The best philosophical indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 17 philosophical indie games on Steam, holding 240,704 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 52,758 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. SOMA · 52,758 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk · 31,753 reviews · 96% positive · 2020
3. The Talos Principle · 29,216 reviews · 95% positive · 2014
4. Before Your Eyes · 21,189 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
5. The Beginner's Guide · 19,871 reviews · 88% positive · 2015
6. The Last Campfire · 17,299 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
7. The Witness · 17,160 reviews · 84% positive · 2016
8. Jump King · 12,320 reviews · 90% positive · 2019
9. Coffee Talk · 11,254 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
10. The Forgotten City · 11,121 reviews · 96% positive · 2021
11. Democracy 4 · 5,885 reviews · 82% positive · 2022
12. KARMA: The Dark World · 3,949 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
13. Peaks of Yore · 3,582 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
14. NORCO · 2,764 reviews · 92% positive · 2022
15. Prose & Codes · 316 reviews · 99% positive · 2022
16. The Utility Room · 267 reviews · 85% positive · 2023
17. Biomass · 0 reviews · 86% 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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