The best kickstarter indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 11 kickstarter indie games on Steam, holding 260,792 reviews at an average of 87% 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 Darkest Dungeon® with 139,306 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Darkest Dungeon® · 139,306 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
2. A Hat in Time · 42,747 reviews · 98% positive · 2017
3. SUPERHOT · 40,528 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
4. Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove · 14,162 reviews · 95% positive · 2014
5. Freedom Planet · 4,891 reviews · 95% positive · 2014
6. Wasteland 2: Director's Cut · 4,657 reviews · 83% positive · 2014
7. Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition · 4,432 reviews · 80% positive · 2013
8. Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree · 3,661 reviews · 76% positive · 2025
9. Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition · 3,566 reviews · 87% positive · 2015
10. Torment: Tides of Numenera · 2,039 reviews · 70% positive · 2017
11. La-Mulana 2 · 803 reviews · 86% positive · 2018

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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