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!

  • missingno@fedia.io
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    1 hour ago

    Mega Knockdown is a turn-based fighting game that’s super simple to pick up and play while still offering a surprising amount of depth.

    I’m here at Combo Breaker 2026 where we just had a small side tournament for the game last night, hosted by the developer. I took second.

  • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    Kenshi

    Caves of Qud

    Entropy Zero / Entropy Zero 2

    MINERVA

    Squad

    Road to Vostok

    Citizen Sleeper / Citizen Sleeper 2

    Risk of Rain / Risk of Rain 2

    Terra Invicta

    Ghost Song

    Sifu

    … and if you have an inkling toward the OG ‘walking simulator’…

    Dear Esther: Landmark Edition

    I am mostly confident that all of those are either self published or published via what was at least at the time of original release of the game, a fairly small indie publisher.

    EZ and EZ2 are technically mods for HL2 but they are pretty darn good and then quite good, respectively.

    Dear Esther and MINERVA are also HL2 mods.

    Squad is basically the old Project Reality mod for Battlefield 2, but made in Unreal Engine by at least originally about 75% of the old PR mod team.

    Anyway, I tried to pick some games that are indie, but are not as well known, largely due to not being cutesy.

  • rtxn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    Are there any good indie games on the world’s largest video game store? I dunno, are there any leafy trees in the Amazon?

    From what I’ve been playing: Stardew Valley, Factorio, Vampire Survivors, Derail Valley, A Hat In Time, Project Wingman, Frostpunk 1 and 2, Portal 2 (technically self-published), Signalis. Voices Of The Void will eventually have a Steam release. All of those games work well on Linux.

  • Elvith Ma'for@feddit.orgEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    If you’re generally looking for Indie games (meaning smaller teams, max. AA budget), there much selection in this comment section.

    If you mean hidden gems, that not many people have played/know about, then take a look at https://buried-treasure.org/

  • eleijeep@piefed.socialEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    Could you please use the cross-post feature instead of making 4 separate posts in future? Thanks.

  • NathanDerWeise@feddit.orgEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    Rimworld. Does have a native Linux port. It’s a colony simulator in space. 2D. It you have a lot of control over your colony, you can micro manage everything. I have over 1000 hours in the game.

  • SuperNovaStar@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    I’m sure you’ve heard of this one already, since the internet can’t stop talking about it, but Hollow Knight and Silksong are both phenomenal games.

    I’ve also got to mention one of my personal favorites, Book of Hours (and it’s predecessor, Cultist Simulator). Weather Factory’s style is… unique to say the least, but if you love them you’ll really love them.

    Also Balatro. Another one that I’m sure you’ve heard of because it has taken the internet by storm.

  • Switorik@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    Any genre is pretty wide open but I’ll list some of my most played.

    • Oxygen not included
    • Hydroneer
    • Abiotic Factor
    • Raft
    • Planet crafter
    • Against the storm
    • Graveyard keeper