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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.
201
Nuclear Throne
84
/100
202
ICEY
84
/100
203
Guacamelee! 2
84
/100
204
Ikaruga
84
/100
205
Manifold Garden
84
/100
206
Ready or Not
84
/100
207
Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack
84
/100
208
Kenshi
84
/100
209
Pacific Drive
84
/100
210
Reventure
84
/100
211
Paradise Killer
84
/100
212
Rakuen
84
/100
213
Stacking
84
/100
214
Eliza
84
/100
215
Streets of Rogue
84
/100
216
Humanity
84
/100
217
Sword of the Sea
84
/100
218
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord
84
/100
219
Deltarune
84
/100
220
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
84
/100
221
Axiom Verge
84
/100
222
Trepang2
84
/100
223
S
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
83
/100
224
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
83
/100
225
Serious Sam: The First Encounter
83
/100
226
Super Hexagon
83
/100
227
Chuchel
83
/100
228
Roboquest
83
/100
229
Art of Rally
83
/100
230
Duck Game
83
/100
231
Darkest Dungeon II
83
/100
232
Darkest Dungeon
83
/100
233
A
Minecraft
83
/100
234
Subnautica
83
/100
235
Transistor
83
/100
236
Don't Starve Together
83
/100
237
Broforce
83
/100
238
This War of Mine
83
/100
239
ABZU
83
/100
240
Prison Architect
83
/100
241
Grim Dawn
83
/100
242
Orcs Must Die! 2
83
/100
243
Orcs Must Die!
83
/100
244
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
83
/100
245
Gunpoint
83
/100
246
The Banner Saga 3
83
/100
247
Door Kickers
83
/100
248
Wargroove
83
/100
249
Universe Sandbox
83
/100
250
Devil Daggers
83
/100
Nuclear Throne
84
/100
202
ICEY
84
/100
203
Guacamelee! 2
84
/100
204
Ikaruga
84
/100
205
Manifold Garden
84
/100
206
Ready or Not
84
/100
207
Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack
84
/100
208
Kenshi
84
/100
209
Pacific Drive
84
/100
210
Reventure
84
/100
211
Paradise Killer
84
/100
212
Rakuen
84
/100
213
Stacking
84
/100
214
Eliza
84
/100
215
Streets of Rogue
84
/100
216
Humanity
84
/100
217
Sword of the Sea
84
/100
218
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Rise of the Owlverlord
84
/100
219
Deltarune
84
/100
220
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
84
/100
221
Axiom Verge
84
/100
222
Trepang2
84
/100
223
S
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
83
/100
224
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
83
/100
225
Serious Sam: The First Encounter
83
/100
226
Super Hexagon
83
/100
227
Chuchel
83
/100
228
Roboquest
83
/100
229
Art of Rally
83
/100
230
Duck Game
83
/100
231
Darkest Dungeon II
83
/100
232
Darkest Dungeon
83
/100
233
A
Minecraft
83
/100
234
Subnautica
83
/100
235
Transistor
83
/100
236
Don't Starve Together
83
/100
237
Broforce
83
/100
238
This War of Mine
83
/100
239
ABZU
83
/100
240
Prison Architect
83
/100
241
Grim Dawn
83
/100
242
Orcs Must Die! 2
83
/100
243
Orcs Must Die!
83
/100
244
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
83
/100
245
Gunpoint
83
/100
246
The Banner Saga 3
83
/100
247
Door Kickers
83
/100
248
Wargroove
83
/100
249
Universe Sandbox
83
/100
250
Devil Daggers
83
/100