brings you directly inside a classic anime.
Wildermyth
Released: Jun 15, 2021
Critic rating: 89.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Wildermyth is a character-driven, procedurally-generated tactical RPG.
Replaced
Released: Apr 14, 2026
Critic rating: 95.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Platform, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Replaced is a 2.5D sci-fi retro-futuristic action platformer where you play as R.E.A.C.H.
Megabonk
Released: Sep 18, 2025
Critic rating: 88.0 / 100
Genres: Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player
Smash your way through endless waves of enemies and grow absurdly powerful!
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Released: Dec 6, 2016
Critic rating: 86.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Real Time Strategy (RTS), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
Skillfully hide from and sneak past the enemies fields of view, take their formations apart and hide their bodies to cover your tracks.
Fistful of Frags
Released: Dec 20, 2007
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100 • 49 votes
Genres: Shooter, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Fistful of Frags was born years ago as a Wild West themed modification for Source engine.
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Released: Jul 16, 2015
Critic rating: 84.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Puzzle, Simulator, Indie
Platforms: Meta Quest 2, Windows Mixed Reality, PlayStation 4, Linux, Gear VR, PlayStation VR, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, SteamVR, Mac, Oculus Rift, Daydream, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Quest
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
One player is trapped in a virtual room with a ticking time bomb they must defuse.