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The best beautiful 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 27 beautiful indie games on Steam, holding 774,929 reviews at an average of 92% 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 Stray with 158,661 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Stray · 158,661 reviews · 97% positive · 2022
  2. Muse Dash · 117,019 reviews · 91% positive · 2019
  3. Outer Wilds · 87,474 reviews · 96% positive · 2020
  4. GRIS · 84,253 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  5. Banished · 37,944 reviews · 90% positive · 2014
  6. Journey · 35,041 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  7. LoveChoice · 32,646 reviews · 92% positive · 2021
  8. The Room · 30,521 reviews · 98% positive · 2014
  9. ABZU · 22,077 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
  10. A Short Hike · 19,458 reviews · 99% positive · 2019
  11. Gorogoa · 19,323 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
  12. The Witness · 17,408 reviews · 84% positive · 2016
  13. FEZ · 16,328 reviews · 93% positive · 2013
  14. Trine 2: Complete Story · 15,278 reviews · 95% positive · 2013
  15. Dust: An Elysian Tail · 14,276 reviews · 95% positive · 2013
  16. Trine Enchanted Edition · 12,852 reviews · 96% positive · 2009
  17. Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince · 11,741 reviews · 89% positive · 2019
  18. Assemble with Care · 9,626 reviews · 90% positive · 2020
  19. Neva · 9,524 reviews · 94% positive · 2024
  20. COCOON · 8,081 reviews · 95% 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 estimates, not official sales data.

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