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The best controller 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 122 controller indie games on Steam, holding 3,022,898 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 Euro Truck Simulator 2 with 783,526 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Euro Truck Simulator 2 · 783,526 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
  2. Hollow Knight · 501,741 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
  3. Vampire Survivors · 265,401 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  4. Assetto Corsa · 135,768 reviews · 93% positive · 2014
  5. Cult of the Lamb · 111,806 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  6. Stick Fight: The Game · 99,931 reviews · 93% positive · 2017
  7. INSIDE · 75,854 reviews · 97% positive · 2016
  8. Overcooked! 2 · 61,850 reviews · 90% positive · 2018
  9. Pummel Party · 57,810 reviews · 89% positive · 2018
  10. KovaaK's · 41,747 reviews · 93% positive · 2018
  11. LIMBO · 40,639 reviews · 92% positive · 2011
  12. Hero Siege · 36,742 reviews · 67% positive · 2014
  13. Rivals of Aether · 33,270 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  14. Super Meat Boy · 29,984 reviews · 94% positive · 2010
  15. Skullgirls 2nd Encore · 29,196 reviews · 88% positive · 2013
  16. 20 Minutes Till Dawn · 27,838 reviews · 90% positive · 2023
  17. Dorfromantik · 27,404 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  18. Soulstone Survivors · 25,698 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
  19. Thronefall · 22,927 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  20. SpeedRunners · 22,830 reviews · 94% positive · 2016

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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