You’ve likely seen other sites posting their lists of the “Top 100 Games of All Time” or “Top 100 Games to Play Now”, or some variation thereof. Here at GameLuster, while we do love our AAA heavy hitters, the majority of our coverage has always been and always will be the smaller indie games that don’t get the attention they deserve. Sure, there are your giant breakout hits that make every list. You’ve got your Stardew Valleys and your Undertales, and those are amazing games! But there’s so much great stuff out there that doesn’t get the respect it deserves, often on marketing budgets of $0 and from a single developer, that we felt compelled to highlight as many as we could.
As picked by our staff through a rigorous ranked voting process, here are the top 100 Indie Games of all time, each one linked to a review for the game if our site has one, along with the primary genres of the game and platforms where you can find it. Click on the hyperlink for the platforms to be taken to the Steam page to learn more about each game! Most PC games are playable to some degree on Steam Deck, but please check the Steam page for that individual game to verify. Remember that all PlayStation 4 games can be purchased and played on PlayStation 5, and same for Xbox One games on Xbox Series X or S.
Review scores may not line up exactly with placement on the list, as it is a conglomeration of all of our opinions and different staff writers have come and gone over the years. With all that in mind, one…two… indie!
100. Sayonara Wild Hearts (2019) – Rhythm – iOS, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One
99. Signalis (2022) (Our Review) – Survival Horror – PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
98. Nine Sols (2024) (Our Review) – Action, 2D Platformer – PC, macOS
97. Tavern Talk (2023) (Our Review) – Visual Novel – PC, Nintendo Switch
96. Cult of the Lamb (2022) (Our Review) – Management, Roguelike – PC, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
95. Cyber Hook (2020) – Action, 3D Platformer – PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
94. Scorn (2022) (Our Review) – Survival Horror – PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5
93. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami (2024) (Our Review) – Adventure, Point and Click – Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC
92. Animal Well (2024) (Our Review) – 2D Platformer, Metroidvania – PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
91. Pepper Grinder (Our Review) – Action, 2D Platformer – PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
90. Lil Guardsman (2024) (Our Review) – Puzzle – PC, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
89. Mondealy (2024) (Our Review) – Adventure – PC, Nintendo Switch
88. Season: A Letter to the Future (2023) (Our Review) – Adventure – PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
87. Touhou Luna Nights (2018) (Our Review) – Metroidvania, Action – PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 & 5, Nintendo Switch
86. Wildermyth (2021) – Tactics, RPG – PC, Nintendo Switch, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
85. Stray (2022) (Our Review) – Adventure, Puzzle – PC, Nintendo Switch, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
84. Road 96 (2021) – Adventure, Roguelike – PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
83. My Time at Sandrock (2023) (Our Review) – Life Sim, Farming Sim – PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
82. Limbo (2010) & INSIDE (2016) (Our Review) – Horror, Puzzle Platformer – iOS, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
81. Inscryption (2021) – Horror, Roguelike, Deck Builder – PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
80. A Highland Song (2023) (Our Review) – Adventure – Nintendo Switch, PC
79. CONSCRIPT (2024) – Survival Horror – PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
78. Before Your Eyes (2021) – Adventure – PC, macOS, iOS, Android, PlayStation VR2
77. Knytt Stories (2007) – Adventure – PC
76. Undertale (2015) – RPG, Adventure – PC, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
75. This War of Mine (2014) – Survival – PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Android, OSX
74. The House in Fata Morgana (2012) – Visual Novel – PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS
73. Night in the Woods (2017) (Our Review) – Adventure – PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS
72. Contraband Police (2023) – Action, Simulator – PC
71. What the Golf? (2019) – Sports, Simulator – PC, iOS, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5
70. The Invincible (2023) (Our Review) – Walking Simulator – PC, OSX, Linux, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S
69. Spark the Electric Jester 3 (2022) – 3D Platformer – PC, Nintendo Switch
68. South of the Circle (2020) – Adventure – PC, iOS, Nintendo Switch, macOS, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
67. Shadowrun Returns (2013) – Turn-Based Strategy, RPG – PC, OSX, Linux, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
66. Potions: A Curious Tale (2024) – Puzzle, Adventure – PC
65. Oxenfree (2016) – Narrative-Driven, Adventure – PC, OSX, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
64. El Paso, Elsewhere (2023) – Third-Person Shooter – PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, PlayStation 5
63. Dwarf Fortress (2006) – Colony Sim – PC, MacOS, Linux
62. Ori and the Blind Forest (2018) – Metroidvania, 2D Platformer – PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
61. Chants of Sennaar (2023) – Adventure, Puzzle – PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
60. What the Car? (2023) – Simulation, Racing – PC, iOS
59. Project Zomboid (2013) – Survival, RPG – PC, OSX, Linux
58. I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (2022) (Our Review) – Adventure, Life Sim – PC, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5
57. Hand of Fate (2015) – Roguelike Deckbuilder – PC, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
56. Fez (2012) – Puzzle, 2D Platformer – PC, Linux, OSX, iOS, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
55. Transistor (2014) – RPG, Action – PC, Linux, OSX, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4
54. Tunic (2021) – Puzzle, Adventure – PC, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
53. Umurangi Generation (2020) – Adventure – PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 & 5, Quest 2 (VR)
52. The Banner Saga (2014) – Strategy, RPG – PC, Android, iOS, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
51. Imposter Factory (2021) – Adventure – PC, Linux, macOS
