The best steampunk indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 16 steampunk indie games on Steam, holding 237,863 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 98,181 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Kenshi · 98,181 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
2. Torchlight II · 33,068 reviews · 93% positive · 2012
3. The Room · 30,396 reviews · 98% positive · 2014
4. The Room Two · 21,025 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
5. Machinarium · 17,509 reviews · 95% positive · 2009
6. Gloomwood · 8,401 reviews · 95% positive · 2022
7. Opus Magnum · 7,199 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
8. F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch · 6,646 reviews · 86% positive · 2021
9. Battle Chasers: Nightwar · 5,573 reviews · 87% positive · 2017
10. Contrast · 4,544 reviews · 91% positive · 2013
11. Airborne Kingdom · 2,104 reviews · 87% positive · 2022
12. Firmament · 898 reviews · 72% positive · 2023
13. Close To The Sun · 876 reviews · 74% positive · 2020
14. Dungeons of Aether · 609 reviews · 83% positive · 2023
15. Kristala · 480 reviews · 75% positive · 2026
16. Chocolate Factory Simulator · 354 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.

Want the underlying estimate for your own game? Try the sales estimator, or browse the full game directory.