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Best Indie games on Xbox 360
The 65 best Indie games on Xbox 360, ranked from 25,437 critic and player ratings.
The best Indie game on Xbox 360 right now is Mark of the Ninja, with a critic score of 91/100 — updated September 2026.
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: 1970 to 2026.
- 50 games are listed on this page, carrying 25,437 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 29 September 2026.
Top 50
01
Mark of the Ninja
Mark of the Ninja is a side-scrolling action stealth video game developed by Klei Entertainment and published by Microsoft Studios. It was announced on February 28, 2012 and later released for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade on September 7, 2012. A Microsoft Windows version was released on October 16, 2012. It follows the story of a nameless ninja in the present day, and features a themed conflict between ancient ninja tradition and modern technology. Cutscenes for the game are rendered in Saturday morning cartoon animation style.
91
/100
02
Ticket to Ride
91
/100
03
C
Bastion
A hack-and-slash RPG featuring a reactive narrator, various unlockable weapons, weapon upgrades, practice mini-games and optional difficulty modifiers, set in an imaginary world in the aftermath of an uncertain apocalypse, in which the player embodies a teenager with a troubled past as he and the narrator work together to rebuild the world out of a persisting hub called the Bastion.
90
/100
Mark of the Ninja
Mark of the Ninja is a side-scrolling action stealth video game developed by Klei Entertainment and published by Microsoft Studios. It was announced on February 28, 2012 and later released for the Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade on September 7, 2012. A Microsoft Windows version was released on October 16, 2012. It follows the story of a nameless ninja in the present day, and features a themed conflict between ancient ninja tradition and modern technology. Cutscenes for the game are rendered in Saturday morning cartoon animation style.
91
/100
02
Ticket to Ride
91
/100
03
C
Bastion
A hack-and-slash RPG featuring a reactive narrator, various unlockable weapons, weapon upgrades, practice mini-games and optional difficulty modifiers, set in an imaginary world in the aftermath of an uncertain apocalypse, in which the player embodies a teenager with a troubled past as he and the narrator work together to rebuild the world out of a persisting hub called the Bastion.
90
/100
04
Spelunky
Spelunky (also known as Spelunky HD) is a remake of Spelunky (now known as Spelunky Classic), an open source indie platformer video game created by Derek Yu and originally released as freeware for Microsoft Windows. The player controls a spelunker who explores a series of caves while collecting treasure, saving damsels, fighting enemies and dodging traps. The caves are procedurally generated, making each run through the game unique. Spelunky is one of the first examples of a roguelike-like, borrowing concepts from the roguelike genre, and was the influence for many later roguelike-like games.
90
/100
05
One Finger Death Punch
Experience cinematic kung-fu battles in the fastest, most intense brawler the indie world has ever seen! With the unique 1:1 response system of One Finger Death Punch, players will feel the immediate feedback of every bone-crunching hit. Pay tribute to the masters using five classic kung-fu styles mixed with additional weapons. Combine face-to-face combat with throwing weapons to recreate complex fight choreographies or just send bad guys flying through glass windows. Explore a world map with over 250 stages, 13 modes, and 3 difficulty levels. Unlock 21 different skills that can be combined in thousands of ways to assist you in your journey. Put your kung-fu to the ultimate test in the survival mode.
90
/100
06
Child of Light
The Black Queen has stolen the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. You play as Aurora, a young princess with a pure heart whose soul is brought to the kingdom of Lemuria. Embark on a quest to recapture the three sources of light, defeat the Black Queen and restore the kingdom of Lemuria.
88
/100
07
Braid
Braid is a puzzle-platformer, drawn in a painterly style, where you can manipulate the flow of time in strange and unusual ways. From a house in the city, journey to a series of worlds and solve puzzles to rescue an abducted princess. In each world, you have a different power to affect the way time behaves, and it is time's strangeness that creates the puzzles. The time behaviors include: the ability to rewind, objects that are immune to being rewound, time that is tied to space, parallel realities, time dilation, and perhaps more. Braid treats your time and attention as precious; there is no filler in this game. Every puzzle shows you something new and interesting about the game world.
87
/100
08
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Guacamelee! STCE is an enhanced version of Guacamelee! Gold Edition that adds in two huge new levels, an explosive new ‘Intenso’ power mode, 4-player local co-op support and more. You’ll need to use every bit of your skill and power to defeat STCE’s new challenges (including a scheming new boss- El Trio de la Muerte), in addition to everything the original game's sprawling world has to throw at you.
86
/100
09
Rogue Legacy
You control a family of characters one at a time, and when your character dies, you choose who his or her successor is, whether it is a barbarian son of yours who has OCD, your daughter who became a ninja even though she can't see well, an assassin who is fighting for the gays, or a miner who wants to collect gold! Traits are randomized each time upon death, leading to multiple playthroughs with 35 traits, each character will be unique.
86
/100
10
Fez
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives. Explore a serene and beautiful open-ended world full of secrets, puzzles and hidden treasures. Unearth the mysteries of the past and discover the truth about reality and perception. Change your perspective and look at the world in a different way.
86
/100
11
Super Meat Boy
85
/100
12
BattleBlock Theater
85
/100
13
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
85
/100
14
Limbo
84
/100
15
Ikaruga
84
/100
16
S
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
83
/100
17
S
Minecraft
83
/100
18
Prison Architect
83
/100
19
Orcs Must Die!
