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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.

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
Last Epoch
Isometric action RPG with time travel and deep skill customization
77% positive 118K reviews
My Summer Car
Open-world survival simulator about building and maintaining a car
95% positive 118K reviews
Little Nightmares
Dark puzzle-platforming horror about a child escaping distorted adults
95% 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
Bongo Cat
Idle desktop companion that turns typing and clicks into hats
97% positive Free
Splitgate
Free-to-play sci-fi arena shooter built around player-placed portals
91% positive Free
Subnautica: Below Zero
Open-world underwater survival adventure with crafting and an arctic mystery
90% positive 108K reviews
Outer Wilds
Open-world space mystery driven by exploration and an endless time loop
96% positive 108K reviews
Enshrouded
Open-world survival action RPG with voxel building and online co-op
86% positive 106K reviews
Gunfire Reborn
First-person roguelite shooter with random levels, weapons, and four-player co-op
93% positive 104K reviews
A Way Out
Split-screen co-op adventure about two prisoners escaping together
88% positive 103K reviews
Firewatch
First-person wilderness mystery shaped by conversations over a radio
91% positive 99K reviews
Supermarket Together
Free supermarket management sim for solo or online co-op play
94% positive Free
This War of Mine
Civilian survival simulation shaped by scarcity and moral choices
94% positive 98K reviews
GRIS
A 2D platform adventure through sorrow and returning color
96% positive 96K reviews
Cookie Clicker
Incremental idle game about building an ever-growing cookie economy
96% positive 93K reviews