The best idler indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Assembled from live indielist data on 2026-06-06. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 15 idler indie games on Steam, holding 264,746 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 Cookie Clicker with 85,736 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Cookie Clicker · 85,736 reviews · 96% positive · 2021
2. Clicker Heroes · 62,020 reviews · 90% positive · 2015
3. WorldBox - God Simulator · 48,959 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
4. Melvor Idle · 15,830 reviews · 90% positive · 2021
5. Idle Slayer · 10,422 reviews · 85% positive · 2020
6. (the) Gnorp Apologue · 9,698 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
7. The Farmer Was Replaced · 8,532 reviews · 96% positive · 2025
8. Swords & Souls: Neverseen · 6,300 reviews · 93% positive · 2019
9. Fantasy Map Simulator · 4,031 reviews · 89% positive · 2024
10. Outpath · 3,011 reviews · 93% positive · 2023
11. Maltese's Fluffy Onsen · 2,911 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
12. Beltmatic · 2,105 reviews · 94% positive · 2024
13. Idling to Rule the Gods · 2,102 reviews · 85% positive · 2016
14. Territory Idle · 1,702 reviews · 79% positive · 2019
15. Microcivilization · 1,387 reviews · 80% 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 modeled estimates, not official sales data.

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