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The best arcade indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 102 arcade indie games on Steam, holding 2,199,197 reviews at an average of 90% 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 Geometry Dash with 608,638 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Geometry Dash · 608,638 reviews · 93% positive · 2014
  2. Vampire Survivors · 252,503 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  3. Balatro · 162,155 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  4. Muse Dash · 117,019 reviews · 91% positive · 2019
  5. Castle Crashers® · 110,074 reviews · 96% positive · 2012
  6. A Dance of Fire and Ice · 79,398 reviews · 94% positive · 2019
  7. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number · 70,086 reviews · 94% positive · 2015
  8. Goat Simulator · 54,838 reviews · 91% positive · 2014
  9. Broforce · 49,603 reviews · 97% positive · 2015
  10. ROUNDS · 36,058 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  11. Rivals of Aether · 33,404 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  12. Wreckfest · 31,545 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
  13. Halls of Torment · 30,852 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  14. Paint the Town Red · 29,374 reviews · 96% positive · 2021
  15. Skullgirls 2nd Encore · 29,311 reviews · 88% positive · 2013
  16. Soulstone Survivors · 25,834 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
  17. Rhythm Doctor · 25,180 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
  18. SpeedRunners · 22,851 reviews · 94% positive · 2016
  19. Sifu · 22,147 reviews · 92% positive · 2023
  20. Project Wingman · 18,782 reviews · 94% positive · 2020

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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