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The best minimalist indie games, ranked by reviews

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Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-10-23. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 42 minimalist indie games on Steam, holding 413,104 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 70,192 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. INSIDE · 70,192 reviews · 97% positive · 2016
  2. LIMBO · 40,891 reviews · 92% positive · 2011
  3. Loop Hero · 33,897 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
  4. SUPERHOT · 27,863 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  5. Dorfromantik · 27,514 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  6. Thronefall · 23,197 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  7. Baba Is You · 21,114 reviews · 98% positive · 2019
  8. Townscaper · 20,116 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  9. Melvor Idle · 14,747 reviews · 90% positive · 2021
  10. 911 Operator · 14,418 reviews · 88% positive · 2017
  11. Nodebuster · 13,909 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  12. Mini Metro · 12,844 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
  13. Iron Lung · 10,249 reviews · 92% positive · 2022
  14. (the) Gnorp Apologue · 9,673 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
  15. The Farmer Was Replaced · 9,495 reviews · 96% positive · 2025
  16. Hidden Folks · 7,621 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
  17. My Dream Setup · 6,779 reviews · 92% positive · 2023
  18. Democracy 4 · 5,920 reviews · 82% positive · 2022
  19. Incredibox · 5,673 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  20. Patrick's Parabox · 5,033 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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