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The best turn-based strategy 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 71 turn-based strategy indie games on Steam, holding 797,461 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 Balatro with 158,089 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Balatro · 158,089 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  2. Library Of Ruina · 39,500 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  3. Wandering Sword · 35,779 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
  4. Wartales · 35,315 reviews · 86% positive · 2023
  5. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition · 33,614 reviews · 84% positive · 2021
  6. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition · 32,596 reviews · 89% positive · 2015
  7. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader · 32,565 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  8. For The King · 30,902 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
  9. ShellShock Live · 29,296 reviews · 93% positive · 2020
  10. Dorfromantik · 27,282 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  11. Darkest Dungeon® II · 23,844 reviews · 75% positive · 2023
  12. Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion · 22,637 reviews · 84% positive · 2023
  13. Into the Breach · 18,770 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  14. Wildermyth · 18,199 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  15. Turmoil · 16,052 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
  16. The Last Spell · 13,520 reviews · 91% positive · 2023
  17. Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga · 12,735 reviews · 95% positive · 2022
  18. For The King II · 12,528 reviews · 71% positive · 2023
  19. Tactical Breach Wizards · 11,316 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  20. West of Loathing · 9,646 reviews · 98% positive · 2017

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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