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The best arcade 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 98 arcade indie games on Steam, holding 2,186,422 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 Geometry Dash with 578,930 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Geometry Dash · 578,930 reviews · 93% positive · 2014
  2. Vampire Survivors · 264,182 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  3. Balatro · 158,089 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  4. Muse Dash · 115,913 reviews · 92% positive · 2019
  5. Castle Crashers® · 108,726 reviews · 96% positive · 2012
  6. A Dance of Fire and Ice · 77,415 reviews · 94% positive · 2019
  7. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number · 68,626 reviews · 94% positive · 2015
  8. Goat Simulator · 54,585 reviews · 91% positive · 2014
  9. Broforce · 49,400 reviews · 97% positive · 2015
  10. SpeedRunners · 37,132 reviews · 94% positive · 2016
  11. ROUNDS · 35,159 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  12. Rivals of Aether · 33,092 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  13. Wreckfest · 31,037 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
  14. Halls of Torment · 30,535 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  15. Skullgirls 2nd Encore · 29,148 reviews · 88% positive · 2013
  16. Paint the Town Red · 28,970 reviews · 96% positive · 2021
  17. Sifu · 28,008 reviews · 92% positive · 2023
  18. Soulstone Survivors · 25,567 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
  19. Rhythm Doctor · 24,750 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
  20. Project Wingman · 21,962 reviews · 94% positive · 2020

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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