The best abstract indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-10-23. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 19 abstract indie games on Steam, holding 153,056 reviews at an average of 93% positive. This list ranks them by Steam review count, the most reliable public sales proxy, with a white-box sales estimate behind every title. The most reviewed is Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk with 32,044 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk · 32,044 reviews · 96% positive · 2020
2. Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk · 20,935 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
3. The Beginner's Guide · 19,990 reviews · 88% positive · 2015
4. Pseudoregalia · 17,187 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
5. shapez · 14,357 reviews · 96% positive · 2020
6. Nodebuster · 13,909 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
7. Iron Lung · 10,249 reviews · 92% positive · 2022
8. Hylics · 8,456 reviews · 98% positive · 2015
9. Patrick's Parabox · 5,033 reviews · 99% positive · 2022
10. Beltmatic · 2,236 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
11. 14 Minesweeper Variants · 1,612 reviews · 97% positive · 2022
12. Linelith · 1,482 reviews · 99% positive · 2022
13. Hotshot Racing · 1,318 reviews · 77% positive · 2020
14. Lyca · 1,318 reviews · 82% positive · 2025
15. Lingo · 799 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
16. 4D Golf · 785 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
17. Studio System : Guardian Angel · 623 reviews · 94% positive · 2025
18. Lingo 2 · 451 reviews · 93% positive · 2025
19. The Utility Room · 272 reviews · 85% positive · 2023

How this list is built

Games are ranked by Steam review count, the most reliable public proxy for sales when actual figures are private. Each title links to its indielist page, where the white-box sales estimate expands into the full Boxleiter formula, so you can audit the number rather than trust a black box. Review counts come from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.

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