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The best music 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 28 music indie games on Steam, holding 1,299,198 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 Geometry Dash with 608,638 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Geometry Dash · 608,638 reviews · 93% positive · 2014
  2. DELTARUNE · 127,974 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
  3. Muse Dash · 117,019 reviews · 91% positive · 2019
  4. Hotline Miami · 110,606 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
  5. A Dance of Fire and Ice · 79,398 reviews · 94% positive · 2019
  6. Beat Saber · 69,875 reviews · 95% positive · 2019
  7. Journey · 35,041 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  8. Rhythm Doctor · 25,180 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
  9. Just Shapes & Beats · 24,199 reviews · 98% positive · 2018
  10. Crypt of the NecroDancer · 23,634 reviews · 95% positive · 2015
  11. Donut County · 11,135 reviews · 92% positive · 2018
  12. Trombone Champ · 10,362 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  13. Tetris® Effect: Connected · 8,495 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  14. Melatonin · 7,594 reviews · 94% positive · 2022
  15. My Dream Setup · 6,779 reviews · 92% positive · 2023
  16. Rift of the NecroDancer · 6,403 reviews · 94% positive · 2025
  17. Incredibox · 5,673 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  18. Beat Hazard · 5,073 reviews · 95% positive · 2010
  19. Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi · 3,593 reviews · 97% positive · 2025
  20. Wanderstop · 2,976 reviews · 93% positive · 2025

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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