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The best relaxing 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 172 relaxing indie games on Steam, holding 3,763,921 reviews at an average of 90% 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 Stardew Valley with 901,380 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Stardew Valley · 901,380 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
  2. Euro Truck Simulator 2 · 791,517 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
  3. Balatro · 162,155 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  4. DAVE THE DIVER · 139,867 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  5. Starbound · 120,658 reviews · 90% positive · 2016
  6. House Flipper · 92,664 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  7. GRIS · 84,253 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  8. WorldBox - God Simulator · 51,763 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  9. PowerWash Simulator · 51,088 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  10. Core Keeper · 50,922 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  11. Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition · 47,509 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
  12. TCG Card Shop Simulator · 46,293 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  13. PC Building Simulator · 42,185 reviews · 93% positive · 2019
  14. Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator · 38,211 reviews · 93% positive · 2022
  15. Banished · 37,944 reviews · 90% positive · 2014
  16. Unpacking · 35,407 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
  17. Journey · 35,041 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  18. My Time at Portia · 34,880 reviews · 91% positive · 2019
  19. Fields of Mistria · 33,196 reviews · 97% positive · 2026
  20. Crime Scene Cleaner · 31,659 reviews · 98% 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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