Underrated Magic indie games you missed
These are underrated magic indie games: titles with strong reviews but not yet the audience they deserve. indielist surfaces 25 magic games that each hold at least 80% positive Steam reviews while staying under 5,000 total ratings : the sweet spot where a game has proven itself with real players but hasn't broken out yet. Together they hold 60,175 reviews at an average of 91% positive. They are ranked by review count, so the most-validated picks lead, and each links to a white-box sales estimate you can open and check rather than a black-box number. The most reviewed here is GemCraft - Chasing Shadows with 4,387 reviews. Review counts and ratings are from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.
Hidden gems
25
Avg positive %
91%
Total reviews
60,175
- G
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
2015 · Action
4,387 reviews · 95% positive
- B
Birth
2023 · Adventure
4,130 reviews · 96% positive
- E
Epistory - Typing Chronicles
2016 · Action
4,009 reviews · 95% positive
- E
Emberward
2024 · Action
3,691 reviews · 97% positive
- R
REKA
2024 · Adventure
3,440 reviews · 83% positive
- R
Roguebook
2021 · Adventure
3,404 reviews · 84% positive
- D
Dungeons of Hinterberg
2024 · Action
3,298 reviews · 94% positive
- S
SKALD: Against the Black Priory
2024 · Indie
3,270 reviews · 94% positive
- C
Calico
2020 · Casual
3,229 reviews · 87% positive
- M
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
2024 · Action
2,976 reviews · 92% positive
- U
Until You Fall
2020 · Action
2,879 reviews · 94% positive
- G
GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath
2020 · Action
2,675 reviews · 89% positive
- D
Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot
2026 · Adventure
2,498 reviews · 83% positive
- S
Songs of Silence
2024 · Adventure
2,324 reviews · 81% positive
- O
Orb of Creation
2026 · Casual
2,038 reviews · 86% positive
- C
Conquest of Elysium 5
2021 · Indie
1,872 reviews · 90% positive
- T
Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
2023 · Casual
1,691 reviews · 97% positive
- A
Ancient Dungeon
2021 · Action
1,586 reviews · 95% positive
- S
Spirit Island
2020 · Indie
1,503 reviews · 92% positive
- S
Spellmasons
2023 · Indie
1,170 reviews · 92% positive
- M
MageQuit
2019 · Action
1,028 reviews · 94% positive
- R
Rift Wizard
2021 · Indie
1,004 reviews · 92% positive
- W
Waltz of the Wizard
2019 · Action
886 reviews · 91% positive
- T
The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
2024 · Adventure
819 reviews · 84% positive
- S
Sonny Legacy Collection
2024 · Action
368 reviews · 91% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are some underrated magic indie games?
- indielist lists 25 underrated magic indie games, each with 80%+ Steam reviews but under 5,000 ratings, led by GemCraft - Chasing Shadows (4,387 reviews).
- How are these "hidden gem" magic games chosen?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a game qualifies if it holds at least 80% positive Steam reviews and has between 50 and 5,000 total ratings, enough to be validated by players but not yet mainstream. The list updates as the catalog grows.