Indie games of 2017
indielist tracks 195 indie games released in 2017, together holding 3,323,546 Steam reviews at an average of 87% positive. The most reviewed is ARK: Survival Evolved with 583,081 reviews. The most common genre that year is Action.
Titles released
195
Total reviews on Steam
3,323,546
Avg positive %
87%
- A
ARK: Survival Evolved
Action
583,081 reviews · 83% positive
- H
Hollow Knight
Action
495,505 reviews · 97% positive
- B
Brawlhalla
Action
409,586 reviews · 80% positive
- C
Cuphead
Action
195,201 reviews · 96% positive
- S
Slime Rancher
Action
137,930 reviews · 98% positive
- T
The Long Dark
Adventure
110,972 reviews · 89% positive
- S
Stick Fight: The Game
Action
99,784 reviews · 93% positive
- R
Ravenfield
Action
76,003 reviews · 97% positive
- H
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Action
66,550 reviews · 90% positive
- G
Gang Beasts
Action
54,233 reviews · 86% positive
- O
Outlast 2
Action
53,671 reviews · 91% positive
- W
What Remains of Edith Finch
Adventure
46,288 reviews · 96% positive
- R
Rain World
Action
45,122 reviews · 94% positive
- A
A Hat in Time
Adventure
42,747 reviews · 98% positive
- B
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Action
36,393 reviews · 89% positive
- T
The Escapists 2
Indie
33,602 reviews · 91% positive
- R
Rivals of Aether
Indie
33,092 reviews · 96% positive
- K
Kingdoms and Castles
Indie
30,171 reviews · 94% positive
- H
Hello Neighbor
Adventure
25,382 reviews · 86% positive
- F
Forts
Action
25,120 reviews · 92% positive
- V
VTOL VR
Action
19,728 reviews · 98% positive
- G
Gorogoa
Adventure
18,933 reviews · 98% positive
- F
Finding Paradise
Adventure
17,987 reviews · 98% positive
- B
BIGFOOT
Action
17,696 reviews · 82% positive
- B
BRAIN / OUT
Action
15,232 reviews · 82% positive
- G
Gold Mining Simulator
Indie
15,011 reviews · 73% positive
- 9
911 Operator
Casual
14,387 reviews · 89% positive
- Y
Youtubers Life
Adventure
13,748 reviews · 77% positive
- D
Detention
Adventure
13,006 reviews · 96% positive
- A
Absolver
Action
11,461 reviews · 73% positive
- N
NEKOPARA Vol. 3
Casual
11,154 reviews · 97% positive
- S
Superflight
Action
11,028 reviews · 96% positive
- R
Road Redemption
Action
10,812 reviews · 83% positive
- R
RUINER
Action
10,188 reviews
- K
Kindergarten
Adventure
10,108 reviews · 97% positive
- R
Raging Loop
Adventure
9,794 reviews · 96% positive
- E
EVERSPACE™
Action
9,780 reviews · 78% positive
- W
West of Loathing
Adventure
9,646 reviews · 98% positive
- C
Comedy Night
Casual
9,292 reviews · 74% positive
- C
Castle Story
Indie
9,233 reviews · 65% positive
- S
SUPERHOT VR
Action
8,776 reviews · 82% positive
- U
Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator
Action
8,606 reviews
- P
Pyre
Action
8,376 reviews · 90% positive
- C
Cat Quest
Action
8,304 reviews · 95% positive
- U
Ultimate General: Civil War
Indie
8,264 reviews · 89% positive
- C
Colony Survival
Action
8,203 reviews · 92% positive
- L
Late Shift
Adventure
7,720 reviews · 86% positive
- T
Tannenberg
Action
7,615 reviews · 86% positive
- H
Hidden Folks
Adventure
7,593 reviews · 97% positive
- K
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Adventure
7,541 reviews · 92% positive
- U
Unturned
Action
7,505 reviews · 91% positive
- O
Opus Magnum
Indie
7,102 reviews · 97% positive
- P
Passpartout: The Starving Artist
Casual
6,953 reviews · 89% positive
- H
Heat Signature
Action
6,832 reviews · 95% positive
- T
The House of Da Vinci
Adventure
6,628 reviews · 86% positive
- R
Rusted Warfare - RTS
Indie
6,469 reviews · 96% positive
- D
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
Casual
6,264 reviews · 92% positive
- O
Overgrowth
Action
6,228 reviews · 81% positive
- B
Beat Cop
Adventure
6,154 reviews · 82% positive
- S
SteamWorld Dig 2
Action
5,651 reviews · 95% positive
- T
The Painscreek Killings
Adventure
5,615 reviews · 91% positive
- C
Crawl
Action
5,600 reviews · 95% positive
- B
Battle Chasers: Nightwar
Indie
5,568 reviews · 87% positive
- W
WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL：美好世界
Action
5,470 reviews · 92% positive
- E
Emily is Away Too
Adventure
5,308 reviews · 93% positive
- H
Hand of Fate 2
Action
5,256 reviews · 84% positive
- S
Syrian Warfare
Indie
5,207 reviews · 87% positive
- A
AER Memories of Old
Adventure
5,030 reviews · 86% positive
- T
The First Tree
Adventure
4,749 reviews · 75% positive
- C
Cold Waters
Indie
4,726 reviews · 87% positive
- H
Hob
Action
4,629 reviews · 88% positive
- T
Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons.
