The best philosophical indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-10-23. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 17 philosophical indie games on Steam, holding 237,635 reviews at an average of 92% 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 SOMA with 47,207 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. SOMA · 47,207 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk · 32,044 reviews · 96% positive · 2020
3. The Talos Principle · 29,353 reviews · 95% positive · 2014
4. Before Your Eyes · 21,417 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
5. The Beginner's Guide · 19,990 reviews · 88% positive · 2015
6. The Last Campfire · 17,747 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
7. The Witness · 17,408 reviews · 84% positive · 2016
8. Jump King · 12,403 reviews · 90% positive · 2019
9. Coffee Talk · 11,352 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
10. The Forgotten City · 11,255 reviews · 96% positive · 2021
11. Democracy 4 · 5,920 reviews · 82% positive · 2022
12. KARMA: The Dark World · 4,022 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
13. Peaks of Yore · 3,629 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
14. NORCO · 3,295 reviews · 92% positive · 2022
15. Prose & Codes · 321 reviews · 99% positive · 2022
16. The Utility Room · 272 reviews · 85% positive · 2023
17. Biomass · 0 reviews · 85% positive · 2020

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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