The best pirates indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 9 pirates indie games on Steam, holding 51,871 reviews at an average of 83% 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 Return of the Obra Dinn with 34,743 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Return of the Obra Dinn · 34,743 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
2. Owlboy · 6,108 reviews · 84% positive · 2016
3. Space Pirates And Zombies 2 · 2,732 reviews · 79% positive · 2017
4. IfSunSets · 2,133 reviews · 75% positive · 2024
5. Shantae and the Pirate's Curse · 1,834 reviews · 93% positive · 2015
6. Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut · 1,715 reviews · 86% positive · 2014
7. Seablip · 1,070 reviews · 82% positive · 2024
8. Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition · 894 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
9. Man O' War: Corsair - Warhammer Naval Battles (Classic) · 642 reviews · 64% positive · 2017

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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