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.
Space Engineers
Open-world space sandbox for building and breaking physics-driven machines
89% positive
134K reviews
Cult of the Lamb
Action roguelite and colony sim about building a woodland cult
96% positive
130K reviews
Hotline Miami
Fast-paced top-down action with lethal combat and rapid retries
97% positive
128K reviews
Helltaker
Short 2D puzzle game about courting demon girls in hell
98% positive
Free
SCUM
Open-world survival sandbox with detailed metabolism, crafting, and base building
74% positive
127K reviews
Buckshot Roulette
Dark first-person shotgun roulette with items that manipulate the odds
95% positive
126K reviews
Stick Fight: The Game
Physics-based stick-figure fighter with weapons and interactive arenas
93% positive
125K reviews
Insurgency
Tactical first-person shooter built around lethal, objective-based team combat
92% positive
125K reviews
The Long Dark
First-person survival sandbox against cold, hunger, and wildlife
89% positive
124K reviews
Hades II
Greek myth action roguelike with witchcraft and repeat runs
96% positive
123K reviews
Starbound
Spacefaring sandbox RPG built around exploration, crafting, and colonization
90% positive
123K reviews
Scrap Mechanic
Physics-based survival sandbox for building machines with friends
92% positive
123K reviews
Muse Dash
Rhythm action mixing parkour, enemy strikes, and obstacle dodging
91% positive
122K reviews
The Isle
Open-world dinosaur survival where growing up means avoiding other players
80% positive
121K reviews
SMITE®
Third-person MOBA battles starring gods from world mythology
79% positive
Free
Brotato
Arena survival roguelike with six weapons and rapid runs
96% positive
119K reviews
Last Epoch
Isometric action RPG with time travel and deep skill customization
77% positive
118K reviews
ARK: Survival Ascended
Open-world survival sandbox about taming dinosaurs and building bases
60% positive
118K reviews
My Summer Car
Open-world survival simulator about building and maintaining a car
95% positive
118K reviews
Kenshi
Open-world squad RPG about surviving and shaping a hostile wasteland
96% positive
117K reviews
Mirror 2: Project X
Match-three visual novel with choices across parallel worlds
24% positive
116K reviews
Don't Starve
Single-player wilderness survival in randomly generated worlds with permanent death
97% positive
113K reviews
MORDHAU
Medieval multiplayer slasher with skill-based melee and chaotic large battles
80% positive
113K reviews
The Outlast Trials
First-person co-op survival horror built around stealth and escape
92% positive
112K reviews