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The best casual 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 2461 casual indie games on Steam, holding 15,536,408 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 Garry's Mod with 1,091,318 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Garry's Mod · 1,091,318 reviews · 97% positive · 2006
  2. Wallpaper Engine · 942,910 reviews · 98% positive · 2018
  3. Stardew Valley · 892,594 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
  4. Euro Truck Simulator 2 · 783,526 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
  5. Geometry Dash · 592,958 reviews · 93% positive · 2014
  6. People Playground · 297,818 reviews · 98% positive · 2019
  7. Vampire Survivors · 265,401 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  8. Factorio · 234,322 reviews · 98% positive · 2020
  9. Slay the Spire · 218,126 reviews · 97% positive · 2019
  10. Human Fall Flat · 174,703 reviews · 95% positive · 2016
  11. Dispatch · 173,939 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
  12. Balatro · 160,336 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  13. Slime Rancher · 156,929 reviews · 98% positive · 2017
  14. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition · 141,936 reviews · 98% positive · 2009
  15. DAVE THE DIVER · 139,867 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  16. Stumble Guys · 138,237 reviews · 85% positive · 2021
  17. Escape the Backrooms · 136,373 reviews · 90% positive · 2025
  18. Muse Dash · 122,161 reviews · 91% positive · 2019
  19. Starbound · 120,672 reviews · 90% positive · 2016
  20. Brotato · 110,894 reviews · 96% 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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