Underrated Fantasy indie games you missed
These are underrated fantasy indie games: titles with strong reviews but not yet the audience they deserve. indielist surfaces 30 fantasy 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 70,959 reviews at an average of 91% 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 Project: Gorgon with 4,866 reviews. Review counts and ratings are from Steam; sales figures are modeled estimates, not official sales data.
Hidden gems
30
Avg positive %
91%
Total reviews
70,959
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Project: Gorgon
2026 · Indie
4,866 reviews · 83% positive
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DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game
2021 · Action
4,707 reviews · 92% positive
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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
2015 · Action
4,364 reviews · 95% positive
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Sol Cesto
2026 · Indie
4,336 reviews · 91% positive
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Yarimono
2024 · Adventure
4,083 reviews · 87% positive
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Emberward
2024 · Action
3,703 reviews · 97% positive
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REKA
2024 · Adventure
3,354 reviews · 83% positive
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Our Adventurer Guild
2024 · Indie
3,230 reviews · 96% positive
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Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
2021 · Indie
3,202 reviews · 90% positive
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Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
2024 · Action
3,141 reviews · 92% positive
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Wanderstop
2025 · Adventure
3,026 reviews · 93% positive
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Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
2023 · Adventure
2,707 reviews · 97% positive
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Songs of Silence
2024 · Adventure
2,660 reviews · 81% positive
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Siralim Ultimate
2021 · Indie
2,462 reviews · 93% positive
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Warsim: The Realm of Aslona
2022 · Indie
2,178 reviews · 96% positive
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Idling to Rule the Gods
2016 · Casual
2,102 reviews · 85% positive
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Monster Prom 4: Monster Con
2025 · Casual
2,066 reviews · 99% positive
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Be My Horde
2024 · Action
2,017 reviews · 85% positive
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Doors: Paradox
2022 · Adventure
2,013 reviews · 91% positive
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Conquest of Elysium 5
2021 · Indie
1,779 reviews · 90% positive
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Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
2023 · Casual
1,622 reviews · 97% positive
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Spirit Island
2020 · Indie
1,587 reviews · 92% positive
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Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
2023 · Action
1,499 reviews · 90% positive
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The Use of Life
2025 · Adventure
767 reviews · 91% positive
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NAIAD
2024 · Adventure
659 reviews · 94% positive
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Best Served Cold
2025 · Adventure
648 reviews · 88% positive
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Frogmonster
2024 · Action
581 reviews · 96% positive
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Wizardry: The Five Ordeals
2023 · Indie
542 reviews · 85% positive
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Fabled Lands
2022 · Adventure
535 reviews · 80% positive
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Umineko: Golden Fantasia
2017 · Action
523 reviews · 92% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are some underrated fantasy indie games?
- indielist lists 30 underrated fantasy indie games, each with 80%+ Steam reviews but under 5,000 ratings, led by Project: Gorgon (4,866 reviews).
- How are these "hidden gem" fantasy 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.