# Metroidvania indie games

> Steam user-tag slice, served by indielist (https://indielist.games). Review counts are from Steam; sales estimates use the white-box Boxleiter algorithm (approximate).

indielist tracks 42 metroidvania indie games, together holding 1,616,915 reviews at an average of 92% positive. The most reviewed is Hollow Knight with 487,909 reviews.

## Snapshot
- **Titles**: 42
- **Total Steam reviews**: 1,616,915
- **Average positive %**: 92%

## Metroidvania games (by Steam reviews)
- [Hollow Knight](https://indielist.games/games/hollow-knight) — 487,909 reviews, 97% positive
- [Dead Cells](https://indielist.games/games/dead-cells) — 153,750 reviews, 97% positive
- [STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™](https://indielist.games/games/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-1172380) — 151,051 reviews, 88% positive
- [Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://indielist.games/games/ori-and-the-will-of-the-wisps-1057090) — 134,258 reviews, 97% positive
- [Blasphemous](https://indielist.games/games/blasphemous-774361) — 63,841 reviews, 90% positive
- [Ori and the Blind Forest](https://indielist.games/games/ori-and-the-blind-forest-261570) — 59,617 reviews, 94% positive
- [Skul: The Hero Slayer](https://indielist.games/games/skul-the-hero-slayer-1147560) — 57,217 reviews, 93% positive
- [Rain World](https://indielist.games/games/rain-world-312520) — 52,298 reviews, 94% positive
- [ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights](https://indielist.games/games/ender-lilies-quietus-of-the-knights) — 44,627 reviews, 94% positive
- [Nine Sols](https://indielist.games/games/nine-sols-1809540) — 42,019 reviews, 94% positive
- [Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night](https://indielist.games/games/bloodstained-ritual-of-the-night-692850) — 41,128 reviews, 93% positive
- [CARRION](https://indielist.games/games/carrion-953490) — 30,970 reviews, 95% positive
- [ANIMAL WELL](https://indielist.games/games/animal-well) — 24,020 reviews, 96% positive
- [Salt and Sanctuary](https://indielist.games/games/salt-and-sanctuary-283640) — 21,646 reviews, 89% positive
- [Death's Door](https://indielist.games/games/death-s-door-894020) — 21,394 reviews, 93% positive
- [Dust: An Elysian Tail](https://indielist.games/games/dust-an-elysian-tail-236090) — 18,995 reviews, 95% positive
- [Hyper Light Drifter](https://indielist.games/games/hyper-light-drifter-257850) — 18,743 reviews, 93% positive
- [Pseudoregalia](https://indielist.games/games/pseudoregalia-2365810) — 18,274 reviews, 97% positive
- [ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist](https://indielist.games/games/ender-magnolia-bloom-in-the-mist) — 18,010 reviews, 95% positive
- [TUNIC](https://indielist.games/games/tunic) — 17,545 reviews, 91% positive
- [FEZ](https://indielist.games/games/fez-224760) — 16,149 reviews, 93% positive
- [Rogue Legacy 2](https://indielist.games/games/rogue-legacy-2-1253920) — 14,996 reviews, 91% positive
- [Touhou Luna Nights](https://indielist.games/games/touhou-luna-nights-851100) — 14,771 reviews, 97% positive
- [Tails of Iron](https://indielist.games/games/tails-of-iron-1283410) — 14,609 reviews, 88% positive
- [Monster Sanctuary](https://indielist.games/games/monster-sanctuary-814370) — 12,472 reviews, 91% positive
- [Rabi-Ribi](https://indielist.games/games/rabi-ribi-400910) — 12,216 reviews, 95% positive
- [Lunacid](https://indielist.games/games/lunacid-1745510) — 11,058 reviews, 91% positive
- [Cave Story+](https://indielist.games/games/cave-story-200900) — 8,082 reviews, 93% positive
- [F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch](https://indielist.games/games/f-i-s-t-forged-in-shadow-torch-1330470) — 7,055 reviews, 87% positive
- [Axiom Verge](https://indielist.games/games/axiom-verge-332200) — 6,522 reviews, 90% positive
- [Owlboy](https://indielist.games/games/owlboy-115800) — 6,082 reviews, 84% positive
- [Momodora: Moonlit Farewell](https://indielist.games/games/momodora-moonlit-farewell-1747760) — 3,149 reviews, 92% positive
- [Crypt Custodian](https://indielist.games/games/crypt-custodian-2394650) — 2,940 reviews, 97% positive
- [La-Mulana](https://indielist.games/games/la-mulana-230700) — 2,602 reviews, 80% positive
- [Rusted Moss](https://indielist.games/games/rusted-moss-1772830) — 1,610 reviews, 89% positive
- [BLADECHIMERA](https://indielist.games/games/bladechimera-2671230) — 1,371 reviews, 89% positive
- [Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition](https://indielist.games/games/shantae-half-genie-hero-ultimate-edition-764300) — 1,230 reviews, 88% positive
- [La-Mulana 2](https://indielist.games/games/la-mulana-2-835430) — 1,056 reviews, 86% positive
- [Hollow Knight - Official Soundtrack](https://indielist.games/games/hollow-knight-official-soundtrack-598190) — 595 reviews, 96% positive
- [Frogmonster](https://indielist.games/games/frogmonster-1853760) — 582 reviews, 96% positive
- [Faeland](https://indielist.games/games/faeland-1280080) — 353 reviews, 87% positive
- [Biomass](https://indielist.games/games/biomass-1138960) — 103 reviews, 85% positive

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Source: indielist (https://indielist.games/games/by-tag/metroidvania)
Estimates are not official sales data. Methodology: docs/sales-algorithm.md.