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The best music indie games, ranked by reviews

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Data report Assembled from live indielist data on 2026-06-06. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 21 music indie games on Steam, holding 1,103,526 reviews at an average of 94% 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 557,534 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Geometry Dash · 557,534 reviews · 93% positive · 2014
  2. Muse Dash · 115,249 reviews · 91% positive · 2019
  3. Hotline Miami · 104,245 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
  4. A Dance of Fire and Ice · 76,165 reviews · 94% positive · 2019
  5. Beat Saber · 69,505 reviews · 96% positive · 2019
  6. Journey · 34,123 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  7. Rhythm Doctor · 24,408 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
  8. Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™ · 24,204 reviews · 96% positive · 2014
  9. Crypt of the NecroDancer · 23,431 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
  10. Just Shapes & Beats · 23,383 reviews · 98% positive · 2018
  11. Trombone Champ · 10,962 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  12. Tetris® Effect: Connected · 8,836 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  13. Melatonin · 8,062 reviews · 94% positive · 2022
  14. My Dream Setup · 6,640 reviews · 91% positive · 2023
  15. Incredibox · 5,762 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  16. Rift of the NecroDancer · 5,675 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  17. Wanderstop · 3,026 reviews · 93% positive · 2025
  18. LUMINES REMASTERED · 773 reviews · 95% positive · 2018
  19. Maestro · 529 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  20. Stardew Valley Soundtrack · 510 reviews · 96% positive · 2016

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 modeled estimates, not official sales data.

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