The best relaxing indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Assembled from live indielist data on 2026-06-06. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 107 relaxing indie games on Steam, holding 3,425,469 reviews at an average of 91% 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 868,743 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Stardew Valley · 868,743 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
2. Euro Truck Simulator 2 · 766,107 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
3. Balatro · 155,457 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
4. DAVE THE DIVER · 133,203 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
5. Starbound · 120,582 reviews · 90% positive · 2016
6. House Flipper · 91,596 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
7. GRIS · 82,436 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
8. PowerWash Simulator · 50,291 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
9. WorldBox - God Simulator · 48,959 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
10. Core Keeper · 48,722 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
11. Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition · 46,336 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
12. TCG Card Shop Simulator · 45,356 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
13. PC Building Simulator · 41,947 reviews · 94% positive · 2019
14. Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm · 39,017 reviews · 79% positive · 2023
15. Banished · 37,726 reviews · 90% positive · 2014
16. Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator · 37,031 reviews · 93% positive · 2022
17. Unpacking · 34,228 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
18. Journey · 34,123 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
19. Crime Scene Cleaner · 30,859 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
20. Chants of Sennaar · 27,634 reviews · 98% positive · 2023

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 modeled estimates, not official sales data.

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