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The best arcade indie games, ranked by reviews

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Data report Assembled from live indielist data on 2026-06-06. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 60 arcade indie games on Steam, holding 1,892,778 reviews at an average of 91% 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 557,534 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Geometry Dash · 557,534 reviews · 93% positive · 2014
  2. Vampire Survivors · 248,792 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  3. Balatro · 155,457 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  4. Stumble Guys · 136,034 reviews · 85% positive · 2021
  5. Muse Dash · 115,249 reviews · 91% positive · 2019
  6. A Dance of Fire and Ice · 76,165 reviews · 94% positive · 2019
  7. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number · 67,285 reviews · 94% positive · 2015
  8. ROUNDS · 34,543 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  9. Rivals of Aether · 32,921 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  10. Wreckfest · 29,981 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
  11. Paint the Town Red · 28,669 reviews · 96% positive · 2021
  12. Rhythm Doctor · 24,408 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
  13. Dark Deception · 23,585 reviews · 89% positive · 2018
  14. SpeedRunners · 22,779 reviews · 94% positive · 2016
  15. Tower Unite · 21,712 reviews · 90% positive · 2025
  16. Sifu · 20,045 reviews · 92% positive · 2023
  17. Project Wingman · 17,832 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  18. Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun · 17,652 reviews · 90% positive · 2023
  19. Nubby's Number Factory · 17,191 reviews · 97% positive · 2025
  20. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove · 16,719 reviews · 96% positive · 2014

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 modeled estimates, not official sales data.

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