Underrated Controller indie games you missed
These are underrated controller indie games: titles with strong reviews but not yet the audience they deserve. indielist surfaces 46 controller 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 98,304 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 ANTONBLAST with 4,621 reviews. Review counts and ratings are from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.
Hidden gems
46
Avg positive %
90%
Total reviews
98,304
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ANTONBLAST
2024 · Action
4,621 reviews · 95% positive
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The Last Faith
2023 · Action
4,581 reviews · 84% positive
- G
GRIME
2021 · Action
4,576 reviews · 85% positive
- F
Fun with Ragdolls: The Game
2019 · Action
4,473 reviews · 88% positive
- C
Copycat
2024 · Adventure
4,406 reviews · 89% positive
- B
BMX Streets
2024 · Casual
4,347 reviews · 81% positive
- T
The Jackbox Party Pack 7
2020 · Casual
3,979 reviews · 96% positive
- 2
20XX
2017 · Action
3,967 reviews · 91% positive
- T
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate
2024 · Action
3,924 reviews · 83% positive
- W
We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
2023 · Adventure
3,883 reviews · 90% positive
- S
ScooterFlow
2026 · Casual
3,871 reviews · 95% positive
- R
Roots of Pacha
2023 · Indie
3,742 reviews · 94% positive
- T
TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator
2022 · Indie
3,104 reviews · 86% positive
- G
Gravity Circuit
2023 · Action
2,969 reviews · 91% positive
- C
CATO: Buttered Cat
2024 · Adventure
2,668 reviews · 98% positive
- C
Conquest Dark
2025 · Action
2,496 reviews · 90% positive
- T
Touhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost
2024 · Action
2,240 reviews · 82% positive
- E
Embr
2021 · Action
2,205 reviews · 86% positive
- C
Circuit Superstars
2023 · Action
2,200 reviews · 86% positive
- I
Ikaruga
2014 · Action
2,180 reviews · 95% positive
- P
Paleo Pines
2023 · Adventure
2,064 reviews · 83% positive
- D
Dollmare
2024 · Adventure
1,994 reviews · 94% positive
- S
Slackers - Carts of Glory
2024 · Action
1,953 reviews · 91% positive
- N
NIMRODS
2024 · Action
1,823 reviews · 85% positive
- P
Pizza Possum
2023 · Action
1,769 reviews · 93% positive
- A
Amber Isle
2024 · Adventure
1,724 reviews · 83% positive
- O
Obenseuer
2018 · Indie
1,586 reviews · 94% positive
- P
Parking Garage Rally Circuit
2024 · Action
1,574 reviews · 97% positive
- P
Penny’s Big Breakaway
2024 · Adventure
1,042 reviews · 80% positive
- M
MageQuit
2019 · Action
1,028 reviews · 94% positive
- G
Ghost Song
2022 · Action
985 reviews · 83% positive
- S
Spirit of the North 2
2025 · Adventure
890 reviews · 86% positive
- S
SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding
2025 · Action
889 reviews · 97% positive
- E
Escape From Mystwood Mansion
2023 · Action
846 reviews · 93% positive
- L
La-Mulana 2
2018 · Action
803 reviews · 86% positive
- W
WHAT THE CAR?
2024 · Action
800 reviews · 85% positive
- T
The Use of Life
2025 · Adventure
741 reviews · 91% positive
- X
XENOTILT: HOSTILE PINBALL ACTION
2024 · Action
729 reviews · 97% positive
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#DRIVE Rally
2025 · Action
712 reviews · 80% positive
- T
The Darkest Files
2025 · Adventure
632 reviews · 96% positive
- A
Anthology Of The Killer
2024 · Adventure
605 reviews · 99% positive
- O
Ova Magica
2026 · Casual
566 reviews · 93% positive
- N
NAIAD
2024 · Adventure
559 reviews · 94% positive
- C
Can of Wormholes
2023 · Indie
551 reviews · 99% positive
- 3
3dSen PC
2025 · Action
520 reviews · 91% positive
- S
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
2021 · Adventure
487 reviews · 99% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are some underrated controller indie games?
- indielist lists 46 underrated controller indie games, each with 80%+ Steam reviews but under 5,000 ratings, led by ANTONBLAST (4,621 reviews).
- How are these "hidden gem" controller 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.