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The best realistic indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 149 realistic indie games on Steam, holding 5,913,157 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 1,098,377 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Garry's Mod · 1,098,377 reviews · 97% positive · 2006
  2. Euro Truck Simulator 2 · 791,517 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
  3. The Forest · 583,870 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  4. Project Zomboid · 370,897 reviews · 94% positive · 2013
  5. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord · 231,865 reviews · 88% positive · 2022
  6. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 · 178,402 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  7. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator · 144,989 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
  8. Assetto Corsa · 137,250 reviews · 93% positive · 2014
  9. Teardown · 128,076 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  10. The Isle · 113,444 reviews · 80% positive · 2015
  11. MORDHAU · 113,257 reviews · 80% positive · 2019
  12. My Summer Car · 109,459 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  13. Hell Let Loose · 99,989 reviews · 82% positive · 2021
  14. SCUM · 98,968 reviews · 74% positive · 2025
  15. House Flipper · 92,664 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  16. This War of Mine · 89,428 reviews · 94% positive · 2014
  17. Supermarket Simulator · 79,802 reviews · 92% positive · 2025
  18. Ravenfield · 76,768 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
  19. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice · 66,979 reviews · 90% positive · 2017
  20. Plague Inc: Evolved · 59,754 reviews · 94% positive · 2016

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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