The best western indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-09-07. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 7 western indie games on Steam, holding 235,713 reviews at an average of 83% 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 RimWorld with 208,289 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. RimWorld · 208,289 reviews · 98% positive · 2018
2. West of Loathing · 9,703 reviews · 98% positive · 2017
3. Blood West · 6,113 reviews · 90% positive · 2023
4. This Land Is My Land · 4,655 reviews · 68% positive · 2021
5. Heat · 2,612 reviews · 49% positive · 2020
6. Arco · 2,175 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
7. West Hunt · 2,166 reviews · 83% 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 estimates, not official sales data.

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