The best twin stick shooter indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-07-24. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 16 twin stick shooter indie games on Steam, holding 242,456 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 Enter the Gungeon with 79,041 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Enter the Gungeon · 79,041 reviews · 95% positive · 2016
2. ROUNDS · 35,159 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
3. Soulstone Survivors · 25,567 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
4. Hatred · 25,279 reviews · 84% positive · 2015
5. Nuclear Throne · 19,691 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
6. The Ascent · 18,817 reviews · 74% positive · 2021
7. SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising · 10,097 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
8. Atomicrops · 6,293 reviews · 92% positive · 2020
9. Brigador: Up-Armored Edition · 5,788 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
10. Beat Hazard · 5,062 reviews · 95% positive · 2010
11. Star of Providence · 3,345 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
12. Greedland · 2,859 reviews · 83% positive · 2025
13. NIMRODS · 1,823 reviews · 85% positive · 2024
14. Rusted Moss · 1,659 reviews · 89% positive · 2023
15. Beat Hazard 2 · 1,396 reviews · 86% positive · 2019
16. Beat Hazard 3 · 580 reviews · 83% positive · 2024

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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