The best abstract indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-07-24. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 18 abstract indie games on Steam, holding 151,423 reviews at an average of 94% 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 31,530 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 · 31,530 reviews · 96% positive · 2020
2. Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk · 20,507 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
3. The Beginner's Guide · 19,643 reviews · 88% positive · 2015
4. Pseudoregalia · 16,651 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
5. shapez · 14,069 reviews · 96% positive · 2020
6. Nodebuster · 13,935 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
7. Iron Lung · 10,017 reviews · 92% positive · 2022
8. Hylics · 8,187 reviews · 98% positive · 2015
9. Patrick's Parabox · 5,704 reviews · 99% positive · 2022
10. Hotshot Racing · 2,378 reviews · 77% positive · 2020
11. Beltmatic · 2,176 reviews · 94% positive · 2024
12. 14 Minesweeper Variants · 1,566 reviews · 97% positive · 2022
13. Linelith · 1,361 reviews · 99% positive · 2022
14. Lyca · 1,204 reviews · 83% positive · 2025
15. Lingo · 772 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
16. 4D Golf · 769 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
17. Studio System : Guardian Angel · 523 reviews · 94% positive · 2025
18. Lingo 2 · 431 reviews · 93% positive · 2025

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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