The best hero shooter indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-07-24. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 6 hero shooter indie games on Steam, holding 29,665 reviews at an average of 82% 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 Friends vs Friends with 10,659 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Friends vs Friends · 10,659 reviews · 83% positive · 2023
2. Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok · 6,150 reviews · 88% positive · 2024
3. Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap · 4,619 reviews · 71% positive · 2025
4. Perfect Heist 2 · 3,656 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
5. Skillshot City · 3,317 reviews · 85% positive · 2017
6. Century: Age of Ashes · 1,264 reviews · 74% 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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