Best Indie Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our 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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Cinders A mature take on Cinderella that's all about player choices and breaking the classic fairy tale in any way you like.

Price -70% 5.57€
Rating 8.3
Release 01 May 2014
GunZ 2: The Second Duel GunZ 2: the Second Duel is a free-to-play 3D TPS and is the most fast-paced tough action shooter game.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.5
Release 01 May 2014
Child of Light Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny.

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 29 Apr 2014
Battlepillars Gold Edition Battlepillars is a real-time tug-of-war strategy game in which you command caterpillars armed to the teeth with flamethrowers, sticky honey, mines, machine guns, and more!

Price -21% 3.97€
Rating 7.9
Release 28 Apr 2014
The Promised Land The Promised Land, a brave new world , the hole nation – all this lies in your hands! Become a true leader, a chosen one, a father of nation! Guide your colony to the victory of the modern superpower! We collected all the best that is in games of this genre, arched by exciting mini-games and carefully turned it into the deep and...

Price -51% 3.49€
Rating 8.2
Release 25 Apr 2014
Rabbit Hole 3D: Steam Edition Rabbit Hole 3D: Steam Edition is a minimalistic retro puzzle game. The game features 3D word puzzles based on Chapter 1 of Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Players must navigate through keywords from the book’s initial chapter.

Price 2.99€
Rating 6.0
Release 25 Apr 2014
Chip Chip is an isometric puzzle game with robots, electricity and fancy dress! The player must help recharge Chip - a plucky little red robot - who has been imprisoned by the nefarious villain, Rust.

Price -74% 1.04€
Rating 7.9
Release 25 Apr 2014
ArcheBlade™ ArcheBlade is a free to play 3D multiplayer fighting game that captures the essence of combo-based fighting games combined with unique game modes. Play as one of many characters and master your skills to become the best fighter.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.2
Release 25 Apr 2014
Rogue Shooter: The FPS Roguelike A fast-paced mashup of roguelikes and first-person shooters.

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.0
Release 24 Apr 2014
Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink Unburied secrets burn like wild steam – nothing is what it appears!

Price -97% 0.57€
Rating 8.7
Release 24 Apr 2014
Vangers Mind-altering sandbox game that can be described as a racing role-playing adventure game with a complicated storyline. You’ll find a unique atmosphere, complete freedom and lots of gameplay hours to figure out what’s the game is all about.

Price -66% 2.43€
Rating 8.9
Release 24 Apr 2014
Depths of Fear :: Knossos Depths of Fear :: Knossos, a Greek-themed, 1st Person, Roguelike stealthy action-adventure where you play as Theseus out to kill the rampaging horror the Minotaur. Succeed in the beast’s slaughter or learn the meaning of fear trying. You will run. You will hide. You will fight. You will die.

Price 3.15€
Rating 6.4
Release 24 Apr 2014
Blackwell Epiphany The last game in the Blackwell series.

Price -79% 2.14€
Rating 9.2
Release 24 Apr 2014
FRACT OSC FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.

Price -41% 8.81€
Rating 8.1
Release 22 Apr 2014
Millie A joyful, casual puzzle game that will tease both your wits and your memory!

Price -84% 0.64€
Rating 7.9
Release 18 Apr 2014
Overcast - Walden and the Werewolf A mysterious creature has destroyed a village located near Walden's cabin, killing every person residing on the premises. Now, Walden wants revenge. This is the story of an old hunter who has nothing to lose.

Price -97% 0.15€
Rating 6.0
Release 18 Apr 2014
The Last Federation From the creators of AI War: Fleet Command comes an all-new grand strategy title with turn-based tactical combat, set in a deep simulation of an entire solar system and its billions of inhabitants. You are the last of a murdered race, determined to unify or destroy the 8 others.

Price -96% 0.85€
Rating 7.1
Release 18 Apr 2014
Pixel Puzzles: Japan Pixel Puzzles: Japan combines traditional jigsaw puzzle style gameplay with light video-game interactivity.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.8
Release 17 Apr 2014
Circuits Simple in concept, but very challenging and rewarding,Circuits is a puzzle game that requires careful listening to complete each level. The goal of Circuits : piece together the different parts of a song. Sounds easy, but maybe not.

Price -83% 0.88€
Rating 8.5
Release 17 Apr 2014
Space Farmers Grab a friend, grab a gadget, grab a gun and get ready for the most fun you'll ever have in a co-op game!

