# Indie games of 2018

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

indielist tracks 63 indie games released in 2018, together holding 4,778,203 Steam reviews at an average of 89% positive. The most common genre that year is Action.

## Snapshot
- **Titles released**: 63
- **Total Steam reviews**: 4,778,203
- **Average positive %**: 89%
- **Most reviewed**: Rust (1,140,437 reviews)

## Games released in 2018 (by Steam reviews)
- [Rust](https://indielist.games/games/rust-252490) — 1,140,437 reviews, 87% positive
- [Wallpaper Engine](https://indielist.games/games/wallpaper-engine-431960) — 914,881 reviews, 98% positive
- [The Forest](https://indielist.games/games/the-forest-242760) — 570,988 reviews, 96% positive
- [Subnautica](https://indielist.games/games/subnautica) — 331,738 reviews, 97% positive
- [RimWorld](https://indielist.games/games/rimworld) — 203,546 reviews, 98% positive
- [Dead Cells](https://indielist.games/games/dead-cells) — 153,647 reviews, 97% positive
- [Kingdom Come: Deliverance](https://indielist.games/games/kingdom-come-deliverance-379430) — 139,812 reviews, 84% positive
- [Celeste](https://indielist.games/games/celeste) — 126,861 reviews, 97% positive
- [Frostpunk](https://indielist.games/games/frostpunk) — 112,340 reviews, 93% positive
- [Insurgency: Sandstorm](https://indielist.games/games/insurgency-sandstorm-581320) — 103,254 reviews, 85% positive
- [Kenshi](https://indielist.games/games/kenshi-233860) — 95,289 reviews, 96% positive
- [House Flipper](https://indielist.games/games/house-flipper-613100) — 91,596 reviews, 94% positive
- [GRIS](https://indielist.games/games/gris) — 82,436 reviews, 96% positive
- [Overcooked! 2](https://indielist.games/games/overcooked-2) — 59,895 reviews, 90% positive
- [Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation](https://indielist.games/games/lobotomy-corporation-monster-management-simulation-568220) — 49,736 reviews, 94% positive
- [Pummel Party](https://indielist.games/games/pummel-party) — 45,540 reviews, 89% positive
- [Graveyard Keeper](https://indielist.games/games/graveyard-keeper-599140) — 38,639 reviews, 85% positive
- [Thief Simulator](https://indielist.games/games/thief-simulator-704850) — 36,679 reviews, 88% positive
- [KovaaK's](https://indielist.games/games/kovaaks) — 36,410 reviews, 93% positive
- [Return of the Obra Dinn](https://indielist.games/games/return-of-the-obra-dinn) — 31,275 reviews, 97% positive
- [For The King](https://indielist.games/games/for-the-king) — 30,785 reviews, 88% positive
- [Wreckfest](https://indielist.games/games/wreckfest-228380) — 29,981 reviews, 88% positive
- [Two Point Hospital](https://indielist.games/games/two-point-hospital) — 26,307 reviews, 92% positive
- [Dark Deception](https://indielist.games/games/dark-deception-332950) — 23,585 reviews, 89% positive
- [Just Shapes & Beats](https://indielist.games/games/just-shapes-beats-531510) — 23,383 reviews, 98% positive
- [GROUND BRANCH](https://indielist.games/games/ground-branch-16900) — 20,912 reviews, 89% positive
- [TerraTech](https://indielist.games/games/terratech-285920) — 20,239 reviews, 91% positive
- [Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr](https://indielist.games/games/warhammer-40-000-inquisitor-martyr-527430) — 19,367 reviews, 76% positive
- [Into the Breach](https://indielist.games/games/into-the-breach-590380) — 18,620 reviews, 94% positive
- [CrossCode](https://indielist.games/games/crosscode-368340) — 18,028 reviews, 93% positive
- [Call to Arms](https://indielist.games/games/call-to-arms-302670) — 17,272 reviews, 79% positive
- [War of Rights](https://indielist.games/games/war-of-rights-424030) — 14,656 reviews, 88% positive
- [Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus](https://indielist.games/games/warhammer-40-000-mechanicus-673880) — 14,371 reviews, 91% positive
- [Monster Prom](https://indielist.games/games/monster-prom-743450) — 14,278 reviews, 93% positive
- [We Happy Few](https://indielist.games/games/we-happy-few-320240) — 13,699 reviews, 77% positive
- [Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing](https://indielist.games/games/liftoff-fpv-drone-racing-410340) — 13,330 reviews, 95% positive
- [We Were Here Too](https://indielist.games/games/we-were-here-too-677160) — 10,985 reviews, 79% positive
- [Granny](https://indielist.games/games/granny-962400) — 10,076 reviews, 94% positive
- [Beasts of Bermuda](https://indielist.games/games/beasts-of-bermuda-719890) — 9,635 reviews, 69% positive
- [Project Hospital](https://indielist.games/games/project-hospital) — 9,155 reviews, 89% positive
- [Lethal League Blaze](https://indielist.games/games/lethal-league-blaze-553310) — 6,632 reviews, 97% positive
- [SUPREMACY: WORLD WAR 3](https://indielist.games/games/supremacy-world-war-3-784950) — 5,905 reviews, 75% positive
- [Horizon Chase Turbo](https://indielist.games/games/horizon-chase-turbo-389140) — 5,878 reviews, 93% positive
- [Contractors](https://indielist.games/games/contractors-963930) — 4,637 reviews, 83% positive
- [Touhou Big Big Battle](https://indielist.games/games/touhou-big-big-battle-878380) — 4,033 reviews, 80% positive
- [Megaquarium](https://indielist.games/games/megaquarium-600480) — 3,702 reviews, 95% positive
- [ARK: Extinction - Expansion Pack](https://indielist.games/games/ark-extinction-expansion-pack-887380) — 3,315 reviews, 73% positive
- [Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Beyond the Baltic Sea](https://indielist.games/games/euro-truck-simulator-2-beyond-the-baltic-sea-925580) — 3,055 reviews, 91% positive
- [The Jackbox Party Pack 5](https://indielist.games/games/the-jackbox-party-pack-5-774461) — 2,889 reviews, 93% positive
- [ZeroRanger](https://indielist.games/games/zeroranger-809020) — 2,166 reviews, 96% positive

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Source: indielist (https://indielist.games/games/by-year/2018)
Estimates are not official sales data. Methodology: docs/sales-algorithm.md.