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The best 2d platformer 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 47 2d platformer indie games on Steam, holding 1,239,290 reviews at an average of 90% 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 Brawlhalla with 409,586 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Brawlhalla · 409,586 reviews · 80% positive · 2017
  2. Celeste · 129,534 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
  3. Noita · 80,410 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
  4. INSIDE · 75,132 reviews · 97% positive · 2016
  5. Katana ZERO · 65,934 reviews · 98% positive · 2019
  6. Pizza Tower · 65,867 reviews · 98% positive · 2023
  7. BattleBlock Theater® · 55,703 reviews · 97% positive · 2014
  8. Rain World · 45,122 reviews · 94% positive · 2017
  9. SANABI · 41,177 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  10. BlazBlue Entropy Effect · 35,648 reviews · 94% positive · 2024
  11. ROUNDS · 35,159 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  12. Super Meat Boy · 29,734 reviews · 94% positive · 2010
  13. Spelunky 2 · 21,836 reviews · 93% positive · 2020
  14. Trine 2: Complete Story · 15,250 reviews · 95% positive · 2013
  15. Rogue Legacy 2 · 14,182 reviews · 91% positive · 2022
  16. Webbed · 13,770 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
  17. Planet of Lana · 9,309 reviews · 93% positive · 2023
  18. Neva · 9,072 reviews · 94% positive · 2024
  19. Thank Goodness You're Here! · 7,539 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  20. UFO 50 · 7,405 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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