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The best rpg 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 2473 rpg indie games on Steam, holding 16,755,278 reviews at an average of 84% 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 Terraria with 1,247,686 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Terraria · 1,247,686 reviews · 97% positive · 2011
  2. Rust · 1,176,471 reviews · 87% positive · 2018
  3. Stardew Valley · 901,380 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
  4. ARK: Survival Evolved · 588,535 reviews · 83% positive · 2017
  5. Valheim · 475,018 reviews · 93% positive · 2026
  6. Palworld · 416,579 reviews · 95% positive · 2026
  7. Don't Starve Together · 377,538 reviews · 95% positive · 2016
  8. Project Zomboid · 370,897 reviews · 94% positive · 2013
  9. Undertale · 311,804 reviews · 97% positive · 2015
  10. Hades · 287,428 reviews · 98% positive · 2020
  11. 7 Days to Die · 280,377 reviews · 87% positive · 2024
  12. Vampire Survivors · 252,503 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  13. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord · 231,865 reviews · 88% positive · 2022
  14. 鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal · 224,932 reviews · 56% positive · 2023
  15. Slay the Spire · 194,429 reviews · 97% positive · 2019
  16. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 · 178,402 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  17. Darkest Dungeon® · 141,589 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  18. DAVE THE DIVER · 139,867 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  19. DELTARUNE · 127,974 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
  20. MiSide · 122,815 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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