Indie games of 2016
indielist tracks 178 indie games released in 2016, together holding 3,825,332 Steam reviews at an average of 87% positive. The most reviewed is Stardew Valley with 882,604 reviews. The most common genre that year is Action.
Titles released
178
Total reviews on Steam
3,825,332
Avg positive %
87%
- S
Stardew Valley
Indie
882,604 reviews · 98% positive
- D
Don't Starve Together
Action
373,459 reviews · 95% positive
- N
No Man's Sky
Action
310,268 reviews · 85% positive
- H
Human Fall Flat
Adventure
173,860 reviews · 95% positive
- A
American Truck Simulator
Indie
165,760 reviews · 97% positive
- D
Darkest Dungeon®
Indie
139,306 reviews · 92% positive
- S
Starbound
Action
120,624 reviews · 90% positive
- S
Scrap Mechanic
Action
105,678 reviews · 92% positive
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Firewatch
Adventure
93,069 reviews · 91% positive
- G
Grim Dawn
Action
90,618 reviews · 94% positive
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Enter the Gungeon
Action
79,041 reviews · 95% positive
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INSIDE
Action
75,132 reviews · 97% positive
- P
Plague Inc: Evolved
Casual
64,888 reviews · 94% positive
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OneShot
Adventure
58,199 reviews · 98% positive
- U
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Action
40,563 reviews · 96% positive
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SUPERHOT
Action
40,528 reviews · 92% positive
- S
SpeedRunners
Action
37,132 reviews · 94% positive
- S
Shakes and Fidget
Adventure
36,830 reviews · 92% positive
- C
City Car Driving
Indie
35,748 reviews · 83% positive
- V
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Adventure
33,596 reviews · 97% positive
- S
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun
Indie
30,746 reviews · 96% positive
- L
Layers of Fear (2016)
Adventure
27,591 reviews · 88% positive
- W
Who's Your Daddy?!
Action
25,719 reviews · 80% positive
- S
Sally Face - Episode One
Adventure
25,241 reviews · 97% positive
- B
Beholder
Adventure
22,948 reviews · 92% positive
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ABZU
Adventure
21,892 reviews · 93% positive
- S
Salt and Sanctuary
Action
21,764 reviews · 89% positive
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The Room Two
Adventure
21,602 reviews · 98% positive
- T
The Witness
Adventure
21,100 reviews · 84% positive
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Feed and Grow: Fish
Action
20,439 reviews · 78% positive
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Lost Castle / 失落城堡
Action
18,364 reviews · 87% positive
- P
Poly Bridge
Indie
16,806 reviews · 91% positive
- M
Move or Die
Action
16,463 reviews · 89% positive
- T
Turmoil
Indie
16,052 reviews · 93% positive
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Hyper Light Drifter
Action
15,364 reviews · 93% positive
- P
Pony Island
Indie
14,716 reviews · 95% positive
- C
Clustertruck
Action
14,611 reviews · 94% positive
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Overcooked
Action
13,370 reviews · 90% positive
- T
Tricky Towers
Casual
12,301 reviews · 90% positive
- P
Punch Club
Indie
12,021 reviews · 80% positive
- F
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Action
11,383 reviews · 90% positive
- H
Hue
Adventure
11,310 reviews · 93% positive
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This Is the Police
Adventure
11,172 reviews · 82% positive
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Furi
Action
11,163 reviews · 90% positive
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NEKOPARA Vol. 2
Casual
11,038 reviews · 97% positive
- R
Rabi-Ribi
Action
10,751 reviews · 95% positive
- M
Montaro
Casual
10,631 reviews
- M
Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight
Action
10,418 reviews · 93% positive
- R
Rusty Lake Hotel
Adventure
10,404 reviews · 96% positive
- A
Aragami
Action
10,216 reviews · 90% positive
- K
Kingdom: New Lands
Indie
10,093 reviews
- R
RWBY: Grimm Eclipse
Action
9,824 reviews · 81% positive
- O
Oxenfree
Adventure
9,474 reviews
- D
Death Road to Canada
Action
8,986 reviews · 93% positive
- O
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Adventure
8,875 reviews · 90% positive
- L
Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-
Adventure
8,224 reviews · 95% positive
- R
Rusty Lake: Roots
Adventure
8,140 reviews · 97% positive
- R
Reigns
Adventure
7,477 reviews · 87% positive
- A
Arizona Sunshine® VR Legacy
Action
7,472 reviews · 79% positive
- D
Devil Daggers
Action
7,367 reviews · 95% positive
- T
The Final Station
Action
6,682 reviews · 87% positive
- M
Mad Father
Adventure
6,644 reviews · 97% positive
- P
POSTAL Redux
Action
6,629 reviews · 92% positive
- H
Haydee
Action
6,215 reviews · 84% positive
- O
Out There Somewhere
Action
6,159 reviews · 93% positive
- O
Owlboy
Action
6,108 reviews · 84% positive
- B
Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
Action
5,788 reviews · 93% positive
- M
Mr.President!
