Best Indie games in 2026
The 250 best Indie games, ranked from 22,232 critic and player ratings.
The best Indie game right now is Undertale — updated août 2026.
Also covers independent games, jeu indé, jeux indépendants.
Undertale
A small child falls into the Underground, where monsters have long been banished by humans and are hunting every human that they find. The player controls the child as they try to make it back to the Surface through hostile environments, all the while engaging with a turn-based combat system with puzzle-solving and bullet hell elements, as well as other unconventional game mechanics.
96
/100
02
Satisfactory
Satisfactory is an FPS open-world factory building sim. You play as an engineer on an alien planet tasked to complete ‘Project Assembly’ - a massive machine for a mysterious purpose. Conquer nature, build multi-story factories, and automate to satisfaction!
95
/100
03
Toem
An aesthetic adventure with the premise of enjoying the little things! Toem is an adventure game, it aims to capture the curiosity of a child! Should I go left, right, who cares I'm on an adventure! Your smile, that's what's important to us.
95
/100
Return of the Obra Dinn
In this 1-bit first-person mystery game, a merchant ship called the Obra Dinn has appeared at a London harbor, years after being declared lost at sea. As an insurance adjuster, the player must examine the ship for clues.
95
/100
05
Doki Doki Literature Club!
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
94
/100
06
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
94
/100
07
Journey
A third-person adventure game in which the player, controlling a robed figure, makes a pilgrimage through a desert landscape to a rugged mountain with a beacon of light in the distance while uncovering the history of their people, rescuing and cooperating with friendly creatures, avoiding predatory ones and communicating with other travelers.
94
/100
08
Hades
A rogue-lite hack and slash dungeon crawler in which Zagreus, son of Hades the Greek god of the dead, attempts to escape his home and his oppressive father by fighting the souls of the dead through the various layers of the ever-shifting underworld, while getting to know and forging relationships with its inhabitants.
94
/100
09
Hades
93
/100
10
Cut the Rope
93
/100
11
Hades II
93
/100
12
Dwarf Fortress
93
/100
13
Unpacking
92
/100
14
Neva
92
/100
15
Inside
92
/100
16
Opus Magnum
92
/100
17
Norco
92
/100
18
Abiotic Factor
92
/100
19
Threes!
92
/100
20
Mark of the Ninja
91
/100
21
Vampire Survivors
91
/100
22
Celeste
91
/100
23
Disco Elysium
91
/100
24
Ticket to Ride
91
/100
25
Rez Infinite
91
/100
26
Tumblestone
91
/100
27
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
91
/100
28
Rogue Legacy 2
90
/100
29
Against the Storm
90
/100
30
Dicey Dungeons
90
/100
31
Bastion
90
/100
32
Into the Breach
90
/100
33
Spelunky
90
/100
34
Valheim
90
/100
35
The Room Three
90
/100
36
The Forgotten City
90
/100
37
Spelunky 2
90
/100
38
Black & White
90
/100
39
We Were Here Too
90
/100
40
Thank Goodness You're Here!
90
/100
41
Halls of Torment
90
/100
42
Tails of Iron
90
/100
43
Neon Abyss
90
/100
44
Lethal League Blaze
90
/100
45
Master of Magic
90
/100
46
Mullet Madjack
90
/100
47
Hollow Knight: Silksong
90
/100
48
Tunic
89
/100
49
SteamWorld Dig 2
89
/100
50
Stardew Valley
89
/100
What is the best Indie game right now?
Undertale currently tops the ranking with a score of 96/100 across 1,847 ratings. Ranking updated août 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.