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The best narration indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 26 narration indie games on Steam, holding 495,960 reviews at an average of 90% 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 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 with 178,402 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 · 178,402 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  2. BattleBlock Theater® · 55,703 reviews · 97% positive · 2014
  3. What Remains of Edith Finch · 46,288 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  4. The Stanley Parable · 40,164 reviews · 92% positive · 2013
  5. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe · 35,557 reviews · 94% positive · 2022
  6. There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension · 23,761 reviews · 98% positive · 2020
  7. The Beginner's Guide · 19,643 reviews · 88% positive · 2015
  8. The Last Campfire · 17,028 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
  9. Gone Home · 13,575 reviews · 77% positive · 2013
  10. KinitoPET · 13,287 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  11. Tails of Iron · 12,882 reviews · 88% positive · 2021
  12. Call of the Sea · 6,273 reviews · 88% positive · 2020
  13. BOOK OF HOURS · 4,729 reviews · 89% positive · 2023
  14. Class of '09: The Re-Up · 4,418 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  15. Copycat · 4,406 reviews · 89% positive · 2024
  16. Edge Of Eternity · 3,354 reviews · 69% positive · 2021
  17. Boxes: Lost Fragments · 3,178 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  18. Beacon Pines · 2,983 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  19. Fears to Fathom - Carson House · 2,684 reviews · 92% positive · 2023
  20. Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter · 1,974 reviews · 79% positive · 2025

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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