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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 2026-10-23. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 74 turn-based strategy indie games on Steam, holding 814,219 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 162,155 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Balatro · 162,155 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  2. For The King · 43,939 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
  3. Library Of Ruina · 41,345 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  4. Wandering Sword · 37,559 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
  5. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition · 34,507 reviews · 83% positive · 2021
  6. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader · 34,401 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  7. Wartales · 32,465 reviews · 85% positive · 2023
  8. ShellShock Live · 29,347 reviews · 93% positive · 2020
  9. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition · 27,777 reviews · 89% positive · 2015
  10. Dorfromantik · 27,514 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  11. Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion · 25,075 reviews · 84% positive · 2023
  12. Darkest Dungeon® II · 24,468 reviews · 75% positive · 2023
  13. Into the Breach · 19,135 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  14. Wildermyth · 16,379 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  15. The Last Spell · 13,350 reviews · 91% positive · 2023
  16. Turmoil · 13,192 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
  17. Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga · 12,943 reviews · 94% positive · 2022
  18. For The King II · 12,839 reviews · 71% positive · 2023
  19. Tactical Breach Wizards · 11,570 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  20. West of Loathing · 9,747 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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