The best steampunk indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-07-24. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 15 steampunk indie games on Steam, holding 247,926 reviews at an average of 88% 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 Kenshi with 96,887 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Kenshi · 96,887 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
2. Torchlight II · 45,437 reviews · 93% positive · 2012
3. The Room · 30,167 reviews · 98% positive · 2014
4. The Room Two · 21,602 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
5. Machinarium · 17,253 reviews · 95% positive · 2009
6. Gloomwood · 7,356 reviews · 95% positive · 2022
7. F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch · 7,142 reviews · 86% positive · 2021
8. Opus Magnum · 7,102 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
9. Battle Chasers: Nightwar · 5,568 reviews · 87% positive · 2017
10. Contrast · 4,527 reviews · 91% positive · 2013
11. Airborne Kingdom · 2,093 reviews · 87% positive · 2022
12. Firmament · 892 reviews · 72% positive · 2023
13. Close To The Sun · 859 reviews · 74% positive · 2020
14. Dungeons of Aether · 607 reviews · 83% positive · 2023
15. Kristala · 434 reviews · 75% positive · 2026

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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