Underrated Shooter indie games you missed
These are underrated shooter indie games: titles with strong reviews but not yet the audience they deserve. indielist surfaces 51 shooter 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 106,713 reviews at an average of 90% 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 Strike Force Heroes with 4,679 reviews. Review counts and ratings are from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.
Hidden gems
51
Avg positive %
90%
Total reviews
106,713
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Strike Force Heroes
2023 · Action
4,679 reviews · 80% positive
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Contractors
2018 · Action
4,667 reviews · 83% positive
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Metal Garden
2025 · Action
4,118 reviews · 97% positive
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M.A.S.S. Builder
2025 · Action
4,107 reviews · 85% positive
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Angels Fall First
2026 · Action
3,813 reviews · 82% positive
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HOLE
2024 · Action
3,779 reviews · 94% positive
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Perfect Heist 2
2021 · Action
3,656 reviews · 93% positive
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GRIP: Combat Racing
2018 · Action
3,650 reviews · 85% positive
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Forgive Me Father
2022 · Action
3,630 reviews · 84% positive
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Anger Foot
2024 · Action
3,495 reviews · 93% positive
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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
2015 · Action
3,356 reviews · 93% positive
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Star of Providence
2017 · Action
3,345 reviews · 97% positive
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Skillshot City
2017 · Action
3,317 reviews · 85% positive
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Peripeteia
2025 · Action
2,926 reviews · 86% positive
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Intravenous
2021 · Action
2,844 reviews · 90% positive
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Gatekeeper
2025 · Action
2,681 reviews · 84% positive
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The Citadel
2020 · Action
2,517 reviews · 93% positive
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Mirage Feathers
2024 · Action
2,487 reviews · 98% positive
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Endless Alice
2025 · Action
2,426 reviews · 91% positive
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ZeroRanger
2018 · Action
2,207 reviews · 96% positive
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Ikaruga
2014 · Action
2,180 reviews · 95% positive
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Psycho Patrol R
2025 · Action
2,071 reviews · 88% positive
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Children of the Sun
2024 · Action
1,969 reviews · 93% positive
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House of the Dying Sun
2016 · Action
1,929 reviews · 90% positive
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UNSIGHTED
2021 · Action
1,836 reviews · 93% positive
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NIMRODS
2024 · Action
1,823 reviews · 85% positive
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Vampire Hunters
2024 · Action
1,801 reviews · 90% positive
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Jupiter Hell
2021 · Indie
1,778 reviews · 92% positive
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Skin Deep
2025 · Action
1,638 reviews · 94% positive
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Sorry We're Closed
2024 · Action
1,609 reviews · 98% positive
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Mecha Knights: Nightmare
2021 · Action
1,571 reviews · 92% positive
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BRUTALISTICK VR
2024 · Action
1,510 reviews · 95% positive
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Fractal Block World
2021 · Action
1,500 reviews · 98% positive
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Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.
2019 · Action
1,490 reviews · 98% positive
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Duck Season
2017 · Action
1,481 reviews · 85% positive
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Rollerdrome
2022 · Action
1,481 reviews · 89% positive
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Beat Hazard 2
2019 · Action
1,396 reviews · 86% positive
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Onirism
2025 · Action
1,370 reviews · 83% positive
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Guns of Fury
2025 · Action
949 reviews · 88% positive
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Ex-Zodiac
2022 · Action
941 reviews · 94% positive
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Plains of Pain
2023 · Action
835 reviews · 83% positive
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BLUE REVOLVER
2016 · Action
816 reviews · 98% positive
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Trench Lord: Eastern Front
2026 · Action
742 reviews · 83% positive
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Reality Break
2025 · Action
646 reviews · 83% positive
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Frogmonster
2024 · Action
601 reviews · 96% positive
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Beat Hazard 3
2024 · Action
580 reviews · 83% positive
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Infinite Tournament Paintball
2020 · Action
531 reviews · 86% positive
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Studio System : Guardian Angel
2025 · Action
523 reviews · 94% positive
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Supplice
2023 · Action
519 reviews · 87% positive
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Urge
2021 · Action
487 reviews · 90% positive
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Gun Frog
2024 · Indie
410 reviews · 94% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are some underrated shooter indie games?
- indielist lists 51 underrated shooter indie games, each with 80%+ Steam reviews but under 5,000 ratings, led by Strike Force Heroes (4,679 reviews).
- How are these "hidden gem" shooter 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.