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The best relaxing indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 172 relaxing indie games on Steam, holding 3,778,443 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 892,594 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Stardew Valley · 892,594 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
  2. Euro Truck Simulator 2 · 783,526 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
  3. Balatro · 160,336 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  4. DAVE THE DIVER · 139,867 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  5. Starbound · 120,672 reviews · 90% positive · 2016
  6. House Flipper · 92,227 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  7. GRIS · 83,804 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  8. Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition · 53,274 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
  9. WorldBox - God Simulator · 50,932 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  10. PowerWash Simulator · 50,861 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  11. Core Keeper · 49,940 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  12. TCG Card Shop Simulator · 46,293 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  13. Banished · 43,322 reviews · 90% positive · 2014
  14. PC Building Simulator · 42,153 reviews · 93% positive · 2019
  15. Journey · 38,492 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  16. Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator · 37,817 reviews · 93% positive · 2022
  17. Unpacking · 35,023 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
  18. My Time at Portia · 34,824 reviews · 91% positive · 2019
  19. Crime Scene Cleaner · 31,659 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  20. Fields of Mistria · 31,264 reviews · 97% positive · 2026

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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