Indie games of 2020
indielist tracks 275 indie games released in 2020, together holding 4,010,789 Steam reviews at an average of 87% positive. The most reviewed is Phasmophobia with 680,386 reviews. The most common genre that year is Action.
Titles released
275
Total reviews on Steam
4,010,789
Avg positive %
87%
- P
Phasmophobia
Action
680,386 reviews · 94% positive
- H
Hades
Action
283,755 reviews · 98% positive
- R
Risk of Rain 2
Action
238,509 reviews · 94% positive
- U
ULTRAKILL
Action
208,496 reviews · 97% positive
- F
Factorio
Casual
193,619 reviews · 98% positive
- S
Squad
Action
178,355 reviews · 81% positive
- B
Black Mesa
Action
133,917 reviews · 95% positive
- A
A Way Out
Action
101,832 reviews · 88% positive
- O
Outer Wilds
Action
87,474 reviews · 96% positive
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Noita
Action
80,410 reviews · 95% positive
- O
OMORI
Adventure
78,953 reviews · 97% positive
- W
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem
Action
61,733 reviews · 56% positive
- T
The Henry Stickmin Collection
Adventure
54,942 reviews · 99% positive
- G
Golf With Your Friends
Casual
50,027 reviews · 87% positive
- B
Besiege
Indie
47,822 reviews · 95% positive
- S
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
Adventure
46,758 reviews · 95% positive
- C
Crosshair X
Action
44,168 reviews · 93% positive
- J
Journey
Adventure
38,120 reviews · 94% positive
- S
Stoneshard
Adventure
35,059 reviews · 75% positive
- E
Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Adventure
34,327 reviews · 78% positive
- C
CARRION
Action
32,069 reviews · 94% positive
- M
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Adventure
31,530 reviews · 96% positive
- S
ShellShock Live
Action
29,296 reviews · 93% positive
- H
Hydroneer
Adventure
26,916 reviews · 86% positive
- L
Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game
Casual
26,382 reviews · 94% positive
- H
Holdfast: Nations At War
Action
26,321 reviews · 90% positive
- T
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Adventure
23,761 reviews · 98% positive
- U
Untitled Goose Game
Action
22,361 reviews · 96% positive
- P
Project Wingman
Action
21,962 reviews · 94% positive
- S
Spelunky 2
Action
21,836 reviews · 93% positive
- D
Drug Dealer Simulator
Action
21,264 reviews · 86% positive
- L
Last Oasis
Action
20,465 reviews · 62% positive
- N
Neon Abyss
Action
19,678 reviews · 86% positive
- S
Skater XL - The Ultimate Skateboarding Game
Action
19,577 reviews · 86% positive
- A
Amazing Cultivation Simulator
Indie
19,079 reviews · 86% positive
- 港
港詭實錄ParanormalHK
Adventure
18,678 reviews · 89% positive
- C
Craftopia
Action
18,310 reviews · 76% positive
- S
Streets of Rage 4
Action
17,162 reviews · 92% positive
- F
Florence
Adventure
16,260 reviews · 93% positive
- T
Travellers Rest
Adventure
16,143 reviews · 88% positive
- S
Serious Sam 4
Action
15,489 reviews · 83% positive
- I
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms
Action
15,005 reviews · 77% positive
- W
Witch It
Action
14,514 reviews · 89% positive
- S
shapez
Casual
14,069 reviews · 96% positive
- U
Unrailed!
