Best Indie Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated indie games.

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System Crash System Crash is a story-driven cyberpunk collectible card game inspired by Blade Runner and Neuromancer. When corporations own everything and the line between man and machine is blurred, your only option is to fight to survive!

Price -96% 0.51€
Rating 7.5
Release 01 Aug 2016
New Retro Arcade: Neon Emulate your favorite arcade games in an environment engrossed with retro realism and extremely detailed surroundings. Be filled with nostalgia and realise what arcade life felt like back in the 80’s/early 90’s.

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 01 Aug 2016
Half Dead Half dead is a multiplayer sci-fi game about a violent TV show. The players' goal is to survive in a network of rooms full of traps.

Price 1.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 01 Aug 2016
Lethe - Episode One Lethe is a first person adventure with survival horror elements. Explore an atmospheric and frightening world and uncover the dark secrets of your origins.

Price 13.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 01 Aug 2016
Slavistan Hello Comrades ! You think you got what it takes to be tru slav? Then we have game for you ! Prove to all your gopnik friends that you are the superior alpha slav your babushka always wanted you to be.

Price -91% 0.27€
Rating 8.4
Release 29 Jul 2016
A Detective's Novel On a cold November night in a desolate estate deep in the mountains an innocent life has prematurely perished and its up to the player to find out who did it.

Price -91% 0.19€
Rating 6.6
Release 28 Jul 2016
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell Like a bastard child of Quake 3 and Super Meat Boy, SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is truly hardcore and focuses on speed and fast reaction.

Price -97% 0.48€
Rating 9.1
Release 28 Jul 2016
Ratz Instagib Shoot first, eat cheese later! Jump into a fast, frenetic and exciting one-hit, one-kill FPS arena shooter with a totally level playing field, tonnes of maps, customisation and a robust map editor!

Price -53% 3.79€
Rating 8.6
Release 27 Jul 2016
Neon Space 2 Neon Space 2 is a highly anticipated sequel to Neon Space. The game kept all the elements from his predecessor, but at the same time the visuals received a major improvement.

Price -99% 0.42€
Rating 6.7
Release 26 Jul 2016
Cats are Liquid - A Light in the Shadows A minimalist 2D platformer about a liquid cat, locked in a world she doesn't quite understand, trying to get out.

Price 0.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 25 Jul 2016
Montaro Montaro is a DOGE.

Price 0.99€
Rating 9.3
Release 25 Jul 2016
Just Deserts Just Deserts is a sci-fi action dating sim where you play as a soldier who must protect a city from mysterious alien attack, while at the same time you will also be seeking to capture the heart of your dream girl(s)! Theme song by Vesuvia [Ecky], vocal track by iMochi

Price -87% 1.27€
Rating 6.9
Release 25 Jul 2016
Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense Command your troops through an epic (mis)adventure as you defend exotic lands from dragons, man-eating plants, and ghastly denizens of the underworld -all with flashy new towers, levels, heroes, and more goodies to help you crush your foes in this Fantasy Action Tower Defense game!

Price -15% 8.59€
Rating 9.4
Release 25 Jul 2016
Regeria Hope Episode 1 As Regeria Hope, clear your clients of their crimes, or watch them hang and amass power and wealth. It's up to you.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.7
Release 25 Jul 2016
Quadrilateral Cowboy When you have a top-of-the-line hacking deck armed with a 56.6k modem and a staggering 256k RAM, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder.

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 25 Jul 2016
1 Moment Of Time: Silentville This is the story of Silentville - a town with no future, no past and no present. A town lost to forever - unless someone can solve the mystery and release Silentville from its cursed non-existence. But should that someone fail, they will be trapped in Silentville... forever!

Price -30% 0.69€
Rating 7.4
Release 22 Jul 2016
Human Fall Flat Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

Price 19.99€
Rating 9.4
Release 22 Jul 2016
Starbound You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...

Price -81% 2.66€
Rating 9.1
Release 22 Jul 2016
Zavix Tower Zavix Tower is an old-school, party-based, first-person CRPG with rogue-like elements, an upgrade-able and persistent town, and turn-based combat.

