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Best Indie games on Xbox 360

The 35 best Indie games on Xbox 360, ranked from 14,552 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 November 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.
  • 35 games are listed on this page, carrying 14,552 ratings between them.
  • Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 13 November 2026.

Top 35

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01 Mark of the Ninja Mark of the Ninja 2012 · 317 ratings · finished by 12% 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 Ticket to Ride 2009 · 117 ratings · finished by 3% 91 /100
03 Spelunky S Spelunky 2012 · 189 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 4% 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. 91 /100
04 Bastion C Bastion 2011 · 761 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 18% 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
05 BattleBlock Theater BattleBlock Theater 2013 · 211 ratings · finished by 9% In BattleBlock Theater, players control a prisoner as they are forced to play through games devised by Hatty Hattington. Controls are simple, with the game largely consisting of running, jumping and punching. Levels are made up of various types of blocks, such as collapsing blocks, sticky walls, bouncy volcanic rocks and deadly spikes, and also feature hazards such as water and deadly creatures. 89 /100
06 Child of Light Child of Light 2014 · 371 ratings · finished by 16% 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 2008 · 617 ratings · finished by 17% 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! Super Turbo Championship Edition 2014 · 130 ratings · finished by 7% 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 Orcs Must Die! Orcs Must Die! 2011 · 116 ratings · finished by 8% Orcs Must Die! is a strategy video game developed by Robot Entertainment. It is a Tower defense game that eschews the traditional top-down view of similar games, instead using a third-person action-oriented viewpoint. 86 /100
10 Fez Fez 2012 · 460 ratings · finished by 11% 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 S Super Meat Boy 2010 · 844 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 10% 85 /100
12 Limbo Limbo 2010 · 1,630 ratings · finished by 27% · 3 h to beat 84 /100
13 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons F Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 2013 · 791 ratings · 1 Tier vote 83 /100
14 Dust: An Elysian Tail Dust: An Elysian Tail 2012 · 175 ratings · finished by 8% 82 /100
15 Prison Architect Prison Architect 2015 · 198 ratings · finished by 4% 81 /100
16 Terraria S Terraria 2011 · 1,065 ratings · 6 Tier votes · finished by 12% · 15 h to beat 81 /100
17 Vanquish Vanquish 2010 · 240 ratings · finished by 15% 81 /100
18 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2006 · 1,591 ratings · finished by 32% 81 /100
19 Life Is Strange C Life Is Strange 2015 · 1,901 ratings · 2 Tier votes · finished by 26% · 6 h to beat 79 /100
20 Castle Crashers A Castle Crashers 2008 · 345 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 14% 79 /100
21 Skullgirls Skullgirls 2012 · 92 ratings · finished by 3% 79 /100
22 Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter 2010 · 80 ratings · finished by 10% 76 /100
23 TimeShift TimeShift 2007 · 114 ratings · finished by 24% 75 /100
24 Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter 2009 · 96 ratings 74 /100
25 Chivalry: Medieval Warfare Chivalry: Medieval Warfare 2012 · 144 ratings · finished by 3% 72 /100
26 Deadlight Deadlight 2012 · 131 ratings · finished by 11% 71 /100
27 Serious Sam 3: BFE Serious Sam 3: BFE 2011 · 179 ratings · finished by 12% 71 /100
28 Remember Me C Remember Me 2013 · 277 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 18% 70 /100
29 The Bridge The Bridge 2013 · 85 ratings · finished by 4% 69 /100
30 The Escapists The Escapists 2015 · 100 ratings · finished by 5% 69 /100
31 Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter 2009 · 574 ratings · finished by 12% 68 /100
32 Shank Shank 2010 · 105 ratings · finished by 14% 68 /100
33 Serious Sam Double D XXL Serious Sam Double D XXL 2011 · 90 ratings · finished by 2% 67 /100
34 Contrast Contrast 2013 · 103 ratings · finished by 11% 57 /100
35 Goat Simulator B Goat Simulator 2014 · 313 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 10% 52 /100
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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 317 ratings. Ranking updated November 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.