Action
5,543 reviews · 83% positive
- C
Crashlands
Action
5,526 reviews · 90% positive
- J
Job Simulator
Action
5,430 reviews · 91% positive
- S
Sheltered
Indie
5,353 reviews · 82% positive
- T
The Jackbox Party Pack 3
Casual
5,120 reviews · 97% positive
- M
Meadow - A Shelter Game
Adventure
5,057 reviews · 89% positive
- H
Home Behind
Adventure
5,011 reviews · 84% positive
- A
Angels of Death
Adventure
4,939 reviews · 95% positive
- D
DEADBOLT
Action
4,842 reviews · 96% positive
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Tattletail
Action
4,604 reviews · 95% positive
- D
Dead Age
Action
4,402 reviews · 82% positive
- T
Thumper
Action
4,390 reviews · 92% positive
- S
Samorost 3
Adventure
4,335 reviews · 94% positive
- M
Mother Russia Bleeds
Action
4,331 reviews · 87% positive
- L
LiEat
Indie
4,021 reviews · 96% positive
- E
Epistory - Typing Chronicles
Action
4,009 reviews · 95% positive
- K
Kathy Rain
Adventure
3,981 reviews · 92% positive
- O
Obduction
Adventure
3,976 reviews · 80% positive
- C
Curious Expedition
Indie
3,936 reviews · 91% positive
- M
Moon Hunters
Adventure
3,907 reviews · 78% positive
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EmergeNYC
Action
3,757 reviews · 63% positive
- S
SHENZHEN I/O
Indie
3,718 reviews · 95% positive
- N
NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION
Action
3,697 reviews · 65% positive
- O
Offworld Trading Company
Indie
3,589 reviews · 77% positive
- R
Replica
Adventure
3,520 reviews · 86% positive
- I
INFRA
Adventure
3,410 reviews · 88% positive
- D
Distant Space
Action
3,409 reviews · 82% positive
- I
IMSCARED
Action
3,399 reviews · 95% positive
- Z
Zombie Night Terror
Action
3,331 reviews · 93% positive
- O
Oh...Sir!! The Insult Simulator
Indie
3,232 reviews · 91% positive
- T
The Banner Saga 2
Indie
3,171 reviews · 90% positive
- R
Roguelands
Action
2,936 reviews · 80% positive
- G
Gnomoria
Indie
2,849 reviews · 75% positive
- D
Deponia Doomsday
Adventure
2,849 reviews · 85% positive
- H
Happy Room
Action
2,835 reviews · 91% positive
- T
The Flame in the Flood
Action
2,702 reviews · 76% positive
- R
Ratz Instagib
Action
2,531 reviews · 90% positive
- T
TY the Tasmanian Tiger
Action
2,524 reviews · 98% positive
- T
The Count Lucanor
Adventure
2,415 reviews · 93% positive
- S
Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition
Adventure
2,384 reviews · 97% positive
- W
Welcome to the Game
Sexual Content
2,305 reviews · 85% positive
- D
Duskers
Indie
2,273 reviews · 90% positive
- S
SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell
Action
2,051 reviews · 95% positive
- T
The Town of Light
Adventure
2,033 reviews · 79% positive
- S
Shantae: Half-Genie Hero
Action
1,972 reviews · 90% positive
- H
Highway Blossoms
Casual
1,951 reviews · 94% positive
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8-Bit Armies
Indie
1,942 reviews · 81% positive
- H
House of the Dying Sun
Action
1,929 reviews · 90% positive
- S
Screeps: World
Indie
1,921 reviews · 86% positive
- D
Dead Effect 2
Action
1,913 reviews · 73% positive
- A
Ara Fell: Enhanced Edition
Action
1,848 reviews · 94% positive
- E
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Adventure
1,841 reviews · 68% positive
- S
Silence
Adventure
1,827 reviews · 84% positive
- P
Predynastic Egypt
Indie
1,810 reviews · 92% positive
- G
Grow Up
Adventure
1,739 reviews · 92% positive
- L
Learn Japanese To Survive! Hiragana Battle
Adventure
1,736 reviews · 91% positive
