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The best rpg 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 1263 rpg indie games on Steam, holding 16,386,602 reviews at an average of 85% 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 Rust with 1,383,303 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Rust · 1,383,303 reviews · 87% positive · 2018
  2. Terraria · 1,227,439 reviews · 97% positive · 2011
  3. Stardew Valley · 882,604 reviews · 98% positive · 2016
  4. ARK: Survival Evolved · 583,081 reviews · 83% positive · 2017
  5. Valheim · 455,972 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  6. Palworld · 379,930 reviews · 94% positive · 2026
  7. Don't Starve Together · 373,459 reviews · 95% positive · 2016
  8. Project Zomboid · 350,081 reviews · 94% positive · 2013
  9. Undertale · 331,919 reviews · 97% positive · 2015
  10. Hades · 283,755 reviews · 98% positive · 2020
  11. 7 Days to Die · 275,623 reviews · 87% positive · 2024
  12. Vampire Survivors · 264,182 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
  13. Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord · 228,008 reviews · 88% positive · 2022
  14. Slay the Spire · 191,572 reviews · 97% positive · 2019
  15. 鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal · 189,933 reviews · 56% positive · 2023
  16. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 · 178,402 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  17. DAVE THE DIVER · 139,867 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  18. Darkest Dungeon® · 139,306 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  19. Starbound · 120,624 reviews · 90% positive · 2016
  20. MiSide · 120,369 reviews · 98% positive · 2024

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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