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The best linear indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 18 linear indie games on Steam, holding 114,063 reviews at an average of 88% 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 NEKOPARA Vol. 1 with 23,279 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. NEKOPARA Vol. 1 · 23,279 reviews · 95% positive · 2014
  2. We Were Here Together · 17,431 reviews · 82% positive · 2019
  3. KinitoPET · 14,346 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  4. NEKOPARA Vol. 2 · 12,783 reviews · 97% positive · 2016
  5. We Were Here Too · 10,985 reviews · 79% positive · 2018
  6. COCOON · 8,663 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
  7. F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch · 7,040 reviews · 87% positive · 2021
  8. Spilled! · 4,941 reviews · 94% positive · 2025
  9. Darkest Dungeon®: The Crimson Court · 2,346 reviews · 62% positive · 2017
  10. Zoochosis · 2,340 reviews · 61% positive · 2024
  11. Doors: Paradox · 2,013 reviews · 91% positive · 2022
  12. Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi · 1,842 reviews · 97% positive · 2015
  13. JudgeSim · 1,361 reviews · 84% positive · 2024
  14. Escape From Mystwood Mansion · 1,278 reviews · 93% positive · 2023
  15. Loco Motive · 1,167 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  16. Iron Meat · 1,073 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  17. NAIAD · 659 reviews · 94% positive · 2024
  18. Studio System : Guardian Angel · 516 reviews · 94% positive · 2025

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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