The best episodic indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-07-24. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 7 episodic indie games on Steam, holding 136,047 reviews at an average of 92% positive. This list ranks them by Steam review count, the most reliable public sales proxy, with a white-box sales estimate behind every title. The most reviewed is DELTARUNE with 114,321 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. DELTARUNE · 114,321 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
2. Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You · 8,875 reviews · 90% positive · 2016
3. Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition · 4,432 reviews · 80% positive · 2013
4. Fears to Fathom - Woodbury Getaway · 3,521 reviews · 87% positive · 2024
5. Fears to Fathom - Carson House · 2,684 reviews · 92% positive · 2023
6. Sam & Max Save the World · 1,727 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
7. Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space · 487 reviews · 99% positive · 2021

How this list is built

Games are ranked by Steam review count, the most reliable public proxy for sales when actual figures are private. Each title links to its indielist page, where the white-box sales estimate expands into the full Boxleiter formula, so you can audit the number rather than trust a black box. Review counts come from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.

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