Underrated Co-op indie games you missed
These are underrated co-op indie games: titles with strong reviews but not yet the audience they deserve. indielist surfaces 66 co-op games that each hold at least 80% positive Steam reviews while staying under 5,000 total ratings : the sweet spot where a game has proven itself with real players but hasn't broken out yet. Together they hold 125,329 reviews at an average of 90% positive. They are ranked by review count, so the most-validated picks lead, and each links to a white-box sales estimate you can open and check rather than a black-box number. The most reviewed here is Lethal League Blaze with 4,780 reviews. Review counts and ratings are from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.
Hidden gems
66
Avg positive %
90%
Total reviews
125,329
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Lethal League Blaze
2018 · Action
4,780 reviews · 97% positive
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Granny Simulator
2019 · Casual
4,762 reviews · 90% positive
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate
2024 · Action
4,194 reviews · 84% positive
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We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
2023 · Adventure
4,094 reviews · 90% positive
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Contractors
2018 · Action
4,054 reviews · 83% positive
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The Jackbox Party Pack 7
2020 · Casual
4,013 reviews · 96% positive
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20XX
2017 · Action
3,989 reviews · 91% positive
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Angels Fall First
2026 · Action
3,891 reviews · 81% positive
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Heavenly Bodies
2021 · Action
3,781 reviews · 95% positive
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Ghost Exile
2022 · Action
3,721 reviews · 89% positive
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Tinkerlands
2025 · Action
3,651 reviews · 86% positive
- C
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
2021 · Adventure
3,426 reviews · 97% positive
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HELLCARD
2024 · Adventure
3,383 reviews · 86% positive
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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
2015 · Action
3,375 reviews · 93% positive
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At Dead Of Night
2020 · Action
3,327 reviews · 94% positive
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Greedland
2025 · Action
2,964 reviews · 83% positive
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Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
2021 · Indie
2,881 reviews · 90% positive
- C
Charlie Murder
2017 · Action
2,650 reviews · 96% positive
- G
Go-Go Town!
2026 · Casual
2,525 reviews · 94% positive
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The Jackbox Party Pack 4
2017 · Casual
2,484 reviews · 95% positive
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The Jackbox Party Pack 6
2019 · Casual
2,348 reviews · 95% positive
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Ikaruga
2014 · Action
2,210 reviews · 95% positive
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The Jackbox Party Pack 5
2018 · Casual
2,185 reviews · 93% positive
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Granny: Chapter Two
2019 · Adventure
2,153 reviews · 95% positive
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Nine-Ball Roulette
2025 · RPG
2,084 reviews · 88% positive
- C
Conquest of Elysium 5
2021 · Indie
1,926 reviews · 90% positive
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UNSIGHTED
2021 · Action
1,888 reviews · 93% positive
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KeyWe
2021 · Casual
1,845 reviews · 90% positive
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Pizza Possum
2023 · Action
1,821 reviews · 94% positive
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Welcome to Kowloon
2023 · Adventure
1,807 reviews · 81% positive
- A
Ancient Dungeon
2021 · Action
1,636 reviews · 95% positive
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Spirit Island
2020 · Indie
1,572 reviews · 92% positive
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West Hunt
2023 · Casual
1,521 reviews · 83% positive
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The Jackbox Party Pack
2014 · Casual
1,468 reviews · 90% positive
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The Jackbox Party Pack 2
2015 · Casual
1,454 reviews · 95% positive
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Embr
2021 · Action
1,395 reviews · 86% positive
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Beat Hazard 2
2019 · Action
1,394 reviews · 86% positive
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Topple Tactics
2023 · Action
1,374 reviews · 88% positive
- S
Sir Whoopass™: Immortal Death
2022 · Action
1,338 reviews · 82% positive
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Fraymakers
2023 · Action
1,285 reviews · 80% positive
- B
Better Mart Simulator
2025 · Casual
1,271 reviews · 89% positive
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The Other Side
2025 · Action
1,244 reviews · 94% positive
- S
Spellmasons
2023 · Indie
1,138 reviews · 92% positive
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The Jackbox Party Pack 8
2021 · Casual
1,136 reviews · 90% positive
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Anomaly Exit
2024 · Adventure
1,129 reviews · 90% positive
- T
Tennis Elbow 4
2026 · Indie
1,123 reviews · 96% positive
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MageQuit
2019 · Action
1,035 reviews · 94% positive
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Quiplash
2015 · Casual
995 reviews · 89% positive
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Just Another Night Shift
2024 · Action
970 reviews · 91% positive
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Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope
2019 · Action
930 reviews · 94% positive
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World of Goo 2
2025 · Adventure
820 reviews · 87% positive
- T
The Jackbox Party Pack 9
2022 · Casual
816 reviews · 83% positive
- B
Backroom Company
2025 · Adventure
757 reviews · 84% positive
- G
Ghostlore
2023 · Action
705 reviews · 81% positive
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Pode
2020 · Adventure
583 reviews · 90% positive
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The Anomaly Project
2024 · Action
539 reviews · 81% positive
- W
Wilmot's Warehouse
2019 · Adventure
531 reviews · 96% positive
- S
Smack Studio
2024 · Action
526 reviews · 84% positive
- A
Ancient Kingdoms
2025 · Indie
492 reviews · 87% positive
- E
Everafter Falls
2024 · Action
439 reviews · 84% positive
- T
The Jackbox Party Starter
2022 · Casual
416 reviews · 94% positive
- A
Abathor
2024 · Action
338 reviews · 90% positive
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Transformice
2015 · Free To Play
262 reviews · 88% positive
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Realm of the Mad God Exalt
2012 · Action
193 reviews · 83% positive
- S
Spiral Knights
2011 · Action
181 reviews · 84% positive
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VTube Studio
2021 · Indie
111 reviews · 93% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are some underrated co-op indie games?
- indielist lists 66 underrated co-op indie games, each with 80%+ Steam reviews but under 5,000 ratings, led by Lethal League Blaze (4,780 reviews).
- How are these "hidden gem" co-op games chosen?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a game qualifies if it holds at least 80% positive Steam reviews and has between 50 and 5,000 total ratings, enough to be validated by players but not yet mainstream. The list updates as the catalog grows.