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Best Indie games of 2017
The 91 best Indie games released in 2017, ranked from 6,359 critic and player ratings.
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 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- 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: 2017.
- 41 games are listed on this page, carrying 6,359 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 29 September 2026.
Ranking, page 2
51
Distrust
75
/100
52
Mirage: Arcane Warfare
74
/100
53
They Are Billions
74
/100
54
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
74
/100
55
The Mooseman
74
/100
56
Rivals of Aether
73
/100
57
Kona
73
/100
58
Domina
73
/100
59
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
73
/100
60
SCP: Secret Laboratory
73
/100
61
B
Stick Fight: The Game
73
/100
62
Snake Pass
71
/100
63
AER - Memories of Old
71
/100
64
Superflight
71
/100
65
Spacelords
70
/100
66
Polygoneer
70
/100
67
Pinstripe
70
/100
68
Mirror
70
/100
69
Geneshift
70
/100
70
Yooka-Laylee
70
/100
71
BRAIN / OUT
70
/100
72
Immortal Redneck
69
/100
73
Ark: Survival Evolved
69
/100
74
The First Tree
68
/100
75
911 Operator
68
/100
76
Bendy and the Ink Machine
68
/100
77
Unturned
67
/100
78
Peace, Death!
65
/100
79
Gang Beasts
65
/100
80
We Were Here
63
/100
81
Rain World
62
/100
82
Friday the 13th: The Game
61
/100
83
Argo
61
/100
84
Overgrowth
51
/100
85
Blackwake
51
/100
86
Deceit
50
/100
87
Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion
47
/100
88
Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator
45
/100
89
Last Man Standing
44
/100
90
Heavy Metal Machines
43
/100
91
C
Hello Neighbor
37
/100
Distrust
75
/100
52
Mirage: Arcane Warfare
74
/100
53
They Are Billions
74
/100
54
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
74
/100
55
The Mooseman
74
/100
56
Rivals of Aether
73
/100
57
Kona
73
/100
58
Domina
73
/100
59
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
73
/100
60
SCP: Secret Laboratory
73
/100
61
B
Stick Fight: The Game
73
/100
62
Snake Pass
71
/100
63
AER - Memories of Old
71
/100
64
Superflight
71
/100
65
Spacelords
70
/100
66
Polygoneer
70
/100
67
Pinstripe
70
/100
68
Mirror
70
/100
69
Geneshift
70
/100
70
Yooka-Laylee
70
/100
71
BRAIN / OUT
70
/100
72
Immortal Redneck
69
/100
73
Ark: Survival Evolved
69
/100
74
The First Tree
68
/100
75
911 Operator
68
/100
76
Bendy and the Ink Machine
68
/100
77
Unturned
67
/100
78
Peace, Death!
65
/100
79
Gang Beasts
65
/100
80
We Were Here
63
/100
81
Rain World
62
/100
82
Friday the 13th: The Game
61
/100
83
Argo
61
/100
84
Overgrowth
51
/100
85
Blackwake
51
/100
86
Deceit
50
/100
87
Fallen Legion: Flames of Rebellion
47
/100
88
Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator
45
/100
89
Last Man Standing
44
/100
90
Heavy Metal Machines
43
/100
91
C
Hello Neighbor
37
/100