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The best management indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 149 management indie games on Steam, holding 3,992,642 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 Euro Truck Simulator 2 with 783,526 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Euro Truck Simulator 2 · 783,526 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
  2. Schedule I · 287,984 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
  3. Factorio · 234,322 reviews · 98% positive · 2020
  4. RimWorld · 208,289 reviews · 98% positive · 2018
  5. 鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal · 190,126 reviews · 56% positive · 2023
  6. Slime Rancher · 156,929 reviews · 98% positive · 2017
  7. DAVE THE DIVER · 139,867 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  8. Oxygen Not Included · 135,173 reviews · 97% positive · 2019
  9. Kenshi · 98,181 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  10. Cookie Clicker · 93,033 reviews · 96% positive · 2021
  11. House Flipper · 92,227 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  12. This War of Mine · 89,170 reviews · 94% positive · 2014
  13. Dyson Sphere Program · 83,444 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  14. Supermarket Simulator · 79,130 reviews · 92% positive · 2025
  15. Prison Architect · 60,109 reviews · 89% positive · 2015
  16. Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation · 56,949 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  17. Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition · 53,274 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
  18. WorldBox - God Simulator · 50,932 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  19. TCG Card Shop Simulator · 46,293 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  20. Game Dev Tycoon · 45,091 reviews · 95% positive · 2013

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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