The best software indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 9 software indie games on Steam, holding 1,004,620 reviews at an average of 89% 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 Wallpaper Engine with 914,881 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Wallpaper Engine · 914,881 reviews · 98% positive · 2018
2. Crosshair X · 39,581 reviews · 93% positive · 2020
3. Aseprite · 20,488 reviews · 99% positive · 2016
4. DSX · 8,143 reviews · 69% positive · 2022
5. Krita · 7,191 reviews · 96% positive · 2014
6. VTube Studio · 6,964 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
7. OVR Advanced Settings · 5,094 reviews · 92% positive · 2020
8. Standable: Full Body Estimation · 1,651 reviews · 80% positive · 2023
9. Smack Studio · 627 reviews · 85% 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 modeled estimates, not official sales data.

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