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Best Indie games in 2026
The 7 best Indie games, ranked from 337 critic and player ratings.
The best Indie game right now is Vintage Story — updated September 2026.
Also covers independent games.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 30 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Each game is ranked in one genre only, the one that defines it best, so the same title never tops two different genre charts.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
- 7 games are listed on this page, carrying 337 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Top 7
01
Vintage Story
Vintage Story is an uncompromising wilderness survival sandbox game that finds a fine line between hardcore survival and a cozy sandbox. Players will awaken to a ruined medieval world reclaimed by nature and permeated by eldritch, temporal disturbances as they gather resources to prepare for a harsh, approaching winter.
91
/100
02
The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable is an experimental narrative-driven first person game. It is an exploration of choice, freedom, storytelling and reality, all examined through the lens of what it means to play a video game.
90
/100
03
Devour
Devour is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop a possessed cult leader before she drags you to hell with her. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
71
/100
Vintage Story
Vintage Story is an uncompromising wilderness survival sandbox game that finds a fine line between hardcore survival and a cozy sandbox. Players will awaken to a ruined medieval world reclaimed by nature and permeated by eldritch, temporal disturbances as they gather resources to prepare for a harsh, approaching winter.
91
/100
02
The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable is an experimental narrative-driven first person game. It is an exploration of choice, freedom, storytelling and reality, all examined through the lens of what it means to play a video game.
90
/100
03
Devour
Devour is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop a possessed cult leader before she drags you to hell with her. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
71
/100
04
The Hex
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that a murder is being planned. Six video game genre protagonists are the only plausible suspects...
70
/100
05
how do you Do It?
How Do You Do It? puts players in the role of an 11-year-old girl whose mother has just stepped out for an errand. The girl immediately grabs her dolls and furtively attempts to figure out how sex works using these plastic surrogates.
70
/100
06
Genital Jousting
Genital Jousting is an online and local multiplayer party game about flaccid penises and wiggly anuses for up to eight players at once.
62
/100
07
Super Killer Hornet: Resurrection
Super Killer Hornet Resurrection is an intense vertical shooter with a brain train twist. Through the chaos and explosion try to answer the falling math problems to increase your multiplier and power up your ship. Featuring a superb sound track by UK rock hip hop maestros the Sixty fours as well as classic tracks from Dylan Barry.
50
/100
The Hex
In a creaky old tavern, in a forgotten corner of the video-game universe, a storm is raging. An anonymous caller suggests that a murder is being planned. Six video game genre protagonists are the only plausible suspects...
70
/100
05
how do you Do It?
How Do You Do It? puts players in the role of an 11-year-old girl whose mother has just stepped out for an errand. The girl immediately grabs her dolls and furtively attempts to figure out how sex works using these plastic surrogates.
70
/100
06
Genital Jousting
Genital Jousting is an online and local multiplayer party game about flaccid penises and wiggly anuses for up to eight players at once.
62
/100
07
Super Killer Hornet: Resurrection
Super Killer Hornet Resurrection is an intense vertical shooter with a brain train twist. Through the chaos and explosion try to answer the falling math problems to increase your multiplier and power up your ship. Featuring a superb sound track by UK rock hip hop maestros the Sixty fours as well as classic tracks from Dylan Barry.
50
/100
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Indie game right now?
Vintage Story currently tops the ranking with a score of 91/100 across 52 ratings. Ranking updated September 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.