Open World indie games
indielist tracks 271 indie open world games with the Steam user tag "Open World", together holding 15,290,007 reviews at an average of 86% positive. The most reviewed is Terraria with 1,228,074 reviews.
Tagged titles
271
Total reviews on Steam
15,290,007
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 (39) Action (33) Simulation (31) Survival (29) Crafting (28) Exploration (26) Building (25) First-Person (21) Open World Survival Craft (19)
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Terraria
2011 · Action
1,228,074 reviews · 97% positive
Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival2DMultiplayer
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Rust
2018 · Action
1,155,721 reviews · 87% positive
SurvivalCraftingMultiplayerOpen WorldOpen World Survival Craft
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Stardew Valley
2016 · Indie
883,579 reviews · 98% positive
Farming SimPixel GraphicsMultiplayerLife SimRPG
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ARK: Survival Evolved
2017 · Action
583,450 reviews · 83% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldDinosaurs
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Hollow Knight
2017 · Action
496,178 reviews · 97% positive
MetroidvaniaSouls-likePlatformerGreat Soundtrack2D
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Project Zomboid
2013 · Indie
462,276 reviews · 94% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen WorldMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Valheim
2021 · Action
456,201 reviews · 94% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen WorldMultiplayer
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Palworld
2026 · Action
383,931 reviews · 94% positive
Open WorldSurvivalCreature CollectorMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Don't Starve Together
2016 · Action
373,702 reviews · 95% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerCo-opOpen World
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Raft
2022 · Adventure
321,319 reviews · 93% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftCo-opCrafting
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Satisfactory
2024 · Adventure
232,517 reviews · 97% positive
Base-BuildingAutomationOpen WorldMultiplayerCrafting
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Slime Rancher
2017 · Action
138,029 reviews · 98% positive
CuteExplorationAdventureSingleplayerOpen World
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Assetto Corsa
2014 · Indie
134,805 reviews · 93% positive
RacingAutomobile SimSimulationDrivingMultiplayer
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Scrap Mechanic
2026 · Action
119,850 reviews · 92% positive
BuildingSandboxMultiplayerSurvivalOpen World
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The Long Dark
2017 · Adventure
111,024 reviews · 89% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldExplorationAtmospheric
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The Isle
2015 · Action
107,950 reviews · 80% positive
DinosaursSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerSimulation
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ARK: Survival Ascended
2023 · Action
102,965 reviews · 60% positive
Early AccessSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerDinosaurs
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Subnautica: Below Zero
2021 · Adventure
98,895 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalUnderwaterSingleplayerOpen World
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SCUM
2025 · Action
97,724 reviews · 74% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen WorldZombies
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Firewatch
2016 · Adventure
93,148 reviews · 91% positive
AdventureAtmosphericStory RichWalking SimulatorMystery
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Enshrouded
2024 · Action
91,964 reviews · 86% positive
Open WorldSurvivalBase-BuildingMultiplayerOnline Co-Op
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A Hat in Time
2017 · Adventure
53,316 reviews · 98% positive
Cute3D PlatformerCollectathonGreat SoundtrackFemale Protagonist
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Foxhole
2022 · Action
52,539 reviews · 80% positive
Massively MultiplayerWargameMilitaryBase-BuildingOpen World
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The Long Drive
2019 · Action
49,782 reviews · 88% positive
DrivingOpen WorldMultiplayerSurvivalAutomobile Sim
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Stranded Deep
2022 · Adventure
47,700 reviews · 74% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalMultiplayerOpen WorldCrafting
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Forager
2019 · Action
43,861 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalPixel GraphicsCraftingIndie
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Wreckfest
2018 · Action
41,160 reviews · 88% positive
RacingDestructionAutomobile SimSimulationMultiplayer
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Thief Simulator
2018 · Action
39,498 reviews · 88% positive
SimulationStealthSingleplayerCrimeFirst-Person
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嗜血印 Bloody Spell
2022 · Action
38,649 reviews · 89% positive
NuditySexual ContentFemale ProtagonistAction RPGHack and Slash
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Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
2021 · Action
33,658 reviews · 84% positive
SingleplayerAction RPG3DThird PersonLore-Rich
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The Escapists 2
2017 · Indie
33,611 reviews · 91% positive
MultiplayerStrategyPixel GraphicsOnline Co-OpCo-op
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Wobbly Life
2025 · Action
32,142 reviews · 97% positive
AdventureMultiplayerOpen WorldSimulationSandbox
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For The King
2018 · Adventure
30,914 reviews · 88% positive
RPGOnline Co-OpStrategyTurn-BasedRogue-like
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My Time at Sandrock
2023 · Adventure
28,842 reviews · 88% positive
Life SimBuildingFarming SimMultiplayerSandbox
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ABZU
2016 · Adventure
