October 17, 2018
Strategy, 2D, Crowdfunding, Economic, Indie Games, RTS, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Top-down.
A strategy game set in a science-fiction world in which we supervise an extraterrestrial colony. It has been developed by debuting independent studio Ludeon, established by a former employee of Irrational Games, who previously worked on the Bioshock series. The story of RimWorld takes place in a future in which humanity colonized many alien star systems, but they are located so far from each other that their inhabitants cannot count on anyone, but themselves. We take command over a small group of survivors of a colony space ship, with our task being to maintain the development and provide safety to our base. Aside from building structures and gathering food and resources we must assign each colonist with a task adequate to his or her skills. RimWorld features a unique complex tactical combat system and three independent AI systems that – depending on the situation – will generate random story arcs, making sure to maintain a proper level of drama throughout the gameplay.
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August 15, 2018
RPG, 2D, Crafting, Economic, Fantasy, Humorous, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Top-down.
A sandbox RPG with strategy game features. The title was developed by Lazy Bear Games. Graveyard Keeper presents an unusual topic – it enables the player to assume the role of the titular keeper of a graveyard located in a typical fantasy realm filled with monsters and magic. The gameplay is focused on running the graveyard business, and during the game the player must take care of activities like moving bodies, digging graves and organizing funerals. At the same time the player must constantly make business-related decisions and invest in expansion and improvement of the graveyard. Since burying the dead isn’t very profitable, the player can also use alternative methods of earning – go into dungeons, participate in witch burning festivals or cooperate with the local church. The title is filled with black humor and parodies the most typical fantasy genre tropes.
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Steam
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February 26, 2016
RPG, 2D, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, PC Game Pass, Cozy Game, Farm, Romances, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Top-down, Xbox Game Pass Essential, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
A sandbox RPG inspired by the Harvest moon series, created by a 1-person studio Concerned Ape. In Stardew Valley we can focus on living a life of a farmer. Our main ambition is to transform the small field into a giant farm generating huge profits. We can gather crops, explore dungeons and interact with residents of a nearby village.
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Steam
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October 20, 2022
Action, 2D, Arena Survival, RPG Elements, Fantasy, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, PC Game Pass, Splitscreen, Roguelike, Top-down, Vampires, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Free-to-play, Xbox Game Pass Essential.
Old school and very dynamic action game. In Vampire Survivors we play as a character whose task is to survive as long as possible in the arena full of enemies. As we progress we develop the character, so our combat potential grows.
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Steam
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March 10, 2015
Action, 2D, Alternative History, Very Brutal, Gangster, Indie Games, 90s, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Singleplayer, Shooters, Top-down.
The follow-up to a hit action game from 2012. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a production of an independent studio Dennaton Games, the developer duo of Jonathan “Cactus” Söderström and Dennis Wedin. The player controls a bandit, who, provided there is a payoff, undertakes a number of risky jobs. Depending on the mission conditions, the hero can be either forced to avoid a direct confrontation, or brutally eliminate all enemies. The latter task will be achieved with weapons, and various elements of the environment. Similarly to the predecessor, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is marked by a simple retro 2D graphics. Due to the large dose of violence, the game is intended only for adult players.
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April 25, 2023
RPG, 2D, Strategic Elements, Simulation Elements, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Prehistory, Cozy Game, Farm, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Life Sim, Top-down.
Roots of Pacha is an RPG with strategy and life sim elements. As a caveman, the player must make sure their tribe and village grows and develops. This is done by searching for crops, domesticating animals and developing technology.
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June 9, 1989
Strategy, 2D, City Builder, Economic, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Top-down.
A classic strategic-economic game in which we play the role of the mayor of a hypothetical city. Whether a small village turns into a thriving metropolis will depend solely on our efficient management and cleverness.
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August 5, 2024, Early Access
RPG, 2D, Crafting, Adventure Elements, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Farm, Romances, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Life Sim, Top-down.
A pixel art RPG with agricultural elements, inspired by Stardew Valley and Harvest Moon. In Fields of Mistria we play as a new inhabitant of the titular village, trying to help out and befriend the community of over 30 different NPC's.
Steam
November 14, 2023
RPG, Crowdfunding, Simulation Elements, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Farm, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Top-down, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium.
Coral Island is a farming simulator inspired by Harvest Moon series and such games as Stardew Valley or My Time At Portia. The game allows you to live on a charming island on a coral reef.
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February 6, 2020, Early Access
RPG, 2D, Crowdfunding, Strategic Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Survival, Top-down, Turn-based.
