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926 indie games in this list, released 2012–2026, from developers such as CBE software, Minskworks, Tanuki Creative Studio. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By CBE software · Czech Republic
J.U.L.I.A. Among the Stars is a 2014 science fiction adventure game from Czech studio CBE Software, remaking the earlier J.U.L.I.A. with improved graphics, altered gameplay and a broader story. The studio developed and published it itself, releasing it on Windows, macOS and Linux in September 2014, and it holds a Metacritic score of 71.
By Minskworks · United Kingdom
Jalopy is a driving and vehicle simulation in which the player and an uncle assemble a small car called the Laika, modelled on the Trabant 601, piece by piece. The pair then set off on a long road trip from East Berlin toward Turkey, keeping the fragile machine running along the way. It was developed by MinskWorks in the United Kingdom and published by Excalibur Games, releasing on Steam in 2018.
By Tanuki Creative Studio · Netherlands
Jitsu Squad is a beat 'em up in which players fight their way through stages packed with enemies at close range. It follows the classic side-scrolling fighting format of the genre. It was developed and self-published on Windows by Tanuki Creative Studio from the Netherlands, launching in March 2022. ININ Games then handled the console editions, which arrived on Switch, PlayStation and Xbox systems in December of that year.
By Hello Games · United Kingdom
Joe Danger is a stunt racing game with platforming elements, putting players in control of a daredevil who tears through courses against the clock while chasing objectives to unlock further rounds. Reviewers liked its approachable play and the option to edit tracks while playing them. It was made and published by Hello Games, a British studio, first launching in 2010, and it was nominated for the Independent Games Festival grand prize.
By thatgamecompany · United States
Journey is a wordless adventure in which a cloaked figure crosses a vast desert toward a far-off mountain. Other players can appear along the way and help each other, yet they cannot talk or type, communicating only through a musical chime that also turns dull scraps of cloth vivid red and opens the path ahead. American studio Thatgamecompany created it, first for PlayStation 3 in 2012; Annapurna Interactive later brought it to Windows, with a reactive score by Austin Wintory.
By Suncrash · Israel
Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation is a colony management game where a small band of survivors sets up a base in a remote valley while demons overrun the world. Players scavenge, craft, and construct, perform occult rituals, and fight in tactical combat to keep the colony alive. Israeli indie company Suncrash developed and published it, first in Early Access in 2016 and fully in 2018, with a Metacritic score of 72.
By SpaceCan · China
Juicy Realm, a twin-stick shooter with a roguelike structure, comes from Chinese studio SpaceCan Games, with X.D. Network and PM Studio publishing. It launched on Windows and macOS in May 2018, followed by Nintendo Switch in 2019, iOS and Android in 2020, and PlayStation 4 and 5 in 2024. Steam lists it under Action, Adventure, Casual and RPG, reflecting a shooter that borrows role-playing and adventure elements.
By Lapovich Team · Belarus
Kapital: Sparks of Revolution is an economic simulation about class conflict. You serve as mayor of a capital city in a European country gripped by crisis, balancing policy against growing social unrest and deciding what compromises are worth making to avoid collapse. Steam lists it under simulation and strategy. It was developed by Lapovich Team from Belarus and released by Fulqrum Publishing in April 2022.
By 1939 Games · Iceland
Kards is a free-to-play digital collectible card game with a World War II theme, played online against other people. You build decks from wartime cards and clash in strategic matches. It was developed and published by 1939 Games, a studio in Iceland, which put it into early access on Steam in April 2019 before its full launch in April 2020. Mobile versions for iOS and Android with cross-platform play followed in 2023.
By Askiisoft · United States
Katana Zero is a side-scrolling hack-and-slash platformer about Subject Zero, an amnesiac sword-wielding assassin who can slow time and foresee what comes next. Each level asks the player to clear every enemy without taking a hit, bending time, dodging and exploiting hazards, while dialogue-tree conversations between stages tell a neo-noir story. American studio Askiisoft built it in GameMaker, and Devolver Digital published it in 2019.
By Lo-Fi Games · United Kingdom
Kenshi is a blend of real-time strategy and action RPG play from UK developer Lo-Fi Games, released for Windows in December 2018 on the Ogre3d engine. Instead of a linear story, it drops players into a post-apocalyptic sandbox where they can pursue whatever role they like and customize every aspect of their characters. Development was mostly led by a single person across twelve years, and critics noted both its depth and its difficulty.
