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23 indie games in this list, released 2009–2025, from developers such as QUByte Interactive, Aoca Game Lab, Little Leo Games. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By QUByte Interactive · Brazil
99Vidas, whose name means 99 Lives in Portuguese, is a retro-inspired side-scrolling beat 'em up. QuByte Interactive, a studio from Brazil, both developed and published it, bringing it to Windows, macOS and Linux toward the end of 2016. Sony console versions for PS3, PS4 and Vita came in 2017, and a Nintendo Switch edition followed in November 2018.
By Aoca Game Lab · Brazil
ARIDA: Backland's Awakening is an adventure with survival mechanics, originally known as Projeto Sertao during development. Players follow Cicera, a young woman from the countryside who must endure hunger and drought in the backlands of Brazil during the 19th century. It was developed by Brazilian studio Aoca Game Lab and released on Steam for Windows in August 2019.
By Little Leo Games · Brazil
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles is a digital tabletop roguelike in which dice take the place that cards hold in deck-building games, earning it the label dicebuilder from PC Gamer. Its overall run structure resembles Slay the Spire, but the rules underneath work differently. Players guide heirs of the Six-Sided Oracles against a corruption spreading through a star system. Brazilian studio Little Leo Games released it on Windows in September 2023, and critics praised its art and design.
By Invent4 Entertainment · Brazil
In the puzzle game Bad Rats, players spend a series of levels positioning rats and fixed objects to steer a ball into a trap that finishes off a cat. Retrospective coverage was critical of its graphics, puzzles and physics, yet it gained a reputation as a curiosity from Steam's hand-curated era and a popular gag gift, passing 400,000 owners by 2018. It was the 2009 debut of Brazilian developer Invent4 Entertainment.
By JoyMasher · Brazil
A run and gun action game, Blazing Chrome takes place in 21XX after an apocalyptic war, where a robot army rules and a resistance fights back. Players choose between Mavra, a human soldier, and Doyle, a reprogrammed robot fighting for the resistance. Built in GameMaker by Brazilian studio JoyMasher, with The Arcade Crew publishing in July 2019, it drew frequent comparisons to Contra, and an enhanced arcade edition followed in 2021.
By Behold Studios · Brazil
Inspired by tokusatsu television, especially Super Sentai and Power Rangers, Chroma Squad plays as a tactical RPG that channels the feel of those costumed hero shows. It was developed by Brazilian team Behold Studios, financed through Kickstarter, and released in April 2015 for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Console and mobile versions arrived in the following years, including a Nintendo Switch edition in 2019.
By Mad Mimic · Brazil
Dandy Ace is a roguelike action dungeon crawler about a magician trying to break out of a procedurally generated world. He fights using magic cards that trigger attacks and abilities, and pairing different cards produces different effects. Brazilian studio Mad Mimic developed it and Neowiz published it for Windows and macOS in March 2021, with console ports later that year. Critics received it positively and often compared it with Hades.
By Terri Vellmann, Doseone · Brazil
Heavy Bullets is a first-person shooter that follows roguelike rules, combining gunplay from a first-person view with the structure of a roguelike. It was made by Terri Vellmann, an independent developer based in Brazil, with Doseone also listed as a developer on its store page. Devolver Digital published it for Windows, OS X and Linux in September 2014.
By Behold Studios · Brazil
Knights of Pen & Paper is an RPG from Brazilian developer Behold Studios, released with publishing support from Paradox Interactive and Seaven Studio. It first appeared on iOS and Android in October 2012 and came to Windows, OS X and Linux in June 2013 as the +1 Edition. A Nintendo Switch version called the +1 Deluxier Edition followed in 2018, alongside releases on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
By Bombservice · Brazil
Minoria is a Metroidvania with 2.5D graphics and a gothic horror mood, following warrior nuns who venture into the ruined Kingdom of Ramezia to rescue princesses captured by heretical witches. It serves as a spiritual successor to the Momodora series. Brazilian studio Bombservice developed it and DANGEN Entertainment published it on Windows in August 2019. Critics liked its combat and graphics but found the quality uneven and the game short.
By Bombservice · Brazil
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell is an independent Metroidvania and the fifth game in the Momodora series, picking up the story of Momodora III with Momo Reinol back as the lead. Its exploration and combat structure closely follows the approach of Reverie Under the Moonlight, the previous entry. Brazilian studio Bombservice developed it, and Playism published it for Windows in January 2024.