Stoneshard is a turn-based roguelike with a procedurally generated world from the Ink Stains Game. The game takes us to the troubled land of Aldor. We take on the role of a mercenary who one day gets an irresistible offer.
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October 15, 2025
Action, 2.5D, Fantasy, Indie Games, PC Game Pass, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Top-down, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Play Anywhere.
An action game with roguelike elements, using mechanics inspired by the cult classic Arkanoid. In BALL x PIT, we explore a ruined fantasy land and eliminate enemies who advance in rows. We must shoot at them using various projectiles, capable of bouncing off walls.
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Steam
September 20, 2023
Adventure, 2D, RPG Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Card Games, Romances, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Life Sim, Top-down, Turn-based.
An adventure game with RPG and life sim elements. Moonstone Island is set in a fantasy world of floating islands, which the player explores, learns its secrets and faces threats hidden within.
Steam
December 4, 2009
Arcade, Indie Games, Polish, Cars, Singleplayer, Top-down, Zombie.
Zombie Driver is a car arcade game, a gameplay style reminiscent of the age-old Carmagedton - here, too, we sit behind the wheel of a powerful vehicle wreaking havoc, but this time among zombies trying to make our hero a snack.
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September 26, 2017
Action, Cyberpunk, Polish, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Shooters, Top-down, Isometric View, Xbox Play Anywhere.
A cyberpunk tactical top-down shooter game inspired by the Syndicate series. It's the first title created by Polish studio Reikon Games, previously involved in the production of such games as Dead Island: Riptide, Dying Light and the Witcher franchise. The game takes place in a futuristic world plagued with violence, injustice and oppression. You play as a lower-class citizen, a sociopath plugged into virtual reality, who declares war on the corporation ruling his city. Ruiner features a classic isometric view and modern graphics full of spectacular visual effects, based on the advanced Unreal 4 engine, while the cel shading gives the game a slightly comic-book-like vibe.
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October 6, 2015
Strategy, 2D, Crowdfunding, Economic, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, RTS, Singleplayer, Top-down, Prison.
An economic real-time strategy game created by British indie developer Introversion Software. Prison Architect lets you play as a headmaster of a penal facility. Your duties include designing a high-security prison, managing its budged, and providing for the needs of inmates. The authors saw to it that each prisoner had his individual personality and corresponding criminal inclinations. A virtual prison manager has to face such issues as violent behavior among inmates, gang activities, smuggling and contraband, or even mutiny. Prison Architect features very simple top-down 2D graphics.
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August 27, 2024
RPG, 2D, Crafting, Dungeon Crawler, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Roguelike, Action RPG, Singleplayer, Top-down.
Action RPG with roguelike elements. In Core Keeper we play as an adventurer who explores the underground labyrinth, faces numerous opponents and acquires resources used to create useful items.
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Steam
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December 12, 2018
Action, Internet, MOBA, Multiplayer, Shooters, Top-down, Free-to-play.
A mobile online game which combines elements of shooters and MOBA games. Brawl Stars has been developed by the creators of Clash of Clans, Hay Day, Boom Beach and Clash Royale. The game features only a multiplayer mode. The players get to select one of more then a dozen available characters, each featuring different weapons, assets, and a special ability, after which they enter arcade battles taking place in special arenas. As the player's character is developed, their battle potential increases. Brawl Stars offers several game modes, each introducing a different set of rules. In Smash & Grab, two 3-player teams fight each other with the objective of capturing the crystals that are growing in the center of the map. In Heist, two teams face each other and, in turns, defend a safe or try to rob it. The third mode – Battle Royale – allows up to 10 players to fight until there is only one character left alive. The last of the game modes is Bounty, in which one acquires stars for eliminating their foes and loses them each time their character dies.
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March 11, 2023
RPG, 2D, Crafting, Crowdfunding, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Farm, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Top-down.
Sun Haven is an indie farm simulator set in a medieval fantasy world where we play as one of eight character classes with the option to play solo or in co-op mode. Game was developed by Pixel Sprout Studios.
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September 21, 2020, Early Access
Strategy, 2D, Crowdfunding, Simulation Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, RTS, Singleplayer, Top-down.
A complex strategy game with simulation elements, reminding of such games as RimWorld and Dwarf Fortress. Songs of Syx allows us to build our own fantasy kingdom from scratch. We need to expand, develop and participate in huge battles of even 40 thousand units.
Steam
September 20, 2019
Arcade, Puzzle Elements, Fantasy, Action Adventure, Remaster/remake, Singleplayer, Top-down, Nintendo Exclusive, Isometric View.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening is a remake of a classic action adventure game from 1993. The project reproduces the content of the original, with improvements limited to control and audio-visual setting. Player explores the world, solves puzzles and fights enemies.
