43 لعبة مستقلة في هذه القائمة، صدرت بين 2011–2026، من مطوّرين مثل Chucklefish، Kodo Linija، Schine GmbH. اختر لعبة لقراءة ملاحظتنا التحريرية والانتقال إلى صفحتها في المتجر.
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Starbound is a 2D action-adventure from UK studio Chucklefish, set across a procedurally generated universe that players roam freely. Exploration yields new weapons, armor and items, and journeys lead to towns and villages populated by a variety of intelligent species. It left early access in July 2016 on Windows, OS X and Linux, and its genre listings point to sandbox and RPG elements alongside its science-fiction setting.
Stardeus casts the player as the artificial intelligence of a wrecked starship carrying drones and human survivors in hibernation. Play centres on directing those drones to patch the damaged vessel, keep the sleeping crew alive and eventually move the ship onward between the stars. It blends colony simulation with strategy and RPG elements. The game comes from Lithuanian studio Kodo Linija, was published by Paradox Arc and launched on Steam in 2022 for Windows, Mac and Linux.
StarMade is an open-world sandbox set in space, built in the mould of Minecraft and blending science fiction with building and exploration. It was developed by Schine GmbH, a company based in Germany, which first released it in 2012 as a public alpha on Windows, macOS and Linux. On Steam it is listed under action, adventure, simulation and strategy, and it remains an early access title there, having appeared on the store in 2014.
Summerhouse is a relaxed sandbox town-building game where you assemble villages and dress up the scenery from a kit of building pieces and decorations. There are four environments to work in, a day-night cycle and extras that unlock as you play, such as animated objects. It is the first solo release of German developer Friedemann Allmenröder, published by Future Friends Games in 2024, and critics liked its open-ended design and visuals.
Terraria is a 2D sandbox adventure with no fixed goals, dropping players into a procedurally generated world to explore, fight monsters, gather materials and craft gear. Defeating bosses opens up stronger items, while townsfolk NPCs move in to trade and offer services, and it supports co-op play and mods. Re-Logic, an American studio, released it in 2011, and ongoing updates since then have reshaped it considerably.
Timberborn is a city-building game in which players guide a colony of beavers and keep it alive through periods of scarce resources. Building and planning the settlement are the main tools for weathering those shortages. It was developed and self-published by Polish studio Mechanistry, with its full release on Steam dated March 2026. Steam categorizes it as a mix of simulation and strategy, fitting its focus on management and survival.
Tiny Glade is a sandbox city-builder where players shape medieval houses, castles and other structures, decorate them, and reshape the surrounding land with features such as rivers and ponds. Critics described it as calm and cosy, though some wished it had more content. Swedish studio Pounce Light self-published it in September 2024 after a demo during Steam Next Fest, and it went on to earn nominations at the Steam Awards and the BAFTA Games Awards.
Townscaper is a city builder in which players assemble towns out of simple building pieces, shaping groups of structures with a minimalist interface. Its low-poly graphics and pared-back controls keep attention on construction rather than menus or management systems. Swedish developer Oskar Stålberg created it, and Raw Fury released it on Windows and Mac in August 2021, the month it left early access, with Switch, mobile and Xbox versions following later that year.
Transport Fever 2 is a business simulation from Swiss studio Urban Games, published by Good Shepherd Entertainment and first released in 2019. Players plan and operate transport networks, laying routes over land, water and air as their world grows and prospers. It is the third game in the Transport Fever series, and a follow-up titled Transport Fever 3 was announced in 2025.
Released in 2014, Turbo Dismount is a vehicle simulator from Secret Exit Ltd., a developer in Finland, and the follow-up to Stair Dismount. Players strap a crash test dummy into one of many vehicles and aim for maximum destruction to push up their score, then review each crash through an adjustable replay. Custom courses can be built and shared online, and the game left early access to fully release on Steam on May 21, 2014.
Viscera Cleanup Detail is a science fiction simulation that hands players the grim job of mopping up after disasters such as repelled alien invasions and zombie outbreaks. The work is all about clearing away the bloody mess left behind once the fighting is over. It was developed and published by RuneStorm, an indie studio based in South Africa, using Unreal Engine 3, and it entered Steam Early Access in April 2014 before fully releasing in October 2015.
Youtubers Life blends life simulation with business simulation, and Steam also tags it as a casual, strategy and adventure title. It comes from U-Play Online (listed on Steam as UPLAY Online), an independent company based in Spain that also handled publishing. The game first appeared in Steam Early Access in May 2016 before its full release in February 2017, and it runs on Windows, macOS and Linux.
Business Heroes: Street Grub is a food-truck tycoon and strategy game in which you start with a burger bike and limited cash. You set prices, tune recipes, manage stock, hire staff and react to rivals and customer reviews as you try to grow a street-food business. The design takes cues from Lemonade Tycoon. It was made over more than three years by Visionaries, an Egyptian team, and is co-published by Hawthorn Games from China.
Cat's Vote is a pastel-coloured resource management game in which you run a cat household on a tight budget. You pay for electricity, water, food and fun, while prices shift based on a cat government that you help elect by voting, so campaign promises can help or hurt you. It grew from a Game Zanga jam entry. It was made by Danar Kayfi (Danar Dev), a Kurdish Iraqi solo developer who also manages the Game Zanga jam.
Istikan Chai is a fast time-management game in which you run a tea cart in a busy Middle Eastern bazaar. Players take orders, prepare chai quickly and accurately, master recipes and upgrade the stall into a larger business while keeping customers from losing patience. It is available on PC and mobile. It is developed by Istikan Studio, based in Kurdistan, Iraq, and grew out of a GameJamPlus MENA 2023 entry.
Chinese Parents is a child-raising life simulation from the Beijing-based studio Moyuwan Games. You live a kid's life in China from birth to the end of high school, balancing study, friendships and family pressure on the way to the Gaokao exam. It became a bestseller on Steam and a notable success for the Chinese indie scene.
Graveyard Keeper is a darkly comic management sim from the independent Russian studio Lazy Bear Games. An ordinary man wakes up in a medieval fantasy world and is put in charge of the village graveyard while he searches for a way home. Between crafting, farming and tending graves, the game keeps nudging you toward morally questionable shortcuts.
Papers, Please puts you behind a border checkpoint desk, checking documents against a rulebook that grows stricter every day. The work is simple and repetitive on purpose, and the tension comes from the choices it forces: follow the rules, feed your family, or help the person in front of you. A small-scale game that became a lasting reference for storytelling through mechanics.
Stardew Valley starts with an overgrown farm and leaves the rest to you: plant seasonal crops, raise animals, fish, mine caves and get to know the people of a small town. There is no single right way to spend a day, which is exactly its appeal. Created by one developer, it became one of the clearest proofs that a solo indie project can define a whole genre.