Games Like The Indie Mixtape

UFO 50 is a collection of 50 single and multiplayer games that span a variety of genres, from platformers and shoot 'em ups to puzzle games, roguelites, and RPGs. Our goal is to combine a familiar 8-bit aesthetic with new ideas and modern game design.

Why similar: RPG 33.7%, Indie 27.6%, Action 21.5%, Adventure 17.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive modern anthology, featuring 50 distinct, high-quality retro-style games that perfectly mirror the spirit of a curated indie collection.

A horror anthology in the Dread X Collection series. Featuring 12 new games from up-and-comers along with veterans, all wrapped up in an old, run down party venue that may be hiding more than it's letting on...

Why similar: Indie 36.4%, Action 32.4%, Adventure 31.1%

Why You'll Like It: This collection offers a diverse array of short, atmospheric horror experiences, capturing the anthology format of the seed game.

Retro Game Crunch is a series of 7 games, full of the charm and challenge of the 8-bit generation. Each world feels like an authentic NES classic. A massive genre-spanning collection.

Why similar: Action 34.1%, Adventure 33.5%, Indie 32.4%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this is a compilation of unique, experimental indie titles developed during a game jam.

Part 1 of arcade epic 198X. A coming-of-age story told through multiple games and genres. Experience the thrill of shooting, driving, jumping, fighting and role-playing in 5 full-blown arcade stages – combined with cinematic pixel-art storytelling.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: This game functions like a mixtape of 1980s arcade genres, shifting between beat-'em-ups, shooters, and RPGs within a single narrative.

Evoland Legendary Edition brings you two great and unique RPGs, with their graphic style and gameplay changing as you progress through the game!

Why similar: RPG 48.5%, Adventure 19.8%, Action 16.4%, Indie 15.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title explores the history of RPGs by evolving its gameplay mechanics and visual style as you progress through the adventure.

Play through loads of hand-crafted fast-paced microgames based on horror tropes, explore the world of the afterlife and help the skelebros live their death to the fullest.

Why similar: RPG 62.8%, Action 20.6%, Indie 16.6%

Why You'll Like It: An episodic, genre-hopping adventure that feels like a collection of mini-games tied together by a quirky, cohesive narrative.

Noir Syndrome is a procedurally generated Detective Murder-Mystery with a new story every time! Featuring slick pixel art animations and a jazzy soundtrack, the player is thrown right in to a highly stylized vision of film noir.

Why similar: RPG 47.2%, Adventure 28.2%, Indie 24.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the specific 'bird-noir' detective aesthetic found in the seed game's included titles.

Explore 12 horror games made in 10 days connected by a meta narrative experience you didn't expect. Step into a world of darkness and discover the secrets you didn't know were right beneath the surface. Find the tapes and unlock the mystery inside the Dread X Collection 2.

Why similar: Adventure 50.8%, Action 49.2%

Why You'll Like It: Another strong entry in the anthology series that showcases a variety of creative indie horror concepts in one package.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Adventure 54.7%, Indie 45.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is a quintessential short, high-quality indie experience that focuses on exploration and charm over length.

Minit is a peculiar little adventure played sixty seconds at a time.

Why similar: Adventure 39.3%, Indie 32.1%, RPG 20.7%, Action 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, experimental indie adventure that forces you to complete objectives in 60-second bursts, showcasing creative design constraints.

Enter the world of PIXEL HEROES and prepare yourself for a thrilling RPG/Roguelike experience like you have never seen before!

Why similar: RPG 58.5%, Adventure 20.9%, Indie 20.5%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite RPG that leans heavily into the pixel-graphics aesthetic and comedic tone common in indie titles.

Play as the ultimate digital underdog in the Adventures of Pip,an action-platformer with a fresh gameplay twist inside a retro 32-bit world. Alas, Pip is an unlikely 1-pixel hero yet has the unique ability to absorb the pixels of his defeated enemies to evolve into three different forms.

Why similar: Action 35.8%, Adventure 34.1%, Indie 30.1%

Why You'll Like It: A creative indie platformer where the protagonist evolves in resolution and ability throughout the game.

Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

Why similar: Indie 36.2%, Action 32.8%, Adventure 31%

Why You'll Like It: A focused, punchy indie action game that distills the metroidvania experience into a tight, memorable package.

Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!

Why similar: RPG 33.4%, Indie 23.6%, Action 22.5%, Adventure 20.6%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, fast-paced indie action-platformer that rewards precision and exploration.

Radical Rabbit Stew is a hare-raising action-arcade game, featuring fast-paced whack-a-rabbit gameplay, scintillating puzzles, super-sized boss fights, juicy pixel graphics and a sizzling soundtrack, perfect for new players and 16-bit retro fans alike!

Why similar: Adventure 34.5%, Action 33.8%, Indie 31.7%

Why You'll Like It: An action-puzzle game that features the quirky, high-energy gameplay style typical of indie game jams.

Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

Why similar: Adventure 39.1%, Indie 35.7%, Action 25.2%

Why You'll Like It: A whimsical and varied indie adventure that constantly introduces new mechanics and humorous scenarios.

Be enchanted by a classic style action-packed adventure full of secrets, puzzles, unrequited love, exploration and loads of madness. Discover the amazing story of Khoma and the Witches of Bethem.

Why similar: RPG 39.4%, Adventure 21.8%, Indie 19.4%, Action 19.3%

Why You'll Like It: A charming indie RPG that captures the classic 16-bit adventure feel found in many indie compilations.

Donut County is a story-based physics puzzle game where you play as an ever-growing hole in the ground. Meet cute characters, steal their trash, and throw them in a hole.

Why similar: Indie 56.5%, Adventure 43.5%

Why You'll Like It: A short, experimental indie game with a unique physics-based premise that feels like a creative indie project.

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Why similar: Adventure 100%

Why You'll Like It: A genre-bending masterpiece that constantly shifts its gameplay rules, embodying the experimental nature of indie development.

Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

Why similar: Indie 41.4%, Action 37.1%, Adventure 21.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, high-intensity indie action game that demonstrates how simple mechanics can create a deep, replayable experience.

Elliot Quest is an adventure/RPG where players explore the mysterious Urele island in search of an ancient demon. With 5 dungeons to conquer, 16 bosses to defeat, and countless treasures to discover and hidden areas. Well-balanced gameplay easy to pick up but challenging to master.

Why similar: RPG 38%, Adventure 22.7%, Action 21.2%, Indie 18.1%

Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure that blends metroidvania exploration with RPG elements in a retro-inspired world.

Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

Why similar: Indie 75.2%, Action 24.8%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, fast-paced indie classic that highlights the 'pure' gameplay focus often found in indie mixtapes.

In Luckslinger, luck is measurable, collectable and usable whenever you please. Contains: gunslingers, dark humor, spaghetti western, vinyl digging, graffiti spraying and jazzy hip hop beats.

Why similar: Action 34.2%, Adventure 33.8%, Indie 31.9%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish indie action game with a unique western theme and a focus on luck-based mechanics.

Baba Is You is a puzzle game where the rules you have to follow are present as blocks you can interact with. By manipulating them, you can change how the game works, repurpose things you find in the levels and cause surprising interactions!

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental puzzle game that forces players to rewrite the rules of the game itself, showcasing pure indie innovation.

Embark on a thrilling adventure through sheet music in Tadpole Treble! Escape predatory piranhas, flirtatious tadpoles and more as you make your way back home. Shoot for the top of the leaderboards, or create your own stages and music in Composition Mode!

Why similar: Adventure 34.4%, Indie 33.5%, Action 32.1%

Why You'll Like It: A unique music-based action game that stands out for its creative premise and distinct art style.

What are you waiting for? Grab that trusty weapon of yours, free the princess and save the world, all before breakfast! What do you get when you cross a whimsical adventure, humorous characters and combat to die for? Wonder Blade - an awesome experience you won't soon forget.

Why similar: RPG 42.2%, Adventure 22.2%, Indie 18.8%, Action 16.9%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful, action-packed beat-'em-up that fits well with the diverse, arcade-style offerings of an indie mixtape.

