🎮 Discover Indie Games Worth Playing

Find hidden gems from passionate indie developers. No noise. No paid rankings. Just authentic indie games that deserve your attention.

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Why IndieSift?

Authentic Discovery

No paid placements. Games rise through real activity, community love, and consistent development—not marketing budgets.

Living Games

Find games that are actively maintained and updated. Our trending algorithm highlights projects with recent devlogs, patches, and new content.

Never Miss Updates

Favorite the games you love and get notified when developers share new content, patches, or major milestones.

✨ Support Passion Projects

Every favorite, every share, every follow helps indie developers keep creating the games you love.

How It Works

1

Browse & Filter

Explore curated indie games by genre, art style, mechanics, and themes. Use accessibility tags to find games that fit your needs.

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Discover Trending Gems

Our daily trending algorithm surfaces games with real momentum—recent updates, growing community interest, and authentic social buzz.

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Favorite & Follow

Build your personal collection and get notified when your favorite games release updates, devlogs, or new content.

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Join the Community

Submit updates for games you follow (with credible sources), help spread the word, and support the indie devs behind these passion projects.

What You Get

Curated catalog of verified indie games

Daily trending rankings based on authentic activity

Update notifications for your favorites

Editor's Picks highlighting exceptional games

Direct links to Steam, itch.io, Discord, and more

Common Questions

Is IndieSift free to use?

100% free. No subscriptions, no premium tiers. Discover great indie games.

How does trending work?

Games are ranked daily based on recent updates, community momentum, and authentic social activity. Games that are actively developed and loved by players naturally rise to the top.

What kind of games are on IndieSift?

Verified indie games that have been publicly playable for at least 12 months—including Early Access titles—from solo developers and small studios.

How do notifications work?

When you favorite a game, you'll receive weekly email digests (or instant alerts for major updates if you prefer) whenever developers post new content, patches, or milestones. You control your preferences and can opt out anytime.

Are rankings paid?

Never. We don't accept payment to influence rankings or Editor's Picks. Visibility is earned through authentic activity and editorial curation only.

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