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The best nonlinear 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 34 nonlinear indie games on Steam, holding 285,230 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 WEBFISHING with 57,217 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. WEBFISHING · 57,217 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  2. Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon · 31,949 reviews · 88% positive · 2025
  3. ANIMAL WELL · 22,542 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  4. The Witness · 21,100 reviews · 84% positive · 2016
  5. Blue Prince · 16,808 reviews · 86% positive · 2025
  6. Pseudoregalia · 16,651 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  7. Another Crab's Treasure · 16,488 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  8. TUNIC · 16,431 reviews · 91% positive · 2022
  9. Chernobylite Complete Edition · 12,481 reviews · 82% positive · 2021
  10. Little Kitty, Big City · 10,289 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  11. Coloring Pixels · 8,587 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  12. Class of '09 · 8,360 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
  13. Elin · 8,241 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  14. HighFleet · 6,953 reviews · 88% positive · 2021
  15. BMX Streets · 4,347 reviews · 81% positive · 2024
  16. Obduction · 3,976 reviews · 80% positive · 2016
  17. Crystal Project · 2,479 reviews · 92% positive · 2022
  18. Arco · 2,124 reviews · 96% positive · 2024
  19. Psycho Patrol R · 2,071 reviews · 88% positive · 2025
  20. Wrench · 2,021 reviews · 85% 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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