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The best metroidvania indie games, ranked by reviews

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Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-07-24. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 52 metroidvania indie games on Steam, holding 1,212,177 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 Hollow Knight with 495,505 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Hollow Knight · 495,505 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
  2. Dead Cells · 155,034 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
  3. Blasphemous · 53,558 reviews · 90% positive · 2019
  4. Skul: The Hero Slayer · 50,641 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
  5. Rain World · 45,122 reviews · 94% positive · 2017
  6. ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights · 42,570 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  7. Nine Sols · 38,583 reviews · 94% positive · 2024
  8. CARRION · 32,069 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  9. ANIMAL WELL · 22,542 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  10. Salt and Sanctuary · 21,764 reviews · 89% positive · 2016
  11. Death's Door · 18,954 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
  12. ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist · 16,789 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  13. Pseudoregalia · 16,651 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  14. TUNIC · 16,431 reviews · 91% positive · 2022
  15. Hyper Light Drifter · 15,364 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
  16. Dust: An Elysian Tail · 14,226 reviews · 95% positive · 2013
  17. Rogue Legacy 2 · 14,182 reviews · 91% positive · 2022
  18. Touhou Luna Nights · 13,704 reviews · 97% positive · 2019
  19. Tails of Iron · 12,882 reviews · 88% positive · 2021
  20. FEZ · 11,600 reviews · 93% 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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