The best wholesome indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 16 wholesome indie games on Steam, holding 118,972 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 PowerWash Simulator with 50,291 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. PowerWash Simulator · 50,291 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
2. Wobbledogs · 14,732 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
3. Little Kitty, Big City · 13,449 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
4. Lost in Play · 8,568 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
5. Sticky Business · 7,474 reviews · 94% positive · 2023
6. Lil Gator Game · 5,963 reviews · 99% positive · 2022
7. Spilled! · 4,941 reviews · 94% positive · 2025
8. Dungeons of Hinterberg · 3,189 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
9. Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip · 2,154 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
10. Doors: Paradox · 2,013 reviews · 91% positive · 2022
11. Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator · 1,618 reviews · 76% positive · 2024
12. A Webbing Journey · 1,232 reviews · 99% positive · 2025
13. Harold Halibut · 1,210 reviews · 82% positive · 2024
14. Fruitbus · 1,116 reviews · 87% positive · 2024
15. Love, Ghostie · 621 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
16. Emergency Cleanup Co. · 401 reviews · 89% 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 modeled estimates, not official sales data.

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