The best philosophical indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-07-24. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 15 philosophical indie games on Steam, holding 248,711 reviews at an average of 92% 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 SOMA with 52,031 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. SOMA · 52,031 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
2. The Talos Principle · 32,940 reviews · 95% positive · 2014
3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk · 31,530 reviews · 96% positive · 2020
4. The Witness · 21,100 reviews · 84% positive · 2016
5. Before Your Eyes · 20,861 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
6. The Beginner's Guide · 19,643 reviews · 88% positive · 2015
7. The Last Campfire · 17,028 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
8. The Forgotten City · 13,469 reviews · 96% positive · 2021
9. Jump King · 12,235 reviews · 90% positive · 2019
10. Coffee Talk · 11,172 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
11. Democracy 4 · 5,859 reviews · 82% positive · 2022
12. KARMA: The Dark World · 4,480 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
13. Peaks of Yore · 3,545 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
14. NORCO · 2,714 reviews · 92% positive · 2022
15. Biomass · 104 reviews · 86% positive · 2020

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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