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The best casual indie games, ranked by reviews

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Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-10-23. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 2869 casual indie games on Steam, holding 15,575,877 reviews at an average of 86% 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 1,098,377 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Garry's Mod · 1,098,377 reviews · 97% positive · 2006
  2. Wallpaper Engine · 951,931 reviews · 98% positive · 2018
  3. Stardew Valley · 901,380 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
  4. Euro Truck Simulator 2 · 791,517 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
  5. Geometry Dash · 608,638 reviews · 93% positive · 2014
  6. People Playground · 301,659 reviews · 97% positive · 2019
  7. Vampire Survivors · 252,503 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  8. Factorio · 196,758 reviews · 98% positive · 2020
  9. Slay the Spire · 194,429 reviews · 97% positive · 2019
  10. Dispatch · 176,237 reviews · 97% positive · 2025
  11. Human Fall Flat · 175,540 reviews · 95% positive · 2016
  12. Balatro · 162,155 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  13. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition · 141,936 reviews · 98% positive · 2009
  14. Slime Rancher · 140,413 reviews · 98% positive · 2017
  15. DAVE THE DIVER · 139,867 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  16. Escape the Backrooms · 139,737 reviews · 90% positive · 2025
  17. Stick Fight: The Game · 125,557 reviews · 93% positive · 2017
  18. Starbound · 120,658 reviews · 90% positive · 2016
  19. Brotato · 120,031 reviews · 96% positive · 2023
  20. Muse Dash · 117,019 reviews · 91% positive · 2019

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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