A search engine for hidden gems

Mindblowing game recommendations.

Our search finds the hidden gems that leave you speechless at the end of the playthrough.

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or try something unexpected

No account needed to search. Free, and there is no paywall behind it.

What people say when they find it

“Wow, honestly, a search engine for hidden indie gems that can sort games based on feeling, genre, etc...that sounds like a gamer dream come true.
Dude that is AWESOME!! I checked out the link and I'm already seeing games I've never heard of before, like Pocket Watch, and all these games look fantastic. I think that's one of the most exciting things I've discovered from this post today. I will definitely be checking out your site again, thanks for the link!
— a Redditor, after searching “games that feel like a vacation”

What people are saying

“The best web site, I love it. Really I am very thankful for this!
That search turned up Minds Beneath Us. Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam, and still under the radar.
a Redditor, after searching “rich story games that are deep and philosophical”

“the fact that it gave better results than real people is crazy
a Redditor, after searching “papers, please, but without time pressure”

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Accounts open in batches while the catalog scales. Claiming a seat now keeps your lists and your taste profile from the first search you run.

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Ask the way you'd ask a friend

Four real searches and what the catalog actually returned. Tap one to run it yourself.

Four real searches and what the catalog actually returned. Click one to run it yourself.

Recommendations per list

It gets better the more you use it

Save a game into a list and that list starts recommending on its own. Add one, drop one, and the suggestions move with it. Your cozy shelf and your brutal shelf never bleed into each other.

Before you ask

Is it free?: Search is free and needs no account. An account is free too. It exists so your lists and ratings have somewhere to live. No ads, ever.
How is this different from Steam search?: Steam search is a storefront: it matches tags and sells what already sells. IndieDex reads the sentence you typed and ranks small studios as a feature, not an accident.
Only indie games?: The whole Steam catalog is in there. Studio size is a ranking signal, never a filter, so a big game shows up when it is the right answer, and stops crowding out the ones that aren't.

How IndieDex compares to Steam search and Backloggd
Feature	IndieDex	Steam search	Backloggd
Ask in plain language	Yes	No	No
Surfaces games you've never heard of	Yes	No	No
Recommendations per list	Yes	No	No
Track and rate what you play	Yes	No	Yes

Run one search. If nothing surprises you, close the tab. End-of-page early access

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