926 indie games in this list, released 2011–2026, from developers such as Awe Interactive, Angry Mob Games, FYQD-Studio. Pick one to read our editorial note and jump to its store page.
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BPM: Bullets Per Minute fuses a first-person shooter with the timing demands of a rhythm game, so shooting, reloading and moving all land best on the beat. Runs follow a roguelike structure, meaning each attempt is fresh and progress resets on death. It comes from Awe Interactive, a United Kingdom studio that both built and published it on Unreal Engine 4. The Windows version arrived in September 2020, with console editions following later.
Likened by outlets such as Engadget to the Super Smash Bros. series, Brawlout is a fighting game from Romanian studio Angry Mob Games, which both developed and published it. First shown at EVO in July 2016, it entered early access on Windows in April 2017, and later reached Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Steam lists it as a casual action title with an indie tag.
Bright Memory is a first-person shooter made by one Chinese developer in his spare time under the FYQD Personal Studio name, built in Unreal Engine 4 and published by Playism. It blends gunplay with hack-and-slash elements. It entered Steam Early Access in January 2019 as Episode 1 and left it in March 2020. Instead of a second episode, it was rebuilt into the longer Bright Memory: Infinite, free for Windows owners.
Broforce is a side-scrolling run-and-gun game in which players control a roster of bros modeled on famous action movie heroes such as John Rambo and Ellen Ripley. Missions revolve around freeing captured bros while tearing through environments that can be heavily destroyed. Its development began as a game jam entry in April 2012 by the South African studio Free Lives, went through early access, and was published by Devolver Digital in October 2015.
In Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, a fantasy adventure, two young brothers travel through a land of orcs, trolls and other creatures seeking a cure for their sick father. It leans heavily on its story and is often cited as an example of artistry in the medium. Swedish developer Starbreeze Studios made it in Unreal Engine 3, and 505 Games published it in 2013 to positive reviews, with sales passing 800,000 units by early 2015.
Buckshot Roulette is a tabletop horror game created by Mike Klubnika, a developer from Estonia, who built it in the Godot engine and wrote its soundtrack himself. It first appeared on itch.io in December 2023 and came to Steam through Critical Reflex in April 2024 alongside a new update. Critics and players praised its strategic play and replay value, and it has been compared to the roguelike Inscryption despite a very different look.
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling is a role-playing game whose art and combat take cues from the early Paper Mario games. Three bugs, Vi, Kabbu and Leif, travel through the land of Bugaria searching for a sapling said to grant eternal life, facing rival teams along the way. It was developed by Moonsprout Games in Panama, published by Dangen Entertainment, and released in 2019. Critics praised its characters, battles and amount of content.
Bunch of Heroes is an action title from Nimble Giant Entertainment, a developer based in Argentina that also self-published it. It arrived on Windows through Steam in September 2011, and the store lists it under the action and indie categories. Little verified detail about its missions or systems is available, though the store page references an optional Horror Pack add-on that was once given away during a seasonal sale.
Cairn is a climbing simulation adventure from The Game Bakers of France, following mountaineer Aava as she attempts to reach the top of Mount Kami. Every limb is placed by hand, while hunger, thirst and body temperature must be managed alongside weather and a day-night cycle that shift difficulty. On the ascent she meets other climbers and finds traces of earlier expeditions and a vanished civilization. It launched in January 2026.
Call of the Sea is an adventure game with a strong puzzle component, and Steam also tags it as casual. It was developed by Out of the Blue, a studio from Spain, and published by Raw Fury, launching on Windows and Xbox in December 2020 before reaching Amazon Luna and PlayStation in 2021 and Nintendo Switch in 2025. A sequel, Call of the Elder Gods, followed in May 2026.
Carrion flips the usual horror setup: instead of fleeing a creature, you are the tentacled monster, slithering through a research facility and hunting down the humans who stand in your path. Play centres on navigating the complex and ambushing the people inside, an approach its creators label reverse horror. It comes from Polish studio Phobia Game Studio, was published by Devolver Digital in 2020, and runs on the MonoGame framework.
