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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the static speaks my name A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.9
Release 10 Aug 2015
Celestian Tales: Old North Celestian Tales: Old North is a refreshing take on the classic turn-based Japanese style RPG. Scrapping away the cliché of a destined person or a boy/girl-saving-the-world, the story is tailored for a mature audience and questions the bare morals of a human being.

Price -86% 1.90€
Rating 6.7
Release 10 Aug 2015
Shadow Blade: Reload Shadow Blade is an action-platformer set in a visually striking world where the ancient teachings of ninjas and samurai clash upon a modern landscape. Sprint through stages littered with traps, slaying enemies along your path without hesitation as Kuro, the blade of shadow!

Price -72% 2.30€
Rating 8.2
Release 10 Aug 2015
Putrefaction Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.

Price 2.99€
Rating 6.7
Release 07 Aug 2015
INK INK is a fast-paced platformer about using colorful paint to uncover your surroundings. Defeat all enemies in the room and reach the goal! However, the terrain is invisible, so you need to discover the terrain by physically bumping into it, by performing a double jump or by, well, dying.

Price -91% 0.46€
Rating 7.8
Release 05 Aug 2015
Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered The grim reapers Grimm and Rose need your help to defeat a legion of monsters, ghosts, and evil bunnies using the power of words! Letter Quest Remastered is the remake of the Bacon Bandits' first game, now with an endless mode, new soundtrack, and fully animated monsters!

Price -94% 0.45€
Rating 8.5
Release 05 Aug 2015
Fingerbones Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.7
Release 03 Aug 2015
Submerged Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.

Price -68% 6.32€
Rating 7.4
Release 03 Aug 2015
Duet Elegant and minimal, Duet asks players simply to navigate two orbiting spheres past an increasingly complex maze of falling obstacles. As the difficulty increases, the tension mounts, and a peculiar narrative unfolds.

Price 3.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 03 Aug 2015
PixelJunk™ Nom Nom Galaxy Welcome to SoupCo, Astroworker! In Nom Nom Galaxy, construct and automate gigantic soup factories on unexplored planets throughout the universe, harvest flora and fauna to turn them into artisanal soups, and rocket your product into the gullets of the galaxy!

Price -25% 7.55€
Rating 7.3
Release 03 Aug 2015
Gynophobia Gynophobia is a horror themed shooter about abnormal fear of women. Gynophobia is using classic first person shooter gameplay, to convey story about Mark, who is suffering from different phobias, including abnormal fear of woman.

Price 1.99€
Rating 6.4
Release 31 Jul 2015
Gunjitsu Gunjitsu is a fast-paced platform shooter with grappling hooks, rocket launchers, guns and grenades! Kill your opponents or race them for the fastest time. Inspirations from old platform shooters gives Gunjitsu a classic feel while modern tech takes it to a new level of frantic action!

Price 3.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 31 Jul 2015
Mitos.is: The Game Step into the microscopic world of Mitos.is! Eat or be eaten—become the ultimate cell in a highly addictive multiplayer game. Diverse modes, daily tournaments, guilds, and gear await! The BEST game of 2015 is back!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.9
Release 29 Jul 2015
Sakura Clicker The latest entry in the Sakura series is more action-packed than ever before! Sakura Clickers is a fast-paced, exciting adventure, full of content, in which you defeat your foes with the power of your mouse!

Price Free to play
Rating 8.2
Release 29 Jul 2015
The Swindle The Swindle is a steampunk cybercrime caper about breaking into buildings, hacking their systems, stealing all their cash, and quickly running away again before the police show up.

Price -95% 0.79€
Rating 6.2
Release 28 Jul 2015
Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.1
Release 28 Jul 2015
Cradle Cradle is a sci-fi first-person-view quest designed for the player to explore the surrounding world. The story is built around the relations of the protagonist and a mechanical girl who by quirk of fate found themselves amidst the desert.

Price 12.99€
Rating 6.9
Release 24 Jul 2015
Victor Vran ARPG Victor Vran is the isometric action-RPG where your skill is just as essential as your character build and gear. Experience intense combat action: dodge, jump and unleash powerful skills to finish off your enemies!

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 24 Jul 2015
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.

Price 7.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 23 Jul 2015
Time Clickers Time Clickers is what's called an 'incremental game'. There's always a fun upgrade to look forward to, and the numbers keep getting bigger! Hire a team to fight for you, even when you're offline!

Price Free to play
Rating 8.5
Release 23 Jul 2015
9 Clues 2: The Ward Solve the mystery of Mnemosyne Asylum!

Price -89% 1.65€
Rating 8.6
Release 23 Jul 2015
FEIST A desperate, savage survival experience full of stunning visuals, dynamic creatures, and a haunting soundtrack.

Price 9.75€
Rating 7.1
Release 23 Jul 2015
Through Abandoned: The Underground City It’s the first game of Through Abandoned series, classical point and click game. You try to find your twin-brother who disappeared in a huge and mysterious place called Abandoned.

Price -80% 0.20€
Rating 7.6
Release 22 Jul 2015
Blues and Bullets Blues and Bullets is a dark and violent crime thriller. Set in an alternative Eliot Ness & Al Capone story, Blues and Bullets blends a stunning script with detective work to deliver an amazing interactive experience.

Price -61% 1.98€
Rating 6.1
Release 22 Jul 2015

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