Underrated PvE indie games you missed
These are underrated pve indie games: titles with strong reviews but not yet the audience they deserve. indielist surfaces 26 pve games that each hold at least 80% positive Steam reviews while staying under 5,000 total ratings : the sweet spot where a game has proven itself with real players but hasn't broken out yet. Together they hold 51,556 reviews at an average of 88% positive. They are ranked by review count, so the most-validated picks lead, and each links to a white-box sales estimate you can open and check rather than a black-box number. The most reviewed here is Ghost Exile with 4,614 reviews. Review counts and ratings are from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.
Hidden gems
26
Avg positive %
88%
Total reviews
51,556
- G
Ghost Exile
2022 · Action
4,614 reviews · 89% positive
- K
Kabuto Park
2025 · Casual
4,144 reviews · 100% positive
- T
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate
2024 · Action
3,924 reviews · 83% positive
- D
Dungeons of Hinterberg
2024 · Action
3,298 reviews · 94% positive
- E
Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
2021 · Indie
3,220 reviews · 90% positive
- N
Nordhold
2025 · Indie
2,827 reviews · 87% positive
- R
Regiments
2022 · Indie
2,789 reviews · 88% positive
- C
Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
2025 · Action
2,751 reviews · 94% positive
- G
Gatekeeper
2025 · Action
2,681 reviews · 84% positive
- E
Endless Alice
2025 · Action
2,426 reviews · 91% positive
- G
Glyphica: Typing Survival
2024 · Action
2,407 reviews · 91% positive
- M
Menace from the Deep
2024 · Adventure
2,352 reviews · 84% positive
- N
NIMRODS
2024 · Action
1,823 reviews · 85% positive
- M
Mecha Knights: Nightmare
2021 · Action
1,571 reviews · 92% positive
- I
Into The Flames
2023 · Action
1,525 reviews · 81% positive
- S
Spellmasons
2023 · Indie
1,170 reviews · 92% positive
- T
Touhou Big Big Battle
2018 · Action
1,152 reviews · 80% positive
- J
JUMP KING QUEST
2026 · Action
1,123 reviews · 88% positive
- A
Anomaly Exit
2024 · Adventure
1,095 reviews · 90% positive
- G
Ghost Janitors
2025 · Action
842 reviews · 86% positive
- P
Plains of Pain
2023 · Action
835 reviews · 83% positive
- T
The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
2024 · Adventure
819 reviews · 84% positive
- T
The Troop
2023 · Action
807 reviews · 84% positive
- S
Savara
2025 · Action
551 reviews · 88% positive
- A
Ancient Kingdoms
2025 · Indie
442 reviews · 86% positive
- S
Sonny Legacy Collection
2024 · Action
368 reviews · 91% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are some underrated pve indie games?
- indielist lists 26 underrated pve indie games, each with 80%+ Steam reviews but under 5,000 ratings, led by Ghost Exile (4,614 reviews).
- How are these "hidden gem" pve games chosen?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a game qualifies if it holds at least 80% positive Steam reviews and has between 50 and 5,000 total ratings, enough to be validated by players but not yet mainstream. The list updates as the catalog grows.