Underrated Moddable indie games you missed
These are underrated moddable indie games: titles with strong reviews but not yet the audience they deserve. indielist surfaces 20 moddable 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 48,349 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 TheoTown with 4,693 reviews. Review counts and ratings are from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.
Hidden gems
20
Avg positive %
91%
Total reviews
48,349
- T
TheoTown
2019 · Adventure
4,693 reviews · 95% positive
- F
Fun with Ragdolls: The Game
2019 · Action
4,493 reviews · 88% positive
- F
Factory Town
2021 · Indie
4,161 reviews · 91% positive
- C
Contractors
2018 · Action
4,054 reviews · 83% positive
- E
Epistory - Typing Chronicles
2016 · Action
4,040 reviews · 95% positive
- M
Megaquarium
2018 · Casual
3,459 reviews · 95% positive
- J
Juno: New Origins
2023 · Indie
3,104 reviews · 89% positive
- S
STANDBOX
2023 · Action
2,942 reviews · 90% positive
- R
Rolling Line
2018 · Casual
2,478 reviews · 96% positive
- B
BallisticNG
2018 · Action
2,319 reviews · 94% positive
- C
Conquest of Elysium 5
2021 · Indie
1,926 reviews · 90% positive
- B
BRUTALISTICK VR
2024 · Action
1,906 reviews · 95% positive
- M
Mecha Knights: Nightmare
2021 · Action
1,590 reviews · 91% positive
- F
Fractal Block World
2021 · Action
1,563 reviews · 98% positive
- F
Fraymakers
2023 · Action
1,285 reviews · 80% positive
- D
DAVIGO: VR vs. PC
2023 · Action
1,202 reviews · 86% positive
- D
Dawnsbury Days
2024 · Indie
962 reviews · 98% positive
- C
Contraption Maker
2014 · Casual
924 reviews · 91% positive
- G
Ghostlore
2023 · Action
705 reviews · 81% positive
- S
Supplice
2023 · Action
543 reviews · 87% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are some underrated moddable indie games?
- indielist lists 20 underrated moddable indie games, each with 80%+ Steam reviews but under 5,000 ratings, led by TheoTown (4,693 reviews).
- How are these "hidden gem" moddable 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.