Action
13,690 reviews · 93% positive
- O
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Casual
13,631 reviews · 99% positive
- C
Cloudpunk
Adventure
13,617 reviews · 88% positive
- A
Avorion
Action
12,950 reviews · 90% positive
- Y
Yes, Your Grace
Adventure
12,387 reviews · 87% positive
- W
Wingspan
Indie
11,847 reviews · 94% positive
- A
Automobilista 2
Action
11,789 reviews · 92% positive
- S
Suzerain
Adventure
11,614 reviews · 92% positive
- B
Baldi's Basics Plus
Action
11,343 reviews · 98% positive
- C
Coffee Talk
Adventure
11,172 reviews · 95% positive
- F
From the Depths
Action
10,982 reviews · 89% positive
- P
Post Void
Action
10,743 reviews · 97% positive
- M
Monster Sanctuary
Action
10,316 reviews · 91% positive
- K
Kingdoms Reborn
Indie
9,677 reviews · 90% positive
- I
Into the Radius VR
Action
9,675 reviews · 94% positive
- A
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
Action
9,605 reviews · 79% positive
- B
BPM: BULLETS PER MINUTE
Action
9,589 reviews · 90% positive
- T
TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children
Casual
9,382 reviews · 94% positive
- U
UnderMine
Action
9,273 reviews · 90% positive
- A
Assemble with Care
Casual
8,989 reviews · 90% positive
- N
NEKOPARA Vol. 4
Adventure
8,816 reviews · 97% positive
- C
Chronicon
Action
8,799 reviews · 94% positive
- B
Biped
Action
8,778 reviews · 85% positive
- V
Visage
Action
8,675 reviews · 84% positive
- T
Tank Mechanic Simulator
Action
8,640 reviews · 88% positive
- S
Songs of Syx
Casual
8,540 reviews · 95% positive
- T
The Survivalists
Action
8,079 reviews · 76% positive
- 5
5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
Indie
8,046 reviews · 97% positive
- T
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos
Action
8,027 reviews · 87% positive
- P
Poly Bridge 2
Indie
7,856 reviews · 95% positive
- A
Amnesia: Rebirth
Adventure
7,853 reviews · 77% positive
- D
Death and Taxes
Adventure
7,758 reviews · 86% positive
- M
Manifold Garden
Adventure
7,595 reviews · 95% positive
- T
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Action
7,567 reviews · 86% positive
- B
Blush Blush
Casual
7,541 reviews · 86% positive
- T
Total Tank Simulator
Action
7,539 reviews · 79% positive
- P
Partisans 1941
Indie
7,487 reviews · 82% positive
- F
Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator
Action
7,453 reviews · 97% positive
- P
Pumpkin Jack
Action
7,307 reviews · 91% positive
- 1
112 Operator
Indie
7,297 reviews · 89% positive
- C
Carto
Adventure
7,234 reviews · 96% positive
- I
Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Indie
7,181 reviews · 86% positive
- S
Streamer Life Simulator
Action
7,030 reviews · 76% positive
- T
THE LONGING
Adventure
6,918 reviews · 92% positive
- O
Ostriv
Indie
6,766 reviews · 95% positive
- D
Due Process
Action
6,549 reviews · 81% positive
- T
The White Door
Adventure
6,513 reviews · 94% positive
- H
HARD BULLET
Action
6,486 reviews · 83% positive
- A
Atomicrops
Action
6,293 reviews · 92% positive
- C
Call of the Sea
Adventure
6,273 reviews · 88% positive
- M
Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
Indie
6,118 reviews · 96% positive
- L
Littlewood
Adventure
6,072 reviews · 93% positive
- O
One Step From Eden
Action
6,024 reviews · 93% positive
- I
INMOST
Adventure
5,883 reviews · 91% positive
- S
Startup Company
Casual
5,845 reviews · 81% positive
- A
art of rally
Action
5,520 reviews · 92% positive
- S
Spirit of the North
Adventure
5,513 reviews · 84% positive
- R
Root
Indie
5,441 reviews · 90% positive
- H
Haven
Adventure
5,259 reviews · 88% positive
- R
Ratropolis
Casual
5,149 reviews · 88% positive
- C
Creaks
Adventure
5,132 reviews · 95% positive
- S
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
Action
4,977 reviews · 92% positive
- T
The Battle of Polytopia
Action
4,676 reviews · 94% positive
- O
Observation
Adventure
4,570 reviews · 78% positive
- C
Creeper World 4
Action
4,522 reviews · 95% positive
- C
Crown Trick
Adventure
4,502 reviews · 85% positive
- O
Othercide
Indie
4,474 reviews · 82% positive
- B
Barn Finders
Casual
4,419 reviews · 82% positive
- W
WHAT THE GOLF?
