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Best Indie games in 2026
The best Indie games, ranked by critic and player scores across the Tier catalog.
Also covers independent games.
151
Telling Lies
85
/100
152
Super Meat Boy
85
/100
153
Papers, Please
85
/100
154
Frostpunk
85
/100
155
BattleBlock Theater
85
/100
156
The Talos Principle
85
/100
157
Stray
85
/100
158
AudioSurf
85
/100
159
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
85
/100
160
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
85
/100
161
Thumper
85
/100
162
Assetto Corsa
85
/100
163
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
85
/100
164
Beat Saber
85
/100
165
Frozen Synapse
85
/100
166
Risk of Rain
85
/100
167
Turbo Dismount
85
/100
168
Outland
85
/100
169
Unsighted
85
/100
170
Monster Sanctuary
85
/100
171
Just Shapes & Beats
85
/100
172
DEFCON
85
/100
173
Loop Hero
85
/100
174
Katana Zero
85
/100
175
SuperHot
85
/100
176
Outer Wilds
85
/100
177
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
85
/100
178
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
85
/100
179
Apotheon
84
/100
180
Amnesia: The Bunker
84
/100
181
Hypnospace Outlaw
84
/100
182
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
84
/100
183
Curse of the Dead Gods
84
/100
184
Super Time Force Ultra
84
/100
185
Limbo
84
/100
186
SOMA
84
/100
187
The Binding of Isaac
84
/100
188
FTL: Faster Than Light
84
/100
189
Trine 2: Complete Story
84
/100
190
SpeedRunners
84
/100
191
Spiritfarer
84
/100
192
Salt and Sanctuary
84
/100
193
The Messenger
84
/100
194
FAR: Lone Sails
84
/100
195
Ape Out
84
/100
196
Thimbleweed Park
84
/100
197
F1 2018
84
/100
198
OneShot
84
/100
199
Darwinia
84
/100
200
Moss
84
/100
Telling Lies
85
/100
152
Super Meat Boy
85
/100
153
Papers, Please
85
/100
154
Frostpunk
85
/100
155
BattleBlock Theater
85
/100
156
The Talos Principle
85
/100
157
Stray
85
/100
158
AudioSurf
85
/100
159
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
85
/100
160
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
85
/100
161
Thumper
85
/100
162
Assetto Corsa
85
/100
163
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
85
/100
164
Beat Saber
85
/100
165
Frozen Synapse
85
/100
166
Risk of Rain
85
/100
167
Turbo Dismount
85
/100
168
Outland
85
/100
169
Unsighted
85
/100
170
Monster Sanctuary
85
/100
171
Just Shapes & Beats
85
/100
172
DEFCON
85
/100
173
Loop Hero
85
/100
174
Katana Zero
85
/100
175
SuperHot
85
/100
176
Outer Wilds
85
/100
177
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
85
/100
178
Anomaly: Warzone Earth
85
/100
179
Apotheon
84
/100
180
Amnesia: The Bunker
84
/100
181
Hypnospace Outlaw
84
/100
182
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
84
/100
183
Curse of the Dead Gods
84
/100
184
Super Time Force Ultra
84
/100
185
Limbo
84
/100
186
SOMA
84
/100
187
The Binding of Isaac
84
/100
188
FTL: Faster Than Light
84
/100
189
Trine 2: Complete Story
84
/100
190
SpeedRunners
84
/100
191
Spiritfarer
84
/100
192
Salt and Sanctuary
84
/100
193
The Messenger
84
/100
194
FAR: Lone Sails
84
/100
195
Ape Out
84
/100
196
Thimbleweed Park
84
/100
197
F1 2018
84
/100
198
OneShot
84
/100
199
Darwinia
84
/100
200
Moss
84
/100