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The best female protagonist indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 158 female protagonist indie games on Steam, holding 1,925,182 reviews at an average of 90% 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 Slime Rancher with 137,930 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Slime Rancher · 137,930 reviews · 98% positive · 2017
  2. Celeste · 129,534 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
  3. Muse Dash · 115,913 reviews · 92% positive · 2019
  4. Hades II · 112,612 reviews · 96% positive · 2025
  5. GRIS · 83,290 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  6. To the Moon · 69,127 reviews · 96% positive · 2012
  7. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice · 66,550 reviews · 90% positive · 2017
  8. Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition · 46,758 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
  9. What Remains of Edith Finch · 46,288 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  10. Volcano Princess · 44,582 reviews · 98% positive · 2023
  11. A Hat in Time · 42,747 reviews · 98% positive · 2017
  12. ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights · 42,570 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  13. Bright Memory: Infinite · 39,795 reviews · 92% positive · 2021
  14. AI LIMIT · 36,221 reviews · 92% positive · 2025
  15. Unpacking · 34,831 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
  16. My Time at Portia · 34,772 reviews · 92% positive · 2019
  17. 嗜血印 Bloody Spell · 33,572 reviews · 89% positive · 2022
  18. Skullgirls 2nd Encore · 29,148 reviews · 88% positive · 2013
  19. My Time at Sandrock · 23,948 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  20. Crypt of the NecroDancer · 23,516 reviews · 96% positive · 2015

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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