The best time manipulation indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 11 time manipulation indie games on Steam, holding 143,041 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 Katana ZERO with 66,310 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Katana ZERO · 66,310 reviews · 98% positive · 2019
2. SUPERHOT · 40,731 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
3. Touhou Luna Nights · 13,757 reviews · 97% positive · 2019
4. 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel · 8,094 reviews · 97% positive · 2020
5. Twelve Minutes · 7,390 reviews · 73% positive · 2021
6. The Sexy Brutale · 2,887 reviews · 92% positive · 2017
7. Hotel Architect · 1,910 reviews · 94% positive · 2026
8. Timelie · 1,782 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
9. Milling machine simulator · 180 reviews · 89% positive · 2022
10. Chrono Sword · 0 reviews · 76% positive · 2024
11. Bike Offroad Simulator · 0 reviews · 78% positive · 2023

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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