The Playcritik Index
Best Indie Games
Every Indie game we have reviewed, ranked by the Playcritik Index.
| # | Game | Index | Ours | Steam | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balatro | 9.5 | 9.4 | 98% | Casual | 2024 |
| 2 | Hollow Knight | 9.4 | 9.3 | 97% | Action | 2017 |
| 3 | Hades | 9.4 | 9.2 | 98% | Action | 2020 |
| 4 | Hades II | 9.4 | 9.2 | 97% | Action | 2025 |
| 5 | DELTARUNE | 9.2 | 9.0 | 98% | Indie | 2025 |
| 6 | Fields of Mistria | 9.2 | 9.0 | 98% | Indie | 2026 |
| 7 | Terraria | 9.2 | 9.0 | 97% | Action | 2011 |
| 8 | Stardew Valley | 9.2 | 8.9 | 99% | Indie | 2016 |
| 9 | Hollow Knight: Silksong | 9.1 | 9.0 | 93% | Action | 2025 |
| 10 | Dead Cells | 9.1 | 8.9 | 96% | Action | 2018 |
| 11 | Dispatch | 9.0 | 8.7 | 98% | Action | 2025 |
| 12 | Schrödinger's Call | 9.0 | 8.7 | 97% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 13 | StarVaders | 9.0 | 8.7 | 98% | Adventure | 2025 |
| 14 | PEAK | 8.9 | 8.7 | 95% | Action | 2025 |
| 15 | Far Far West | 8.9 | 8.5 | 97% | Action | 2026 |
| 16 | Lethal Company | 8.9 | 8.5 | 97% | Action | 2023 |
| 17 | Cult of the Lamb | 8.8 | 8.5 | 96% | Action | 2022 |
| 18 | Valheim | 8.8 | 8.5 | 94% | Action | 2021 |
| 19 | Dead as Disco | 8.8 | 8.3 | 98% | Action | 2026 |
| 20 | Omelet You Cook | 8.8 | 8.3 | 98% | Action | 2026 |
| 21 | Mewgenics | 8.7 | 8.5 | 91% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 22 | Die in the Dungeon | 8.7 | 8.4 | 93% | Indie | 2026 |
| 23 | Cuphead | 8.7 | 8.3 | 96% | Action | 2017 |
| 24 | OPUS: Prism Peak | 8.7 | 8.3 | 96% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 25 | Palworld | 8.7 | 8.3 | 96% | Action | 2026 |
| 26 | Creature Kitchen | 8.7 | 8.2 | 100% | Casual | 2026 |
| 27 | IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator | 8.7 | 8.2 | 99% | Action | 2026 |
| 28 | Vampire Survivors | 8.7 | 8.2 | 98% | Action | 2022 |
| 29 | VHOLUME | 8.7 | 8.2 | 98% | Casual | 2026 |
| 30 | Cairn | 8.6 | 8.3 | 94% | Action | 2026 |
| 31 | Cropdeck | 8.5 | 8.0 | 95% | Casual | 2026 |
| 32 | How to Fish | 8.5 | 8.0 | 98% | Action | 2026 |
| 33 | Moss: The Forgotten Relic | 8.5 | 8.0 | 97% | Action | 2026 |
| 34 | ODDCORE | 8.5 | 8.0 | 97% | Action | 2026 |
| 35 | ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs | 8.5 | 8.0 | 96% | Indie | 2026 |
| 36 | Stonewards | 8.5 | 8.0 | 96% | Action | 2026 |
| 37 | Twisted Tower | 8.5 | 8.0 | 96% | Action | 2026 |
| 38 | Luna Abyss | 8.4 | 8.2 | 88% | Action | 2026 |
| 39 | Slay the Spire 2 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 92% | Indie | 2026 |
| 40 | In Falsus | 8.3 | 8.3 | 100% | Action | 2026 |
| 41 | Mixtape | 8.3 | 8.2 | 85% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 42 | ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies | 8.3 | 8.1 | 87% | Indie | 2026 |
