External Discovery
An editorial guide from The Gaming Nest to indie games from Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, MENA and Oceania — each with original notes and a link to its store page.
These are editorial pages. The developers and publishers are not affiliated with The Gaming Nest unless explicitly stated.
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.
By Almost Human Games · Finland
Legend of Grimrock II, an action role-playing game, was developed and self-published by Almost Human, a studio from Finland, and the sequel to 2012's Legend of Grimrock. It released for Windows in October 2014, with an OS X version following in March 2015. Its genre listing classes it as a dungeon crawl, placing the focus on exploring dungeons in the style of its predecessor, and Steam lists it under adventure and RPG.
By Aterdux Entertainment · Belarus
Legends of Eisenwald is a tactical role-playing game for one player that also draws on adventure and strategy genres. It was developed and published by Aterdux Entertainment, a studio from Belarus, after a successful Kickstarter campaign helped fund it. The game entered early access in October 2013 and received its official Steam release on July 2, 2015.
By Zeekerss · United States
Lethal Company is a cooperative horror game in which players work as employees of a shadowy firm, scavenging scrap on abandoned industrial moons. Teams must avoid traps, hazards and hostile creatures while selling salvage to hit ever-rising profit targets, until an inevitable failure resets the run. It was made and self-published by Zeekerss, a developer from the United States, and entered early access on Steam in October 2023.
By KoukouStudios, Faber Interactive · Greece
Lethe – Episode One is a first-person survival horror game in which players follow Robert Dawn as he tries to recover missing pieces of his memory. Exploring an unsettling, atmospheric world drives the experience, with horror layered on top of adventure-style discovery. It was made by Greek indie developer KoukouStudios in Unreal Engine 3, published by Faber Interactive, and launched on Windows in August 2016 as the first planned chapter of a wider series.
By Curve Animation · Turkey
Liar's Bar is a card game from Curve Animation, a developer based in Turkey, that first appeared on Steam in October 2024. Its store listing groups it under casual, simulation and strategy categories, and it launched in Early Access for Windows. Available sources describe it only broadly as a card-based video game, so details of its rules and modes are best checked on its store page. It remains a notable recent indie release from the Turkish scene.
By Playdead · Denmark
Limbo is a 2D side-scrolling puzzle-platformer with horror elements from independent Danish studio Playdead, first released on Xbox Live Arcade in 2010. A physics system governs both the world and the unnamed boy looking for his sister, and puzzles follow a trial-and-death approach where failing is part of finding each solution. Its monochrome visuals, film grain and sparse sound earned critical acclaim and several industry awards.
By SUNNY SIDE UP · South Korea
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.
By ProjectMoon · South Korea
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.
By Ogre Pixel · Mexico
Lonesome Village is a gentle adventure starring a coyote, mixing puzzle-solving with life-sim activities and leaving combat out entirely. Players explore the town, work through its puzzles and gradually learn about its magical history while trying to rescue it from a malevolent force. It was developed and self-published by Ogre Pixel, a studio based in Mexico, and launched in 2022 for Windows, Mac and Linux.
By Arkavi Studios · Portugal
Lords of the Black Sun is a turn-based 4X strategy game set among the stars. Players lead one race in a contest for galactic dominance, exploring space, colonising new planets, running their empire and defeating rivals. Formerly known as Star Lords, X, entering Steam early access in 2013 and fully launching on Windows in 2014.