10000000: The Dungeon Crawling Matching Game

Why similar: RPG 49.5%, Indie 38.4%, Action 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced match-3 and action hybrid that showcases the addictive nature of experimental indie mechanics.

The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

Why similar: Indie 61.5%, Adventure 38.5%

Why You'll Like It: An experimental narrative experience that explores the nature of indie game creation and developer intent.

Be the Universe in this epic, award-winning reality simulation game - featuring thousands of playable characters, endless exploration, an extraordinary soundtrack and narration from Alan Watts.

Why similar: RPG 50.1%, Indie 38.7%, Adventure 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A highly experimental indie title that allows players to inhabit and control everything in the universe, pushing the boundaries of gameplay.

All 5 classic games from SoulGame Studio in one epic collection. Slash through enemies and apples in Swords & Souls. Grab the wheel and outrun trouble in The Soul Driver. Outsmart and outmaneuver foes in the runners Rogue Soul & Rogue Soul 2 and solve clever puzzles with a flourish in The Gentleman.

Why similar: RPG 40.3%, Adventure 22.5%, Action 19.4%, Indie 17.8%

Welcome to Spooky Station! Prepare to be amazed and bewildered by our enigmas and puzzles, afraid of our deadly enemies and extremely challenging bosses. Tons of exciting stories and distinct fictional worlds await for you in this mysterious pack!

Why similar: Adventure 36.1%, Indie 32.5%, Action 31.3%

Roguelite - where too much greediness can be fatal. A colorful world with armed birds blazing their way through piles of mutants, monsters and creepy creatures. Lots of mysteries to unravel, secrets to discover and levels to explore.

Why similar: Adventure 50.8%, Action 49.2%

"Pape Rangers" is an exhilarating indie roguelike game where you'll choose different classes to defeat monsters in the caverns. Build unique and powerful playstyles for each class through a variety of skills, and even discover hidden talents and classes! Every new game offers a fresh experience.

Why similar: RPG 43.3%, Action 32.2%, Adventure 24.6%

A collection of bamboo themed games.

Why similar: Indie 100%

Wayward Souls is a randomly generated action-RPG with a heavy focus on story. Play as seven different heroes, all with their own sets of abilities. Fight through steadily greater hordes of enemies.

Why similar: RPG 52.7%, Action 24.4%, Indie 22.9%

The Greater Good is a stylized homage to classic turn-based RPGs. Comes complete with an epic story, optional superbosses, world map, NEW GAME+, and more. Unique graphics and a kickin' soundtrack make it look and sound like no other game.

Why similar: RPG 41.2%, Adventure 21%, Indie 19.4%, Action 18.4%

Instant Dungeon! mixes dungeon exploration with arcade action in the vein of the classic maze games from the 80s. Let Instant Dungeon! create a new dungeon just for you, complete with glittering treasures, vicious monsters, brutal boss battles, wild power ups and most importantly fun, Fun, FUN!

Why similar: Action 51.6%, Indie 48.4%

The one and only non-linear adventure with 100 different endings. Don't just wishlist me. I'm not that expensive... also, look at those reviews!

Why similar: Adventure 56.2%, Indie 43.8%

What has 50 amazing chiptune tracks, a loony story mode, 32 different chicken types to fight, and takes you on a tour of all your favorite retro games? It's Old School Musical! Tib and Rob are the heroes of a wacky adventure that will teach them where all of the bugs in our favorite games come from.

Why similar: Adventure 34.7%, Indie 33%, Action 32.3%

Traverse the dungeon in this awesome action / bullet-hell roguelite where every choice could make or break your run. Stack over 130 different items and create powerful synergies to become truly overpowered with 13 unique characters!

Why similar: Action 60.8%, Adventure 20.8%, Indie 18.4%

Fascinating, full of mysteries, an adventure with a storyline unfolded in the style of good old games with Retro Consoles!

Why similar: Adventure 35.3%, Action 32.9%, Indie 31.8%

Rotate or Die throws you into a heart-pounding, high-speed adventure, where danger lurks around every corner.

