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The best linear 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 34 linear indie games on Steam, holding 284,637 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 To the Moon with 69,127 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. To the Moon · 69,127 reviews · 96% positive · 2012
  2. SANABI · 41,177 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  3. NEKOPARA Vol. 1 · 23,350 reviews · 95% positive · 2014
  4. Until Then · 18,266 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  5. Machinarium · 17,253 reviews · 95% positive · 2009
  6. We Were Here Together · 14,351 reviews · 82% positive · 2019
  7. KinitoPET · 13,287 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  8. NEKOPARA Vol. 2 · 11,038 reviews · 97% positive · 2016
  9. We Were Here Too · 8,904 reviews · 78% positive · 2018
  10. COCOON · 7,770 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
  11. Monument Valley · 7,388 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  12. F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch · 7,142 reviews · 86% positive · 2021
  13. Felvidek · 5,435 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  14. Spilled! · 5,204 reviews · 94% positive · 2025
  15. Creaks · 5,132 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
  16. FAR: Changing Tides · 5,011 reviews · 92% positive · 2022
  17. We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip · 3,883 reviews · 90% positive · 2023
  18. Fears to Fathom - Carson House · 2,684 reviews · 92% positive · 2023
  19. Conquest Dark · 2,496 reviews · 90% positive · 2025
  20. Doors: Paradox · 2,069 reviews · 91% 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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