The best indie games in 2026

In the catalog: 1044 games
Top rated: How to Fish
Last listed: today

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1. How to Fish
A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator.
A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator.
A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.
FishingFirst PersonShooter
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2. Vampire Survivors
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn!
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn!
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn!
Bullet HellRoguelitePixel Graphics
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3. WEBFISHING
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game!
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
FishingCreature CollectorCharacter Customization
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4. Liar's Bar
Welcome to Liar's Bar: The Ultimate Deception Playground!
Welcome to Liar's Bar: The Ultimate Deception Playground!
Dive into this multiplayer online experience set in a sketchy bar where the games are as dangerous as the patrons.
FunnyPvPCasual
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5. Pizza Tower
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on…
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and…
Pizza Tower is a fast paced 2D platformer, with an emphasis on movement, exploration and score attack.
Fast PacedGreat SoundtrackCartoony
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6. Palia
Discover a welcoming world in Palia, a free-to-play fantasy life sim…
Welcome to Palia, The Fantasy Life Sim Adventure For You and Your Friends!
Discover a welcoming world in Palia, a free-to-play fantasy life sim adventure where you can craft, explore, and create the life and home of your dreams.
Free to PlayRPGSimulation
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7. Core Keeper
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining…
Awaken as an explorer in a long-forgotten cavern teeming with untold secrets.
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players.
RPGSimulationAdventure
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8. The Headliners
Co-op horror game where you play in teams of 1 to 8 reckless…
Co-op horror game where you play in teams of 1 to 8 reckless journalists, ready to explore…
Co-op horror game where you play in teams of 1 to 8 reckless journalists, ready to explore a city overrun by deadly creatures to snap spectacular footage.
FunnyHorrorIndie
9. Fast Food Simulator
Welcome to the world's most chaotic place!
Welcome to the world's most chaotic place! Play solo or co-op with up to 6 players.
Welcome to the world's most chaotic place! Play solo or co-op with up to 6 players. Run a fast-food restaurant, and work with your friends to expand your business.
CookingManagementSimulation
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10. Warhammer: Vermintide 2
The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and…
The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee…
The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!
RPGIndieOnline Co-op
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11. UFO 50
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a…
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres…
UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs.
RetroPixel Graphics2D
12. Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
Design and simulate the starships of your dreams!
Design and simulate the starships of your dreams!
Design and simulate the starships of your dreams! Command your ship or fleet in epic battles and manage your crew while exploring a dangerous galaxy.
SpaceSci FiBuilding
13. Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying.
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying.
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying.
EmotionalStory RichRelaxing
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14. SWORN
SWORN is a 1-4 player co-op action rogue-like.
SWORN is a 1-4 player co-op action rogue-like.
SWORN is a 1-4 player co-op action rogue-like. Explore and reclaim a fallen Camelot from the reign of a corrupted Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table.
Hack and SlashRogueliteAction Roguelike
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15. Plague Inc: Evolved
Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly…
Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation.
Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation.
Outbreak SimZombiesStrategy
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16. Rhythm Doctor
Save patients with your rhythm mastery!
Save patients with your rhythm mastery!
Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats.
MusicLevel EditorRhythm
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17. Windowkill
Something's wrong with the window...
Something's wrong with the window...
Windowkill is a twin-stick shooter, but the game window itself is constantly closing in on you.
Twin Stick ShooterBullet HellAction Roguelike
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18. Tinkerlands
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or…
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players…
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op!
Open World Survival CraftPixel GraphicsSandbox
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19. Journey
Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above…
Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across…
Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.
Great SoundtrackAtmosphericRelaxing
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20. CATO: Buttered Cat
Puzzle platformer where you control both the cat and the toast, based…
Puzzle platformer where you control both the cat and the toast, based on the famous…
Puzzle platformer where you control both the cat and the toast, based on the famous "Buttered Cat Paradox".
CatsPuzzle PlatformerCute
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21. Roots of Pacha
The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a…
Fall in love with Roots of Pacha, where every moment is a pleasant surprise!
The charming and relaxing stone-age farming sim where you live in a thriving community exploring the wonderful world of Pacha.
Dating SimFarming SimLife Sim
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22. Ratatan
Ratatan is a rhythm roguelike action game that combines rhythm games…
Ratatan is a rhythm roguelike action game that combines rhythm games and side-scrolling…
Ratatan is a rhythm roguelike action game that combines rhythm games and side-scrolling action, with online co-op gameplay supporting up to 4 players.
MusicRhythmAnime
23. Gatekeeper
Gatekeeper is a fast-paced rogue-like.
Gatekeeper is a fast-paced rogue-like.
Gatekeeper is a fast-paced rogue-like. Go on a quest to chase down Chaos and reclaim the stolen Heart of Time, fighting your way through relentless enemy forces.
Bullet HellRoguelikeAction Roguelike
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24. Astral Ascent
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison…
Astral Ascent is a 2D platformer roguelite game set in a modern fantasy world.
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs.
Replay ValueAtmosphericDifficult
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25. Endless Alice
Endless Alice is a third-person action-adventure game combining…
SURVIVE A VIRTUAL WORLD Battle your way through unique and beautiful locations.
Endless Alice is a third-person action-adventure game combining Roguelite elements, anime aesthetics, and endless possibilities.
JRPGThird Person ShooterHack and Slash
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26. Rivals of Aether
RIVALS OF AETHER is an indie fighting game where warring civilizations…
RIVALS OF AETHER is an indie fighting game where warring civilizations summon the power of…
RIVALS OF AETHER is an indie fighting game where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players either locally or online.
CompetitiveFighting2D Fighter
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27. A Few Quick Matches
A FEW QUICK MATCHES is a fast-paced, 1-4 player platform fighter that…
A FEW QUICK MATCHES is a fast-paced, 1-4 player platform fighter that lets you bring…
A fast-paced, easy to play, tiny platform fighter for 1-4 players , built to honor the era where stick fights ruled the internet! STYLE ON EVERYONE!
Fighting2D Fighter4 Player Local
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28. Party Club
Seat customers, serve drinks, and manage chaos with up to 4 players!
Seat customers, serve drinks, and manage chaos with up to 4 players!
Seat customers, serve drinks, and manage chaos with up to 4 players! Keep the peace by considering customer types while seating them.
PartyCooking4 Player Local
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29. Nobody Saves the World
When the ancient Calamity re-awakens, who can save the world? Nobody!
When the ancient Calamity re-awakens, who can save the world? Nobody!
Transform from a featureless nobody into a SLUG, a GHOST and a DRAGON in this new take on Action RPGs from the creators of Guacamelee!
Dungeon CrawlerAdventureIndie
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30. Risk of Rain (2013)
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements.
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements.
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible.
Great SoundtrackRoguelikePlatformer