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Best Indie games on PC

Games associated with independent developers or publishers span many styles, including survival crafting, sandbox play, simulation, action, and platforming.

  • Wide range of gameplay styles

Related: Multiplayer, Open World, Survival, Open World Survival Craft

4,333 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
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
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Randomized action roguelike with bizarre upgrades and tough basement runs
97% positive 457K reviews
No Man's Sky
Open-world space sandbox across a procedurally generated galaxy
85% positive 420K reviews
Brawlhalla
Free-to-play 2D platform fighting across local and online matches
80% positive Free
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
Risk of Rain 2
Third-person action roguelike built around stacking loot and escalating threats
94% positive 353K reviews
Undertale
Story-rich pixel RPG where choices lead to multiple endings
97% positive 342K reviews
People Playground
2D physics sandbox for building contraptions and destroying ragdolls
98% positive 318K reviews