The best kickstarter indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-09-07. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 12 kickstarter indie games on Steam, holding 269,750 reviews at an average of 86% 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 Darkest Dungeon® with 140,551 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Darkest Dungeon® · 140,551 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
2. A Hat in Time · 53,418 reviews · 98% positive · 2017
3. SUPERHOT · 40,731 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
4. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove · 14,206 reviews · 96% positive · 2014
5. Wasteland 2: Director's Cut · 4,661 reviews · 83% positive · 2014
6. Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition · 3,585 reviews · 87% positive · 2015
7. Freedom Planet · 3,316 reviews · 95% positive · 2014
8. Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition · 3,235 reviews · 80% positive · 2013
9. Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree · 2,989 reviews · 76% positive · 2025
10. Torment: Tides of Numenera · 2,044 reviews · 71% positive · 2017
11. La-Mulana 2 · 817 reviews · 86% positive · 2018
12. Pine: A Story of Loss · 197 reviews · 77% positive · 2024

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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