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Best Indie games of 2018
The 79 best Indie games released in 2018, ranked from 5,199 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: 2018.
- 29 games are listed on this page, carrying 5,199 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 29 September 2026.
Ranking, page 2
51
For the King
76
/100
52
Q.U.B.E. 2
75
/100
53
Dandara
75
/100
54
RimWorld
74
/100
55
The Swords of Ditto
74
/100
56
Reigns: Game of Thrones
74
/100
57
Muse Dash
73
/100
58
Paratopic
72
/100
59
Book of Demons
72
/100
60
Rusty Lake Paradise
71
/100
61
Below
71
/100
62
Ultimate Custom Night
70
/100
63
Kabounce
70
/100
64
The Hex
70
/100
65
Marie's Room
70
/100
66
DayZ
69
/100
67
Pummel Party
69
/100
68
Graveyard Keeper
68
/100
69
Cultist Simulator
68
/100
70
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr
67
/100
71
D
Rust
66
/100
72
Ash of Gods
65
/100
73
Cube Escape: Paradox
64
/100
74
We Happy Few
63
/100
75
Thief Simulator
62
/100
76
House Flipper
62
/100
77
Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
60
/100
78
Murderous Pursuits
49
/100
79
Headsnatchers
45
/100
For the King
76
/100
52
Q.U.B.E. 2
75
/100
53
Dandara
75
/100
54
RimWorld
74
/100
55
The Swords of Ditto
74
/100
56
Reigns: Game of Thrones
74
/100
57
Muse Dash
73
/100
58
Paratopic
72
/100
59
Book of Demons
72
/100
60
Rusty Lake Paradise
71
/100
61
Below
71
/100
62
Ultimate Custom Night
70
/100
63
Kabounce
70
/100
64
The Hex
70
/100
65
Marie's Room
70
/100
66
DayZ
69
/100
67
Pummel Party
69
/100
68
Graveyard Keeper
68
/100
69
Cultist Simulator
68
/100
70
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr
67
/100
71
D
Rust
66
/100
72
Ash of Gods
65
/100
73
Cube Escape: Paradox
64
/100
74
We Happy Few
63
/100
75
Thief Simulator
62
/100
76
House Flipper
62
/100
77
Totally Accurate Battlegrounds
60
/100
78
Murderous Pursuits
49
/100
79
Headsnatchers
45
/100