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The best idler indie games, ranked by reviews

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Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-10-23. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 32 idler indie games on Steam, holding 230,443 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 88,812 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Cookie Clicker · 88,812 reviews · 96% positive · 2021
  2. WorldBox - God Simulator · 51,763 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  3. Melvor Idle · 14,747 reviews · 90% positive · 2021
  4. Nodebuster · 13,909 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  5. (the) Gnorp Apologue · 9,673 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
  6. The Farmer Was Replaced · 9,495 reviews · 96% positive · 2025
  7. THE LONGING · 7,009 reviews · 92% positive · 2020
  8. Swords & Souls: Neverseen · 6,139 reviews · 93% positive · 2019
  9. To The Core · 5,106 reviews · 93% positive · 2023
  10. Fantasy Map Simulator · 4,248 reviews · 89% positive · 2024
  11. Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi · 3,593 reviews · 97% positive · 2025
  12. Maltese's Fluffy Onsen · 2,784 reviews · 94% positive · 2025
  13. Farm Manager 2021 · 2,300 reviews · 79% positive · 2021
  14. Beltmatic · 2,236 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  15. Orb of Creation · 2,206 reviews · 84% positive · 2026
  16. Microcivilization · 1,444 reviews · 78% positive · 2026
  17. Lyca · 1,318 reviews · 82% positive · 2025
  18. PropHunter · 925 reviews · 77% positive · 2021
  19. Widget Inc. · 763 reviews · 85% positive · 2024
  20. Clicker Heroes · 747 reviews · 90% positive · 2015

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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