Best Action indie games of 2026
indielist tracks 160 action indie games released in 2026, together holding 755,187 Steam reviews at an average of 83% positive. The most reviewed is Palworld with 379,930 reviews.
Titles
160
Total reviews on Steam
755,187
Avg positive %
83%
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Palworld
379,930 reviews · 94% positive
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Far Far West
29,398 reviews · 96% positive
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Half Sword
27,468 reviews · 71% positive
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GROUND BRANCH
21,801 reviews · 86% positive
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Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
17,868 reviews · 96% positive
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Cairn
17,357 reviews · 95% positive
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The Spell Brigade
16,217 reviews · 81% positive
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MOUSE: P.I. For Hire
14,490 reviews · 94% positive
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StarRupture
11,877 reviews · 81% positive
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Dead as Disco
10,731 reviews
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Lost Castle 2
10,288 reviews · 78% positive
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REPLACED
8,033 reviews · 84% positive
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Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG
8,002 reviews · 68% positive
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Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos
6,307 reviews · 68% positive
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Over The Top: WWI
6,294 reviews · 84% positive
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Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite
6,283 reviews · 76% positive
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KLETKA
6,195 reviews · 91% positive
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Realm of Ink
5,507 reviews · 91% positive
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Into the Radius 2
5,015 reviews · 80% positive
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MOTORSLICE
5,010 reviews · 86% positive
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s&box
4,936 reviews · 59% positive
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Romestead
4,485 reviews · 76% positive
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MIO: Memories in Orbit
4,426 reviews · 83% positive
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Lucid Blocks
4,312 reviews · 94% positive
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Cinderia
3,979 reviews · 88% positive
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Angels Fall First
3,813 reviews · 82% positive
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SiNiSistar 2
2,961 reviews · 91% positive
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SpiritVale
2,853 reviews · 55% positive
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Kotama and Academy Citadel
2,795 reviews · 81% positive
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Sledding Game
2,740 reviews · 97% positive
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Homura Hime
2,534 reviews · 90% positive
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Astro Colony
2,348 reviews · 81% positive
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Pratfall
2,217 reviews · 90% positive
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Killer Bean
2,150 reviews · 73% positive
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Lucky Tower Ultimate
2,138 reviews · 95% positive
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Dragonkin: The Banished
2,131 reviews · 74% positive
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33 Immortals
1,961 reviews · 75% positive
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Demon Lord: Just a Block
1,944 reviews · 96% positive
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GRIME II
1,868 reviews · 87% positive
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Chef Knight
1,808 reviews · 95% positive
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Forefront
1,774 reviews · 87% positive
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Funi Raccoon Game
1,737 reviews · 99% positive
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Starminer
1,736 reviews · 75% positive
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GOD FORSAKEN
1,711 reviews · 68% positive
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Unrailed 2: Back on Track
1,690 reviews · 87% positive
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The Spotter: Dig or Die
1,690 reviews · 86% positive
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Meta Ghost: Breaking Show
1,663 reviews · 72% positive
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Omelet You Cook
1,556 reviews · 97% positive
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Brainrot Online
1,551 reviews · 87% positive
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Arms of God
1,529 reviews · 89% positive
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Tangy TD
1,464 reviews · 91% positive
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I Am Jesus Christ
1,455 reviews · 86% positive
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Grind Survivors
1,378 reviews · 73% positive
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Bootstrap Island
1,343 reviews · 83% positive
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Timber Rush
1,302 reviews · 85% positive
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Funnel Runners
1,300 reviews · 83% positive
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Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War!
1,297 reviews · 93% positive
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Better Than Dead
1,286 reviews · 72% positive
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Beyond Sandbox
1,224 reviews · 41% positive
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Folklore Hunter
1,204 reviews · 74% positive
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Duel Corp.
1,198 reviews · 72% positive
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Twin Shot Deluxe
1,133 reviews · 96% positive
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JUMP KING QUEST
1,123 reviews · 88% positive
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Stonemachia
1,119 reviews · 96% positive
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Wicked Seed
1,100 reviews · 95% positive
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Spark in the Dark
1,093 reviews · 88% positive
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Lay of the Land
1,072 reviews · 80% positive
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Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd
1,027 reviews · 92% positive
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Thick As Thieves
1,023 reviews · 71% positive
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ODDCORE
1,018 reviews · 97% positive
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Darkwater
972 reviews · 79% positive
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Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes
954 reviews · 77% positive
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Mama's Sleeping Angels
924 reviews · 94% positive
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Airborne Empire
906 reviews · 88% positive
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Rustil: Eternal Labyrinth Castle
891 reviews · 71% positive
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Alaska Gold Fever
876 reviews · 80% positive
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Cirno! Lifts a Boulder
868 reviews · 98% positive
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Touhou Blooming Soul
850 reviews · 96% positive
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They Killed Your Cat
841 reviews · 76% positive
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Storebound
839 reviews · 78% positive
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Luna Abyss
807 reviews · 87% positive
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Super Meat Boy 3D
799 reviews · 89% positive
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NO BACKUP
797 reviews · 68% positive
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Planet of Lana II
780 reviews · 92% positive
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Shattered Divinities
770 reviews · 95% positive
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Trench Lord: Eastern Front
742 reviews · 83% positive
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Voodoo Fishin'
728 reviews · 82% positive
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Turbo Dismount® 2
718 reviews · 95% positive
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Bylina
693 reviews · 73% positive
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Bubsy 4D
692 reviews · 93% positive
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1348 Ex Voto
680 reviews · 55% positive
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Darwin's Paradox!