Cassette Beasts is a role-playing game that draws on the Pokemon series, letting players record monsters onto tapes and use a cassette player to turn into those creatures in battle. The story follows the player's attempt to find a way back home. It was created by Bytten Studio in the United Kingdom and published by Raw Fury, launching on PC in April 2023. Critics responded favourably to its depth, and it earned a 2024 BAFTA Games Award nomination.
CastleStorm is a genre mashup that combines tower defense, brawler-style fighting, and 2D physics-driven destruction. Its concept grew from the childhood fun of building toy castles and then smashing them, so defending your own stronghold and wrecking enemy walls go hand in hand. Hungarian developer Zen Studios created and self-published it in 2013; a Definitive Edition, a free-to-play mobile spin-off, a VR adaptation, and a 2020 sequel followed.
Cat Quest II is an action role-playing game from The Gentlebros, a studio based in Singapore, released in 2019 as a follow-up to the original Cat Quest. Players guide two rulers, a feline monarch and a canine monarch, who team up to win back their thrones from oppressive rule. The fantasy world is full of magic, monsters to fight and loot to gather, and the adventure can be played alone or cooperatively with a friend controlling the second hero.
Cat Quest III is the third entry in The Gentlebros' Cat Quest series, an action role-playing game released in 2024 and published by Kepler Interactive. This time the hero is a feline privateer roaming a 2.5D open world overrun by rat pirates, sailing a ship between islands in search of treasure while a Pirate King gives chase. The Gentlebros are a development studio based in Singapore.
Cave Story+ is an enhanced edition of Cave Story, a Metroidvania in which Quote, a robot with amnesia, explores cave systems to piece together his past and find a way out. Collecting crystals powers up his weapons and opens new areas, alongside platforming puzzles and conversations with the locals. Daisuke Amaya made the original alone in Japan in 2004, and Nicalis brought this version to Steam in November 2011.
Centum is a point-and-click adventure game from Hack The Publisher, a studio in Estonia, published by Serenity Forge. It launched on March 11, 2025 across Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Xbox One and Series X/S. Play follows the genre's familiar structure of exploring scenes and interacting with them, and the game earned generally favorable reviews along with a Metacritic score of 75.
Chained Echoes is a role-playing game modeled on 1990s Japanese RPGs, pairing turn-based battles with 16-bit style pixel art and a story told through several characters. Its unlikely heroes try to halt a war between three kingdoms. The game was created by Matthias Linda, credited on Steam as Umami Tiger, a developer from Germany, and published by Deck13 in 2022. Reviewers felt it matched the classics that inspired it while adding modern improvements.
A remake of the 1985 title Chaos: The Battle of Wizards, Chaos Reborn is a tactical role-playing game played in turns. It expands the original with a role-playing meta layer and gear such as armour, staves and talismans that grant extra spells and abilities. Snapshot Games, based in Bulgaria, partly funded it on Kickstarter, opened early access in December 2014 and released the full game in October 2015.
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.
Cinders retells the Cinderella story in the form of a visual novel. Polish indie studio MoaCube developed and published it, debuting it on PC and Mac in 2012; Nintendo Switch received it in 2019, while PlayStation 4 and Xbox One editions came in 2020. The game was built with GameMaker and is listed on Steam as an adventure title with an indie tag.
Citizen Sleeper is a role-playing game from Jump Over the Age, a developer based in the United Kingdom, released in 2022 with publishing handled by Fellow Traveller. Its Steam listing places it across adventure and RPG categories, and it launched on Windows and Mac in May of that year before reaching consoles. The game proved successful enough to receive a sequel, Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector, which came out in January 2025.
City of Brass is a first-person, single-player dungeon crawler set in a procedurally generated city inspired by the Arabian Nights. Playing as a thief, you fight through winding corridors, courtyards and rooms full of traps and enemies in search of treasure hidden at the city's heart. It was developed by Uppercut Games, an independent studio from Australia, using Unreal Engine 4, and entered Steam Early Access in September 2017 before its 2018 release.
Cloudpunk is a cyberpunk adventure with role-playing leanings and a science fiction backdrop. It was made by Ion Lands, a studio based in Germany, and published together with Maple Whispering Limited, arriving on Windows in April 2020. Stage Clear Studios in Madrid later brought it to Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, followed by PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S versions. It suits players drawn to atmospheric sci-fi adventures.