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February 20, 2019
RPG, 2D, Fantasy, Internet, MMO, MMORPG, Polish, PvE, PvP, Top-down, Turn-based, Free-to-play.
Margonem is a two-dimensional, browser MMORPG created by the Polish company Garmory. The title allows you to take on the role of an adventurer and explore a large fantasy world. While playing, players will find here, among other things, the ability to perform specific tasks or participate in duels with other heroes in PvP mode.
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October 25, 2018
Strategy, 2D, Indie Games, Co-op, Multiplayer, For 2 Players, Splitscreen, Singleplayer, Stealth, Tactics, Top-down.
Party Hard 2 is a sequel to the brutal action stealth game developed by PinoklGames. Party Hard 2 takes place ten years after the events of the first game and we control a new hero: a frustrated corporation employee who hopes to get a Christmas bonus from his employer. When it turns out that he will not receive it, he decides to take matters in his own hands and plans a bloody retaliation on his boss and co-workers. He chooses one the company's social events. Gameplay uses the same mechanics we saw in the first game. Our protagonist's goal is to eliminate the event's participants in such a way that nobody catches us. To achieve that, we have to act tactically and make use of many weapons, traps, and gadgets. Unlike its predecessor, Party Hard 2 has 3D visuals. Thanks to that, our hero can employ many new possibilities.
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September 12, 2024, Early Access
RPG, 2D, Crowdfunding, Economic, Simulation Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Cooking, Romances, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Top-down.
A sandbox RPG with elements of an economic strategy. Chef RPG allows us to plan, design and run our own restaurant. We can prepare and serve meals, obtain needed ingredients, explore the area, hire employees and interact with the locals.
Steam
July 7, 2026
RPG, Fantasy, Indie Games, Cozy Game, Farm, Romances, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Top-down, Vampires.
A cozy RPG game with agricultural elements, set in a fantasy world. Moonlight Peaks has us playing as a young vampire. Our task is to transform our estate into a large supernatural farm. We can plant, customize the farm and go to town to meet people and have potential romances.
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Steam
August 19, 2021
Adventure, 2.5D, Indie Games, Point-and-click, Singleplayer, Thriller, Top-down.
12 Minutes is an interactive adventure thriller. The player takes on the role of a man trapped in a time loop lasting twelve minutes. He must try different sequences of events and activities to find the one that will allow him to save his life and that of his wife.
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December 10, 2012
Adventure, 2D, Puzzle Elements, Horror, Indie Games, Singleplayer, Survival Horror, Top-down.
Mad Father is a horror movie adventure game, developed by the independent Japanese artist Sen. Play the eleven-year-old Aya and protect her from the dangers lurking at every step of the way in the picturesque yet gloomy family residence.
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December 6, 2022
RPG, 2D, Strategic Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Remaster/remake, Roguelike, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Top-down.
A refreshed version of the strategy role-playing game Dwarf Fortress Classic, developed by Bay 12 Games, available on Steam and itch.io. Help a group of dwarves survive in a hostile land or travel alone through the randomly generated world of Dwarf Fortress.
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January 14, 2025
RPG, 2D, Strategic Elements, Fantasy, Hack'and'slash, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Roguelike, Action RPG, Singleplayer, Top-down.
A sequel to an action RPG with hack'n'slash mechanics. In Heroes of Hammerwatch II we fight with hordes of monsters inside procedurally generated fantasy dungeons. The game also features an option to expand our city and the roguelike mechanics ensure constant progression even if we die.
Steam
April 11, 2024
Strategy, 2D, Economic, Horror, Indie Games, RTS, Science Fiction, Singleplayer, Top-down.
The fourth expansion for the RimWorld strategy game, introducing horror elements. In RimWorld: Anomaly our colonists encounter a monolith and wake up an ancient being. This leads to plagues of the undead, dealing with cultists and avoiding invisible hunters.
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February 10, 2025
Strategy, 2.5D, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, RTS, Singleplayer, Tactics, Terrorism, Top-down, Modern Conflicts.
A continuation of the 2014 tactical strategy game developed by Killhouse Games, which recreates the routines of SWAT anti-terrorist units. The action of Door Kickers 2: Task Force North takes the players to the Middle East, where the player-controlled squad, comprising representatives of many special forces, follows the trace of a dangerous terrorist organization. One observes the action from a top-down perspective and experiences all the events in real time with the option to utilize the active pause system. Like the first installment, the game has been divided into two parts - equally important to carrying out a mission is proper preparation, which includes selecting units with adequate skills and dispatching them properly across the map. The creators introduced many improvements and novelties that make the whole experience even more realistic. Among these, one can find new pieces of gear, the option to operate under the cover of night, jumping through windows, and the new mechanics allowing one to group his units.
