The best twin stick shooter indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-10-23. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 16 twin stick shooter indie games on Steam, holding 238,840 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 79,600 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Enter the Gungeon · 79,600 reviews · 95% positive · 2016
2. ROUNDS · 36,058 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
3. Hatred · 26,100 reviews · 84% positive · 2015
4. Soulstone Survivors · 25,834 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
5. The Ascent · 19,615 reviews · 73% positive · 2021
6. Nuclear Throne · 15,104 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
7. SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising · 10,125 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
8. Atomicrops · 5,157 reviews · 92% positive · 2020
9. Beat Hazard · 5,073 reviews · 95% positive · 2010
10. Brigador: Up-Armored Edition · 4,600 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
11. Star of Providence · 3,195 reviews · 97% positive · 2017
12. Greedland · 2,964 reviews · 83% positive · 2025
13. NIMRODS · 1,803 reviews · 85% positive · 2024
14. Rusted Moss · 1,632 reviews · 89% positive · 2023
15. Beat Hazard 2 · 1,394 reviews · 86% positive · 2019
16. Beat Hazard 3 · 586 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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