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

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Data report Assembled from live indielist data on 2026-06-06. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 33 turn-based strategy indie games on Steam, holding 551,936 reviews at an average of 90% 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 155,457 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Balatro · 155,457 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  2. Library Of Ruina · 38,135 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  3. Wartales · 31,273 reviews · 86% positive · 2023
  4. For The King · 30,785 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
  5. ShellShock Live · 29,236 reviews · 93% positive · 2020
  6. Dorfromantik · 27,088 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  7. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition · 26,694 reviews · 89% positive · 2015
  8. Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion · 22,371 reviews · 84% positive · 2023
  9. 9 Kings · 20,036 reviews · 93% positive · 2025
  10. Into the Breach · 18,620 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  11. Wildermyth · 18,148 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  12. Turmoil · 15,909 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
  13. Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus · 14,371 reviews · 91% positive · 2018
  14. Tactical Breach Wizards · 11,764 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  15. West of Loathing · 10,178 reviews · 98% positive · 2017
  16. Monster Train 2 · 9,712 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  17. Steel Division 2 · 9,499 reviews · 79% positive · 2019
  18. 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel · 8,862 reviews · 97% positive · 2020
  19. Ultimate General: Civil War · 8,475 reviews · 89% positive · 2017
  20. WitchSpring R · 7,958 reviews · 96% 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 modeled estimates, not official sales data.

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