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

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

indielist tracks 74 turn-based strategy indie games on Steam, holding 800,077 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 Balatro with 160,336 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Balatro · 160,336 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  2. Library Of Ruina · 40,463 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  3. Wandering Sword · 36,858 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
  4. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition · 34,075 reviews · 83% positive · 2021
  5. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader · 33,463 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  6. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition · 32,981 reviews · 89% positive · 2015
  7. Wartales · 31,921 reviews · 86% positive · 2023
  8. For The King · 31,023 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
  9. ShellShock Live · 29,332 reviews · 93% positive · 2020
  10. Dorfromantik · 27,404 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  11. Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion · 24,841 reviews · 84% positive · 2023
  12. Darkest Dungeon® II · 24,177 reviews · 75% positive · 2023
  13. Into the Breach · 18,909 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  14. Wildermyth · 18,240 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  15. The Last Spell · 13,199 reviews · 91% positive · 2023
  16. Turmoil · 13,131 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
  17. Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga · 12,827 reviews · 94% positive · 2022
  18. For The King II · 12,670 reviews · 71% positive · 2023
  19. Tactical Breach Wizards · 11,466 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  20. West of Loathing · 9,703 reviews · 98% positive · 2017

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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