Underrated PvE indie games you missed
These are underrated pve indie games: titles with strong reviews but not yet the audience they deserve. indielist surfaces 30 pve 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 52,296 reviews at an average of 88% 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 Kabuto Park with 4,426 reviews. Review counts and ratings are from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.
Hidden gems
30
Avg positive %
88%
Total reviews
52,296
- K
Kabuto Park
2025 · Casual
4,426 reviews · 99% positive
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate
2024 · Action
4,194 reviews · 84% positive
- G
Ghost Exile
2022 · Action
3,721 reviews · 89% positive
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Cyber Knights: Flashpoint
2025 · Action
3,021 reviews · 94% positive
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Nordhold
2025 · Indie
2,915 reviews · 86% positive
- E
Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
2021 · Indie
2,881 reviews · 90% positive
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Regiments
2022 · Indie
2,832 reviews · 88% positive
- G
Gatekeeper
2025 · Action
2,732 reviews · 83% positive
- G
Glyphica: Typing Survival
2024 · Action
2,541 reviews · 91% positive
- M
Menace from the Deep
2024 · Adventure
2,488 reviews · 84% positive
- D
Dungeons of Hinterberg
2024 · Action
2,447 reviews · 93% positive
- E
Endless Alice
2025 · Action
2,432 reviews · 91% positive
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NIMRODS
2024 · Action
1,803 reviews · 85% positive
- M
Mecha Knights: Nightmare
2021 · Action
1,590 reviews · 91% positive
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Into The Flames
2023 · Action
1,557 reviews · 81% positive
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JUMP KING QUEST
2026 · Action
1,243 reviews · 88% positive
- T
Touhou Big Big Battle
2018 · Action
1,153 reviews · 80% positive
- S
Spellmasons
2023 · Indie
1,138 reviews · 92% positive
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Anomaly Exit
2024 · Adventure
1,129 reviews · 90% positive
- G
Ghost Janitors
2025 · Action
1,045 reviews · 87% positive
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Plains of Pain
2023 · Action
1,021 reviews · 84% positive
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The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker
2024 · Adventure
892 reviews · 83% positive
- T
The Troop
2023 · Action
825 reviews · 83% positive
- S
Savara
2025 · Action
565 reviews · 88% positive
- A
Ancient Kingdoms
2025 · Indie
492 reviews · 87% positive
- S
Sonny Legacy Collection
2024 · Action
348 reviews · 91% positive
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Desecrators
2025 · Action
334 reviews · 96% positive
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Project Hunt
2024 · Adventure
209 reviews · 87% positive
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Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
2025 · Adventure
166 reviews · 88% positive
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Echo Generation: Midnight Edition
2024 · Adventure
156 reviews · 94% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are some underrated pve indie games?
- indielist lists 30 underrated pve indie games, each with 80%+ Steam reviews but under 5,000 ratings, led by Kabuto Park (4,426 reviews).
- How are these "hidden gem" pve 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.