This paper explores the concept of secluded WIMP dark matter, where WIMPs interact weakly with the Standard Model (SM) through metastable mediators. The WIMP annihilation to metastable mediators, which then decay to SM states, allows the WIMP to remain isolated from the SM, resulting in a very small cross-section for direct detection and minimal production at colliders. However, indirect detection via WIMP annihilation in the galactic center can produce observable gamma-ray signals. The paper discusses various models, including those with vector, scalar, and fermionic mediators, and shows that if the WIMP mass is greater than the mediator mass, the WIMP can be secluded with minimal interactions. The paper also highlights that MeV-scale variants of secluded models face constraints from gamma-ray observations and flavor physics, but certain classes can still satisfy all observational constraints. The paper concludes that secluded WIMP dark matter is a viable possibility, with models that do not couple to neutrinos avoiding issues with the SN1987A signal. The paper emphasizes the complementarity of direct and indirect detection methods for WIMP dark matter.This paper explores the concept of secluded WIMP dark matter, where WIMPs interact weakly with the Standard Model (SM) through metastable mediators. The WIMP annihilation to metastable mediators, which then decay to SM states, allows the WIMP to remain isolated from the SM, resulting in a very small cross-section for direct detection and minimal production at colliders. However, indirect detection via WIMP annihilation in the galactic center can produce observable gamma-ray signals. The paper discusses various models, including those with vector, scalar, and fermionic mediators, and shows that if the WIMP mass is greater than the mediator mass, the WIMP can be secluded with minimal interactions. The paper also highlights that MeV-scale variants of secluded models face constraints from gamma-ray observations and flavor physics, but certain classes can still satisfy all observational constraints. The paper concludes that secluded WIMP dark matter is a viable possibility, with models that do not couple to neutrinos avoiding issues with the SN1987A signal. The paper emphasizes the complementarity of direct and indirect detection methods for WIMP dark matter.