The best steampunk indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-10-23. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 16 steampunk indie games on Steam, holding 239,804 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 99,170 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Kenshi · 99,170 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
2. Torchlight II · 33,191 reviews · 92% positive · 2012
3. The Room · 30,521 reviews · 98% positive · 2014
4. The Room Two · 21,132 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
5. Machinarium · 18,082 reviews · 95% positive · 2009
6. Gloomwood · 7,568 reviews · 95% positive · 2022
7. Battle Chasers: Nightwar · 7,406 reviews · 87% positive · 2017
8. F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch · 6,721 reviews · 86% positive · 2021
9. Opus Magnum · 6,074 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
10. Contrast · 4,571 reviews · 91% positive · 2013
11. Airborne Kingdom · 2,112 reviews · 87% positive · 2022
12. Firmament · 911 reviews · 72% positive · 2023
13. Close To The Sun · 884 reviews · 74% positive · 2020
14. Dungeons of Aether · 610 reviews · 83% positive · 2023
15. Kristala · 493 reviews · 74% positive · 2026
16. Chocolate Factory Simulator · 358 reviews · 77% 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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