Why similar: Adventure 78%, Indie 22%

Riptale is a challenging 2D roguelike action game aiming to make sword combat be as bloody and impactful as possible. The player collects gems that allow them to execute different attacks in the order of their choosing. All this results in a symphony of combos that fill the screen with blood and guts.

Why similar: Adventure 34.9%, Action 33.6%, Indie 31.5%

Experience a different take on the roguelike genre. Explore a world created on the fly by your actions. Wonder about your purpose.

Why similar: Adventure 35%, Action 33.6%, Indie 31.4%

An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄

Why similar: RPG 48%, Indie 18.1%, Action 17.1%, Adventure 16.8%

ReMix is a unique musical rhythm action game that combines the elements of Rogue games. In this world, you are able to choose from a variety of heroes with different fighting styles and use the power of music to battle against evil void monsters.

Why similar: Adventure 50.6%, Action 27%, Indie 22.5%

A series of unlikely train robberies. A mysterious deck of cards. A fleet of deadly airships. An accidental mage. Choose from four stories, in any order, and discover how they intertwine in this turn-based RPG.

Why similar: RPG 50.3%, Indie 25.1%, Adventure 24.6%

No Turning Back is an indie pixel art randomly generated action rogue-like developed by a new indie developer with tons of player classes, spells, weapons, armour and unlocks!

Why similar: RPG 38.5%, Action 22.8%, Adventure 20.2%, Indie 18.6%

An action/adventure game taking ques from both film-noir and samurai-drama's of old, "samurai_jazz" takes players on an adventure through an enigmatic city, engaging in sword-fights, encounters with mythological beings, and quirky dialog with the local inhabitants presented with a pseudo 8-bit style.

Why similar: Adventure 35%, Action 34%, Indie 31%

Enjoy action-packed flashy combat with incredibly satisfying combos and responsive controls! Numerous characters, each with completely unique playstyles and loads of unlockable moves & upgrades! This action roguelike sets the bar for fluid fast-paced action.

Why similar: Action 42.1%, Indie 29.7%, Adventure 28.2%

Play a series of tiny games based on well-known classics, each with a unique twist and connected to each other. Race cars, hit golf balls, uncover mines, and more in this experimental action/puzzle game.

Why similar: Action 51.2%, Indie 48.8%

From the union of Riddled Corpse and Xenon Valkyrie comes Demonstier, an RPG roguelike with elements of action, adventure, & arcade. Enter the dungeons of king Thosgar & destroy the demonic beings present there .

Why similar: RPG 38.9%, Adventure 21.8%, Action 20.3%, Indie 19%

An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.

Why similar: RPG 45.9%, Action 18.5%, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 17.2%

Devolver Bootleg contains eight original rip-offs of Devolver Digital games. Pay money for it now.

Why similar: Adventure 35.3%, Action 33.9%, Indie 30.8%

Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is the complete Shovel Knight collection, containing all 5 games in the epic saga! Dig, blast, slash, and bash your way through a fantastical, 8-bit inspired world of pixel-perfect platforming, memorable characters, and world-class action-adventure gameplay.

Why similar: Indie 35.5%, Adventure 29.8%, Action 25.6%, RPG 9.1%

The Slimeking's Tower is an action/roguelike game where you have to explore a procedural generated tower, collect over 300 different items and slay over 100 different enemies in five different gamemodes to retrieve your people's moustaches back from the Slimeking.

Why similar: RPG 39.6%, Adventure 21.2%, Action 20.7%, Indie 18.5%

Delve with Shovel Knight into the depths of the Pocket Dungeon in an action-packed puzzle adventure mashup like none other!

Why similar: Adventure 44.3%, Action 38.1%, Indie 17.6%

Evolve through the history of video games in this fun-filled blast from the past.

Why similar: Adventure 36.9%, Action 33%, Indie 30%

A huge hand-crafted world packed with 13 unique bosses, a gripping story, and tons of enemies, Spaceport Hope is the ultimate test of gaming prowess.

Why similar: Indie 44%, Adventure 29%, Action 27%