Underrated Dystopian indie games you missed
These are underrated dystopian indie games: titles with strong reviews but not yet the audience they deserve. indielist surfaces 17 dystopian 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 37,898 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 Brigador: Up-Armored Edition with 4,576 reviews. Review counts and ratings are from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.
Hidden gems
17
Avg positive %
90%
Total reviews
37,898
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Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
2016 · Action
4,576 reviews · 93% positive
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Beholder: Conductor
2025 · Adventure
4,469 reviews · 91% positive
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Metal Garden
2025 · Action
4,314 reviews · 97% positive
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KARMA: The Dark World
2025 · Adventure
3,949 reviews · 91% positive
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Peripeteia
2025 · Action
3,101 reviews · 86% positive
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Endling - Extinction is Forever
2022 · Adventure
2,879 reviews · 95% positive
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NORCO
2022 · Adventure
2,764 reviews · 92% positive
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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
2025 · Adventure
2,343 reviews · 91% positive
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Rusted Moss
2023 · Action
1,705 reviews · 89% positive
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Obenseuer
2018 · Indie
1,663 reviews · 94% positive
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Rollerdrome
2022 · Action
1,486 reviews · 89% positive
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JudgeSim
2024 · Casual
1,370 reviews · 85% positive
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BLADECHIMERA
2025 · Action
1,350 reviews · 89% positive
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Plains of Pain
2023 · Action
890 reviews · 83% positive
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Click To Continue
2025 · Indie
436 reviews · 93% positive
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Sonny Legacy Collection
2024 · Action
334 reviews · 91% positive
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Ereban: Shadow Legacy
2024 · Action
269 reviews · 88% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are some underrated dystopian indie games?
- indielist lists 17 underrated dystopian indie games, each with 80%+ Steam reviews but under 5,000 ratings, led by Brigador: Up-Armored Edition (4,576 reviews).
- How are these "hidden gem" dystopian 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.