Best PC Indies to Play in 2026

PC indies are having a moment. Between Balatro's billion-hour grip on Steam and Blue Prince's surprise hit, 2026 is the best year ever to be an indie-focused PC gamer. Here are the 15 best PC indies to play right now.

The poker roguelike that broke the internet. on Steam, infinite replayability, runs on a potato.

Card-game horror with a meta-narrative twist. Play blind for maximum impact.

Roguelike mansion-puzzler. Draft rooms, solve mysteries, lose hours.

Supergiant's sequel. Better than the first by every metric except nostalgia.

Still the king of cozy farming sims. ConcernedApe's endless updates keep it essential.

The pixel-art JRPG that out-Chrono-Triggered Chrono Trigger. Sabotage Studio's love letter to 16-bit RPGs.

Best-written game ever made. Full stop.

The deck-builder that birthed a genre.

The bullet-heaven that birthed another genre. and worth a thousand.

Team Cherry's Metroidvania masterpiece. Silksong is coming — replay this first.

The exploration mystery you can only play once. Play it blind, stay off Reddit.

Zelda meets Dark Souls meets the original Legend of Zelda manual.

Wario Land successor with crayon animation and energy that won't quit.

The co-op horror sensation. Play with friends, scream a lot.

Billy Basso's labyrinthine puzzle-platformer. Secrets within secrets.

All 15 games regularly hit 50-75% off on Steam during seasonal sales. We track the best prices on each game's individual page — check games like Balatro, games like Hades, and games like Inscryption for current deals.

On a budget? See the best indie games under $20, and catch up on the best 2025 games you missed.