Price -20% 6.57€
Rating 7.2
Release 17 Apr 2014
Villagers and Heroes Enter a magical, 3D fantasy world filled with hundreds of unique locales, immersive lore, and exciting quests -- and it's all free to play. Join thousands of players from around the world, and be part of a one of a kind community.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.0
Release 17 Apr 2014
Life Goes On: Done to Death A comical puzzle platformer where you must die to progress. The bodies you leave behind are your only tools to solve puzzles on your quest to find the Cup of Life.

Price 12.79€
Rating 9.2
Release 17 Apr 2014
ReignMaker ReignMaker: Saving the World One Tower at a Time. ReignMaker is a match-3 game with tower defense, city building, and political strategy elements. Your policy decisions determine the fate of your city and the direction of the story. Your match-3 and tower defense skills determine the fate of the world.

Price -99% 0.19€
Rating 6.1
Release 16 Apr 2014
FootLOL: Epic Soccer League The craziest soccer management game you have ever played! Use mines, aliens, cows, guns and other crazy cheats to decimate the opposing team and protect your players. Play against your friends or AI opponents!

Price -95% 0.50€
Rating 7.9
Release 16 Apr 2014
Mechanic Escape In a world oppressed by ruthless machines, a stronghold full of die-hard TV-sets resists the persecution. Your lost friends and the lack of resources drive you to take action against the extinction. Brave the dangers and go find your comrades to rescue your species!

Price -89% 0.56€
Rating 8.1
Release 15 Apr 2014
Moebius: Empire Rising Moebius: Empire Rising is a contemporary adventure that merges classic point-and-click puzzle solving with Jane Jensen’s sophisticated storytelling. Travel the world using Malachi’s unique deductive powers to analyze suspects, make historical connections, and uncover the truth behind a theory of space and time the government will defend...

Price -92% 1.32€
Rating 7.1
Release 15 Apr 2014
Volt You were on the way to a recycling process when fortunately for you - and unfortunately for the environment - you accidentally ran off. Now your goal is to escape from the facility, which is an extremely difficult task due to the fact that you are a battery without legs.

Price -40% 0.60€
Rating 6.6
Release 14 Apr 2014
T.E.C. 3001 Run, Rush, Haste, Burst Speed has never been pushed this far. Jump, Charge, Dodge, Slide You just slipped and got crushed! You can’t handle T.E.C 3001 yet… Try again until speed holds no secrets for you.

Price 0.59€
Rating 8.3
Release 11 Apr 2014
Praetorians Praetorians is set amidst the political machinations of an emerging Roman Empire. You will be transported back to the dusty battlefields of Egypt, the combat theaters of Gaul and finally to the heart of the Empire itself, Italy in the crusade to become Emperor.

Price -91% 0.45€
Rating 7.7
Release 11 Apr 2014
Beware Planet Earth Beware Planet Earth! is a beguiling mix of classic tower defense and time management coming to PC via Steam for the first time. Save your cows from the Martian invasion by building an effective defense using towers, traps and objects, and also by firing your Zapper directly at the invading force of little green men!

Price -92% 0.40€
Rating 6.8
Release 11 Apr 2014
Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut The Director's Cut of Strike Suit Zero delivers the definitive version with a graphical overhaul, restructured campaign and more content. Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills will decide Earth's fate.

Price 17.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 08 Apr 2014
Oknytt Oknytt is an old school point-and-click adventure game where the player takes the role of a small, seemingly insignificant creature, leading it through a dark world filled with beings and areas inspired by Swedish folklore, in search of a place to belong.

Price -46% 2.73€
Rating 8.5
Release 04 Apr 2014
Super Motherload Set on Mars in an alternate Cold-War era, Super Motherload is a 1 to 4-player couch co-op digging adventure with storyline by Image Comics' Kurtis Wiebe, a fully voiced cast of Soviet and American characters, and a procedurally-generated world that changes each time you play.

Price 14.79€
Rating 7.3
Release 04 Apr 2014
Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming The world's speediest homage/roast to JRPGs! Can you save the world in 30 seconds? Get a quest, find those in need, fight through dungeons, earn cash, get cool loot and level up until YOU>EVIL. Don't have enough time? Pay the Goddess to reset the clock and try again! Over 100 mini-JRPGs for you to test your might with!

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 04 Apr 2014
Actual Sunlight A short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation.

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 03 Apr 2014
Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden Take a deep breath and find your fiancée who went missing in the dark abyss of the ocean.

Price -85% 2.26€
Rating 8.6
Release 03 Apr 2014

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