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The best narration 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 26 narration indie games on Steam, holding 502,999 reviews at an average of 90% 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 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with 178,402 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 · 178,402 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  2. BattleBlock Theater® · 55,754 reviews · 97% positive · 2014
  3. What Remains of Edith Finch · 52,731 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  4. The Stanley Parable · 40,268 reviews · 92% positive · 2013
  5. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe · 36,104 reviews · 94% positive · 2022
  6. There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension · 24,113 reviews · 98% positive · 2020
  7. The Beginner's Guide · 19,871 reviews · 88% positive · 2015
  8. The Last Campfire · 17,299 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
  9. Gone Home · 13,616 reviews · 77% positive · 2013
  10. KinitoPET · 13,424 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  11. Tails of Iron · 13,042 reviews · 88% positive · 2021
  12. BOOK OF HOURS · 4,800 reviews · 89% positive · 2023
  13. Copycat · 4,582 reviews · 89% positive · 2024
  14. Call of the Sea · 4,517 reviews · 88% positive · 2020
  15. Class of '09: The Re-Up · 4,482 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  16. Edge Of Eternity · 3,370 reviews · 69% positive · 2021
  17. Boxes: Lost Fragments · 3,232 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  18. Beacon Pines · 3,029 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  19. Fears to Fathom - Carson House · 2,748 reviews · 92% positive · 2023
  20. The Chef's Shift · 1,931 reviews · 97% 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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