Action
4,305 reviews · 94% positive
- P
Per Aspera
Indie
4,077 reviews · 76% positive
- N
Nexomon: Extinction
Action
4,026 reviews · 90% positive
- K
Kill It With Fire
Action
3,998 reviews · 94% positive
- T
The Jackbox Party Pack 7
Casual
3,979 reviews · 96% positive
- S
SimAirport
Casual
3,895 reviews · 79% positive
- M
My Vow to My Liege
Casual
3,834 reviews · 92% positive
- H
HYPERCHARGE: Unboxed
Action
3,791 reviews · 90% positive
- L
Legend Creatures(传奇生物)
Casual
3,779 reviews · 90% positive
- C
Cepheus Protocol
Action
3,683 reviews · 76% positive
- A
At Dead Of Night
Action
3,513 reviews · 94% positive
- P
Progressbar95
Casual
3,415 reviews · 96% positive
- E
Exit the Gungeon
Action
3,388 reviews · 74% positive
- T
Them's Fightin' Herds
Action
3,293 reviews · 81% positive
- [
[Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
Action
3,270 reviews · 82% positive
- S
ScourgeBringer
Action
3,256 reviews · 86% positive
- P
Paradise Killer
Adventure
3,256 reviews · 93% positive
- D
Dungeon Defenders: Awakened
Action
3,254 reviews · 66% positive
- R
Ring of Pain
Indie
3,246 reviews · 91% positive
- C
Calico
Casual
3,229 reviews · 87% positive
- M
MMORPG Tycoon 2
Indie
2,908 reviews · 86% positive
- S
Some Some Convenience Store
Adventure
2,889 reviews · 96% positive
- U
Until You Fall
Action
2,879 reviews · 94% positive
- N
NEOVERSE
Action
2,879 reviews · 84% positive
- Y
YoloMouse - Cursor Changer
Action
2,879 reviews · 92% positive
- R
Receiver 2
Action
2,830 reviews · 91% positive
- T
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
Action
2,785 reviews · 96% positive
- G
GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath
Action
2,675 reviews · 89% positive
- G
Going Under
Action
2,668 reviews · 90% positive
- A
Arise: A Simple Story
Adventure
2,656 reviews · 92% positive
- D
Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals
Action
2,653 reviews · 79% positive
- S
Star Renegades
Action
2,651 reviews · 83% positive
- H
Heat
Action
2,614 reviews · 49% positive
- O
Ostranauts
Indie
2,589 reviews · 81% positive
- C
CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience
Adventure
2,576 reviews · 91% positive
- H
Hellpoint
Action
2,571 reviews · 73% positive
- T
The Citadel
Action
2,517 reviews · 93% positive
- S
Shady Part of Me
Indie
2,508 reviews · 94% positive
- R
Röki
Adventure
2,428 reviews · 89% positive
- O
Observer: System Redux
Adventure
2,421 reviews · 85% positive
- S
Slap City
Action
2,411 reviews · 95% positive
- W
Warriors of the Nile
Indie
2,407 reviews · 79% positive
- H
Hotshot Racing
Action
2,378 reviews · 77% positive
- A
Another Brick in The Mall
Indie
2,328 reviews · 83% positive
- N
No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
Adventure
2,310 reviews · 87% positive
- M
Metel - Horror Escape
Action
2,270 reviews · 94% positive
- A
Agrou
Casual
2,265 reviews · 87% positive
- M
Mini Healer
Action
2,221 reviews · 88% positive
- 我
我来自江湖 From Jianghu
Adventure
2,217 reviews · 82% positive
- A
a new life.
