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The best pvp 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 100 pvp indie games on Steam, holding 3,874,009 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 Rust with 1,165,850 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Rust · 1,165,850 reviews · 87% positive · 2018
  2. Garry's Mod · 1,091,318 reviews · 97% positive · 2006
  3. Stumble Guys · 138,237 reviews · 85% positive · 2021
  4. ARK: Survival Ascended · 105,872 reviews · 60% positive · 2023
  5. Stick Fight: The Game · 99,931 reviews · 93% positive · 2017
  6. Hell Let Loose · 99,551 reviews · 82% positive · 2021
  7. SCUM · 98,248 reviews · 74% positive · 2025
  8. MORDHAU · 91,668 reviews · 80% positive · 2019
  9. Beat Saber · 69,713 reviews · 95% positive · 2019
  10. Eternal Return · 69,673 reviews · 77% positive · 2023
  11. Party Animals · 57,706 reviews · 80% positive · 2023
  12. Liar's Bar · 56,273 reviews · 90% positive · 2024
  13. Foxhole · 47,244 reviews · 79% positive · 2022
  14. Super Animal Royale · 44,606 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
  15. ROUNDS · 44,426 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  16. Crosshair X · 42,970 reviews · 93% positive · 2020
  17. Pavlov · 37,866 reviews · 89% positive · 2024
  18. Temtem · 31,266 reviews · 81% positive · 2022
  19. TerraTech · 24,958 reviews · 91% positive · 2018
  20. Astral Party · 21,399 reviews · 55% positive · 2024

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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