678 reviews · 88% positive
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Survival Machine
675 reviews · 71% positive
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Serpent's Gaze
655 reviews · 90% positive
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Neophyte
653 reviews · 90% positive
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Huaxia: Warring States
627 reviews · 64% positive
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Solateria
623 reviews · 84% positive
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Ground Zero
604 reviews · 90% positive
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SealChain: Call of Blood
601 reviews · 60% positive
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It Has My Face
586 reviews · 90% positive
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Pebble Knights
562 reviews · 76% positive
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Gecko Gods
560 reviews · 96% positive
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The Caribou Trail
554 reviews · 91% positive
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DuneCrawl
546 reviews · 75% positive
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Jackal
531 reviews · 89% positive
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DunHero
526 reviews · 89% positive
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Nested Lands
523 reviews · 72% positive
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Machine Mind
519 reviews · 73% positive
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Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse
516 reviews · 73% positive
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Project L33T: Founders Edition
513 reviews · 49% positive
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A Bumpy Ride
502 reviews · 98% positive
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Echoes of Elysium
496 reviews · 64% positive
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MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
488 reviews · 83% positive
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Net.Attack() - Code or Die!
482 reviews · 80% positive
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Warlords Battleground: Extraction
480 reviews · 85% positive
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Rise of Piracy
477 reviews · 79% positive
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Vultures - Scavengers of Death
474 reviews · 82% positive
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Valorborn
471 reviews · 62% positive
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Coffee Talk Tokyo
460 reviews · 91% positive
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Space Reign
440 reviews · 74% positive
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Responding
438 reviews · 47% positive
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Kristala
434 reviews · 75% positive
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HOLY GRAIL for DUMMIES
430 reviews · 97% positive
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Under The Island
423 reviews · 93% positive
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Big Hops
416 reviews · 92% positive
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Retail Hell
409 reviews · 95% positive
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FROGGY HATES SNOW
407 reviews · 91% positive
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Enter the Chronosphere
405 reviews · 94% positive
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Skewer Squad
403 reviews · 90% positive
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RUBATO
399 reviews · 98% positive
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Deadline Escape
391 reviews · 86% positive
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Rewind 99
386 reviews · 78% positive
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Geometry Arena 2
375 reviews · 89% positive
- D
Dawn Break
360 reviews · 74% positive
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Tearscape
326 reviews · 91% positive
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TetherGeist
324 reviews · 98% positive
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DEADLINE DELIVERY
319 reviews · 87% positive
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We Gotta Go
315 reviews · 62% positive
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Elementallis
276 reviews · 91% positive
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ENDALOR
242 reviews · 70% positive
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Dread Trials
148 reviews · 83% positive
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Stolen Realm Survivors
144 reviews · 65% positive
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Bow-wow Battle
141 reviews · 79% positive
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Anomaly Company
131 reviews · 79% positive
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Mad King Redemption
121 reviews · 87% positive
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PlatyGuard: Swarm Slayer
115 reviews · 76% positive
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Abyss Runner
101 reviews · 93% positive
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Burgle Supply Company
94 reviews · 89% positive
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A Smithing Game
92 reviews · 80% positive
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Star Trek: Infection
83 reviews · 66% positive
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Saint of Chains
81 reviews · 85% positive
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The Ramen Shop
70 reviews · 80% positive
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Drive Together
67 reviews · 75% positive
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Tennis Manager 26
50 reviews · 84% positive
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Spell Alchemist
37 reviews · 73% positive
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Underling Uprising
19 reviews · 74% positive
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Succubus Survivors
0 reviews · 81% positive
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Relic Arena
0 reviews · 83% positive
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ASCII-RIFT
0 reviews · 100% positive
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FLAW
0 reviews · 81% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best action indie games of 2026?
- indielist tracks 160 action indie games from 2026, led by Steam review count by Palworld (379,930 reviews).
- How many action indie games came out in 2026?
- indielist records 160 action indie games with a 2026 release, holding 755,187 Steam reviews combined.