- S
Slain: Back from Hell
Action
1,682 reviews · 72% positive
- U
UBERMOSH:BLACK
Action
1,662 reviews · 89% positive
- N
NOT A HERO
Action
1,630 reviews · 87% positive
- T
Tabletopia
Casual
1,624 reviews · 62% positive
- S
Stephen's Sausage Roll
Indie
1,566 reviews · 95% positive
- T
Trip to Vinelands
Action
1,523 reviews · 85% positive
- M
Manual Samuel - Last Tuesday Edition
Adventure
1,512 reviews · 83% positive
- U
UBERMOSH Vol.3
Action
1,510 reviews · 92% positive
- E
Event[0]
Adventure
1,444 reviews · 80% positive
- D
Downfall
Adventure
1,443 reviews · 94% positive
- T
Tharsis
Casual
1,437 reviews · 70% positive
- O
OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
Adventure
1,375 reviews · 87% positive
- S
Sakura Dungeon
Adventure
1,371 reviews · 91% positive
- T
That Dragon, Cancer
Adventure
1,361 reviews · 90% positive
- P
Please, Don't Touch Anything 3D
Adventure
1,352 reviews · 82% positive
- B
Bot Vice
Action
1,343 reviews · 93% positive
- D
Dungeon Souls
Action
1,313 reviews · 74% positive
- K
Killing Room
Action
1,261 reviews · 69% positive
- C
Corpse Party
Adventure
1,259 reviews · 89% positive
- U
UnReal World
Indie
1,230 reviews · 94% positive
- A
Alicemare
Adventure
1,219 reviews · 89% positive
- W
Wayward
Adventure
1,210 reviews · 86% positive
- P
Particle Fleet: Emergence
Indie
1,192 reviews · 92% positive
- T
Through the Woods
Adventure
1,183 reviews · 71% positive
- W
WASTED
Action
1,178 reviews · 77% positive
- I
Infectonator: Survivors
Action
1,160 reviews · 67% positive
- B
BUTCHER
Action
1,031 reviews · 87% positive
- Q
Quadrilateral Cowboy
Action
1,009 reviews · 92% positive
- S
Subterrain
Indie
1,001 reviews · 76% positive
- T
Toy Soldiers: Complete
Action
987 reviews · 78% positive
- S
Surgeon Simulator: Experience Reality
Action
939 reviews · 58% positive
- B
Battlevoid: Harbinger
Action
933 reviews · 79% positive
- D
Drawful 2
Casual
817 reviews · 75% positive
- B
BLUE REVOLVER
Action
816 reviews · 98% positive
- B
Bastard Bonds
Indie
790 reviews · 89% positive
- M
Maize
Adventure
788 reviews · 82% positive
- B
Balrum
Adventure
719 reviews · 79% positive
- S
Slayaway Camp
Casual
714 reviews · 95% positive
- A
Art of War: Red Tides
Violent
706 reviews · 79% positive
- S
Shardlight
Adventure
696 reviews · 90% positive
- D
Dog Sled Saga
Indie
658 reviews · 91% positive
- O
Okhlos: Omega
Action
632 reviews · 77% positive
- S
Sorcery! Parts 1 and 2
Adventure
582 reviews · 88% positive
- C
Crush Crush
Casual
566 reviews · 89% positive
- N
Neon Chrome
Action
540 reviews · 91% positive
- H
Heart&Slash
Action
515 reviews · 81% positive
- N
NeuroVoider
Action
490 reviews · 76% positive
- F
FORCED SHOWDOWN
Action
488 reviews · 83% positive
- 8
8-Bit Hordes
Indie
480 reviews · 82% positive
- E
Evochron Legacy SE
Indie
413 reviews · 83% positive
- T
The Lion's Song: Episode 1 - Silence
Adventure
409 reviews · 92% positive
- 8
8-Bit Invaders!
Indie
400 reviews · 83% positive
- T
The Warlock of Firetop Mountain
Action
351 reviews · 74% positive
- T
The Pirate: Caribbean Hunt
Action
104 reviews · 83% positive
- I
Idling to Rule the Gods
Casual
0 reviews · 85% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best indie games of 2016?
- indielist tracks 178 indie games from 2016, led by Steam review count by Stardew Valley (882,604 reviews).
- What kind of indie games came out in 2016?
- The most common genre among 2016 indie releases on indielist is Action, across 178 tracked titles.