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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 2026-10-23. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 41 dating sim indie games on Steam, holding 1,922,857 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 901,380 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Stardew Valley · 901,380 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
  2. Undertale · 311,804 reviews · 97% positive · 2015
  3. 鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal · 224,932 reviews · 56% positive · 2023
  4. The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome · 56,710 reviews · 65% positive · 2026
  5. Volcano Princess · 45,236 reviews · 98% positive · 2023
  6. Fields of Mistria · 33,196 reviews · 97% positive · 2026
  7. LoveChoice · 32,646 reviews · 92% positive · 2021
  8. Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut · 32,619 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  9. Doki Doki Literature Club Plus! · 30,593 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  10. My Time at Sandrock · 24,230 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  11. NEKOPARA Vol. 1 · 23,459 reviews · 95% positive · 2014
  12. Sun Haven · 22,237 reviews · 80% positive · 2023
  13. Coral Island · 22,003 reviews · 89% positive · 2023
  14. Project Wingman · 18,782 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  15. Neon White · 17,405 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  16. Living With Sister: Monochrome Fantasy · 15,278 reviews · 91% positive · 2024
  17. Monster Prom · 12,268 reviews · 93% positive · 2018
  18. NEKOPARA Vol. 3 · 11,177 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
  19. NEKOPARA Vol. 2 · 11,088 reviews · 97% positive · 2016
  20. Raging Loop · 10,848 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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