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The best casual 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 1331 casual indie games on Steam, holding 15,473,739 reviews at an average of 88% 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 Garry's Mod with 1,081,337 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Garry's Mod · 1,081,337 reviews · 97% positive · 2006
  2. Wallpaper Engine · 932,953 reviews · 98% positive · 2018
  3. Stardew Valley · 882,604 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
  4. Euro Truck Simulator 2 · 775,884 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
  5. Geometry Dash · 578,930 reviews · 93% positive · 2014
  6. Brawlhalla · 409,586 reviews · 80% positive · 2017
  7. People Playground · 295,783 reviews · 98% positive · 2019
  8. Vampire Survivors · 264,182 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  9. Factorio · 193,619 reviews · 98% positive · 2020
  10. Slay the Spire · 191,572 reviews · 97% positive · 2019
  11. Human Fall Flat · 173,860 reviews · 95% positive · 2016
  12. Dispatch · 171,317 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
  13. Balatro · 158,089 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  14. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition · 141,936 reviews · 98% positive · 2009
  15. DAVE THE DIVER · 139,867 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  16. Slime Rancher · 137,930 reviews · 98% positive · 2017
  17. Escape the Backrooms · 130,040 reviews · 90% positive · 2025
  18. Starbound · 120,624 reviews · 90% positive · 2016
  19. Muse Dash · 115,913 reviews · 92% positive · 2019
  20. Brotato · 109,530 reviews · 96% positive · 2023

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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