The best nature indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 38 nature indie games on Steam, holding 199,981 reviews at an average of 91% 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 A Short Hike with 22,650 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. A Short Hike · 22,650 reviews · 99% positive · 2019
2. Tiny Glade · 22,494 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
3. Townscaper · 20,069 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
4. Kena: Bridge of Spirits · 16,682 reviews · 92% positive · 2022
5. Cat Goes Fishing · 15,412 reviews · 94% positive · 2015
6. Webbed · 13,816 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
7. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey · 9,778 reviews · 79% positive · 2020
8. Neva · 9,294 reviews · 94% positive · 2024
9. Biped · 9,008 reviews · 85% positive · 2020
10. Carto · 7,278 reviews · 96% positive · 2020
11. Let's School · 5,875 reviews · 93% positive · 2023
12. Spilled! · 5,283 reviews · 94% positive · 2025
13. Niche - a genetics survival game · 4,353 reviews · 86% positive · 2017
14. Kabuto Park · 4,313 reviews · 100% positive · 2025
15. Peaks of Yore · 3,582 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
16. Endling - Extinction is Forever · 2,879 reviews · 95% positive · 2022
17. Teddy's Haven · 2,759 reviews · 96% positive · 2025
18. IfSunSets · 2,230 reviews · 75% positive · 2024
19. Reus 2 · 2,129 reviews · 94% positive · 2024
20. Smushi Come Home · 2,095 reviews · 99% positive · 2023

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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