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The best cinematic 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 30 cinematic indie games on Steam, holding 352,125 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 A Way Out with 78,776 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. A Way Out · 78,776 reviews · 88% positive · 2020
  2. INSIDE · 70,192 reviews · 97% positive · 2016
  3. LIMBO · 40,891 reviews · 92% positive · 2011
  4. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader · 34,401 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  5. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre · 19,857 reviews · 66% positive · 2023
  6. Demonologist · 19,052 reviews · 85% positive · 2023
  7. Kena: Bridge of Spirits · 16,803 reviews · 92% positive · 2022
  8. Car Dealer Simulator · 10,216 reviews · 88% positive · 2025
  9. Thank Goodness You're Here! · 7,873 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  10. Blair Witch · 6,585 reviews · 79% positive · 2019
  11. Rift of the NecroDancer · 6,403 reviews · 94% positive · 2025
  12. HARD BULLET · 5,886 reviews · 83% positive · 2020
  13. Boxes: Lost Fragments · 5,598 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  14. GRIME · 4,682 reviews · 85% positive · 2021
  15. KARMA: The Dark World · 4,022 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
  16. At Dead Of Night · 3,327 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  17. This Bed We Made · 3,246 reviews · 91% positive · 2023
  18. American Arcadia · 3,178 reviews · 94% positive · 2023
  19. Enotria: The Last Song · 2,214 reviews · 69% positive · 2024
  20. Yes, Your Grace 2: Snowfall · 1,515 reviews · 77% positive · 2025

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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