10 indie games in this list, released 2014–2026, from developers such as Turtle Cream, PokPoong Games, CIRCLEfromDOT, SUNNY SIDE UP. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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6180 the moon is a short puzzle platformer in which the player guides the Moon on a search for the missing Sun, whose absence has left Earth stuck in endless night. It was made by South Korean developer Turtle Cream together with Miara Sung, and first appeared on Windows in March 2013 through an Indie Royale bundle. The Steam release followed in 2014 on Windows, macOS and Linux, with PokPoong Games also credited on the store page.
Kusan: City of Wolves is a pixel-art top-down shooter set in a neo-noir cyberpunk city populated by anthropomorphic animals. Players control Jin, a feline antihero who uses a metal prosthetic arm as a close-range weapon, and the story unfolds through comic-style cutscenes revealed panel by panel. Its violent pace invites comparisons with Hotline Miami, and a hip-hop score by rapper Loptimist backs the action. South Korean studio CIRCLEfromDOT spent eight years on it before its 2026 launch.
Little Witch in the Woods is a life simulation game about Ellie, a trainee witch living in a forest with a talking hat called Virgil. She can fish and brew potions, and she finishes her training by helping villagers nearby and meeting other witches. It was developed and published by the South Korean studio Sunny Side Up, launched in early access in 2022, and reached its full version for Windows in September 2025.
Lobotomy Corporation is a horror management simulation with roguelike and strategy elements, set in a futuristic dystopia. Players oversee an energy company that extracts power from dangerous, strange entities called Abnormalities. It was developed and published by the South Korean studio Project Moon in 2018, and it later grew into a wider series that includes the deck-building sequel Library of Ruina and Limbus Company.
Lost Ruins is a 2D side-scrolling action game from Altari Games in South Korea, released in 2021 and published by DANGEN Entertainment. It blends metroidvania-style exploration with survival elements. The player controls a young girl who wakes up with no memories in an unfamiliar land, then explores its dark, hostile spaces, fights grotesque monsters and takes on powerful bosses.
Metallic Child is an action roguelite viewed from an isometric perspective, built around fast combat and repeated runs. It comes from Studio HG, a one-person South Korean outfit credited on Steam as Action Square (STUDIO HG), with HIKE handling publishing. The game reached Windows through Steam and Nintendo Switch in September 2021. Beyond its action and roguelike labels, the available facts say little about its structure, so expect a compact run-based brawler rather than a sprawling adventure.
No Case Should Remain Unsolved is a mystery game in which retired Senior Inspector Jean Gyeong revisits the disappearance of a girl named Seowan through memories of past interviews. Players read witness testimonies, rearrange them by order and speaker, and pick out words that trigger new memories. It was created by South Korean indie developer Somi in their spare time during 2023 and won awards at several game festivals.
Vambrace: Cold Soul is a dark fantasy roguelike RPG in which Evelia Lyric, bearer of a mysterious magical vambrace, leads expeditions into Icenaire, a haunted city buried beneath ice. Between runs players return to the safe district of Dalearch to craft gear and assemble parties of procedurally generated adventurers. Exploration happens in real time while fights are turn-based, and every trip wears down the group. South Korean studio Devespresso Games released it in 2019.
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School is a survival horror remake of a 2001 Korean game, developed by South Korea's ROI Games, also known as Sonnori, together with Gachyon Soft. Players control a high school transfer student who slips into his school at night to leave a White Day gift for his crush, only to be locked in with supernatural threats. Surviving means hiding from enemies, managing items and solving puzzles before dawn. The PC version arrived in 2017.
Library of Ruina is an indie deck-building RPG from the South Korean studio Project Moon and a sequel to Lobotomy Corporation. Guests arrive at a mysterious library and fight its librarians in staged card battles, and every defeated guest becomes a book that helps the library grow. It is known for its deep combat system and dense, dark storytelling.