Open World indie games
indielist tracks 275 indie open world games with the Steam user tag "Open World", together holding 15,002,068 reviews at an average of 86% positive. The most reviewed is Terraria with 1,248,313 reviews.
Tagged titles
275
Total reviews on Steam
15,002,068
Avg positive %
86%
Live data report
Open the live data report for the best open world indie games, ranked from the same catalog with methodology, review counts, and white-box sales estimate links.
Open Open World data reportRelated tags
Adventure (40) Sandbox (38) Action (32) Simulation (32) Survival (29) Crafting (27) Exploration (26) Building (24) First-Person (20) Base-Building (18)
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Terraria
2011 · Action
1,248,313 reviews · 97% positive
Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival2DMultiplayer
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Rust
2018 · Action
1,176,813 reviews · 87% positive
SurvivalCraftingMultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival Craft
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Stardew Valley
2016 · Indie
901,757 reviews · 98% positive
Farming SimPixel GraphicsMultiplayerLife SimRPG
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ARK: Survival Evolved
2017 · Action
588,634 reviews · 83% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldDinosaurs
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Hollow Knight
2017 · Action
507,295 reviews · 97% positive
MetroidvaniaSouls-likePlatformerGreat Soundtrack2D
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Valheim
2026 · Action
475,455 reviews · 93% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen WorldMultiplayer
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Palworld
2026 · Action
416,912 reviews · 95% positive
Open WorldSurvivalCreature CollectorMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Don't Starve Together
2016 · Action
377,774 reviews · 95% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerCo-opOpen World
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Project Zomboid
2013 · Indie
371,476 reviews · 94% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen WorldMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Raft
2022 · Adventure
324,919 reviews · 93% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftCo-opCrafting
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Satisfactory
2024 · Adventure
236,780 reviews · 97% positive
Base-BuildingAutomationOpen WorldMultiplayerCrafting
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Slime Rancher
2017 · Action
140,515 reviews · 98% positive
CuteExplorationAdventureSingleplayerOpen World
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Assetto Corsa
2014 · Indie
137,299 reviews · 93% positive
RacingAutomobile SimSimulationDrivingMultiplayer
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The Isle
2015 · Action
113,560 reviews · 80% positive
DinosaursSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerSimulation
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The Long Dark
2017 · Adventure
112,411 reviews · 89% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldExplorationAtmospheric
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Scrap Mechanic
2026 · Action
109,881 reviews · 92% positive
BuildingSandboxMultiplayerSurvivalOpen World
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ARK: Survival Ascended
2023 · Action
108,360 reviews · 60% positive
Early AccessSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerDinosaurs
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Subnautica: Below Zero
2021 · Adventure
99,725 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalUnderwaterSingleplayerOpen World
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SCUM
2025 · Action
98,968 reviews · 74% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen WorldZombies
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Enshrouded
2026 · Action
97,514 reviews · 86% positive
Open WorldSurvivalBase-BuildingMultiplayerOnline Co-Op
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Firewatch
2016 · Adventure
94,263 reviews · 91% positive
AdventureAtmosphericStory RichWalking SimulatorMystery
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Foxhole
2022 · Action
53,349 reviews · 79% positive
Massively MultiplayerWargameMilitaryBase-BuildingOpen World
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The Long Drive
2019 · Action
50,581 reviews · 88% positive
DrivingOpen WorldMultiplayerSurvivalAutomobile Sim
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Stranded Deep
2022 · Adventure
43,876 reviews · 73% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldCrafting
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A Hat in Time
2017 · Adventure
43,010 reviews · 98% positive
Cute3D PlatformerCollectathonGreat SoundtrackFemale Protagonist
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Thief Simulator
2018 · Action
37,557 reviews · 88% positive
SimulationStealthSingleplayerCrimeFirst-Person
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Forager
2019 · Action
35,606 reviews · 89% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalPixel GraphicsCraftingIndie
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Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
2021 · Action
34,563 reviews · 83% positive
SingleplayerAction RPG3DThird PersonLore-Rich
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嗜血印 Bloody Spell
2022 · Action
34,264 reviews · 89% positive
NuditySexual ContentFemale ProtagonistAction RPGHack and Slash
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Wobbly Life
2025 · Action
33,648 reviews · 97% positive
AdventureMultiplayerOpen WorldSimulationSandbox
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Fields of Mistria
2026 · Indie
33,377 reviews · 97% positive
Early AccessFarming SimDating SimRPGLife Sim
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Wreckfest
2018 · Action
31,552 reviews · 88% positive
RacingDestructionAutomobile SimSimulationMultiplayer
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For The King
2018 · Adventure
31,148 reviews · 88% positive
RPGOnline Co-OpStrategyTurn-BasedRogue-like
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The Escapists 2
2017 · Indie
26,568 reviews · 91% positive
MultiplayerStrategyPixel GraphicsOnline Co-OpCo-op
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Necesse
2025 · Action
24,688 reviews · 93% positive
Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxPixel Graphics
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My Time at Sandrock
2023 · Adventure
24,240 reviews · 88% positive
Life SimBuildingFarming SimMultiplayerSandbox
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Gas Station Simulator
2021 · Casual
24,051 reviews · 88% positive
SimulationEconomyBuildingSingleplayerManagement
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ABZU
2016 · Adventure
22,077 reviews · 93% positive
RelaxingAtmosphericUnderwaterExplorationGreat Soundtrack
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Feed and Grow: Fish
2016 · Action
20,930 reviews · 78% positive
SimulationUnderwaterSurvivalMultiplayerEarly Access
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TerraTech
2018 · Action
20,654 reviews · 91% positive
BuildingSandboxOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayer
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Soulmask
2026 · Adventure
18,568 reviews · 77% positive
Early AccessSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerHunting
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Craftopia
2020 · Action
18,413 reviews · 76% positive
Open WorldCraftingSurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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The Witness
2016 · Adventure
17,418 reviews · 84% positive
PuzzleExplorationFirst-PersonOpen WorldSingleplayer
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Choo-Choo Charles
2022 · Action
16,528 reviews · 91% positive
Survival HorrorHorrorOpen WorldFirst-PersonSingleplayer
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Tower Unite
2025 · Action
16,270 reviews · 90% positive
MultiplayerCasualMini GolfCharacter CustomizationMassively Multiplayer
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Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator
2023 · Action
16,219 reviews · 79% positive
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Gold Mining Simulator
2017 · Indie
15,168 reviews · 73% positive
SimulationMiningSingleplayerRealisticOpen World
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Breathedge
2021 · Action
14,845 reviews · 81% positive
Open World Survival CraftSpaceSingleplayerSurvivalSandbox
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ZERO Sievert
2024 · Action
14,535 reviews · 85% positive
Extraction ShooterSurvivalPost-apocalypticLooter ShooterTop-Down
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Big Ambitions
2026 · Indie
14,436 reviews · 92% positive
Early AccessManagementEconomySimulationCapitalism
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Cloudpunk
2020 · Adventure
13,917 reviews · 87% positive
CyberpunkOpen WorldAtmosphericSci-fiFuturistic
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Youtubers Life
2017 · Adventure
13,747 reviews · 77% positive
ManagementSingleplayerLife SimCharacter CustomizationCasual
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Mist Survival
2018 · Action
13,717 reviews · 76% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldSingleplayer
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Caves of Qud
2024 · Adventure
12,006 reviews · 95% positive
Procedural GenerationTurn-Based CombatOpen WorldTurn-BasedTranshumanism
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Little Witch in the Woods
2025 · Adventure
11,859 reviews · 89% positive
Early AccessCuteSimulationCasualMagic
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Amazing Frog?
2014 · Action
11,212 reviews · 94% positive
Early Access4 Player LocalOpen WorldSplit ScreenPhysics
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Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
2020 · Action
9,883 reviews · 79% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOpen WorldExplorationSingleplayer
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Pathologic 2
2019 · Adventure
9,621 reviews · 92% positive
Story RichAtmosphericChoices MatterRPGDifficult
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Cassette Beasts
2023 · Indie
9,061 reviews · 94% positive
ControllerComedyCreature CollectorLocal Co-OpTurn-Based Combat
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Voidtrain
2025 · Action
8,815 reviews · 73% positive
Open World Survival CraftCo-opSurvivalMultiplayerBase-Building
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Hobo: Tough Life
2021 · Adventure
8,741 reviews · 84% positive
SurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerBase-BuildingRPG
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Elin
2024 · Indie
8,509 reviews · 93% positive
Early AccessCharacter CustomizationOpen WorldRogue-likeJRPG
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Beasts of Bermuda
2018 · Adventure
8,474 reviews · 69% positive
DinosaursSimulationSurvivalMassively MultiplayerAdventure
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Colony Survival
2017 · Action
8,285 reviews · 92% positive
Colony SimSurvivalBase-BuildingBuildingMultiplayer
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds
2024 · Action
8,142 reviews · 82% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftBase-BuildingOnline Co-Op
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Slender: The Arrival
2013 · Action
7,953 reviews · 88% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonMultiplayerIndie
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Quasimorph
2026 · Action
7,508 reviews · 83% positive
Early AccessExtraction ShooterSimulationTurn-BasedRogue-like
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Unturned
2017 · Action
7,487 reviews · 91% positive
Free to PlaySurvivalZombiesMultiplayerOpen World
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Drug Dealer Simulator 2
2024 · Action
7,160 reviews · 70% positive
MultiplayerOpen WorldSimulationCrimeSingleplayer
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Streamer Life Simulator 2
2026 · Indie
6,809 reviews · 81% positive
Early AccessSimulationLife SimImmersive SimFirst-Person
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Thief Simulator 2
2023 · Action
6,675 reviews · 88% positive
SimulationStealthCrimeSingleplayerAction
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Tales of Maj'Eyal
2013 · Adventure
6,403 reviews · 94% positive
Traditional RoguelikeRogue-likeTurn-BasedDungeon CrawlerPerma Death
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Keep Driving
2025 · Adventure
6,374 reviews · 94% positive
Pixel GraphicsAtmosphericRPGAdventureDriving