Action
4,535 reviews · 98% positive
- S
Scanner Sombre
Adventure
4,535 reviews · 90% positive
- N
Niche - a genetics survival game
Indie
4,329 reviews · 86% positive
- S
Stories Untold
Adventure
4,320 reviews · 87% positive
- S
Serial Cleaner
Action
4,256 reviews · 84% positive
- S
Sundered®: Eldritch Edition
Action
4,078 reviews · 82% positive
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Adventure
4,016 reviews · 78% positive
- T
The Drone Racing League Simulator
Action
4,003 reviews · 80% positive
- 2
20XX
Action
3,967 reviews · 91% positive
- E
Everything
Casual
3,858 reviews · 83% positive
- W
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
Action
3,774 reviews · 81% positive
- T
The Darkside Detective
Adventure
3,726 reviews · 94% positive
- S
Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
Action
3,676 reviews · 96% positive
- T
Thimbleweed Park™
Adventure
3,577 reviews · 93% positive
- L
Low Magic Age
Adventure
3,488 reviews · 89% positive
- C
Caveblazers
Action
3,408 reviews · 85% positive
- S
Star of Providence
Action
3,345 reviews · 97% positive
- S
Skillshot City
Action
3,317 reviews · 85% positive
- S
Shift Happens
Action
3,292 reviews · 78% positive
- T
The End Is Nigh
Action
3,269 reviews · 94% positive
- E
Expeditions: Viking
Indie
3,269 reviews · 83% positive
- H
Heliborne Collection
Action
3,234 reviews · 74% positive
- Y
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Adventure
3,218 reviews · 82% positive
- D
Dreamfall Chapters
Action
3,205 reviews · 82% positive
- X
X-Morph: Defense
Action
3,199 reviews · 91% positive
- H
Home Sweet Home
Adventure
3,115 reviews · 87% positive
- H
HIVESWAP: ACT 1
Adventure
3,112 reviews · 92% positive
- T
Tacoma
Adventure
3,081 reviews · 86% positive
- D
Death Coming/死神来了
Adventure
3,042 reviews · 90% positive
- G
GTTOD
Action
3,003 reviews · 87% positive
- D
Dungeon Defenders II
Action
2,986 reviews · 77% positive
- L
Last Day of June
Adventure
2,936 reviews · 87% positive
- T
Tooth and Tail
Action
2,883 reviews · 80% positive
- Y
Yooka-Laylee
Action
2,869 reviews · 75% positive
- T
The Sexy Brutale
Adventure
2,868 reviews · 92% positive
- O
Old Man's Journey
Adventure
2,845 reviews · 87% positive
- Z
Zup! 5
Casual
2,845 reviews · 94% positive
- R
Rock of Ages 2: Bigger & Boulder™
Action
2,767 reviews · 86% positive
- K
Kona
Adventure
2,754 reviews · 83% positive
- S
Space Pirates And Zombies 2
Action
2,732 reviews · 79% positive
- C
Cyberhunt
Action
2,726 reviews · 85% positive
- S
Sky Force Reloaded
Action
2,655 reviews · 93% positive
- C
Creativerse
Action
2,641 reviews · 78% positive
- C
Charlie Murder
Action
2,583 reviews · 96% positive
- O
Oriental Empires
Indie
2,576 reviews · 81% positive
- F
Fight'N Rage
Action
2,543 reviews · 91% positive
- T
The Jackbox Party Pack 4
Casual
2,471 reviews · 95% positive
- R
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality
Adventure
2,460 reviews · 75% positive
- D
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Adventure
2,403 reviews · 75% positive
- M
Misao - 2024 HD Remaster
Adventure
2,324 reviews · 95% positive
- C
Cattails | Become a Cat!
Casual
2,312 reviews · 96% positive
- P
Peace, Death!
Casual
2,298 reviews · 93% positive
- M
Megaton Rainfall
Action
2,273 reviews · 72% positive
- Z
Zup! 7
Casual
2,235 reviews · 95% positive
- W
White Noise 2
Action
2,231 reviews · 80% positive
- I
Immortal Redneck
Action
2,207 reviews · 89% positive
- W
WAVESHAPER
Action
2,196 reviews · 88% positive
- C
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 2!!
