The best word game indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 10 word game indie games on Steam, holding 43,578 reviews at an average of 94% 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 Chants of Sennaar with 31,306 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Chants of Sennaar · 31,306 reviews · 98% positive · 2023
2. The Jackbox Party Pack 7 · 4,013 reviews · 96% positive · 2020
3. Glyphica: Typing Survival · 2,541 reviews · 91% positive · 2024
4. Cryptmaster · 1,678 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
5. The Jackbox Party Pack 8 · 1,136 reviews · 90% positive · 2021
6. The Jackbox Party Pack 9 · 816 reviews · 83% positive · 2022
7. Lingo · 799 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
8. LOK Digital · 517 reviews · 99% positive · 2024
9. Lingo 2 · 451 reviews · 93% positive · 2025
10. Prose & Codes · 321 reviews · 99% positive · 2022

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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