By IMGN.PRO · Poland
Drawing on the real Dyatlov Pass incident of February 1959, Kholat has players retrace the route of nine students who vanished on the mountain Kholat Syakhl, a name meaning Dead Mountain in the Mansi language. It is a survival horror experience built in Unreal Engine 4 by Polish studio IMGN.PRO, which also published it. The Windows version launched in June 2015, with a Nintendo Switch release following in 2020.
By Ironhide Game Studio · Uruguay
Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD is a tower defense entry in the Kingdom Rush series, set in the fantasy land of Linirea. As in the series, players build and upgrade defensive towers to stop waves of monsters, and this chapter brings Linirea's warriors and the Dark Army together against a newly rising evil. It was developed by Ironhide Game Studio in Uruguay and released in July 2024 for Windows and macOS.
By Ironhide Game Studio · Uruguay
Kingdom Rush Origins is a tower defense game and the series' third main instalment. Players lead an elven nation against evil forces, building four kinds of defensive towers and upgrading them to cope with increasingly tough waves of enemies. It was developed by Ironhide Game Studio, based in Uruguay, first released on mobile in 2014, and arrived on Windows, macOS and Linux in October 2018.
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 Kyy Games · Finland
Knights of Pen & Paper 2 is a role-playing game from Kyy Games, a studio based in Finland, published by Paradox Interactive as a follow-up to the original Knights of Pen & Paper. After launching on iOS and Android in May 2015, it reached Windows, OS X and Linux via Steam that October. Critics liked its art and the improvements to gameplay and story, but felt it stayed too close to the first game while being shorter and easier.
By TurtleBlaze · Netherlands
KUNAI is an action platformer starring Tabby, a robot who sets out to stop Lemonkus, an AI that has almost wiped out the human race. Players fight and traverse a post-apocalyptic world. It was developed by TurtleBlaze in the Netherlands and published by The Arcade Crew, launching in February 2020 on Windows and Nintendo Switch. The PC release received generally favourable reviews.
By CIRCLEfromDOT · South Korea
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.
By J. R. Hudepohl · New Zealand
Labyrinth of the Demon King is a survival horror game whose look deliberately recalls horror titles from the original PlayStation era. Critics highlighted its dense, eerie atmosphere, though some pointed to limits in its design. It was created by J. R. Hudepohl in New Zealand and published by Top Hat Studios in 2025. Steam lists action, adventure and role-playing elements, but its specific systems are not described in the available sources.
By Roope Tamminen · Finland
Lakeview Cabin Collection is a horror game created and self-published by Finnish developer Roope Tamminen. It follows on from his earlier free Flash title, Lakeview Cabin, released in 2013, expanding that project into a fuller commercial release. After a Steam Greenlight campaign, the collection arrived on Steam, Humble Bundle and itch.io in March 2015. Console versions for PlayStation and Xbox followed in July 2024.
By Lohkare Games Oy · Finland
Last Drop is an open world action-adventure from Lohkare Games of Finland, set in the fictional city of Nykyla in 1994. You play Seppo Sahtivaara, an unemployed alcoholic, in a satirical and self-ironic take on Finnish small-town life full of swearing, brawling and drinking. The 22 by 25 kilometre map is modelled on the developers' hometown of Jyvaskyla. It entered early access in August 2026 as a single-player game, with multiplayer planned.
By Variable State · United Kingdom
Last Stop is an adventure game with a supernatural twist, categorised by Wikidata as a walking simulator, so it leans on exploration and story rather than combat. It was developed by Variable State, a studio from the United Kingdom, and published by Annapurna Interactive. The Windows version reached Steam in July 2021, alongside releases on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
By CtrlMovie · Switzerland
Late Shift is an interactive full-motion video game in which the story is told through live-action film and shaped by the viewer's choices. Tobias Weber wrote and directed it, while the Swiss company CtrlMovie developed the participation film technology behind it. Its festival screenings included Raindance and the New York Film Festival, and it reached Windows and Mac on Steam in 2017, where it holds a Metacritic score of 79.
By Almost Human Games · Finland
Released in 2012, Legend of Grimrock is an action role-playing game and the debut of Almost Human, a four-person indie team from Finland that funded development itself. It is a real-time, grid-based dungeon crawler in 3D, modelled on the 1987 classic Dungeon Master. It launched on Windows in April 2012, with OS X and Linux versions that December, and it was followed by the sequel Legend of Grimrock II in 2014.