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The best relaxing 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 161 relaxing indie games on Steam, holding 3,771,011 reviews at an average of 91% 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 Stardew Valley with 882,604 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Stardew Valley · 882,604 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
  2. Euro Truck Simulator 2 · 775,884 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
  3. Balatro · 158,089 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  4. DAVE THE DIVER · 139,867 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  5. Starbound · 120,624 reviews · 90% positive · 2016
  6. House Flipper · 92,019 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  7. GRIS · 83,290 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  8. PowerWash Simulator · 50,621 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  9. WorldBox - God Simulator · 50,046 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  10. Core Keeper · 49,416 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  11. Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition · 46,758 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
  12. TCG Card Shop Simulator · 46,293 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  13. PC Building Simulator · 42,090 reviews · 94% positive · 2019
  14. Journey · 38,120 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  15. Banished · 37,798 reviews · 90% positive · 2014
  16. Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator · 37,431 reviews · 93% positive · 2022
  17. Unpacking · 34,831 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
  18. My Time at Portia · 34,772 reviews · 92% positive · 2019
  19. Crime Scene Cleaner · 31,659 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  20. Chants of Sennaar · 29,011 reviews · 98% positive · 2023

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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