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The best controller indie games, ranked by reviews

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Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-07-24. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 117 controller indie games on Steam, holding 3,396,541 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 775,884 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Euro Truck Simulator 2 · 775,884 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
  2. Hollow Knight · 495,505 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
  3. Brawlhalla · 409,586 reviews · 80% positive · 2017
  4. Vampire Survivors · 264,182 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  5. Assetto Corsa · 134,718 reviews · 93% positive · 2014
  6. Cult of the Lamb · 109,350 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  7. Stick Fight: The Game · 99,784 reviews · 93% positive · 2017
  8. INSIDE · 75,132 reviews · 97% positive · 2016
  9. Overcooked! 2 · 61,027 reviews · 90% positive · 2018
  10. Pummel Party · 45,864 reviews · 89% positive · 2018
  11. LIMBO · 40,204 reviews · 92% positive · 2011
  12. SpeedRunners · 37,132 reviews · 94% positive · 2016
  13. KovaaK's · 37,028 reviews · 93% positive · 2018
  14. Hero Siege · 36,010 reviews · 67% positive · 2014
  15. Rivals of Aether · 33,092 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  16. Super Meat Boy · 29,734 reviews · 94% positive · 2010
  17. Skullgirls 2nd Encore · 29,148 reviews · 88% positive · 2013
  18. 20 Minutes Till Dawn · 27,691 reviews · 91% positive · 2023
  19. Dorfromantik · 27,282 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  20. Soulstone Survivors · 25,567 reviews · 91% 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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