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The best turn-based combat indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 86 turn-based combat indie games on Steam, holding 1,021,197 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 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with 178,402 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 · 178,402 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  2. Darkest Dungeon® · 141,589 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  3. Volcano Princess · 45,236 reviews · 98% positive · 2023
  4. For The King · 43,939 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
  5. Library Of Ruina · 41,345 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  6. Wandering Sword · 37,559 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
  7. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition · 34,507 reviews · 83% positive · 2021
  8. Stoneshard · 34,431 reviews · 75% positive · 2020
  9. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader · 34,401 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  10. Wartales · 32,465 reviews · 85% positive · 2023
  11. Temtem · 31,278 reviews · 81% positive · 2022
  12. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition · 27,777 reviews · 89% positive · 2015
  13. Darkest Dungeon® II · 24,468 reviews · 75% positive · 2023
  14. Into the Breach · 19,135 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  15. Peglin · 16,694 reviews · 84% positive · 2024
  16. The Last Spell · 13,350 reviews · 91% positive · 2023
  17. For The King II · 12,839 reviews · 71% positive · 2023
  18. Chrono Ark · 12,678 reviews · 91% positive · 2024
  19. Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition · 12,245 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  20. Caves of Qud · 12,006 reviews · 95% 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 estimates, not official sales data.

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