27,538 reviews · 93% positive
RelaxingAtmosphericUnderwaterExplorationGreat Soundtrack
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Fields of Mistria
2024 · Indie
26,403 reviews · 98% positive
Early AccessFarming SimDating SimRPGLife Sim
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Gas Station Simulator
2021 · Casual
23,707 reviews · 88% positive
SimulationEconomyBuildingSingleplayerManagement
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Necesse
2025 · Action
23,402 reviews · 93% positive
Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen WorldSandboxPixel Graphics
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Soulmask
2026 · Adventure
22,072 reviews · 77% positive
Early AccessSurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerHunting
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Tower Unite
2025 · Action
21,757 reviews · 90% positive
MultiplayerCasualMini GolfCharacter CustomizationMassively Multiplayer
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Feed and Grow: Fish
2016 · Action
20,461 reviews · 78% positive
SimulationUnderwaterSurvivalMultiplayerEarly Access
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TerraTech
2018 · Action
20,430 reviews · 91% positive
BuildingSandboxOpen WorldOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayer
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Craftopia
2020 · Action
18,316 reviews · 76% positive
Open WorldCraftingSurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Choo-Choo Charles
2022 · Action
17,336 reviews · 91% positive
Survival HorrorHorrorOpen WorldFirst-PersonSingleplayer
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The Witness
2016 · Adventure
16,982 reviews · 84% positive
PuzzleExplorationFirst-PersonOpen WorldSingleplayer
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Flashing Lights - Police, Firefighting, Emergency Services (EMS) Simulator
2023 · Action
15,991 reviews · 80% positive
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ZERO Sievert
2024 · Action
15,095 reviews · 85% positive
Extraction ShooterSurvivalPost-apocalypticLooter ShooterTop-Down
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Gold Mining Simulator
2017 · Indie
15,016 reviews · 73% positive
SimulationMiningSingleplayerRealisticOpen World
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Breathedge
2021 · Action
14,366 reviews · 82% positive
Open World Survival CraftSpaceSingleplayerSurvivalSandbox
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Youtubers Life
2017 · Adventure
13,748 reviews · 77% positive
ManagementSingleplayerLife SimCharacter CustomizationCasual
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Cloudpunk
2020 · Adventure
13,617 reviews · 88% positive
CyberpunkOpen WorldAtmosphericSci-fiFuturistic
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Mist Survival
2018 · Action
13,545 reviews · 76% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldSingleplayer
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Big Ambitions
2023 · Indie
13,275 reviews · 93% positive
Early AccessManagementEconomySimulationCapitalism
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Little Witch in the Woods
2025 · Adventure
12,903 reviews · 89% positive
Early AccessCuteSimulationCasualMagic
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Caves of Qud
2024 · Adventure
11,720 reviews · 95% positive
Procedural GenerationTurn-Based CombatOpen WorldTurn-BasedTranshumanism
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Amazing Frog?
2014 · Action
11,099 reviews · 94% positive
Early Access4 Player LocalOpen WorldSplit ScreenPhysics
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Cassette Beasts
2023 · Indie
10,935 reviews · 94% positive
ControllerComedyCreature CollectorLocal Co-OpTurn-Based Combat
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Smalland: Survive the Wilds
2024 · Action
10,335 reviews · 82% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival CraftBase-BuildingOnline Co-Op
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Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
2020 · Action
9,613 reviews · 79% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOpen WorldExplorationSingleplayer
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Pathologic 2
2019 · Adventure
9,478 reviews · 92% positive
Story RichAtmosphericChoices MatterRPGDifficult
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Elin
2024 · Indie
9,032 reviews · 93% positive
Early AccessCharacter CustomizationOpen WorldRogue-likeJRPG
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Hobo: Tough Life
2021 · Adventure
8,598 reviews · 84% positive
SurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerBase-BuildingRPG
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Voidtrain
2025 · Action
8,539 reviews · 74% positive
Open World Survival CraftCo-opSurvivalMultiplayerBase-Building
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Beasts of Bermuda
2018 · Adventure
8,384 reviews · 69% positive
DinosaursSimulationSurvivalMassively MultiplayerAdventure
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Colony Survival
2017 · Action
8,208 reviews · 92% positive
Colony SimSurvivalBase-BuildingBuildingMultiplayer
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Slender: The Arrival
2013 · Action
7,879 reviews · 88% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonMultiplayerIndie
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Unturned
2017 · Action
7,505 reviews · 91% positive
Free to PlaySurvivalZombiesMultiplayerOpen World
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Streamer Life Simulator 2
2026 · Indie
6,655 reviews · 81% positive
Early AccessSimulationLife SimImmersive SimFirst-Person
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Thief Simulator 2
2023 · Action
6,356 reviews · 88% positive
SimulationStealthCrimeSingleplayerAction
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Quasimorph
2023 · Action
6,347 reviews · 84% positive
Early AccessExtraction ShooterSimulationTurn-BasedRogue-like
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Tales of Maj'Eyal
2013 · Adventure
6,272 reviews · 95% positive
Traditional RoguelikeRogue-likeTurn-BasedDungeon CrawlerPerma Death
