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926 indie games in this list, released 2012–2026, from developers such as Schine GmbH, THE BROTHERHOOD, Lapovich Team. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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By Schine GmbH · Germany
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.
By THE BROTHERHOOD · South Africa
Stasis is a science fiction horror adventure played point-and-click style from an isometric viewpoint, built around using computers, combining items and solving puzzles. John Maracheck wakes from stasis aboard the abandoned spaceship Groomlake and must search for his missing wife and daughter as the ship sinks deeper into Neptune's methane clouds. It was developed by the South African studio The Brotherhood with the Visionaire Studio engine and released in August 2015.
By Lapovich Team · Belarus
State of Anarchy: Master of Mayhem is a casual action game that combines bullet hell shooting with reckless driving through a town in chaos, with aliens attacking from above. Steam categorizes it as action, casual and indie. The Belarusian developer Lapovich Team made and self-published it, releasing it in March 2017 for Windows, Mac and Linux. Beyond that premise, few further gameplay details are verified.
By Image & Form Games · Sweden
SteamWorld Dig is a platforming action-adventure starring Rusty, a steam-powered robot who inherits a mine beneath the Western steampunk town of Tumbleton. Players dig ever deeper, solving puzzles and platforming past traps and enemies while exploring the underground. Swedish studio Image & Form made it as the second entry in the SteamWorld series, launching first on Nintendo 3DS in 2013 and reaching Windows, Mac and Linux on Steam that December.
By Bad Viking · United Kingdom
Strange Antiquities puts players in charge of a shop selling occult curios, where each visitor arrives with a need that must be worked out through puzzles. Identifying the right item for a customer is the heart of the game, blending adventure with a relaxed simulation of shopkeeping. It was developed by Bad Viking in the United Kingdom, published by Iceberg Interactive in 2025, and follows the studio's earlier title, Strange Horticulture.
By Starni Games · Ukraine
Strategic Mind: The Pacific is a strategy game played in turns, covering the Second World War in the Pacific, pitting the United States against the Empire of Japan. Players take command of one side and direct forces across the ocean theatre, with a focus on historical detail. It was developed and published by Starni Games, a studio based in Ukraine, and released for Windows in October 2019.
By BlueTwelve Studio · France
Stray is a third-person adventure in which you play a stray cat trapped in a walled city of robots, machines and mutant bacteria. You leap between ledges, climb obstacles and interact with the world, while the drone B-12 carries items and hacks devices to solve puzzles. Hostile Zurks and Sentinels must be evaded along the way. It was built in Unreal Engine 4 by BlueTwelve Studio from France and released by Annapurna Interactive in 2022.
By Unknown Worlds Entertainment · United States
Subnautica is a survival adventure set on an ocean world, where the player, Ryley Robinson, is stranded after a spaceship crash. Exploring beneath the waves, you collect resources, cope with the local wildlife and work toward a way off the planet. Unknown Worlds Entertainment, an American studio, developed and published it, leaving early access in January 2018; it sold more than 5 million copies by January 2020.
By Friedemann · Germany
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.
By Thunder Lotus · Canada
Sundered is a Metroidvania action game developed and self-published by Thunder Lotus Games of Canada, first released in July 2017 for PC and PlayStation 4. It belongs to a genre that typically centres on exploring an interconnected map and unlocking new abilities. A definitive release, the Eldritch Edition, reached Switch and Xbox One consoles in December 2018, and Steam lists the game under Action and Adventure.
By Tale of Tales · Belgium
Sunset is a narrative adventure in which players become Angela Burnes, a housekeeper employed in the lavish apartment of the mysterious Gabriel Ortega, in the fictional South American nation of Anchuria. While doing her daily chores she gradually learns about his life and his role in a growing revolution, and her choices shape how she engages with it. Belgian studio Tale of Tales released it in 2015 on Windows, macOS and Linux, and it was their final commercial game.
By Pixelpogo · Germany
Super Catboy is a platformer starring the title character, a cat in human form who fights through a cast of other animal characters. His goal is to stop the villainous Dr. Ungefug. The game was developed by Pixelpogo, a studio in Germany, published by Assemble Entertainment, and released for Windows and macOS in 2023. On Steam it is filed under action and adventure, and it will appeal to fans of classic character platformers.
By Terry Cavanagh · Ireland
Super Hexagon is an action game by independent developer Terry Cavanagh, with a soundtrack by Chipzel. It grew out of Hexagon, a prototype Cavanagh made in early 2012 for a game jam lasting twelve hours. The game launched on iOS that September, with Windows and macOS versions arriving three months later. Cavanagh is from Ireland, and the original was built with Adobe Flash tools. It holds a Metacritic score of 88 on its store page.
