The best episodic indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-09-07. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 7 episodic indie games on Steam, holding 143,773 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 DELTARUNE with 123,174 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. DELTARUNE · 123,174 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
2. Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You · 8,930 reviews · 90% positive · 2016
3. Fears to Fathom - Woodbury Getaway · 3,452 reviews · 87% positive · 2024
4. Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition · 3,235 reviews · 80% positive · 2013
5. Fears to Fathom - Carson House · 2,748 reviews · 92% positive · 2023
6. Sam & Max Save the World · 1,743 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
7. Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space · 491 reviews · 99% 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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