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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 2026-07-24. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 25 card battler indie games on Steam, holding 694,287 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 191,572 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Slay the Spire · 191,572 reviews · 97% positive · 2019
  2. Balatro · 158,089 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  3. Inscryption · 133,769 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  4. Library Of Ruina · 39,500 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  5. ROUNDS · 35,159 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  6. Stacklands · 28,925 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  7. Backpack Battles · 20,489 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
  8. Chrono Ark · 12,546 reviews · 91% positive · 2024
  9. Dicey Dungeons · 11,733 reviews · 89% positive · 2019
  10. Across the Obelisk · 10,633 reviews · 81% positive · 2022
  11. One Step From Eden · 6,024 reviews · 93% positive · 2020
  12. DICEOMANCER · 5,573 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  13. Moonstone Island · 4,963 reviews · 84% positive · 2023
  14. Guilty as Sock! · 4,699 reviews · 90% positive · 2025
  15. Esports Godfather · 4,524 reviews · 91% positive · 2024
  16. Kabuto Park · 4,144 reviews · 100% positive · 2025
  17. Die in the Dungeon · 3,405 reviews · 92% positive · 2026
  18. Roguebook · 3,404 reviews · 84% positive · 2021
  19. HELLCARD · 3,347 reviews · 86% positive · 2024
  20. Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles · 2,979 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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