The best life sim indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 72 life sim indie games on Steam, holding 1,828,353 reviews at an average of 89% 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 Stardew Valley with 892,594 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Stardew Valley · 892,594 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
2. MiSide · 121,725 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
3. Supermarket Simulator · 79,130 reviews · 92% positive · 2025
4. WorldBox - God Simulator · 50,932 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
5. TCG Card Shop Simulator · 46,293 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
6. Volcano Princess · 44,933 reviews · 98% positive · 2023
7. PC Building Simulator · 42,153 reviews · 93% positive · 2019
8. Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator · 37,817 reviews · 93% positive · 2022
9. Unpacking · 35,023 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
10. My Time at Portia · 34,824 reviews · 91% positive · 2019
11. Wobbly Life · 32,842 reviews · 97% positive · 2025
12. Crime Scene Cleaner · 31,659 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
13. Fields of Mistria · 31,264 reviews · 97% positive · 2026
14. My Time at Sandrock · 29,004 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
15. Dinkum · 24,617 reviews · 92% positive · 2025
16. Sun Haven · 22,074 reviews · 81% positive · 2023
17. Coral Island · 21,790 reviews · 89% positive · 2023
18. Travellers Rest · 16,478 reviews · 88% positive · 2020
19. Wobbledogs · 15,292 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
20. Youtubers Life · 13,747 reviews · 77% positive · 2017

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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