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Ask indielist
A grounded assistant for indie games. It answers from our real catalog and links the games it cites, and it never invents sales numbers, those always come from the white-box method. For browsing instead, try games by genre or search.
Answers are grounded in indielist's catalog and may be imperfect. Sales figures always come from the white-box method, never invented.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Ask indielist?
- Ask indielist is a grounded AI assistant that answers indie-game questions from indielist’s real catalog. It retrieves matching games from the database, cites them with links, and never invents data. It is not a general chatbot: if the catalog lacks an answer, it says so and points you to the genre browser.
- How does indielist estimate game sales?
- indielist uses a transparent white-box Boxleiter method: it converts a game’s Steam review count into an estimated sales range using published multipliers, adjusted for release year, price, and studio size. Every input is shown on the game page, so the estimate is auditable rather than a black box. The assistant never fabricates a sales number; it points you to the full formula at /methodology.
- Where does indielist get its data?
- Game facts come from public Steam endpoints (title, genre, price, review counts) plus indielist’s own relationship graph linking studios, publishers, and games. The assistant answers only from this catalog and general indie-game knowledge, not from live external lookups.
- What kinds of questions can I ask?
- Ask for recommendations by vibe or genre (cozy games like Stardew Valley, hard roguelikes), comparisons between titles, or how indielist works. The assistant returns 3 to 5 sentences with clickable source games. For structured browsing, use /games/by-genre or /search.