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The best cozy 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 47 cozy indie games on Steam, holding 212,630 reviews at an average of 90% 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 PowerWash Simulator with 51,088 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. PowerWash Simulator · 51,088 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  2. Tiny Glade · 22,997 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  3. Little Kitty, Big City · 10,522 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  4. Assemble with Care · 9,626 reviews · 90% positive · 2020
  5. Melatonin · 7,594 reviews · 94% positive · 2022
  6. Cozy Grove · 7,531 reviews · 89% positive · 2021
  7. My Dream Setup · 6,779 reviews · 92% positive · 2023
  8. Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game · 6,325 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  9. Minami Lane · 6,197 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  10. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami · 6,153 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  11. Spilled! · 4,967 reviews · 94% positive · 2025
  12. gogh: Focus with Your Avatar · 4,923 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
  13. Lil Gator Game · 4,543 reviews · 99% positive · 2022
  14. Kabuto Park · 4,426 reviews · 99% positive · 2025
  15. I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival · 4,042 reviews · 84% positive · 2024
  16. Roots of Pacha · 3,801 reviews · 94% positive · 2023
  17. SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator · 3,767 reviews · 97% positive · 2022
  18. Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi · 3,593 reviews · 97% positive · 2025
  19. Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley · 3,464 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  20. Die in the Dungeon · 3,294 reviews · 92% positive · 2026

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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