83
/100
20
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
83
/100
21
Dust: An Elysian Tail
82
/100
22
Joe Danger 2: The Movie
82
/100
23
A
Terraria
81
/100
24
Dungeon Defenders
81
/100
25
Defense Grid: The Awakening
81
/100
26
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
81
/100
27
Capsized
80
/100
28
Game Room
80
/100
29
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
79
/100
30
Vanquish
79
/100
31
D
Life Is Strange
79
/100
32
A
Castle Crashers
79
/100
33
Skullgirls
79
/100
34
Deadlight
78
/100
35
Awesomenauts
78
/100
36
Cthulhu Saves the World
78
/100
37
Zeno Clash
77
/100
38
Sine Mora
77
/100
39
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
76
/100
40
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
76
/100
41
Shoot Many Robots
75
/100
42
Rock of Ages
74
/100
43
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
74
/100
44
Titan Attacks!
73
/100
45
Hard Reset Redux
73
/100
46
Serious Sam 3: BFE
72
/100
47
Skulls of the Shogun
72
/100
48
TimeShift
71
/100
49
Double Dragon: Neon
71
/100
50
Beat Hazard
70
/100
Spelunky
Spelunky (also known as Spelunky HD) is a remake of Spelunky (now known as Spelunky Classic), an open source indie platformer video game created by Derek Yu and originally released as freeware for Microsoft Windows. The player controls a spelunker who explores a series of caves while collecting treasure, saving damsels, fighting enemies and dodging traps. The caves are procedurally generated, making each run through the game unique. Spelunky is one of the first examples of a roguelike-like, borrowing concepts from the roguelike genre, and was the influence for many later roguelike-like games.
90
/100
05
One Finger Death Punch
Experience cinematic kung-fu battles in the fastest, most intense brawler the indie world has ever seen! With the unique 1:1 response system of One Finger Death Punch, players will feel the immediate feedback of every bone-crunching hit. Pay tribute to the masters using five classic kung-fu styles mixed with additional weapons. Combine face-to-face combat with throwing weapons to recreate complex fight choreographies or just send bad guys flying through glass windows. Explore a world map with over 250 stages, 13 modes, and 3 difficulty levels. Unlock 21 different skills that can be combined in thousands of ways to assist you in your journey. Put your kung-fu to the ultimate test in the survival mode.
90
/100
06
Child of Light
The Black Queen has stolen the Sun, the Moon and the Stars. You play as Aurora, a young princess with a pure heart whose soul is brought to the kingdom of Lemuria. Embark on a quest to recapture the three sources of light, defeat the Black Queen and restore the kingdom of Lemuria.
88
/100
07
Braid
Braid is a puzzle-platformer, drawn in a painterly style, where you can manipulate the flow of time in strange and unusual ways. From a house in the city, journey to a series of worlds and solve puzzles to rescue an abducted princess. In each world, you have a different power to affect the way time behaves, and it is time's strangeness that creates the puzzles. The time behaviors include: the ability to rewind, objects that are immune to being rewound, time that is tied to space, parallel realities, time dilation, and perhaps more. Braid treats your time and attention as precious; there is no filler in this game. Every puzzle shows you something new and interesting about the game world.
87
/100
08
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Guacamelee! STCE is an enhanced version of Guacamelee! Gold Edition that adds in two huge new levels, an explosive new ‘Intenso’ power mode, 4-player local co-op support and more. You’ll need to use every bit of your skill and power to defeat STCE’s new challenges (including a scheming new boss- El Trio de la Muerte), in addition to everything the original game's sprawling world has to throw at you.
86
/100
09
Rogue Legacy
You control a family of characters one at a time, and when your character dies, you choose who his or her successor is, whether it is a barbarian son of yours who has OCD, your daughter who became a ninja even though she can't see well, an assassin who is fighting for the gays, or a miner who wants to collect gold! Traits are randomized each time upon death, leading to multiple playthroughs with 35 traits, each character will be unique.
86
/100
10
Fez
Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives. Explore a serene and beautiful open-ended world full of secrets, puzzles and hidden treasures. Unearth the mysteries of the past and discover the truth about reality and perception. Change your perspective and look at the world in a different way.
86
/100
11
Super Meat Boy
85
/100
12
BattleBlock Theater
85
/100
13
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
85
/100
14
Limbo
84
/100
15
Ikaruga
84
/100
16
S
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
83
/100
17
S
Minecraft
83
/100
18
Prison Architect
83
/100
19
Orcs Must Die!
83
/100
20
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
83
/100
21
Dust: An Elysian Tail
82
/100
22
Joe Danger 2: The Movie
82
/100
23
A
Terraria
81
/100
24
Dungeon Defenders
81
/100
25
Defense Grid: The Awakening
81
/100
26
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
81
/100
27
Capsized
80
/100
28
Game Room
80
/100
29
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
79
/100
30
Vanquish
79
/100
31
D
Life Is Strange
79
/100
32
A
Castle Crashers
79
/100
33
Skullgirls
79
/100
34
Deadlight
78
/100
35
Awesomenauts
78
/100
36
Cthulhu Saves the World
78
/100
37
Zeno Clash
77
/100
38
Sine Mora
77
/100
39
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
76
/100
40
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
76
/100
41
Shoot Many Robots
75
/100
42
Rock of Ages
74
/100
43
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
74
/100
44
Titan Attacks!
73
/100
45
Hard Reset Redux
73
/100
46
Serious Sam 3: BFE
72
/100
47
Skulls of the Shogun
72
/100
48
TimeShift
71
/100
49
Double Dragon: Neon
71
/100
50
Beat Hazard
70
/100
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Indie game on Xbox 360?
Mark of the Ninja currently tops the ranking with a score of 91/100 across 308 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.