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The best idler indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 32 idler indie games on Steam, holding 372,812 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 Cookie Clicker with 86,876 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Cookie Clicker · 86,876 reviews · 96% positive · 2021
  2. Clicker Heroes · 62,115 reviews · 90% positive · 2015
  3. WorldBox - God Simulator · 50,046 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  4. IdleOn · 29,344 reviews · 78% positive · 2025
  5. Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game · 26,382 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  6. Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms · 15,005 reviews · 77% positive · 2020
  7. Melvor Idle · 14,460 reviews · 90% positive · 2021
  8. Nodebuster · 13,935 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  9. NGU IDLE · 12,861 reviews · 96% positive · 2019
  10. (the) Gnorp Apologue · 9,524 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
  11. The Farmer Was Replaced · 8,881 reviews · 96% positive · 2025
  12. THE LONGING · 6,918 reviews · 92% positive · 2020
  13. Swords & Souls: Neverseen · 6,387 reviews · 93% positive · 2019
  14. To The Core · 5,048 reviews · 93% positive · 2023
  15. Fantasy Map Simulator · 4,046 reviews · 89% positive · 2024
  16. Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi · 3,176 reviews · 97% positive · 2025
  17. Maltese's Fluffy Onsen · 3,016 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  18. Farm Manager 2021 · 2,282 reviews · 79% positive · 2021
  19. Beltmatic · 2,176 reviews · 94% positive · 2024
  20. Orb of Creation · 2,038 reviews · 86% positive · 2026

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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