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The best cute 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 224 cute indie games on Steam, holding 6,191,792 reviews at an average of 91% 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 Wallpaper Engine with 942,910 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Wallpaper Engine · 942,910 reviews · 98% positive · 2018
  2. Stardew Valley · 892,594 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
  3. Hollow Knight · 501,741 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
  4. Undertale · 305,883 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
  5. Stray · 157,286 reviews · 97% positive · 2022
  6. Slime Rancher · 156,929 reviews · 98% positive · 2017
  7. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator · 143,794 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
  8. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition · 141,936 reviews · 98% positive · 2009
  9. Stumble Guys · 138,237 reviews · 85% positive · 2021
  10. Celeste · 131,634 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
  11. Muse Dash · 122,161 reviews · 91% positive · 2019
  12. MiSide · 121,725 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  13. Cult of the Lamb · 111,806 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  14. Castle Crashers® · 109,414 reviews · 96% positive · 2012
  15. Enter the Gungeon · 79,343 reviews · 95% positive · 2016
  16. To the Moon · 69,475 reviews · 96% positive · 2012
  17. OneShot · 64,945 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
  18. Overcooked! 2 · 61,850 reviews · 90% positive · 2018
  19. Party Animals · 57,706 reviews · 80% positive · 2023
  20. Skul: The Hero Slayer · 57,582 reviews · 93% positive · 2021

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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