Questions about indie game discovery, answered.
A practical guide for users browsing the discovery database, saving games, opening external links, and suggesting useful additions.
For Players
How browsing, playing, search, genres, and favorites work.
What is All Indie Games?+
All Indie Games is a discovery shelf for playable indie games. It helps players scan games quickly by title, image, genre, likes, and play activity, then jump straight to the game link.
Do I need an account to browse games?+
No. You can browse, search, filter by genre, and open game links without signing in. An account is only needed for profile-based actions such as liking games and keeping a favorites shelf.
How do likes and favorites work?+
When you like a game while signed in, it is saved to your favorites and the public like count updates. Favorites give you a fast way to return to games you want to replay, share, or follow up on later.
What does the play count mean?+
The play count reflects launches from All Indie Games. It is a lightweight signal of player interest, not a review score or a guarantee of quality.
Game Suggestions
How suggested games, external links, and database review work.
What kinds of games fit the site?+
Playable indie games, demos, prototypes, jam builds, early access projects, compact releases, and experimental browser games can fit the discovery database. The important thing is that users can understand the game clearly and open an official or third-party destination link for more information.
What should I include when suggesting a game?+
Use a clear title, a working official or third-party URL, a short description, the best matching genre, and a strong icon or screenshot. Short, concrete metadata is more useful for discovery than vague feature lists.
Does suggesting a game affect ranking?+
No. Suggestions help improve the All Indie Games database and do not create payment-based ranking, guaranteed database status, or a commission relationship.
Does All Indie Games sell games?+
No. All Indie Games does not sell games or process game purchases. Approved browser games may be hosted for play through the platform, while other game availability and purchases are handled by third-party platforms or official game pages.
Indie Game Discovery
A few broader notes about finding and evaluating indie games.
How should I choose what to play?+
Start with the genre, image, title, and activity signals, then give promising games a short try. Indie discovery is often about finding a specific mood or mechanic rather than only chasing the most popular listing.
Why are genres useful but imperfect?+
Indie games often blend ideas: a puzzle game can be cozy, a platformer can be narrative, and a horror game can be funny. Genre filters are a starting point, not a strict definition of what a game is.
How can players support indie developers?+
Open the official or third-party destination link, follow the project where available, leave useful feedback on the destination platform, and share specific notes about what worked for you.
What makes a good indie game listing?+
A good listing makes the promise obvious: what the player does, why it is interesting, and what feeling or challenge they should expect in the first few minutes.