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Keep Driving
2025 · Adventure
5,966 reviews · 94% positive
Pixel GraphicsAtmosphericRPGAdventureDriving
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Drug Dealer Simulator 2
2024 · Action
5,862 reviews · 70% positive
MultiplayerOpen WorldSimulationCrimeSingleplayer
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Battle Chasers: Nightwar
2017 · Indie
5,568 reviews · 87% positive
RPGTurn-Based CombatSingleplayerJRPGDungeon Crawler
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Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen
2024 · Adventure
4,796 reviews · 73% positive
AdventureRPGMMORPGAction-AdventureMassively Multiplayer
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Terminus: Zombie Survivors
2024 · Adventure
4,289 reviews · 94% positive
SurvivalZombiesRogue-likeOpen World Survival CraftTurn-Based Strategy
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I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
2024 · Indie
3,967 reviews · 85% positive
CasualSingleplayerFarming SimRPGAgriculture
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EmergeNYC
2016 · Action
3,758 reviews · 63% positive
Early AccessSimulationOpen WorldMultiplayerAction
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Tinkerlands
2025 · Action
3,550 reviews · 86% positive
Open World Survival CraftOnline Co-OpSandboxSurvivalOpen World
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INFRA
2016 · Adventure
3,414 reviews · 88% positive
PuzzleExplorationAtmosphericWalking SimulatorAdventure
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Paradise Killer
2020 · Adventure
3,257 reviews · 93% positive
Story RichInvestigationFemale ProtagonistOpen WorldExploration
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Occupy Mars: The Game
2026 · Adventure
3,116 reviews · 70% positive
Early AccessOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldResource ManagementSandbox
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TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator
2022 · Indie
3,107 reviews · 86% positive
Early AccessFlightImmersive Sime-sportsOpen World
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REKA
2024 · Adventure
2,944 reviews · 83% positive
Early AccessBuildingIndieCharacter CustomizationSingleplayer
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Storm Chasers
2019 · Action
2,743 reviews · 90% positive
Early AccessSimulationIndieActionMultiplayer
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Ostranauts
2020 · Indie
2,598 reviews · 81% positive
Early AccessTop-DownCyberpunkOpen WorldSimulation
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Astro Colony
2026 · Action
2,348 reviews · 81% positive
Base-BuildingAutomationEarly AccessSpaceResource Management
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Megaton Rainfall
2017 · Action
2,274 reviews · 72% positive
SuperheroDestructionOpen WorldGod GameVR
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Psycho Patrol R
2025 · Action
2,073 reviews · 88% positive
Early AccessImmersive SimFPSMechsCapitalism
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The Pathless
2021 · Action
1,907 reviews · 91% positive
AdventureArcheryExplorationSingleplayerStory Rich
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Warlord: Britannia
2022 · Action
1,874 reviews · 88% positive
Open WorldStrategyBase-BuildingRomeIndie
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Vagrus - The Riven Realms
2021 · Indie
1,682 reviews · 85% positive
Story RichOpen WorldDungeons & DragonsNarrativeStrategy RPG
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Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist
2023 · Casual
1,347 reviews · 95% positive
SimulationIndieExplorationCasualSingleplayer
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Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
2023 · Adventure
1,107 reviews · 96% positive
Pixel GraphicsLogicSingleplayerSokobanPuzzle
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Seablip
2024 · Adventure
1,072 reviews · 82% positive
Early AccessPiratesPixel GraphicsOpen WorldStrategy RPG
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The Doors of Trithius
2021 · Indie
947 reviews · 94% positive
SimulationTraditional RoguelikeRogue-likeOpen WorldProcedural Generation
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Airborne Empire
2026 · Action
906 reviews · 88% positive
Early AccessColony SimStrategy RPGWargameSandbox
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Plains of Pain
2023 · Action
835 reviews · 83% positive
Early AccessSurvivalMassively MultiplayerMultiplayerOpen World
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The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
2024 · Adventure
820 reviews · 84% positive
AdventureRPGCraftingOpen WorldSingleplayer
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A Highland Song
2023 · Adventure
675 reviews · 87% positive
Exploration2D PlatformerNatureDynamic NarrationFemale Protagonist
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Beat Hazard 3
2024 · Action
580 reviews · 83% positive
RhythmMusic-Based Procedural GenerationMusicBullet HellRogue-like
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Farewell North
2024 · Adventure
550 reviews · 95% positive
AdventureAtmosphericStory RichDogExploration
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Urge
2021 · Action
487 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftAtmosphericSurvival HorrorBase-BuildingSandbox
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Ancient Kingdoms
2025 · Indie
444 reviews · 86% positive
Early AccessExplorationCRPGDungeon CrawlerPvE
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VALHALL: Harbinger
2020 · Action
354 reviews · 51% positive
Early AccessVikingsSurvivalOpen WorldBuilding
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Magical Girl Konoha
2025 · Adventure
301 reviews · 85% positive
Sexual ContentNudityJRPGOpen WorldCute
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Out of Orbit
2023 · Action
165 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 271 tracked open world indie games led by Terraria (1,228,074 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.