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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 2026-07-24. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 41 dating sim indie games on Steam, holding 1,907,894 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 882,604 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Stardew Valley · 882,604 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
  2. Undertale · 331,919 reviews · 97% positive · 2015
  3. 鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal · 189,933 reviews · 56% positive · 2023
  4. The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome · 56,109 reviews · 66% positive · 2026
  5. Volcano Princess · 44,582 reviews · 98% positive · 2023
  6. LoveChoice · 36,463 reviews · 92% positive · 2021
  7. Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut · 30,884 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  8. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! · 29,497 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  9. Fields of Mistria · 26,355 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  10. My Time at Sandrock · 23,948 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  11. NEKOPARA Vol. 1 · 23,350 reviews · 95% positive · 2014
  12. Project Wingman · 21,962 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  13. Sun Haven · 21,862 reviews · 81% positive · 2023
  14. Coral Island · 21,550 reviews · 89% positive · 2023
  15. Neon White · 17,070 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  16. Living With Sister: Monochrome Fantasy · 14,495 reviews · 73% positive · 2024
  17. Monster Prom · 14,309 reviews · 93% positive · 2018
  18. Our Life: Beginnings & Always · 13,631 reviews · 99% positive · 2020
  19. NEKOPARA Vol. 3 · 11,154 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
  20. NEKOPARA Vol. 2 · 11,038 reviews · 97% 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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