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The best realistic indie games, ranked by reviews

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Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-07-24. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 145 realistic indie games on Steam, holding 5,899,507 reviews at an average of 85% 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 Garry's Mod with 1,081,337 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Garry's Mod · 1,081,337 reviews · 97% positive · 2006
  2. Euro Truck Simulator 2 · 775,884 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
  3. The Forest · 577,971 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  4. Project Zomboid · 350,081 reviews · 94% positive · 2013
  5. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord · 228,008 reviews · 88% positive · 2022
  6. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 · 178,402 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  7. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator · 142,335 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
  8. Assetto Corsa · 134,718 reviews · 93% positive · 2014
  9. Teardown · 124,486 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  10. The Isle · 107,710 reviews · 80% positive · 2015
  11. My Summer Car · 106,838 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  12. Hell Let Loose · 98,860 reviews · 82% positive · 2021
  13. SCUM · 97,724 reviews · 74% positive · 2025
  14. Supermarket Together · 95,896 reviews · 94% positive · 2024
  15. House Flipper · 92,019 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  16. MORDHAU · 91,668 reviews · 80% positive · 2019
  17. This War of Mine · 88,937 reviews · 94% positive · 2014
  18. Supermarket Simulator · 78,530 reviews · 92% positive · 2025
  19. Ravenfield · 76,003 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
  20. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice · 66,550 reviews · 90% 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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