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The best choices matter 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 130 choices matter indie games on Steam, holding 1,899,526 reviews at an average of 89% 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 Undertale with 311,804 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Undertale · 311,804 reviews · 97% positive · 2015
  2. Balatro · 162,155 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  3. Disco Elysium - The Final Cut · 116,394 reviews · 93% positive · 2019
  4. Grim Dawn · 110,410 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
  5. This War of Mine · 89,428 reviews · 94% positive · 2014
  6. OneShot · 59,812 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
  7. The Henry Stickmin Collection · 56,282 reviews · 99% positive · 2020
  8. The Stanley Parable · 45,871 reviews · 92% positive · 2013
  9. Volcano Princess · 45,236 reviews · 98% positive · 2023
  10. Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator · 38,211 reviews · 93% positive · 2022
  11. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe · 34,502 reviews · 94% positive · 2022
  12. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader · 34,401 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  13. Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon · 34,134 reviews · 88% positive · 2025
  14. Loop Hero · 33,897 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
  15. LoveChoice · 32,646 reviews · 92% positive · 2021
  16. Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut · 32,619 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  17. Gas Station Simulator · 24,048 reviews · 88% positive · 2021
  18. Beholder · 23,357 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  19. Foundation · 23,334 reviews · 87% positive · 2025
  20. Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk · 20,935 reviews · 97% positive · 2021

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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