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The best nonlinear 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 36 nonlinear indie games on Steam, holding 278,507 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 57,328 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. WEBFISHING · 57,328 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  2. Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon · 33,412 reviews · 88% positive · 2025
  3. ANIMAL WELL · 22,781 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  4. Blue Prince · 19,961 reviews · 86% positive · 2025
  5. The Witness · 17,160 reviews · 84% positive · 2016
  6. Pseudoregalia · 16,919 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  7. Another Crab's Treasure · 16,780 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  8. TUNIC · 16,431 reviews · 91% positive · 2022
  9. Chernobylite Complete Edition · 12,537 reviews · 82% positive · 2021
  10. Little Kitty, Big City · 10,408 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  11. Class of '09 · 8,505 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  12. Elin · 8,364 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  13. HighFleet · 7,014 reviews · 88% positive · 2021
  14. BMX Streets · 4,463 reviews · 80% positive · 2024
  15. Obduction · 3,031 reviews · 80% positive · 2016
  16. Crystal Project · 2,501 reviews · 92% positive · 2022
  17. Arco · 2,175 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  18. Psycho Patrol R · 2,084 reviews · 88% positive · 2025
  19. Wrench · 1,897 reviews · 85% positive · 2018
  20. Dreamcore · 1,861 reviews · 89% 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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