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The best arcade indie games, ranked by reviews

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Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-09-07. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 102 arcade indie games on Steam, holding 2,354,037 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 592,958 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Geometry Dash · 592,958 reviews · 93% positive · 2014
  2. Vampire Survivors · 265,401 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  3. Balatro · 160,336 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  4. Stumble Guys · 138,237 reviews · 85% positive · 2021
  5. Muse Dash · 122,161 reviews · 91% positive · 2019
  6. Castle Crashers® · 109,414 reviews · 96% positive · 2012
  7. A Dance of Fire and Ice · 83,542 reviews · 94% positive · 2019
  8. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number · 69,292 reviews · 94% positive · 2015
  9. Goat Simulator · 54,726 reviews · 91% positive · 2014
  10. Broforce · 49,503 reviews · 97% positive · 2015
  11. ROUNDS · 44,426 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  12. Rivals of Aether · 33,270 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  13. Wreckfest · 31,349 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
  14. Halls of Torment · 30,681 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  15. Skullgirls 2nd Encore · 29,196 reviews · 88% positive · 2013
  16. Paint the Town Red · 29,110 reviews · 96% positive · 2021
  17. Sifu · 28,731 reviews · 92% positive · 2023
  18. Soulstone Survivors · 25,698 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
  19. Rhythm Doctor · 24,986 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
  20. SpeedRunners · 22,830 reviews · 94% positive · 2016

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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