The best twin stick shooter indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 8 twin stick shooter indie games on Steam, holding 157,028 reviews at an average of 89% 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 Enter the Gungeon with 78,401 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Enter the Gungeon · 78,401 reviews · 95% positive · 2016
2. ROUNDS · 34,543 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
3. Hatred · 24,616 reviews · 84% positive · 2015
4. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ · 7,007 reviews · 69% positive · 2017
5. Brigador: Up-Armored Edition · 5,733 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
6. Star of Providence · 3,324 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
7. NIMRODS · 1,794 reviews · 85% positive · 2024
8. Rusted Moss · 1,610 reviews · 89% 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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