Top 3 Best Indie Games – July 2026

Discover July 2026’s top indiegames!

A horror platformer packed with puzzles, a fast-paced retro FPS against relentless demonic hordes, and an innovative tower defense where building the path is the key to survival. Which one is your favorite?

0:00 Scorching Light

Scorching Light is a horror-action-platformer Game Boy game with puzzle elements.

You play as an individual in a mission to find the light world. Unfortunately, their dreams and hopes will became soon a nightmare.

Avoid light enemies and obstacles by blending into the environment an by solving the puzzles along the way

0:22 Circuit Keep

Your towers don't stop anything. Enemies walk straight over them. The only thing that turns them aside is a wall, so you build the maze yourself. Then the intrusions start fighting back. PHASE slides through your walls. HOPPER vaults over them. BREAKER eats them. You built the maze.

0:52 RIFTFALL

HELL DIDN’T CLOSE. IT EVOLVED. RIFTFALL is a fast, brutal retro FPS with a free five-level demo. Master five weapons with alt-fires, fight 60+ enemy types, uncover secrets, upgrade permanently and survive colossal puzzle-driven bosses.

 

Show More, Faster Loading, and Simpler Statuses

 We're happy to share a new batch of improvements designed to make indiexpo faster and easier to use.

"Show More" in Your Games

Creators with large portfolios can now enjoy a more convenient way to browse their uploads. A new Show More button has been added to the Your Games page, allowing developers with more than 12 published games to quickly load and view the rest of their titles.

Faster Website Performance

We've optimized several parts of the platform to improve the overall loading speed. Pages should now load faster, providing a smoother experience for both players and developers.

Over 40 Collections Available

The community keeps growing! There are now more than 40 Collections available on indiexpo, created by both our users and the staff. They're a great way to discover games grouped by themes, genres, events, and more.

Simpler Game Status

We've simplified the game status system to make it clearer for everyone.

The "Minigame" option has been removed. From now on, every game can simply be marked as:

• Complete
• Demo

This change makes it easier for players to understand what to expect before downloading or playing.

As always, thank you for your continued support and for helping indiexpo grow every day!

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Top 4 Best Indie Games – June 2026

Discover June 2026’s top indiegames!

Explore magical lands, tame powerful creatures, conquer #kingdoms through strategy, and uncover ancient secrets. Which one will you play first?

0:00 Escalia

The story of Escalia starts 21 years after Caelmor's defeat and follows Fayhe Corin, Olivia's magically gifted daughter, and her friends Lumia and Seyfer as they find themselves in a series of unfortunate events that could spiral out of control quickly and will decide the fate of the whole continent.

0:59 Monster Sanctuary

As the youngest heir of an ancient bloodline of proud Monster Keepers, you step out into the world to follow in your ancestors' footsteps. You will gather a party of monsters to grow and train. Meanwhile, a series of unsettling events worries the experienced Keepers of the Monster Sanctuary.

1:54: Horn of the Warlord

Horn of the Warlord is a classic turn-based strategy game inspired by old-school tactical war games. Build your kingdom, command armies across large handcrafted maps, and face a challenging AI that wins through strategy — not cheating. The game features a story-driven campaign, scenario battles, and skirmish mode with custom maps.

2:11 The Amber Throne

Amber Throne is an RPG with a painted look, taking place in a desert-world with an ancient castle looming far above. The people of this world are rushing to reach this castle and claim the Amber Throne for themselves - as it will grant their every wish. However, one mysterious girl seeks to put an end to the Throne.

 

Top 3 Best Indie Games – May 2026

 

Discover May 2026’s top indiegames!

One mixes surreal humor and emotional storytelling in a strange world filled with forgotten memories, while the other turns a cute nightmare into pure psychological horror. Two indie games worth checking out.

0:00 ISO: The Lone Gear

A small robot escapes the scrapyard where he was sent to be dismantled.

Now every machine in the system is hunting him down. Iso is a dark sci-fi Metroidvania about survival, movement, and finding your way through a world that was never meant to let you leave.

0:29 Bio Evil 4

Bio Evil 4 is a short, retro-style action game that reimagines Resident Evil 4 as a fast-paced 2D side-scrolling shooter. You play as Leon, fighting through dangerous environments filled with hostile villagers, traps, and bosses while trying to rescue Ashley. Instead of the original game’s 3D perspective, this version turns the experience into a run-and-gun platformer with simple controls and an old-school, NES-inspired visual style.

0:49 MOWLIE

MOWLIE is a storybook-inspired fantasy adventure following a little owl through a forgotten world filled with mystery, ancient ruins, strange creatures, and a fading prophecy.

Explore atmospheric environments, uncover hidden secrets, meet unusual characters, and journey through a magical world inspired by illustrated children’s books.

New Profile Page Features and Game Sorting Options

 

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Some other new features introduced with the latest indiexpo updates concern the changes made to the User Profile page.

In the top section, the elements have been reorganized to improve visibility, and the user level indicator has been moved to the left side and displayed in a larger size.

If the user is a developer, inside the Games area — where the games uploaded by that user are shown — it will now be possible to sort the results by "Recent", "Most Popular", and "Most Downloaded"!

These changes provide an advantage for users visiting profile pages, as they make it easier to find the most interesting content and to explore published games in a faster and more intuitive way!

Top 2 Best Indie Games – April 2026

Discover April 2026’s top indiegames!

One mixes surreal humor and emotional storytelling in a strange world filled with forgotten memories, while the other turns a cute nightmare into pure psychological horror. Two indie games worth checking out.

0:00 Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion

0:45 You Left Me.

A dark/funny/surreal game about loneliness and loss. Comes with chat-speaking cyclopic cat and moon that tells dad jokes. Features: 5 endings 5 - 30 minutes each play-through Surreal, original art and story Available for Mac, Windows, Linux Warning: contains explicit handling of suicide

Top 2 Best Indie Games – March 2026

 

Discover March 2026’s top indiegames!

A fast-paced showcase of March 2026’s best games: surreal roguelike chaos, rhythmic combat, bizarre worlds, and stylish action-packed adventures!

0:00 Strik9: Rhythm Rat Rampage

Strik9 is rhythm-meets-bullet-heaven. Strik9 challenges you to dodge to the beat and shred your enemies in a music-driven gauntlet of chaos, speed, and style. The music is composed and arranged first and then the levels and stages are designed around it.

0:33 Gennady

Gennady is a blend of platformer and roguelike, where you must fight your way through shifting corridors filled with chthonic creatures, and death only makes you stronger. All wrapped in the legendary absurdity and classic animation inspired by the era of Earthworm Jim.