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The best rpg indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 2195 rpg indie games on Steam, holding 16,521,155 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 1,238,172 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Terraria · 1,238,172 reviews · 97% positive · 2011
  2. Rust · 1,165,850 reviews · 87% positive · 2018
  3. Stardew Valley · 892,594 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
  4. ARK: Survival Evolved · 586,217 reviews · 83% positive · 2017
  5. Valheim · 458,539 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  6. Palworld · 409,299 reviews · 95% positive · 2026
  7. Don't Starve Together · 375,815 reviews · 95% positive · 2016
  8. Project Zomboid · 362,878 reviews · 94% positive · 2013
  9. Undertale · 305,883 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
  10. Hades · 285,527 reviews · 98% positive · 2020
  11. 7 Days to Die · 279,128 reviews · 87% positive · 2024
  12. Vampire Survivors · 265,401 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  13. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord · 230,075 reviews · 88% positive · 2022
  14. Slay the Spire · 218,126 reviews · 97% positive · 2019
  15. 鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal · 190,126 reviews · 56% positive · 2023
  16. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 · 178,402 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  17. Darkest Dungeon® · 140,551 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  18. DAVE THE DIVER · 139,867 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  19. DELTARUNE · 123,174 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
  20. MiSide · 121,725 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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