Steam
January 22, 2019
Action, 2.5D, China, Gangster, Indie Games, 90s, Singleplayer, Shooters, Top-down.
Inspired by John Woo's films, this spectacular top-down view shooter is Sweden's debut project by VRESKI studio. Players go to Hong Kong, where a fierce war of triad takes place. The gameplay is based on efficient bypassing of opponents' balls, which makes it easier to slow down time, and eliminating them with a wide range of weapons. The whole is complemented by a spectacular audiovisual setting and largely destructible environment.
Steam
Users
May 26, 2026
RPG, 2.5D, Indie Games, Internet, jRPG, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Top-down, Turn-based.
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Steam
October 19, 2005
Action, Gangster, Multiplayer, Package, Splitscreen, Cars, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Top-down, TPP, TPS.
Three great items at one price - this is the shortest description of the package, including Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The Trilogy is a collection of the best titles that came out of the Rockstar Games employees' keyboards so far.
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June 10, 2026
Action, 2D, RPG Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, PC Game Pass, Roguelike, Online, Top-down, Xbox Game Pass Premium, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Play Anywhere.
An online action roguelike and an interpretation of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Players control damned souls rebelling against divine wrath.
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Steam
October 16, 2025
Action, 2D, Crafting, Fantasy, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, LAN, Multiplayer, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Top-down.
An open-world action adventure game with an extensive crafting system. Necesse is set in a procedurally-generated fantasy land. It's up to us how we'll live in it. The game supports singleplayer and multiplayer.
Steam
June 14, 2018
Strategy, Indie Games, Internet, Co-op, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Top-down, Tower Defense.
Bloons TD 6 is a tower defence strategy game, which is a sequel to the 2012 game. The game puts the player in the role of the commander of monkeys defending themselves against monsters. The game was developed by Ninja Kiwi studio.
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January 19, 2022
Action, 2D, RPG Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Roguelike, Action RPG, Singleplayer, Top-down.
Action game with roguelike elements. In Warm Snow we find ourselves in a fantastic land inspired by the Far East and we play the role of a warrior who faces hordes of monsters trying to restore order in the land.
August 21, 2025
RPG, 2D, Economic, Simulation Elements, Singleplayer, Top-down.
A combination of an RPG and a simulation game, allowing us to run our own store. The gameplay in Discounty involves ordering goods, placing them on the shelves, serving customers and making sure that the place is clean. We can also develop relations with the residents of Blomkest after hours.
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Steam
July 2, 2025, Early Access
Simulation, 2D, Indie Games, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Top-down.
An indie simulator focusing on following the evolution of fantasy fish creatures. Primordialis is a physics-based game. We construct beings using various types of cells and then develop them in a procedurally generated world. The game also features permadeath, which partially makes it a roguelike.
Steam
May 29, 2026
Action, 2D, Crowdfunding, RPG Elements, Fantasy, Indie Games, Action Adventure, Singleplayer, Top-down.
Action adventure game with RPG elements, developed by Yacht Club Games studio - authors of bestseller Shovel Knight. In Mina the Hollower we play the heroine who explores the island and fights the forces of evil trying to restore its former glory.
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Steam
July 17, 2025, Early Access
RPG, 2D, Fantasy, Indie Games, Multiplayer, Roguelike, Singleplayer, Top-down.
An RPG with an automated combat system and additional roguelike mechanics. He is Coming is about controlling a character who must face servants of the Demon King every three days. The key to winning each battle is making preparations based on the unique characteristics of the enemies.
Steam
October 22, 1999
Action, 2.5D, Gangster, Internet, LAN, Multiplayer, Cars, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Shooters, Top-down.
A sequel to the very popular, and rather controversial, game from DMA Design (currently Rockstar North), which offered a taste of criminal lifestyle, letting you commit progressively more brazen and bloody acts of violence. The second part once again takes you to the streets of a virtual metropolis, and although it features only one city, it is much bigger than those in the first game. It is divided into three districts controlled by three local gangs. Players do various jobs for the gangs. With each successful mission their reputation in the group's ranks increases. As it was in the first game, while on a mission, the player can make use of a wide arsenal of weapons as well as more than 120 distinctive vehicles. This time, however, it's not just the police that are trying to get in your way; you will be facing SWAT, FBI, and even the army. Gameplay is presented in top-down perspective, although the graphics are more colorful than before, and accompanied by radio music playing each time you are driving a car.
