Underrated Hand-drawn indie games you missed
These are underrated hand-drawn indie games: titles with strong reviews but not yet the audience they deserve. indielist surfaces 26 hand-drawn 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 56,030 reviews at an average of 93% 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 DICEOMANCER with 4,788 reviews. Review counts and ratings are from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.
Hidden gems
26
Avg positive %
93%
Total reviews
56,030
- D
DICEOMANCER
2024 · Casual
4,788 reviews · 96% positive
- C
Class of '09: The Re-Up
2023 · Casual
4,523 reviews · 97% positive
- I
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
2022 · Indie
4,482 reviews · 96% positive
- K
Kabuto Park
2025 · Casual
4,426 reviews · 99% positive
- S
Samorost 3
2016 · Adventure
4,410 reviews · 94% positive
- B
Birth
2023 · Adventure
4,050 reviews · 96% positive
- O
Our Adventurer Guild
2024 · Indie
3,467 reviews · 95% positive
- B
Beacon Pines
2022 · Adventure
3,084 reviews · 98% positive
- A
Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles
2023 · Casual
3,034 reviews · 92% positive
- S
Songs of Silence
2024 · Adventure
2,789 reviews · 81% positive
- G
GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath
2020 · Action
2,700 reviews · 89% positive
- C
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
2025 · Adventure
2,395 reviews · 91% positive
- C
Cabernet
2025 · Adventure
2,082 reviews · 95% positive
- J
JudgeSim
2024 · Casual
1,404 reviews · 85% positive
- P
Passpartout 2: The Lost Artist
2023 · Casual
1,248 reviews · 95% positive
- C
Children of Silentown
2023 · Adventure
1,017 reviews · 87% positive
- G
Ghost Song
2022 · Action
997 reviews · 83% positive
- P
Paper Trail
2024 · Adventure
747 reviews · 95% positive
- T
The Wild at Heart
2021 · Adventure
732 reviews · 95% positive
- H
Hellslave
2022 · Adventure
710 reviews · 85% positive
- B
Best Served Cold
2025 · Adventure
689 reviews · 88% positive
- A
Anthology Of The Killer
2024 · Adventure
649 reviews · 99% positive
- A
A Highland Song
2023 · Adventure
556 reviews · 87% positive
- L
LOK Digital
2024 · Casual
517 reviews · 99% positive
- S
Sonny Legacy Collection
2024 · Action
348 reviews · 91% positive
- S
Sculplings
2026 · Action
186 reviews · 99% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are some underrated hand-drawn indie games?
- indielist lists 26 underrated hand-drawn indie games, each with 80%+ Steam reviews but under 5,000 ratings, led by DICEOMANCER (4,788 reviews).
- How are these "hidden gem" hand-drawn 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.