By Locomalito, Gryzor87, Abylight · Spain
Super Hydorah is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up in which the pilot of a lone space fighter, the Delta Lance, battles the alien Meroptians to save humanity. It imitates the look of 16- and 32-bit era games and adds a CRT screen effect. Created in Spain by Locomalito, with Abylight Studios publishing it in September 2017, it expands the developer's earlier freeware Hydorah; critics liked its visuals and music but found its difficulty harsh.
By Minor Key Games · United States
Super Win the Game is an action role-playing game with platforming roots from American studio Minor Key Games, released on October 1, 2014. A follow-up to the studio's You Have to Win the Game, it is a homage to the Zelda II adventure starring Link. Critics praised it, but weak sales prompted lead developer Kyle Pittman to label it a failure. It came to Windows, Mac and Linux, and Steam files it as an action game.
By SUPERHOT Team · Poland
A 2020 follow-up to Superhot, Mind Control Delete keeps the series in first-person shooter territory while layering roguelike elements onto the mechanics of the 2016 original. It was developed and self-published by Superhot Team, an independent studio based in Poland, and released on Steam for Windows, macOS and Linux. The game carries a Metacritic score of 78 and is tagged on Steam as an indie action title.
By Supra Games · Germany
Supraland is a first-person metroidvania in which you control a small toy figure roaming a set of themed zones built inside a child's sandbox. Progress follows the genre's guided non-linearity, with new abilities opening previously blocked routes and puzzles gating exploration. It comes from Supra Games in Germany, led by founder David Münnich, runs on Unreal Engine 4, and left early access in April 2019 before later getting a standalone expansion, Six Inches Under.
By Torpor Games · Germany
Suzerain is a text-driven visual novel about governing, casting you as president of Sordland, an invented nation in the 1950s. Rather than combat, play revolves around political decisions and dialogue choices that shape how your administration unfolds. It was developed by Torpor Games, a Berlin studio in Germany, and launched on Windows and macOS in 2020. A further expansion, Kingdom of Rizia, moved the action to a different corner of the same fictional world in 2024.
By Flow Fire Games · Germany
Synthetik: Legion Rising is a top-down shooter with roguelike structure, set in an alternate version of the 1980s where hostile artificial intelligence endangers humanity. Runs push you through fights against machine enemies with the risk and repetition typical of roguelikes. The game was made in GameMaker by Flow Fire Games, an independent studio in Berlin, Germany, and launched on Steam in March 2018 as Synthetik before a free expansion renamed it.
By Odd Bug Studio · United Kingdom
Tails of Iron is an action role-playing game from UK developer Odd Bug Studio, with United Label publishing it in 2021. Players take control of an anthropomorphic rat fighting to drive back frogs that have invaded his kingdom. Wikidata tags it as a soulsvania, a label for games that blend Souls-like and Metroidvania traits, and it launched on Steam in September 2021 for Windows, macOS and Linux.
By Questline · Poland
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is a first-person open-world action RPG set in a dark reinterpretation of the Arthurian myths. Players roam a land frozen in perpetual autumn and make choices that steer a branching storyline. Polish developer Questline built it, with Awaken Realms publishing; it spent time in early access from 2023 before its full release in May 2025, and holds a Metacritic score of 80.
By Ape Marina · Italy
Tales is a fantasy point-and-click adventure in 2D, with stages that draw on legends, myths and books of fairy tales, and puzzles solved through classic interaction. It was developed by Ape Marina in Italy using Adventure Game Studio and published by Screen 7, releasing DRM-free on November 14, 2016. Reviews were mostly positive, crediting its story, puzzles, voice acting and humor, and noting its appeal as a family-friendly game.
By quicktequila · India
Tamashika is a first-person shooter from the Indian studio Quicktequila, published by EDGLRD, a US creative-tech company that filmmaker Harmony Korine started in 2023. Store tags list it simply as an action game, and its brief Steam blurb frames the experience around keeping your mind focused in one place. It launched in April 2026 across Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and both the Xbox One and Series X/S consoles.
By Test3 Projects · Estonia
Teleglitch is a roguelike action game from Test3 Projects, a developer based in Estonia, that folds survival horror features into its design. The Die More Edition, released in 2013 and published by Paradox Interactive, is an expanded version that bundles free extra content added after the original launch. It is available on Windows, Mac and Linux, and holds a Metacritic score of 78.