13 published games carry Steam's Casual genre tag, plus one entry not on Steam (Shin KoiKoi), whose tags were entered by hand; 14 of them also carry the “Indie” tag.
On Steam, "Casual" is a genre a developer or publisher can add to their own store page. It is a self-description rather than a difficulty rating, and it is frequently combined with "Indie", "Simulation" or "Adventure".
The games below are the published entries whose Steam genre field contains "Casual". The "Avoid if" notes on each page are the place to check what the game gets demanding about.
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by Double Fine Productions · published by Double Fine Productions, Xbox Game Studios
Broken Age is a hand-animated point-and-click adventure by Double Fine Productions and Tim Schafer, funded via the landmark 2012 Kickstarter campaign that revived interest in the genre. Two narrative threads — a boy in a storybook world and a girl volunteering to be sacrificed to a monster — eventually intersect. Voice acting includes Elijah Wood and Jack Black.
AdventureCasualIndie
by Door 407
Diplomacy is Not an Option is a medieval fantasy RTS where you command a town against endless waves of enemies — thousands of units attacking simultaneously in battles that escalate toward the absurd. You build defenses, raise armies, and manage resources between assaults. The Steam Workshop enables custom maps and scenarios. Developer Door 407 targets players who enjoy being overwhelmed by escalating scale.
ActionAdventureCasualIndieSimulationStrategy
by Somnolent Team
Encoded War is a $5.99 indie simulation where you play a Morse code operator in WWII, receiving and transmitting coded messages under time pressure across a 5-year contract narrative. It tests Morse code fluency while embedding the mechanic in a story about family and wartime duty. From Somnolent Team, it is a niche title for players interested in the Morse code skill as a gameplay element.
CasualIndieSimulation
by Wube Software LTD.
Factorio is a factory-building automation game where you crash-land on an alien planet and must build automated production lines from raw materials, eventually launching a rocket. Every production step can be automated — mining, smelting, assembling, and researching. The factory scales from a handful of machines to a sprawling network of thousands. Online and LAN co-op supports collaborative factory building.
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by Mediatonic
Fall Guys is a free-to-play massively multiplayer party royale game where up to 60 players compete in absurd obstacle courses, balance challenges, and team games, with players eliminated until one winner remains. Mediatonic (acquired by Epic) shifted it to free-to-play in 2022, expanding the player base significantly. A community course builder lets players create and share custom rounds.
ActionCasualIndieMassively MultiplayerSports
by Blacklight Interactive, Team17 · published by Team17
Golf With Your Friends is a casual multiplayer mini golf game supporting up to 12 players online with simultaneous turns — everyone putts at the same time on each hole, making it faster and more chaotic than turn-based golf. Courses feature ramps, obstacles, and power-ups. DLC adds additional course packs beyond the base selection.
CasualIndieSports
by No Brakes Games · published by Curve Games
Human Fall Flat is a physics-based platformer where you control a wobbly human with ragdoll physics, solving puzzles by manipulating objects, climbing, and leveraging the unpredictable physics engine. Levels are dreamlike floating environments with open-ended puzzle solutions. Online and couch co-op with up to 8 players makes it a party game context as much as a puzzle platformer.
AdventureCasualIndieSimulation
by Cracked Atom
JezzBall Atomic is an indie remake of the classic Windows 95 JezzBall game by Cracked Atom. The objective is to fill a percentage of the screen by drawing walls while atoms bounce around the space, avoiding them during wall construction. It updates the original's presentation with modern UI while preserving the core mechanic.
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by PantyParrot · published by Mango Party, PantyParrot, Mango Party News
Kaiju Princess is a casual idle/simulation RPG from solo developer PantyParrot about living with an extraterrestrial kaiju-controller. Gameplay involves resource collection and kaiju strategy with a focus on the relationship between the protagonist and the alien visitor. At $10.99 it is a small-scale indie with a niche premise.
CasualIndieRPGSimulationStrategy
by peropero · published by hasuhasu
Muse Dash is a side-scrolling rhythm game where players tap and hold to the beat while defeating enemies and dodging obstacles synchronized to the music. The game features an extensive anime-styled song library spanning J-pop, electronic, and classical arrangements with difficulty tiers from beginner to expert. Most of the song catalog requires purchasing DLC packs beyond the base game.
ActionCasualIndie
by Nezon Production
Shieldwall is an indie tactical strategy game simulating the collision of historical shield wall formations in medieval-style battles. Players position and maneuver infantry units before engagements resolve through formation physics and unit morale systems. The casual classification reflects accessibility over deep wargame simulation.
ActionCasualIndieSimulationStrategy
by Smartly Dressed Games
A free-to-play zombie survival game with blocky low-poly aesthetics, extensive Steam Workshop modding support, and a long history of active development by a solo developer. Supports large multiplayer servers with PvP and PvE modes.
ActionAdventureCasualIndieFree To Play
by poncle
A bullet-hell auto-battler where character movement is your only input and weapon selection drives build strategy. Runs last 20–30 minutes, passive weapon evolution creates dramatic power scaling, and the loop is deliberately simple to pick up in short sessions.
ActionCasualIndieRPG
by hogwartz.inc
Shin KoiKoi is a free polished version of the traditional Japanese card game Hanafuda Koi-Koi (花札こいこい). Built solo with Godot 4.6 .NET, it implements all 12 standard yaku with full Koi-Koi declaration logic, 3 AI difficulty levels (depth-4 search), an 18-tier ranking system, and a daily challenge mode. The game ships with 6 languages (Japanese / English / German / French / Spanish / Hindi) and full accessibility features (colorblind mode, 4 UI scales, reduced motion). Runs entirely offline with no ads, no microtransactions, and no tracking.
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