| 43 | Garden of Witches | 8.3 | 7.8 | 94% | Action | 2026 |
| 44 | Little Chef: Cozy Cooking | 8.3 | 7.8 | 93% | Casual | 2026 |
| 45 | Planet of Lana II | 8.3 | 7.8 | 93% | Action | 2026 |
| 46 | Shift At Midnight | 8.3 | 7.8 | 94% | Indie | 2026 |
| 47 | The Midnight Walk | 8.3 | 7.8 | 93% | Adventure | 2025 |
| 48 | Don't Starve Together | 8.2 | 7.6 | 95% | Action | 2016 |
| 49 | Gallipoli | 8.1 | 8.0 | 83% | Action | 2026 |
| 50 | Moonlight Peaks | 8.1 | 7.8 | 89% | Casual | 2026 |
| 51 | Coffee Talk Tokyo | 8.1 | 7.7 | 90% | Action | 2026 |
| 52 | Ova Magica | 8.1 | 7.6 | 93% | Casual | 2026 |
| 53 | Stray | 8.1 | 7.4 | 97% | Adventure | 2022 |
| 54 | GwenBlade Witcheresque | 8.0 | 8.0 | 93% | Action | 2026 |
| 55 | Project P.I.T.T. | 8.0 | 7.8 | 86% | Action | 2026 |
| 56 | Anomaly President | 8.0 | 7.5 | 90% | Action | 2026 |
| 57 | PowerWash Simulator 2 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 92% | Casual | 2025 |
| 58 | Tears of Metal | 8.0 | 7.4 | 94% | Action | 2026 |
| 59 | Hail to the Rainbow | 7.9 | 7.6 | 87% | Action | 2025 |
| 60 | Cat Mail Co. | 7.9 | 7.2 | 95% | Indie | 2026 |
| 61 | Funnel Runners | 7.8 | 7.5 | 84% | Action | 2026 |
| 62 | Kokoro Kitchen | 7.8 | 7.4 | 88% | Casual | 2025 |
| 63 | Static Dread: The Submarine | 7.7 | 7.5 | 83% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 64 | Akatori | 7.6 | 7.6 | 100% | Action | 2026 |
| 65 | Heave Ho 2 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 88% | Casual | 2026 |
| 66 | Hand of Fate: Hordes | 7.6 | 7.3 | 84% | Action | 2026 |
| 67 | Gurei | 7.5 | 7.5 | 100% | Action | 2026 |
| 68 | Sister Other Paranoia | 7.5 | 7.0 | 87% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 69 | BeaterCore | 7.4 | 7.4 | 95% | Indie | 2026 |
| 70 | Tormentum II | 7.4 | 7.4 | 100% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 71 | Fantasy Online 2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 80% | Action | 2025 |
| 72 | D-topia | 7.3 | 7.3 | 90% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 73 | Half Sword | 7.3 | 7.3 | 72% | Action | 2026 |
| 74 | Lured In | 7.2 | 7.2 | 100% | Casual | 2026 |
| 75 | City States: Medieval | 7.0 | 7.0 | 83% | Indie | 2026 |
| 76 | Deep Reach | 6.9 | 6.9 | – | Adventure | 2026 |
| 77 | Disconnect 2 | 6.7 | 6.7 | – | Action | 2026 |
| 78 | Outbound | 6.7 | 6.3 | 77% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 79 | No More Room in Hell 2 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 57% | Action | 2026 |
| 80 | Forsaken Realms: Vahrin's Call | 5.8 | 6.3 | 46% | Action | 2026 |
| 81 | Low-Budget Repairs | 5.5 | 5.5 | 56% | Indie | 2026 |
| 82 | The Carcass | 4.5 | 4.5 | 17% | Adventure | 2026 |
| 83 | The Left Behind | 3.8 | 3.8 | 19% | Action | 2026 |