Best Indie games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our indie game recommendations are based on a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews. We believe that player feedback is the most reliable indicator of a game's true quality and enjoyment. Our algorithm evaluates user reviews to identify indie games that consistently deliver exceptional experiences. This means you can be confident that our lists feature only the best indie games on Steam, validated by the community itself.

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The Red Stare

Become a secret agent in the 1950s and observe your neighbours to find the communist spy!

Price Free to play
Rating 8.2
Release 31 Jul 2017

Run!ZombieFood!

After the outbreak of the zombie virus, a group of survivors hit the zombie to survive! You can get a variety of special professional roles, weapons, supplies props, etc. - and perhaps a little white dog!

Price 3.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 30 Jul 2017

Sundered®: Eldritch Edition

Sundered is a chaotic hand­-drawn metroidvania where you resist or embrace ancient eldritch powers, a challenging and unique take on a classic genre from the creators of Jotun, now with local co-op!

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.0
Release 28 Jul 2017

The Darkside Detective

Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.

Price 14.79€
Rating 9.1
Release 27 Jul 2017

Business Tour - Board Game with Online Multiplayer

"Business Tour" is a free to play multiplayer tabletop game. Build your monopoly with friends. Complete daily tasks, compete against the other players and receive trade items rewards!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.0
Release 27 Jul 2017

Immortal Planet

Immortal Planet is an action RPG with challenging combat that rewards patience and punishes recklessness. Explore the crumbling remains of a society of immortals trapped in endless cycles of rebirth. Fight your way to discover the planet's mystery and escape its curse.

Price 14.99€
Rating 6.1
Release 27 Jul 2017

Sky Knights

Prove your skills as a pilot in this action-packed multiplayer dogfighting game. Take part in 4 vs 4 battles and outmaneuver opponents, master a variety of jets and weapons, support allied ground troops, and land on the runway. Only a well-orchestrated team of pilots can bring down the enemy bases.

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 27 Jul 2017

Solstice Chronicles: MIA

In this 2-player twin-stick shooter, use a friendly drone for a game-changing abilities. Survive waves, upgrade, and uncover the mystery in this cooperative, action-packed experience.

Price 12.49€
Rating 7.0
Release 26 Jul 2017

Pyre

Pyre is a party-based RPG from the creators of Bastion and Transistor. Lead your band of exiles to freedom through a series of mystical competitions in the Campaign, or challenge a friend to a fast-paced ritual showdown in the head-to-head Versus Mode.

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.8
Release 25 Jul 2017

Aven Colony

Build a new home for humanity in Aven Colony. Discover Aven Prime - an alien planet of deserts, tundras, and wetlands light years from earth. Build your colonies into massive, sprawling cities whilst dealing with the challenges faced when settling on a new world.

Price 29.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 25 Jul 2017

Airmen

Airmen is a first person ship building and battling game featuring airships, landships and watercraft. Crew your ship solo or alongside friends on dangerous expeditions into the archipelago to complete contracts, collect resources, and upgrade your ships.

Price 14.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 25 Jul 2017

The Letter - Horror Visual Novel

When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.2
Release 24 Jul 2017

Dreamfall Chapters

The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.

Price 24.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 21 Jul 2017

寇莎梅特:困世迷情 Consummate:Missing World

This is a cure Department of small fresh plot to the chamber of Secrets escape game, rich in 18 kinds of endings, a lot of funny content and hidden secrets.

Price 0.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 21 Jul 2017

Cursed Treasure 2

Why be good when you can be... bad? Cursed Treasure 2 is an addictive tower-defense game that puts the power of darkness at your fingertips. Build towers of powerful orcs, demons, and undead, and master powerful spells, to protect your precious hoard from all manner of no-good do-gooders.

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 21 Jul 2017

甜点恋人 / Pastry Lovers

Pastry Lovers is an adventure simulation game that sets in a fantastic Pastry Kingdom. Sakura, the main character, grows into a pastry master and gains romantic love.

Price 4.99€
Rating 6.8
Release 21 Jul 2017

Behold the Kickmen

BEHOLD THE KICKMEN is a football game made by someone who has no understanding of, or interest in, what is affectionately known as "The Wonderful Game". Start at the bottom of the Big Boring Football Spreadsheet and grind your way up to become the best at the football anyone's ever seen.

Price 3.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 20 Jul 2017

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads. Are you ready? Hi ready, I'm Dad.

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 20 Jul 2017

Wrestling Revolution 3D

The original 3D wrestling sim takes you either side of the curtain in one epic shared universe - where you can either take shots in the ring as a wrestler or call the shots backstage as a booker!

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.1
Release 20 Jul 2017

Einar

The player takes on the role of Einar, who is on a quest to kill the inhabitants of a Norse fishing village who are infected by a mysterious material. Use different weapons such as the bow, hammer and axe to clear the village of the monsters.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.0
Release 20 Jul 2017

This Strange Realm Of Mine

This Strange Realm Of Mine is a First Person Shooter mixed with poetry and psychological horror. Graphic style is 3D mixed with pixel art.

Price 9.75€
Rating 7.8
Release 19 Jul 2017

Aporia: Beyond The Valley

CRYNEGINE Indie Game of 2017. Featuring an incredibly detailed ancient world and a breathtaking soundtrack, Aporia: Beyond the Valley takes open world storytelling to new heights of adventure.

