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The best combat 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 103 combat indie games on Steam, holding 665,344 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 Warhammer: Vermintide 2 with 91,128 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Warhammer: Vermintide 2 · 91,128 reviews · 85% positive · 2018
  2. 20 Minutes Till Dawn · 27,921 reviews · 90% positive · 2023
  3. Thronefall · 23,197 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  4. AI LIMIT · 23,084 reviews · 92% positive · 2025
  5. Sun Haven · 22,237 reviews · 80% positive · 2023
  6. Backpack Battles · 20,489 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
  7. Death's Door · 20,324 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
  8. VTOL VR · 19,991 reviews · 98% positive · 2017
  9. ATLYSS · 19,377 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  10. Neon White · 17,405 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  11. Kena: Bridge of Spirits · 16,803 reviews · 92% positive · 2022
  12. Trepang2 · 16,112 reviews · 93% positive · 2023
  13. Melvor Idle · 14,747 reviews · 90% positive · 2021
  14. Tails of Iron · 13,237 reviews · 88% positive · 2021
  15. Sephiria · 12,545 reviews · 95% positive · 2026
  16. Mortal Online 2 · 11,134 reviews · 59% positive · 2022
  17. Lost Castle 2 · 11,091 reviews · 78% positive · 2026
  18. Friends vs Friends · 10,927 reviews · 83% positive · 2023
  19. Lunacid · 10,478 reviews · 90% positive · 2023
  20. Tiny Rogues · 10,297 reviews · 96% positive · 2022

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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