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Battle Chasers: Nightwar
2017 · Indie
5,597 reviews · 87% positive
RPGTurn-Based CombatSingleplayerJRPGDungeon Crawler
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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen
2024 · Adventure
4,843 reviews · 72% positive
AdventureRPGMMORPGAction-AdventureMassively Multiplayer
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Terminus: Zombie Survivors
2024 · Adventure
4,353 reviews · 94% positive
SurvivalZombiesRogue-likeOpen World Survival CraftTurn-Based Strategy
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I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
2024 · Indie
4,043 reviews · 84% positive
CasualSingleplayerFarming SimRPGAgriculture
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EmergeNYC
2016 · Action
3,763 reviews · 63% positive
Early AccessSimulationOpen WorldMultiplayerAction
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Tinkerlands
2025 · Action
3,654 reviews · 86% positive
Open World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpSandboxSurvivalOpen World
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INFRA
2016 · Adventure
3,505 reviews · 88% positive
PuzzleExplorationAtmosphericWalking SimulatorAdventure
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Paradise Killer
2020 · Adventure
3,314 reviews · 93% positive
Story RichInvestigationFemale ProtagonistOpen WorldExploration
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Ostranauts
2026 · Indie
3,214 reviews · 77% positive
Early AccessTop-DownCyberpunkOpen WorldSimulation
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TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator
2022 · Indie
3,189 reviews · 86% positive
Early AccessFlightImmersive Sime-sportsOpen World
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REKA
2024 · Adventure
3,088 reviews · 83% positive
Early AccessBuildingIndieCharacter CustomizationSingleplayer
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Storm Chasers
2019 · Action
2,791 reviews · 89% positive
Early AccessSimulationIndieActionMultiplayer
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Occupy Mars: The Game
2026 · Indie
2,735 reviews · 70% positive
Early AccessOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldResource ManagementSandbox
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Astro Colony
2026 · Action
2,430 reviews · 80% positive
Base-BuildingAutomationEarly AccessSpaceResource Management
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Megaton Rainfall
2017 · Action
2,176 reviews · 72% positive
SuperheroDestructionOpen WorldGod GameVR
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Psycho Patrol R
2025 · Action
2,104 reviews · 88% positive
Early AccessImmersive SimFPSMechsCapitalism
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The Pathless
2021 · Action
1,982 reviews · 90% positive
AdventureArcheryExplorationSingleplayerStory Rich
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Warlord: Britannia
2022 · Action
1,905 reviews · 88% positive
Open WorldStrategyBase-BuildingRomeIndie
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Vagrus - The Riven Realms
2021 · Indie
1,781 reviews · 85% positive
Story RichOpen WorldDungeons & DragonsNarrativeStrategy RPG
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Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist
2023 · Casual
1,248 reviews · 95% positive
SimulationIndieExplorationCasualSingleplayer
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Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
2023 · Adventure
1,126 reviews · 96% positive
Pixel GraphicsLogicSingleplayerSokobanPuzzle
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Seablip
2024 · Adventure
1,079 reviews · 82% positive
Early AccessPiratesPixel GraphicsOpen WorldStrategy RPG
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Plains of Pain
2023 · Action
1,021 reviews · 84% positive
Early AccessSurvivalMassively MultiplayerMultiplayerOpen World
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The Doors of Trithius
2021 · Indie
991 reviews · 94% positive
SimulationTraditional RoguelikeRogue-likeOpen WorldProcedural Generation
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The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
2024 · Adventure
897 reviews · 83% positive
AdventureRPGCraftingOpen WorldSingleplayer
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Airborne Empire
2026 · Action
879 reviews · 87% positive
Early AccessColony SimStrategy RPGWargameSandbox
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Beat Hazard 3
2024 · Action
586 reviews · 83% positive
RhythmMusic-Based Procedural GenerationMusicBullet HellRogue-like
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Farewell North
2024 · Adventure
582 reviews · 95% positive
AdventureAtmosphericStory RichDogExploration
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A Highland Song
2023 · Adventure
557 reviews · 87% positive
Exploration2D PlatformerNatureDynamic NarrationFemale Protagonist
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Ancient Kingdoms
2025 · Indie
504 reviews · 87% positive
Early AccessExplorationCRPGDungeon CrawlerPvE
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Urge
2021 · Action
502 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftAtmosphericSurvival HorrorBase-BuildingSandbox
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VALHALL: Harbinger
2020 · Action
363 reviews · 52% positive
Early AccessVikingsSurvivalOpen WorldBuilding
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Magical Girl Konoha
2025 · Adventure
309 reviews · 85% positive
Sexual ContentNudityJRPGOpen WorldCute
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Within the Backrooms
2023 · Adventure
211 reviews · 94% positive
AdventureExplorationAtmosphericRetroSurreal
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Out of Orbit
2023 · Action
176 reviews · 80% positive
Early AccessOpen World Survival CraftSpaceshipsExplorationSpace
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Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox
2017 · Adventure
0 reviews · 75% positive
Free to PlayPixel GraphicsSandboxMassively MultiplayerAdventure
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the best open world indie games?
- By Steam review count, indielist ranks 275 tracked open world indie games led by Terraria (1,248,313 reviews).
- How is the open world 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.