The best remake indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 9 remake indie games on Steam, holding 576,606 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 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth with 393,010 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth · 393,010 reviews · 97% positive · 2014
2. Black Mesa · 134,638 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
3. There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension · 24,113 reviews · 98% positive · 2020
4. The Forgotten City · 11,121 reviews · 96% positive · 2021
5. Cave Story+ · 5,208 reviews · 93% positive · 2011
6. Strike Force Heroes · 4,181 reviews · 80% positive · 2023
7. La-Mulana · 2,068 reviews · 80% positive · 2013
8. Sam & Max Save the World · 1,743 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
9. 3dSen PC · 524 reviews · 91% positive · 2025

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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