Price 16.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 19 Jul 2017

Blood Feed

Blood Feed - The Mystery of Insectville is FPS depthless and mindless shooter, where you, smashing through the waves of bugs, insects and hordes of most disgusting things that ever roamed the earth, need to unravel the mysterious dissapearance of the whole town, including your family.

Price 0.99€
Rating 6.7
Release 19 Jul 2017

Endless ATC

Endless ATC is a realistic air traffic control simulator with a simple, easy to use interface. The goal is to guide as many planes as possible safely to the runways. Find out how many flights you can manage to control!

Price 7.79€
Rating 9.0
Release 19 Jul 2017

Children of Zodiarcs

A story-driven, tactical RPG set in the fantasy realm of Lumus; a world divided by affluence and poverty. Take control of Nahmi and her fellow outcasts, utilising a brand new deck and dice based combat system to strike a blow to the noble Lords’ and Ladies’ unquenchable thirst for profit.

Price 17.99€
Rating 6.8
Release 18 Jul 2017

Kingsway

Kingsway is the #1 operating system for daily tasks such as skeleton smashing and loot-organizing. Trouble sorting through all your potions and swords? Don't worry! Kingsway can help you manage, and with an easy to use interface you'll have time leftover for a peaceful stroll through the underworld.

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 18 Jul 2017

Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles

Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits.

Price 22.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 17 Jul 2017

The Initial

THE INITIAL is a hyper action game about pretty schoolgirls battling against evil. It's developed by a small team of five developers. We hope you will love this game as much as we do.

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 17 Jul 2017

Fly Simulator

You work as a waiter and lead an uphill battle for their clients. You pushing back the flies from the food, otherwise you'll never get anything. Maybe you are a hungry insect trying to increase their population? Choose the opposing side. The war is already underway.

Price 2.99€
Rating 6.4
Release 16 Jul 2017

Flow:The Sliding

Enjoy the rhythmic music and beat the SCORE!!!

Price 3.99€
Rating 7.2
Release 16 Jul 2017

OLDTV

Can you think twice in under a second?

Price Free to play
Rating 9.1
Release 15 Jul 2017

Ultimate General: Civil War

Ultimate General: Civil War is a tactical real time strategy war-game. Experience the bloodiest period of U.S. history - the American Civil War of 1861-1865.

Price 28.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 14 Jul 2017

Serial Cleaner

Slip on your flares, grab your shades and hop in your station wagon, it's time to work… as a mob professional cleaner. A good cleaner never gets caught, so you have to make sure you get in, clean up and get out without leaving a trace of evidence in this stylish award winning 2D action-stealth game.

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 14 Jul 2017

Suicide Guy

Suicide Guy is set in the incredibile and extraordinary dreams of its protagonist. What would you do in order to save the thing you love most? Immerse yourself into his weird dreams and help him to wake up before it's too late.

Price -88% 0.70€
Rating 8.4
Release 14 Jul 2017

Rusted Warfare - RTS

{{An RTS inspired by the classics of the past!}} Making up for it's subpar retro graphics with fun gameplay and modern multi-threaded tech enabling huge battles to run smooth... Featuring singleplayer challenges, skirmish, sandbox, 10-player multiplayer & workshop modding.

Price 4.99€
Rating 9.3
Release 14 Jul 2017

Masked Forces: Zombie Survival

What will you do when the zombie apocalypse comes, are you ready to tackle it right now and stay face to face with all the horrors that will appear?

Price -20% 0.79€
Rating 6.8
Release 14 Jul 2017

Crimson Gray

John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 14 Jul 2017

Slash It Ultimate

Play the rhythm of a song through various game modes and compete with other players!

Price -95% 1.49€
Rating 6.9
Release 14 Jul 2017

Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~

An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.

Price 7.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 13 Jul 2017

Downward: Enhanced Edition

Downward is a first-person open-world parkour based platform adventure set in the medieval ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet Earth. Make your way through breath-taking landscapes, face ancient guardians and unravel the deep mystery that lies behind the disappearance of humanity.

Price 9.99€
Rating 6.8
Release 13 Jul 2017

Loading Screen Simulator

A game about never-ending problem of loading screens. We've all experienced it while playing games, while downloading something, while installing an operating system ect. And now you can experience it once again in Loading Screen Simulator: Steam edition

Price Free to play
Rating 8.4
Release 13 Jul 2017

qop

qop is a minimalistic puzzle which goal is to get the cube to finish using 4 directions in space.

Price 1.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 13 Jul 2017

The End Is Nigh

The End Is Nigh is a sprawling adventure platformer where you die a lot, but thats ok because you are probably already dead anyway.

Price 14.79€
Rating 9.0
Release 12 Jul 2017

Black The Fall

After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?

Price 14.99€
Rating 7.5
Release 11 Jul 2017

Antihero

Run a Thieves Guild in a gas-lit Victorian city! Antihero is a fast-paced digital board game with an (Oliver) Twist. Recruit street urchins, hire thugs, start a gang, upgrade your guild, steal everything... and bribe, blackmail, and assassinate your way to victory.

Price -80% 2.95€
Rating 8.3
Release 10 Jul 2017

Unturned

You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.1
Release 07 Jul 2017

SAELIG

SÆLIG is a game that blends together elements of simulation, strategy, RPG, and business management. Centred around the life of you and your family, you must try to survive and bring wealth and prosperity to your household.

Price 12.49€
Rating 8.0
Release 30 Jun 2017

Zooicide

Zooicide is a casual team-based multiplayer game featuring animals fighting against humans within a playfully dangerous environment, the zoo.

Price 4.99€
Rating 6.4
Release 30 Jun 2017