Price 9.99€
Rating 6.9
Release 21 Jul 2016
Kelvin and the Infamous Machine Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks!

Price -90% 0.98€
Rating 8.5
Release 21 Jul 2016
Death Road to Canada Control a car full of jerks as they explore cities, recruit weird people, rescue dogs, argue with each other, and face gigantic swarms of slow zombies. Randomly generated for a new story and rare events every time you play!

Price -22% 11.84€
Rating 9.0
Release 21 Jul 2016
Clock Simulator Clock Simulator is a mindful game of rhythm and focus in which YOU are the clock. Click once a second, every second. Don't be late. Don't hurry. There's nothing else to be concerned with. Clear your mind and discover new depths of relaxation while becoming time itself!

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.1
Release 20 Jul 2016
Zombie Night Terror Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.

Price -96% 0.60€
Rating 9.0
Release 20 Jul 2016
Bad Rats Show Bad Rats Show is a physics puzzle game where the rats exact their bloody revenge against their main enemies: the Cats. Solve puzzles in 2D and 3D maps using physics, objects and specially trained Rats. All new Rats and Cats, but with the same classic and questionable Bad Rats humor.

Price -71% 0.59€
Rating 7.5
Release 20 Jul 2016
The Eyes of Ara Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.

Price -68% 4.02€
Rating 7.9
Release 19 Jul 2016
10 Second Ninja X 10 SECOND NINJA X is a hardcore sidescroller. You're a ninja, there are robots, you've got ten seconds to destroy them all. Get three star ratings, climb leaderboards, discover secrets and stop Captain Greatbeard.

Price -96% 0.44€
Rating 7.6
Release 19 Jul 2016
Polarity Polarity takes it to the next level, demanding all of your wits and reflexes. Full-featured local co-op campaign.

Price 12.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 15 Jul 2016
Ultimate Booster Experience Take a ride on a huge 200m (600ft) swing with breathtaking views or try other height challenges! A vast modern city is your playground. Height and speed are your passion. Ultimate height experience for VR!

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 14 Jul 2016
Crime Secrets: Crimson Lily Stop the mysterious killer!

Price -95% 0.74€
Rating 7.0
Release 14 Jul 2016
RoShamBo Welcome to RoShamBo arena! A brand new FREE arena fighting game, based on a classic rock-paper-scissors! Choose your character out of dozens unique looks, customize your gear, fight other players, knock their teeth out and become the best in RoShamBo Arena!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.1
Release 14 Jul 2016
klocki Minimal puzzle game.

Price -75% 0.51€
Rating 9.3
Release 13 Jul 2016
Gravity Cat Gravity Cat - it's a puzzle-platformer. You play as a cat who has an ability to change the gravity.

Price -45% 1.11€
Rating 7.4
Release 13 Jul 2016
Mad Combat Marines Are you ready to eliminate hordes of enemies and have fun as you compete against people from all over the world? Mad Combat Marines is here for you and it delivers all of that in an incredibly action-packed challenge!

Price -24% 0.75€
Rating 6.7
Release 13 Jul 2016
Crush Your Enemies Go back to the awesome glory days of Real-Time Strategy games. Crush Your Enemies has everything you love of the genre: Planning, choosing different types of units, managing resources, taking enemy territory and outwitting your opponent with the ingenious formations of your men.

Price -95% 0.50€
Rating 7.7
Release 13 Jul 2016
Ragdoll Runners Ragdoll Runners is a physics-based athletics game where you control independently the two legs of an athlete in 8 events of different types: sprint, long jump, triple jump, hurdles. Play against the computer, with 3 friends on the same PC or online against other players' records.

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 13 Jul 2016
Hiiro Hiiro is a 2D platform game focused on ambient exploration and puzzle solving. Discover a grand world filled with mysterious artifacts and forgotten ruins. Become immersed in relaxing gameplay and meditative music. Remain observant as you unravel an explanation for your solitude.

Price -74% 0.78€
Rating 8.0
Release 12 Jul 2016

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