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Users
November 3, 1997
RPG, 2D, Fantasy, Internet, MMO, MMORPG, Top-down, Free-to-play.
Tibia MMORPG, in which by exploring the title land in search of treasures and fighting against monsters, we develop the qualities and skills of the hero created by us. The game is characterized by old-school graphic design and complete lack of sound.
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August 12, 2010
Adventure, 2D, Horror, Singleplayer, Top-down, Visual Novel.
A visual novel adventure game developed by studio 5pg. The game is an improved version of the independent game created by Makoto Kedouin and originally released in 1996. Corpse Party takes place in a high school building that was built on the ruins of an old grade school in which a terrible and mysterious crime has occurred. One day, due to unexplainable events, a group of students enters a terrible and grotesque version of their school in which the corridors are filled with decomposing corpses. Trapped in the building, the main characters must face the mysteries of the building and the revenge-seeking ghosts of the dead children. The game uses typical gameplay mechanics of visual novel games, although it also contains exploration and even action sequences. The story has several different endings that depend on the choices made by the player.
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Users
August 17, 2017
Adventure, 2D, Crafting, Horror, Indie Games, Polish, Post-apocalypse, Singleplayer, Survival, Survival Horror, Top-down.
A survival horror game with a top down view. Darkwood is the first commercial project of a Polish studio, Acid Wizard, and its development has been backed up by users voting on the Steam Greenlight platform. The game takes place in a procedurally generated open world, with the player placed in the role of a character trying to survive the confrontations with supernatural beings without losing his sanity in the eponymous dark wood. During a day, the protagonist must find or construct items, which will help him fend off evil entities at night. The gameplay is relatively difficult, combining features of an action game, adventure game, and a cRPG. Simple, two-dimensional visuals are dominated by semidarkness and dark shapes, and the terrifying atmosphere is further bolstered with disturbing audio.
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July 29, 2021
RPG, 2D, Fantasy, Indie Games, PS Plus Extra, PS Plus Premium, Action RPG, Singleplayer, Soulslike, Top-down.
A two-dimensional RPG game with a gameplay model reminiscent of the Dark Souls series. The action of Eldest Souls takes place in a dark fantasy world that is on the verge of total destruction. The title boasts a pleasant pixel-art design, which was created by the developer Fallen Flag Studio.
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August 31, 2021
Action, Crowdfunding, Indie Games, Polish, Action Adventure, Sandbox, Singleplayer, The Middle Ages, Top-down, Isometric View.
Action adventure game reminiscent of medieval GTA. We play the role of a criminal who tries to survive in feudal realities. Rustler has numerous references to pop culture. Polish studio Jutsu Games is responsible for the development of the game.
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September 15, 2025
RPG, 2D, Crafting, Fantasy, Indie Games, Sandbox, Singleplayer, Top-down.
RPG with life simulation elements, in which we play a beginner witch. In Little Witch in the Woods we travel through the village and its surroundings and help its inhabitants, as well as learn to create increasingly complex potions based on the ingredients we obtain.
Steam
August 30, 2017
Action, Indie Games, Multiplayer, Splitscreen, Polish, Science Fiction, Shoot 'em Up, Singleplayer, Shooters, Top-down, Tower Defense.
Developed by an independent studio called Exor, X-Morph: Defense is an original twin-stick shooter with tower defense elements. The game shows an unpleasant vision of the future, in which the Earth has fallen victim to an alien invasion. Instead of defending the Blue Planet, the player assumes control over an Alien ship with an objective to face waves of human adversaries and defend enormous devices extracting resources and altering the Earth’s atmosphere. In X-Morph: Defense, the player observes the action from the top-down perspective, controls the aforementioned spacecraft, and erects defensive structures such as watchtowers - highly effective against particular adversaries. During the combat, the alien ship can assume four different forms, each one designed for dealing with a specific type of threats. To fight the enemies, the player can use the destroyable environment by e.g. collapsing a skyscraper to bar the way. The player can invade the Earth either alone or with another player in the cooperative mode.
Steam
Users
November 15, 2012
Strategy, Indie Games, Internet, Multiplayer, Singleplayer, Top-down, Tower Defense.
Tower defense production, in which the player's task is to defend the monkey's land against the temptations of the title Bloons. In the course of the game, we set up various units along the paths taken by the opponents - as the game progresses, we obtain the necessary funds to expand the army in our hands and to introduce various improvements.
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