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The best turn-based tactics 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 18 turn-based tactics indie games on Steam, holding 184,327 reviews at an average of 93% 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 Loop Hero with 33,548 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Loop Hero · 33,548 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
  2. Dorfromantik · 27,088 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  3. Into the Breach · 18,620 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  4. Wildermyth · 18,148 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  5. Turmoil · 15,909 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
  6. Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus · 14,371 reviews · 91% positive · 2018
  7. Tactical Breach Wizards · 11,764 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  8. Monster Train 2 · 9,712 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  9. 5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel · 8,862 reviews · 97% positive · 2020
  10. Keep Driving · 6,065 reviews · 94% positive · 2025
  11. Esports Godfather · 4,470 reviews · 91% positive · 2024
  12. Die in the Dungeon · 3,271 reviews · 92% positive · 2026
  13. Our Adventurer Guild · 3,230 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  14. Drop Duchy · 2,932 reviews · 90% positive · 2025
  15. Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend · 2,051 reviews · 93% positive · 2022
  16. Brutal Orchestra · 2,029 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
  17. Spirit Island · 1,587 reviews · 92% positive · 2020
  18. Lawgivers II · 670 reviews · 70% 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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