Indie
2,210 reviews · 97% positive
- R
Raji: An Ancient Epic
Action
2,168 reviews · 82% positive
- S
Slasher's Keep
Action
2,121 reviews · 83% positive
- I
It Steals
Action
2,111 reviews · 98% positive
- A
A Summer's End - Hong Kong 1986
Casual
2,105 reviews · 96% positive
- M
Murder House
Adventure
2,083 reviews · 95% positive
- I
In Other Waters
Adventure
2,069 reviews · 87% positive
- T
The House of Da Vinci 2
Adventure
2,008 reviews · 91% positive
- T
Taur
Action
2,002 reviews · 80% positive
- F
Fury Unleashed
Action
1,991 reviews · 87% positive
- O
Out of Space
Casual
1,991 reviews · 79% positive
- H
House
Action
1,971 reviews · 96% positive
- T
Train Station Renovation
Casual
1,963 reviews · 82% positive
- W
Winter Resort Simulator 2
Casual
1,896 reviews · 82% positive
- F
Founders' Fortune
Indie
1,862 reviews · 80% positive
- T
The Unfinished Swan
Adventure
1,860 reviews · 83% positive
- U
UNREAL LIFE
Adventure
1,838 reviews · 96% positive
- A
Aground
Adventure
1,802 reviews · 94% positive
- M
Moving Out
Action
1,787 reviews · 80% positive
- T
Timelie
Adventure
1,778 reviews · 94% positive
- C
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?!
Action
1,762 reviews · 90% positive
- B
Boomerang Fu
Action
1,750 reviews · 97% positive
- N
Nimbatus - The Space Drone Constructor
Action
1,745 reviews · 79% positive
- M
Maid of Sker
Action
1,745 reviews · 79% positive
- N
Nexomon
Adventure
1,735 reviews · 89% positive
- S
Sam & Max Save the World
Adventure
1,727 reviews · 94% positive
- V
Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York
Indie
1,710 reviews · 76% positive
- S
Space Crew: Legendary Edition
Action
1,676 reviews · 74% positive
- I
Inertial Drift
Indie
1,668 reviews · 85% positive
- A
As Far As The Eye
Indie
1,637 reviews · 72% positive
- D
Deadliest Catch: The Game
Adventure
1,623 reviews · 52% positive
- C
Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
Adventure
1,611 reviews · 94% positive
- I
If Found...
Casual
1,602 reviews · 90% positive
- T
Touhou Fuujinroku ~ Mountain of Faith.
Action
1,573 reviews · 98% positive
- G
Genesis Alpha One Deluxe Edition
Action
1,557 reviews · 69% positive
- A
A Monster's Expedition
Adventure
1,535 reviews · 95% positive
- C
Colt Canyon
Action
1,526 reviews · 88% positive
- S
Spirit Island
Indie
1,503 reviews · 92% positive
- B
Beyond Blue
Adventure
1,498 reviews · 88% positive
- M
Max Gentlemen Sexy Business!
Indie
1,488 reviews · 93% positive
- M
Merchant of the Skies
Indie
1,436 reviews · 86% positive
- G
Green Project
Indie
1,422 reviews · 80% positive
- C
Cat in the Box
Adventure
1,417 reviews · 94% positive
- R
Roman's Christmas / 罗曼圣诞探案集
Adventure
1,396 reviews · 96% positive
- N
Nyakori's Rabbit Doll
Indie
1,381 reviews · 95% positive
- S
Scoot
Casual
1,370 reviews · 90% positive
- T
Thief Simulator VR
Action
1,357 reviews · 69% positive
- N
Necrobarista
Indie
1,355 reviews · 82% positive
- L
LUNA The Shadow Dust
Adventure
1,337 reviews · 90% positive
- V
Vertigo Remastered
Action
1,316 reviews · 92% positive
- L
Locked Up
Indie
1,308 reviews · 78% positive
- S
Scrutinized
Indie
1,291 reviews · 89% positive
- S
Starship EVO
Action
1,287 reviews · 84% positive
- W
West of Dead
Action
1,283 reviews · 72% positive
- B
Beyond a Steel Sky
Action
1,276 reviews · 88% positive
- R
Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break
Action
1,248 reviews · 75% positive
- T
The Almost Gone
Adventure
1,220 reviews · 80% positive
- G
G String
Action
1,217 reviews · 84% positive
- H
Horizon's Gate
Adventure
1,204 reviews · 95% positive
- T
The Procession to Calvary
Adventure
1,199 reviews · 97% positive
- S
Succubus Affection
Indie
1,175 reviews · 92% positive
- W
Windbound
Adventure
1,169 reviews · 59% positive
- A
ARIA CHRONICLE
Casual
1,162 reviews · 79% positive
- D
Drake Hollow
Action
1,156 reviews · 77% positive
- P
PHOGS!
