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The best nonlinear 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 nonlinear indie games on Steam, holding 214,101 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 WEBFISHING with 57,052 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. WEBFISHING · 57,052 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  2. ANIMAL WELL · 22,251 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  3. TUNIC · 17,506 reviews · 91% positive · 2022
  4. The Witness · 16,694 reviews · 84% positive · 2016
  5. Pseudoregalia · 16,367 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  6. Blue Prince · 16,088 reviews · 87% positive · 2025
  7. Little Kitty, Big City · 13,449 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  8. Idle Slayer · 10,422 reviews · 85% positive · 2020
  9. Class of '09 · 8,623 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  10. HighFleet · 7,259 reviews · 88% positive · 2021
  11. POOLS · 6,261 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  12. BMX Streets · 4,178 reviews · 81% positive · 2024
  13. Obduction · 3,957 reviews · 80% positive · 2016
  14. Crypt Custodian · 2,927 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  15. Zoochosis · 2,340 reviews · 61% positive · 2024
  16. Wrench · 1,990 reviews · 85% positive · 2018
  17. Laundry Store Simulator · 1,854 reviews · 89% positive · 2024
  18. Dreamcore · 1,718 reviews · 89% positive · 2025
  19. Fractal Block World · 1,344 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
  20. Paquerette Down the Bunburrows · 1,240 reviews · 96% 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 modeled estimates, not official sales data.

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