The best pirates indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 9 pirates indie games on Steam, holding 47,218 reviews at an average of 83% 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 Return of the Obra Dinn with 32,723 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Return of the Obra Dinn · 32,723 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
2. Owlboy · 3,685 reviews · 83% positive · 2016
3. Space Pirates And Zombies 2 · 2,736 reviews · 79% positive · 2017
4. IfSunSets · 2,327 reviews · 75% positive · 2024
5. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse · 1,851 reviews · 93% positive · 2015
6. Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut · 1,223 reviews · 85% positive · 2014
7. Seablip · 1,120 reviews · 82% positive · 2024
8. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition · 907 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
9. Man O' War: Corsair - Warhammer Naval Battles (Classic) · 646 reviews · 65% positive · 2017

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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