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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 2026-07-24. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 82 turn-based indie games on Steam, holding 1,294,651 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 191,572 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Slay the Spire · 191,572 reviews · 97% positive · 2019
  2. Balatro · 158,089 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  3. Darkest Dungeon® · 139,306 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  4. OMORI · 78,953 reviews · 97% positive · 2020
  5. Library Of Ruina · 39,500 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  6. Wandering Sword · 35,779 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
  7. Wartales · 35,315 reviews · 86% positive · 2023
  8. Stoneshard · 35,059 reviews · 75% positive · 2020
  9. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition · 32,596 reviews · 89% positive · 2015
  10. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader · 32,565 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  11. For The King · 30,902 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
  12. ShellShock Live · 29,296 reviews · 93% positive · 2020
  13. Darkest Dungeon® II · 23,844 reviews · 75% positive · 2023
  14. Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion · 22,637 reviews · 84% positive · 2023
  15. Astral Party · 20,845 reviews · 55% positive · 2024
  16. Backpack Battles · 20,489 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
  17. Into the Breach · 18,770 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  18. Wildermyth · 18,199 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  19. Peglin · 17,554 reviews · 84% positive · 2024
  20. 100% Orange Juice · 14,771 reviews · 91% positive · 2014

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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