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The best card battler 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 25 card battler indie games on Steam, holding 748,542 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 Slay the Spire with 218,126 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Slay the Spire · 218,126 reviews · 97% positive · 2019
  2. Balatro · 160,336 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  3. Inscryption · 148,347 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  4. ROUNDS · 44,426 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  5. Library Of Ruina · 40,463 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  6. Stacklands · 29,197 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  7. Backpack Battles · 20,489 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
  8. Across the Obelisk · 13,093 reviews · 80% positive · 2022
  9. Chrono Ark · 12,605 reviews · 91% positive · 2024
  10. Dicey Dungeons · 10,426 reviews · 89% positive · 2019
  11. One Step From Eden · 6,038 reviews · 93% positive · 2020
  12. DICEOMANCER · 5,609 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  13. Guilty as Sock! · 4,699 reviews · 90% positive · 2025
  14. Esports Godfather · 4,315 reviews · 91% positive · 2024
  15. Kabuto Park · 4,313 reviews · 100% positive · 2025
  16. Moonstone Island · 4,039 reviews · 84% positive · 2023
  17. Roguebook · 3,428 reviews · 84% positive · 2021
  18. HELLCARD · 3,365 reviews · 86% positive · 2024
  19. Die in the Dungeon · 3,221 reviews · 92% positive · 2026
  20. Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles · 2,988 reviews · 92% 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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