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The best female protagonist 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 161 female protagonist indie games on Steam, holding 1,972,139 reviews at an average of 90% 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 Slime Rancher with 156,929 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Slime Rancher · 156,929 reviews · 98% positive · 2017
  2. Celeste · 131,634 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
  3. Muse Dash · 122,161 reviews · 91% positive · 2019
  4. Hades II · 114,178 reviews · 96% positive · 2025
  5. GRIS · 83,804 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  6. To the Moon · 69,475 reviews · 96% positive · 2012
  7. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice · 66,729 reviews · 90% positive · 2017
  8. A Hat in Time · 53,418 reviews · 98% positive · 2017
  9. Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition · 53,274 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
  10. What Remains of Edith Finch · 52,731 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  11. Volcano Princess · 44,933 reviews · 98% positive · 2023
  12. ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights · 43,017 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  13. Bright Memory: Infinite · 36,218 reviews · 92% positive · 2021
  14. Unpacking · 35,023 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
  15. My Time at Portia · 34,824 reviews · 91% positive · 2019
  16. 嗜血印 Bloody Spell · 34,144 reviews · 89% positive · 2022
  17. Skullgirls 2nd Encore · 29,196 reviews · 88% positive · 2013
  18. My Time at Sandrock · 29,004 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  19. Crypt of the NecroDancer · 23,585 reviews · 95% positive · 2015
  20. AI LIMIT · 22,694 reviews · 92% positive · 2025

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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