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The best turn-based combat 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 79 turn-based combat indie games on Steam, holding 1,004,621 reviews at an average of 88% 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 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with 178,402 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 · 178,402 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  2. Darkest Dungeon® · 139,306 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  3. Volcano Princess · 44,582 reviews · 98% positive · 2023
  4. Library Of Ruina · 39,500 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  5. Wandering Sword · 35,779 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
  6. Wartales · 35,315 reviews · 86% positive · 2023
  7. Stoneshard · 35,059 reviews · 75% positive · 2020
  8. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition · 33,614 reviews · 84% positive · 2021
  9. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition · 32,596 reviews · 89% positive · 2015
  10. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader · 32,565 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  11. Temtem · 31,277 reviews · 81% positive · 2022
  12. For The King · 30,902 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
  13. Darkest Dungeon® II · 23,844 reviews · 75% positive · 2023
  14. Into the Breach · 18,770 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  15. Peglin · 17,554 reviews · 84% positive · 2024
  16. The Last Spell · 13,520 reviews · 91% positive · 2023
  17. Chrono Ark · 12,546 reviews · 91% positive · 2024
  18. For The King II · 12,528 reviews · 71% positive · 2023
  19. Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition · 11,805 reviews · 89% positive · 2023
  20. Caves of Qud · 11,720 reviews · 95% positive · 2024

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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