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The best minimalist indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 42 minimalist indie games on Steam, holding 432,313 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 75,854 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. INSIDE · 75,854 reviews · 97% positive · 2016
  2. SUPERHOT · 40,731 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  3. LIMBO · 40,639 reviews · 92% positive · 2011
  4. Loop Hero · 33,804 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
  5. Dorfromantik · 27,404 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  6. Thronefall · 22,927 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  7. Baba Is You · 20,973 reviews · 98% positive · 2019
  8. Townscaper · 20,069 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  9. Melvor Idle · 16,188 reviews · 90% positive · 2021
  10. 911 Operator · 14,417 reviews · 89% positive · 2017
  11. Nodebuster · 13,830 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  12. Mini Metro · 12,780 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
  13. Iron Lung · 11,242 reviews · 92% positive · 2022
  14. (the) Gnorp Apologue · 9,601 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
  15. The Farmer Was Replaced · 9,238 reviews · 96% positive · 2025
  16. Hidden Folks · 7,608 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
  17. My Dream Setup · 6,936 reviews · 91% positive · 2023
  18. Incredibox · 5,933 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  19. Democracy 4 · 5,885 reviews · 82% positive · 2022
  20. Patrick's Parabox · 4,969 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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