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The best turn-based 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 85 turn-based indie games on Steam, holding 1,297,746 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 Slay the Spire with 194,429 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Slay the Spire · 194,429 reviews · 97% positive · 2019
  2. Balatro · 162,155 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  3. Darkest Dungeon® · 141,589 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  4. OMORI · 80,265 reviews · 97% positive · 2020
  5. For The King · 43,939 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
  6. Library Of Ruina · 41,345 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  7. Wandering Sword · 37,559 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
  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. ShellShock Live · 29,347 reviews · 93% positive · 2020
  12. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition · 27,777 reviews · 89% positive · 2015
  13. Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion · 25,075 reviews · 84% positive · 2023
  14. Darkest Dungeon® II · 24,468 reviews · 75% positive · 2023
  15. Backpack Battles · 20,489 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
  16. Into the Breach · 19,135 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  17. Peglin · 16,694 reviews · 84% positive · 2024
  18. Wildermyth · 16,379 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  19. 100% Orange Juice · 14,805 reviews · 91% positive · 2014
  20. The Last Spell · 13,350 reviews · 91% 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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