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The best economy 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 61 economy indie games on Steam, holding 1,612,068 reviews at an average of 87% 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 Euro Truck Simulator 2 with 791,517 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Euro Truck Simulator 2 · 791,517 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
  2. House Flipper · 92,664 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  3. Cookie Clicker · 88,812 reviews · 96% positive · 2021
  4. Supermarket Simulator · 79,802 reviews · 92% positive · 2025
  5. Prison Architect · 63,262 reviews · 89% positive · 2015
  6. TCG Card Shop Simulator · 46,293 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  7. Game Dev Tycoon · 40,403 reviews · 95% positive · 2013
  8. Banished · 37,944 reviews · 90% positive · 2014
  9. Transport Fever 2 · 27,285 reviews · 90% positive · 2019
  10. Gas Station Simulator · 24,048 reviews · 88% positive · 2021
  11. Foundation · 23,334 reviews · 87% positive · 2025
  12. Dawn of Man · 17,149 reviews · 87% positive · 2019
  13. Going Medieval · 17,104 reviews · 89% positive · 2026
  14. Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game · 16,996 reviews · 94% positive · 2015
  15. Gold Mining Simulator · 16,442 reviews · 73% positive · 2017
  16. IXION · 15,423 reviews · 79% positive · 2022
  17. Big Ambitions · 14,436 reviews · 92% positive · 2026
  18. Turmoil · 13,192 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
  19. Captain of Industry · 11,171 reviews · 90% positive · 2022
  20. (the) Gnorp Apologue · 9,673 reviews · 95% positive · 2023

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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