Emotional indie games
indielist tracks 50 indie emotional games with the Steam user tag "Emotional", together holding 1,617,726 reviews at an average of 91% positive. The most reviewed is It Takes Two with 212,746 reviews.
Tagged titles
50
Total reviews on Steam
1,617,726
Avg positive %
91%
Live data report
Open the live data report for the best emotional indie games, ranked from the same catalog with methodology, review counts, and white-box sales estimate links.
Open Emotional data reportRelated tags
Story Rich (44) Adventure (40) RPG (19) Fantasy (18) Exploration (17) Casual (16) Action (15) Drama (15) Anime (14) Colorful (13)
- I
It Takes Two
2021 · Action
212,746 reviews · 95% positive
Co-opMultiplayerSplit ScreenLocal Co-OpPuzzle
- O
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
2020 · Action
134,258 reviews · 97% positive
BeautifulMetroidvaniaPlatformerGreat SoundtrackSingleplayer
- G
God of War
2022 · Action
126,157 reviews · 96% positive
ActionSingleplayerStory RichMythologyAdventure
- D
DELTARUNE
2025 · Indie
93,645 reviews · 98% positive
Story RichGreat SoundtrackPixel GraphicsFunnyRPG
- T
- P
Persona 5 Royal
2022 · RPG
86,171 reviews · 96% positive
JRPGStory RichGreat SoundtrackTurn-Based CombatAnime
- A
A Way Out
2020 · Action
76,284 reviews · 88% positive
Online Co-OpCo-opSplit ScreenStory RichLocal Co-Op
- P
Persona 4 Golden
2020 · RPG
69,715 reviews · 97% positive
JRPGGreat SoundtrackStory RichAnimeTurn-Based Combat
- T
To the Moon
2012 · Adventure
68,603 reviews · 96% positive
Story RichGreat SoundtrackIndieEmotionalRPGMaker
- G
- S
- W
- P
- M
- T
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
2022 · Adventure
33,151 reviews · 94% positive
Multiple EndingsComedyChoices MatterWalking SimulatorNarration
- F
- F
- V
Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™
2014 · Adventure
27,294 reviews · 96% positive
AtmosphericHistoricalWorld War IAdventureWar
- S
- W
- T
The Beginner's Guide
2015 · Adventure
23,036 reviews · 88% positive
Story RichWalking SimulatorNarrationIndieAtmospheric
- B
- T
- G
Gone Home
2013 · Adventure
18,349 reviews · 77% positive
Walking SimulatorShortIndieExplorationAtmospheric
- W
Wildermyth
2021 · Indie
18,158 reviews · 95% positive
Party-Based RPGChoices MatterStory RichCharacter CustomizationTurn-Based Tactics
- U
Until Then
2024 · Adventure
16,754 reviews · 97% positive
Visual NovelPixel GraphicsEmotionalInteractive FictionStory Rich
- O
- S
Sea of Stars
2023 · Adventure
14,567 reviews · 89% positive
Pixel GraphicsJRPGTurn-Based CombatLocal Co-OpParty-Based RPG
- B
- C
- B
- K
- N
- P
Planet of Lana
2023 · Action
9,842 reviews · 93% positive
ActionFemale ProtagonistPuzzle-PlatformerPuzzle2D Platformer
- B
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
2024 · Action
8,788 reviews · 84% positive
NarrationLore-RichThird PersonEmotionalAtmospheric
- M
- I
- F
- C
- C
- K
KARMA: The Dark World
2025 · Adventure
4,374 reviews · 92% positive
Walking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonHorrorAtmospheric
- L
Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
2025 · RPG
3,140 reviews · 95% positive
LGBTQ+Female ProtagonistVisual NovelDating SimChoices Matter
- C
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
2023 · Adventure
2,714 reviews · 97% positive
ConversationRelaxingPixel GraphicsInteractive FictionVisual Novel
- H
- A
All Quiet in the Trenches
2024 · Indie
895 reviews · 90% positive
SurvivalWarStrategyWorld War IChoices Matter
- D
Dustborn
2024 · Action
679 reviews · 67% positive
IndieStory RichSingleplayerComic BookChoices Matter
- B
- F
Farewell North
2024 · Adventure
620 reviews · 95% positive
AdventureAtmosphericStory RichDogExploration
- M
- V
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best emotional indie games?
- By Steam review count, indielist ranks 50 tracked emotional indie games led by It Takes Two (212,746 reviews).
- How is the emotional list built?
- This page uses SteamSpy user tags from tracked games, then ranks matching public games by Steam review count. It is not hand-picked.