Indie games on PC
Games created outside the major studio system, often by small teams or solo developers, fall under this broad label. They range from survival crafting and open-world sandboxes to farming simulations, platformers, racing, horror, and role-playing.
- Wide range of gameplay styles
Related: Multiplayer, Survival, Open World, Sandbox
5,597 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Terraria
2D sandbox adventure built around digging, crafting, and boss fights
97% positive
1.6M reviews
Rust
Open-world multiplayer survival built around crafting, bases, and raids
87% positive
1.4M reviews
Garry's Mod
Physics sandbox for building contraptions and playing community-made modes
97% positive
1.3M reviews
Stardew Valley
Open-ended farming RPG about rebuilding a farm and community
98% positive
1.0M reviews
Euro Truck Simulator 2
Open-world trucking simulation with cargo routes and company management
97% positive
944K reviews
Phasmophobia
First-person co-op horror built around identifying hostile ghosts
94% positive
840K reviews
ARK: Survival Evolved
Open-world survival crafting with dinosaur taming and base building
83% positive
778K reviews
The Forest
First-person survival horror with base building and mutant cannibals
96% positive
683K reviews
Geometry Dash
Rhythm-based precision platformer built around timing and player-made levels
93% positive
644K reviews
Rocket League®
Fast-paced competitive soccer matches played with physics-driven cars
88% positive
580K reviews
Unturned
Free-to-play open-world zombie survival with crafting, bases, and PvP
91% positive
Free
Hollow Knight
Challenging 2D Metroidvania through a ruined underground bug kingdom
97% positive
562K reviews
Valheim
Norse open-world survival crafting with co-op building and bosses
94% positive
552K reviews
Don't Starve Together
Difficult open-world survival crafting built for cooperative play
95% positive
543K reviews
Lethal Company
First-person co-op horror about scavenging deadly moons for quota
97% positive
511K reviews
Palworld
Open-world survival RPG combining creature collecting, crafting, and base automation
95% positive
489K reviews
Project Zomboid
Open-world zombie survival sandbox where every mistake can end a life
94% positive
483K reviews
Brawlhalla
Free-to-play 2D platform fighting across local and online matches
80% positive
Free
7 Days to Die
Open-world zombie survival sandbox built around crafting and base defense
87% positive
401K reviews
Subnautica
First-person underwater survival crafting on a dangerous alien ocean
97% positive
380K reviews
Raft
First-person ocean survival crafting on an expandable floating home
93% positive
379K reviews
PEAK
First-person co-op climbing where each mistake threatens the whole ascent
94% positive
373K reviews
Risk of Rain 2
Third-person action roguelike built around stacking loot and escalating threats
94% positive
353K reviews
Ready or Not
Tactical first-person SWAT shooter built around careful room clearing
79% positive
347K reviews