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The best dating sim 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 41 dating sim indie games on Steam, holding 1,875,350 reviews at an average of 92% 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 Stardew Valley with 892,594 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Stardew Valley · 892,594 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
  2. Undertale · 305,883 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
  3. 鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal · 190,126 reviews · 56% positive · 2023
  4. The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome · 56,504 reviews · 65% positive · 2026
  5. Volcano Princess · 44,933 reviews · 98% positive · 2023
  6. LoveChoice · 32,335 reviews · 92% positive · 2021
  7. Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut · 31,618 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  8. Fields of Mistria · 31,264 reviews · 97% positive · 2026
  9. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! · 30,074 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  10. My Time at Sandrock · 29,004 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  11. NEKOPARA Vol. 1 · 23,391 reviews · 95% positive · 2014
  12. Sun Haven · 22,074 reviews · 81% positive · 2023
  13. Coral Island · 21,790 reviews · 89% positive · 2023
  14. Project Wingman · 18,358 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  15. Neon White · 17,230 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  16. Living With Sister: Monochrome Fantasy · 15,019 reviews · 70% positive · 2024
  17. NEKOPARA Vol. 2 · 12,847 reviews · 97% positive · 2016
  18. Monster Prom · 12,237 reviews · 93% positive · 2018
  19. NEKOPARA Vol. 3 · 11,152 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
  20. Raging Loop · 10,484 reviews · 96% positive · 2017

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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