50. Fields of Mistria (2024) (Our Review) – RPG, Farming Sim – PC
49. Dread Delusion (2024) (Our Review) – Adventure, RPG – PC
48. Death’s Door (2020) (Our Review) – Action, Soulslike – PC, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
47. Teardown (2021) (Our Review) – Immersive Sim, Sandbox – PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
46. To the Moon (2011) – Adventure – PC, Linux, OSX, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
45. Inmost (2019) – Puzzle, 2D Platformer – PC, iOS, MacOS, Nintendo Switch
44. Higurashi: When They Cry (2002) – Visual Novel, Horror – PC
43. Darkest Dungeon (2016) – Roguelike, RPG – PC, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
42. Children of the Sun (2024) (Our Review) – Third Person Shooter, Puzzle – PC
41. Record of Lodoss War – Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (2021) – 2D Platformer, Action – PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
40. Subnautica (2018) – Survival, Action-Adventure – PC, Mac OS, PlayStation 4 & 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
39. Little Nightmares II (2021) (Our Review) – Puzzle, Horror – PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
38. Little Inferno (2012) – Puzzle – PC, iOS, Android, Linux, OS X, Nintendo Switch
37. Hardspace: Shipbreaker (2022) – Action-Adventure, Simulator – PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
36. Change: A Homeless Survival Experience (2020) (Our Review) – Survival, Simulator – PC
35. Balatro (2024) (Our Review) – Deckbuilder, Roguelike – PC, macOS, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
34. Disco Elysium: The Final Cut (2019) – RPG, Narrative-Driven – PC, macOS, PlayStation 4 & 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
33. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe (2022) – Narrative-Driven, Adventure – PC, Nintendo Switch, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS
32. Journey (2012) – Adventure, Puzzle – PC, PlayStation 4, iOS
31. Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight (2016) – Metroidvania, 2D Platformer – PC, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
30. Valheim (2021) (Our Review) – Survival, Sandbox – PC, Linux, macOS, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
29. Steamworld Dig 2 (2017) – Metroidvania, Action – PC, Linux, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
28. Stasis: Bone Totem (2023) (Our Review) – Puzzle, Adventure – PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
27. Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville (2022) – Strategy, Simulator – PC
26. Rain World (2017) – Survival, 2D Platformer – PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
25. Guacamelee (2013) – Metroidvania, Beat ‘Em Up – PC, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
24. Undying (2023) – Survival – PC
23. Terra Invicta (2022) (Our Review) – Grand Strategy – PC
22. Anodyne 2: Return to Dust (2019) – Action-Adventure – PC, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
21. Against the Storm (2023) (Our Review) – City-Builder, RTS – PC
20. Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse (2014) (Our Review) – 2D Platformer, Puzzle – PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 & 5, Nintendo Switch
19. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (2014) – Horror, Adventure – PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
18. Gris (2018) (Our Review) – 2D Platformer – PC, macOS, Nintendo Switch, iOS, PlayStation 4 & 5, Android, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
17. Dredge (2023) (Our Review) – Adventure, Horror – PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
16. Cuphead (2017) – 2D Platformer, Action – PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, macOS, PlayStation 4
15. Citizen Sleeper (2022) (Our Review) – Simulator, Adventure – PC, macOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 & 5
14. Celeste (2018) (Our Review) – 2D Platformer – PC, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
13. Affogato (2023) – Tower Defense, Strategy – PC
12. Slay the Spire (2019) – Roguelike, Deckbuilder – PC, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android, Xbox One
11. Beacon Pines (2022) (Our Review) – Narrative-Driven, Adventure – PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One
And Now *Drumroll*… The Top 10!
10. Stardew Valley (2016) (Our Review) – Life Sim, Management – PC, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
9. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth (2014) – Roguelike, Action – PC, Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, iOS, Nintendo Switch
8. Return of the Obra Dinn (2018) – Puzzle, Adventure – PC, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
7. Hades (2018) (Our Review) – Roguelike, Action – PC, Nintendo Switch, macOS, iOS, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
6. The Case of the Golden Idol (2022) (Our Review) – Puzzle, Adventure – PC, macOS, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4 & 5
5. Neon White (2022) (Our Review) – Arcade, First-Person Shooter – PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
4. What Remains of Edith Finch (2017) – Adventure, Narrative-Driven – PC, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, iOS
3. Outer Wilds (2019) – Adventure, Puzzle – PC, PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
2. Hollow Knight (2017) – Metroidvania, Action – PC, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
1. Spiritfarer (2020) – Management, Action Platformer – PC, Linux, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android
Honorable Mention: Minecraft (2011) – Sandbox, Survival – PC, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, iOS, Android
While Minecraft is now a gigantic, monolithic force and owned by Microsoft, it began as a humble solo project by an ambitious indie developer. Before the microtransactions and online realms, before the Jack Black movie and the 200 million sales, Minecraft carved its own way into the halls of video game legend through its earnest community, modders, and organic word of mouth. Minecraft earned its way onto this list many, many years before it became a AAA money-printing machine, so we wanted to give a special shout out to the early access indie darling that started it all. Maybe check it out sometime?
What’d you think? We’d love if you share this list with any friends who are looking for a new indie game to get lost in, or something innovative and fresh to strike inspiration in them where AAA games have fallen short. Did we miss any of your favorite games? Let us know in the comments below!
