Hello, i was wondering if there are any good indie games on steam to try out. Can be free or paid, i don’t mind if there’s no native linux build either (i play stuff with wine/proton anyways lol) and i don’t mind the genre. I’ve been thinking of trying something new as of recent so i thought i might ask it here.
Thanks!


I’ll name some not yet mentioned in this 🧵.
Sulfur is a nice indie boomer shooter, very addictive and unique.
Witchfire is a single player extraction shooter by the devs of painkiller - still in early access, but very polished and amazing gunplay.
Shattered pixel dungeon is my go-to roguelike these days, for free at https://github.com/00-Evan/shattered-pixel-dungeon/releases - the paid Steam version comes with UI optimizations for PC.
Hardspace Shipbreaker puts you in the role of a worker in a spaceship recycling plant - it’s a dangerous job, and the company is very anti-union. Good story, Very Zen or high pressure depending on the selected mode, good Americana soundtrack.
Utopia must fall is my go-to arcade game. Has roots in missle command, defeating waves and picking upgrades in a bit of a roguelike style. Timeless and unique graphics style.
DotAge is a turn based city builder where your doom has been foretold in a vision of your town elder. Make sure you stem against the tide of bad omens and the change of seasons.
Chronicon is an 2d ARPG. Done let the graphics fool you, it has very deep costumization options and unique builds to explore. It was finished, but Development has been picked up again unexpectedly after the dev came back to his roots after a failed project.
Cavalry Girls is a top-down Mecha game where you have to defend a city for 100 days. The UI is a bit convoluted, but it offers nice gameplay and deep costumization of your Mechas and you town defenses.
Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum is a minimalistic top down game, where you play an agent for a mysterious agency which brought you back to life, and you have to work off you debt. You can hack anything(including flying bullets!), try stealthy approaches or go in guns blazing.
Mortal Sin is a melee Fps Roguelike. Lots of classes, weapons, armor and perks to choose from, unique graphics style, special moves depending on the equipped weapon and satisfying hack-and-slash gameplay.
Delta V: Rings of Saturn Is a top-down hard sci-fi game with accurate physics where you play as captain of a mining ship based on Enceladus (a Saturn moon), mining for minerals in the asteroid belt. Very Zen, until you try racing through the Belts or pirates damage your ship and You have to jury-rig it to make it home while keeping an eye on your fuel reserves.
Last but not least, We who we are about to die is an third person Gladiator sim in ancient Rome. The gimmick here is the fighting mechanics, where your mouse input moves the weapon and the speed of your weapon, the part you hit with and where you hit are all important. Takes a while to get good at swinging or throwing your axe, aw well as realistically blocking hits with your shield. Permadeath raises the stakes.