Adventure
1,147 reviews · 79% positive
- J
Jet Lancer
Action
1,140 reviews · 92% positive
- U
Umurangi Generation
Casual
1,123 reviews · 91% positive
- P
PLAYNE : The Meditation Game
Casual
1,078 reviews · 93% positive
- H
HIVESWAP: ACT 2
Adventure
1,030 reviews · 87% positive
- S
Succumate
Adventure
1,020 reviews · 82% positive
- D
Disc Room
Action
950 reviews · 93% positive
- N
Neverinth
Action
944 reviews · 69% positive
- C
Close To The Sun
Adventure
859 reviews · 74% positive
- H
Hex of Steel
Indie
845 reviews · 96% positive
- M
Maiden and Spell
Action
817 reviews · 97% positive
- T
Touhou Chireiden ~ Subterranean Animism.
Action
789 reviews · 97% positive
- D
Don't Be Afraid
Action
782 reviews · 82% positive
- S
Starpoint Gemini 3
Action
757 reviews · 50% positive
- M
Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale
Indie
751 reviews · 90% positive
- T
The Dungeon Beneath
Indie
740 reviews · 89% positive
- M
Mainframe Defenders
Indie
716 reviews · 88% positive
- P
Pirates Outlaws
Adventure
706 reviews · 82% positive
- I
Ikenfell
Indie
703 reviews · 91% positive
- I
Iris and the Giant
Indie
693 reviews · 88% positive
- V
Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road
Adventure
692 reviews · 90% positive
- R
Rising Star 2
Indie
662 reviews · 94% positive
- P
Prehistoric Hunt
Action
661 reviews · 83% positive
- M
Metamorphosis
Action
645 reviews · 86% positive
- S
Shakedown: Hawaii
Action
638 reviews · 90% positive
- P
Popup Dungeon
Indie
603 reviews · 75% positive
- V
Vibrant Venture
Adventure
574 reviews · 98% positive
- R
Roundguard
Casual
571 reviews · 82% positive
- A
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2
Action
567 reviews · 93% positive
- L
Lock 'n Load Tactical Digital: Core Game
Indie
564 reviews · 83% positive
- M
Mortal Glory
Indie
552 reviews · 87% positive
- P
Pode
Adventure
549 reviews · 90% positive
- T
Time Warpers
Action
547 reviews · 83% positive
- I
Infinite Tournament Paintball
Action
531 reviews · 86% positive
- O
Operencia: The Stolen Sun
Action
531 reviews · 77% positive
- I
Idle Slayer
Casual
501 reviews · 85% positive
- 9
9th Dawn III
Action
497 reviews · 87% positive
- S
Space Simulation Toolkit
Indie
481 reviews · 81% positive
- D
DungeonTop
Indie
451 reviews · 82% positive
- T
Touhou Seirensen ~ Undefined Fantastic Object.
Action
419 reviews · 96% positive
- S
Spirits Abyss
Action
409 reviews · 96% positive
- R
Rhythm Fighter
Action
380 reviews · 80% positive
- R
RealFlight Trainer Edition
Indie
361 reviews · 87% positive
- V
VALHALL: Harbinger
Action
352 reviews · 51% positive
- K
KARDS - The WW2 Card Game
Casual
166 reviews · 69% positive
- B
Biomass
Action
104 reviews · 86% positive
- W
Wurm Online
Adventure
0 reviews · 62% positive
- M
Mr.Mine
Adventure
0 reviews · 92% positive
- 3
3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound
Action
0 reviews · 62% positive
- B
Blackjack Championship
Free To Play
0 reviews · 66% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best indie games of 2020?
- indielist tracks 275 indie games from 2020, led by Steam review count by Phasmophobia (680,386 reviews).
- What kind of indie games came out in 2020?
- The most common genre among 2020 indie releases on indielist is Action, across 275 tracked titles.