By Bombservice · Brazil
Reverie Under the Moonlight is an independent Metroidvania in the Momodora series, a style built on exploring an interconnected map through action-adventure play. It is the fourth entry in the series, which started in 2010 with Momodora I. Developed by rdein under Bombservice in Brazil and made with GameMaker, it first came out on Windows in March 2016 with Playism as publisher.
By HAMMER95 · Brazil
Built for one player, Mullet MadJack is a first-person shooter that mixes in roguelite structure, keeping the focus on action-driven runs. It was developed by Hammer95 Studios in Brazil and published by Epopeia Games, launching on Windows in May 2024. Versions for current and previous-generation Xbox consoles followed in March 2025 as part of Xbox Game Pass, and a Nintendo Switch release arrived in April 2026.
By JoyMasher · Brazil
Odallus: The Dark Call is an action-adventure platform game modelled on the style of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse, and it is also classed as a Metroidvania. It was developed by JoyMasher, an independent studio from Brazil, and first released on Windows in 2015. Console versions for Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 followed later.
By JoyMasher · Brazil
Oniken is a side-scrolling action platformer with a science fiction, post-apocalyptic setting. Independent Brazilian studio JoyMasher developed and published it using Clickteam tools, releasing it on Windows in June 2012 and on OS X and Linux in November 2012. The game passed Steam Greenlight in 2012, and a Nintendo Switch version titled Oniken: Unstoppable Edition arrived in 2019.
By Behold Studios · Brazil
Out of Space is a cooperative multiplayer game that combines survival with strategy, and it is also classed as a party game with real-time strategy elements. It comes from Brazilian team Behold Studios, the developers behind Chroma Squad. The game launched on Steam for Windows, macOS and Linux in February 2020, and a Couch Edition later came to Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in November 2020.
By MiniBoss · Brazil
Out There Somewhere is a puzzle platformer about a spaceman stranded on an alien world who uses a portal gun to get around obstacles. His aim is to escape the planet while confronting a malevolent force called Grigori. The game was made by Pedro Medeiros and Amora Bettany under the name MiniBoss in Brazil, built with GameMaker, first released in 2012 and brought to Steam in March 2016.
By Pocket Trap · Brazil
Starring Pippit of the influential Pipistrello family, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo plays as a platform-adventure with a Game Boy Advance feel. After rivals attack his aunt, her soul is split and locked in mega-batteries, so Pippit uses a cursed yoyo holding the last fragment to recover them. Its design particularly recalls The Legend of Zelda. Brazilian studio Pocket Trap developed it, and it launched in May 2025 with PM Studios as publisher.
By Fractal Projects · Brazil
Save Room - Organization Puzzle turns survival horror inventory management, in the style of Resident Evil 4, into a series of puzzles about fitting items into a briefcase. Space can be freed by combining items, healing with them or reloading weapons. Brazilian developer Fractal Projects released it on Windows in April 2022, and critics liked how cheap and carefully detailed it was while noting it was simple and brief.
By Double Dash Studios · Brazil
Sky Racket mixes block-breaking with shoot 'em up action in bright cartoon worlds, a blend its creators call a Shmup Breaker. It began in 2015 as RacketBoy during Indie Vs Gamers, a 72-hour jam hosted by Game Jolt, and was later shown at PAX East 2019. Brazilian independent developer Double Dash Studios released it for Windows, macOS and Linux in October 2019.
By Swordtales · Brazil
Toren is an action-adventure with puzzle elements that takes cues from Ico, the Zelda series and Shadow of the Colossus. Brazilian studio Swordtales made it, and Versus Evil released it in 2015 on Windows and PlayStation 4. It holds a notable place in its home country as the first game funded through the Brazilian government's public tax credit under the Rouanet Law.
By Studio Pixel Punk · Brazil
Unsighted is a Metroidvania adventure where players control Alma, an amnesiac automaton in a world left by war between humans and robots. Everyone, including the player, has a draining time limit, and scarce meteor dust can extend it for Alma or for other characters before they turn unsighted. It was the 2021 debut of Studio Pixel Punk, formed in Brazil in 2017 by Fernanda Dias and Tiani Pixel, and critics praised its use of time, visuals and combat.
By Long Hat House · Brazil
Dandara replaces running and jumping with a single idea: you leap between surfaces, sticking to floors, walls and ceilings as you go. That one change turns familiar Metroidvania exploration into something that feels new, with rooms designed around angles instead of ledges. It comes from Brazilian studio Long Hat House and carries a strong, distinctive visual identity.