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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Temtem is an online multiplayer role-playing game built around catching, raising and battling creatures, an approach its creators drew openly from the Pokémon series. Players share a persistent world with others while assembling and training their creature teams. Spanish developer Crema built it in Unity, raised part of its budget through a Kickstarter campaign in 2018, and moved from early access to a full launch in September 2022.
Terra Nil flips the usual city-building formula: instead of expanding and consuming resources, players place structures to rebuild damaged ecosystems and bring nature back. The game draws on the climate crisis and on the ideas of the rewilding movement. It was developed by the South African studio Free Lives together with Clockwork Acorn, published by Devolver Digital, and released on March 28, 2023, with mobile versions offered through Netflix Games.
Terraria is a 2D sandbox adventure with no fixed goals, dropping players into a procedurally generated world to explore, fight monsters, gather materials and craft gear. Defeating bosses opens up stronger items, while townsfolk NPCs move in to trade and offer services, and it supports co-op play and mods. Re-Logic, an American studio, released it in 2011, and ongoing updates since then have reshaped it considerably.
Teslagrad is a side-scrolling puzzle platformer built around magnetism and electromagnetic abilities. Players rely on these powers to solve its puzzles while uncovering a plot involving a tyrannical king. It was developed and published by Norwegian studio Rain Games and released in 2013 to generally positive reviews. A sequel, Teslagrad 2, followed a decade later in 2023, continuing the focus on electromagnetism.
Teslagrad 2 is an action-adventure that borrows ideas from Metroidvania games while keeping a mostly linear route. Players control a young girl with electromagnetic abilities as she tries to make her way back home. This follow-up to Teslagrad was developed by Norwegian studio Rain Games, with a 2023 release. The electromagnetism at its core shapes both how players move through the world and how they overcome obstacles.
TEVI is a side-scrolling action-adventure classed as a Metroidvania, following a rabbit-eared girl named Tevi on a quest for Astral Gears, mana-storing devices her father is obsessed with. It was developed and published by CreSpirit, a studio from Taiwan, with GemaYue and Ein Lee also credited. After a demo in early 2023, the game launched on 29 November 2023 for Windows and Nintendo Switch, with Xbox and PlayStation versions arriving in 2024.
Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss is an adventure game about diving into the remains of a 19th-century ship. Players explore the sunken wreck, and the twist is that they once served among its crew, which gives the search a personal edge. It was developed by Norwegian studio Sarepta Studio and published by Team17 in 2024. Its Steam listing also notes role-playing elements alongside the exploration.
Thank Goodness You're Here! is a comic adventure in which a tiny yellow salesman wanders the fictional northern English town of Barnsworth, helping locals with odd problems. Slapping objects and people is the main way to interact, and the focus stays on surreal gags rather than a long story. It was made by Coal Supper, a two-person studio from Yorkshire in the United Kingdom, published by Panic in 2024, and it won the British Game BAFTA.
The Adventure Pals is a platformer with action and role-playing elements, focused on running, jumping and fighting through its levels, according to its listed genres. It was the debut game from Massive Monster, a studio from Australia, and was published by Armor Games Studios. The game released on April 3, 2018, arriving on PC alongside Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
The Almost Gone is a puzzle game built around turning and inspecting miniature three-dimensional rooms to piece together the story of Emily, a recently deceased girl, and to expose her family's secrets. Reviewers highlighted its look and its willingness to tackle serious themes, though opinions on the storytelling and some mechanics were split. Belgian independent studio Happy Volcano released it in 2020, and it took Game of the Year at the Flanders DC Belgian Game Awards in 2021.