The best pirates indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 9 pirates indie games on Steam, holding 49,463 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 35,143 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 · 35,143 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
2. Owlboy · 3,676 reviews · 83% positive · 2016
3. Space Pirates And Zombies 2 · 2,736 reviews · 79% positive · 2017
4. IfSunSets · 2,230 reviews · 75% positive · 2024
5. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse · 1,843 reviews · 93% positive · 2015
6. Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut · 1,213 reviews · 86% positive · 2014
7. Seablip · 1,077 reviews · 82% positive · 2024
8. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition · 901 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
9. Man O' War: Corsair - Warhammer Naval Battles (Classic) · 644 reviews · 64% 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.

Want the underlying estimate for your own game? Try the sales estimator, or browse the full game directory.