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The best minimalist 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 40 minimalist indie games on Steam, holding 429,683 reviews at an average of 93% 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 INSIDE with 75,132 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. INSIDE · 75,132 reviews · 97% positive · 2016
  2. SUPERHOT · 40,528 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  3. LIMBO · 40,204 reviews · 92% positive · 2011
  4. Loop Hero · 36,448 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
  5. Dorfromantik · 27,282 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  6. Thronefall · 23,359 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  7. Baba Is You · 20,786 reviews · 98% positive · 2019
  8. Townscaper · 20,019 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  9. Melvor Idle · 14,460 reviews · 90% positive · 2021
  10. 911 Operator · 14,387 reviews · 89% positive · 2017
  11. Nodebuster · 13,935 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  12. Mini Metro · 12,694 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
  13. Iron Lung · 10,017 reviews · 92% positive · 2022
  14. (the) Gnorp Apologue · 9,524 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
  15. The Farmer Was Replaced · 8,881 reviews · 96% positive · 2025
  16. Hidden Folks · 7,593 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
  17. My Dream Setup · 6,797 reviews · 91% positive · 2023
  18. Democracy 4 · 5,859 reviews · 82% positive · 2022
  19. Incredibox · 5,853 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  20. Patrick's Parabox · 5,704 reviews · 99% positive · 2022

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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