The best western indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 7 western indie games on Steam, holding 270,606 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 RimWorld with 243,385 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. RimWorld · 243,385 reviews · 98% positive · 2018
2. West of Loathing · 9,646 reviews · 98% positive · 2017
3. Blood West · 6,042 reviews · 90% positive · 2023
4. This Land Is My Land · 4,635 reviews · 68% positive · 2021
5. Heat · 2,614 reviews · 49% positive · 2020
6. West Hunt · 2,160 reviews · 83% positive · 2023
7. Arco · 2,124 reviews · 96% 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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