The best beat 'em up indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 10 beat 'em up indie games on Steam, holding 180,303 reviews at an average of 87% 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 Gang Beasts with 52,986 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Gang Beasts · 52,986 reviews · 85% positive · 2017
2. Rivals of Aether · 32,921 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
3. Paint the Town Red · 28,669 reviews · 96% positive · 2021
4. Sifu · 20,045 reviews · 92% positive · 2023
5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge · 14,524 reviews · 94% positive · 2022
6. Road Redemption · 13,393 reviews · 83% positive · 2017
7. Lost Castle 2 · 11,174 reviews · 79% positive · 2024
8. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition · 3,577 reviews · 75% positive · 2023
9. Fraymakers · 1,515 reviews · 79% positive · 2023
10. Clash: Artifacts of Chaos · 1,499 reviews · 90% 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 modeled estimates, not official sales data.

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