Action
2,131 reviews · 89% positive
- T
Torment: Tides of Numenera
Adventure
2,039 reviews · 70% positive
- S
Super Fancy Pants Adventure
Action
2,032 reviews · 93% positive
- A
Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator
Action
2,022 reviews · 79% positive
- A
Aven Colony
Indie
1,996 reviews · 72% positive
- P
Pinstripe
Adventure
1,983 reviews · 89% positive
- B
Bad Dream: Coma
Adventure
1,963 reviews · 91% positive
- W
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Action
1,962 reviews · 85% positive
- D
Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith
Indie
1,924 reviews · 94% positive
- M
Majotori
Adventure
1,869 reviews · 96% positive
- C
Chess Ultra
Action
1,822 reviews · 75% positive
- G
Grey Hack
Indie
1,778 reviews · 90% positive
- S
STRAFE: Gold Edition
Action
1,751 reviews · 72% positive
- T
The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile
Action
1,744 reviews · 95% positive
- P
Paradigm
Adventure
1,644 reviews · 94% positive
- B
Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe
Action
1,615 reviews · 95% positive
- U
UBERMOSH Vol.5
Action
1,585 reviews · 94% positive
- C
Cogmind
Adventure
1,543 reviews · 96% positive
- A
Angels with Scaly Wings™ / 鱗羽の天使
Adventure
1,524 reviews · 97% positive
- F
Faeria
Adventure
1,516 reviews · 84% positive
- M
Mages of Mystralia
Action
1,502 reviews · 86% positive
- F
Four Last Things
Adventure
1,501 reviews · 96% positive
- S
Saurian
Indie
1,494 reviews · 59% positive
- S
Subsurface Circular
Adventure
1,493 reviews · 94% positive
- P
Project Nimbus: Complete Edition
Action
1,482 reviews · 85% positive
- D
Duck Season
Action
1,481 reviews · 85% positive
- T
TTV2
Action
1,440 reviews · 86% positive
- S
Seven: Enhanced Edition
Action
1,412 reviews · 76% positive
- P
Pictopix
Casual
1,390 reviews · 97% positive
- C
Crisis in the Kremlin
Indie
1,369 reviews · 84% positive
- L
Let Them Come
Action
1,367 reviews · 84% positive
- V
VR Dungeon Knight
Action
1,345 reviews · 74% positive
- S
Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope
Action
1,339 reviews · 85% positive
- F
Figment
Action
1,338 reviews · 87% positive
- R
Reflex Arena
Action
1,334 reviews · 85% positive
- T
The Long Journey Home
Indie
1,327 reviews · 59% positive
- T
The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
Adventure
1,294 reviews · 86% positive
- R
Ratty Catty
Action
1,281 reviews · 66% positive
- T
Tiny Town VR
Casual
1,203 reviews · 92% positive
- S
Snake Pass
Adventure
1,175 reviews · 80% positive
- D
Dead Effect 2 VR
Action
1,158 reviews · 81% positive
- S
SAELIG
Indie
1,107 reviews · 87% positive
- S
Sky Rogue
Action
1,051 reviews · 93% positive
- F
Fictorum
Action
1,028 reviews · 78% positive
- N
Nidhogg 2
Action
1,018 reviews · 81% positive
- T
The Mooseman
Adventure
1,006 reviews · 89% positive
- G
GET EVEN
Action
921 reviews · 76% positive
- C
CRYPTARK
Action
909 reviews · 82% positive
- S
Super Blood Hockey
Indie
894 reviews · 91% positive
- A
A Robot Named Fight!
Action
892 reviews · 88% positive
- C
Cosmic Star Heroine
Indie
814 reviews · 89% positive
- T
The Talos Principle VR
Action
812 reviews · 84% positive
- A
A Mortician's Tale
Casual
762 reviews · 72% positive
- T
TY the Tasmanian Tiger 2
Action
760 reviews · 94% positive
- Z
Zombie Estate 2
Action
734 reviews · 97% positive
- M
Man O' War: Corsair - Warhammer Naval Battles (Classic)
Action
642 reviews · 64% positive
- S
Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE
Action
589 reviews · 86% positive
- T
The Caribbean Sail
Action
532 reviews · 94% positive
- B
Bleed 2
Action
526 reviews · 96% positive
- U
Umineko: Golden Fantasia
Action
469 reviews · 92% positive
- S
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment
Action
451 reviews · 94% positive
- P
Prison Boss VR
Indie
445 reviews · 87% positive
- D
Doki Doki Literature Club!
Casual
437 reviews · 96% positive
- S
Serious Sam's Bogus Detour
Action
423 reviews · 82% positive
- D
de Blob
Action
370 reviews · 88% positive
- B
Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition
Action
321 reviews · 83% positive
- P
Pixel Worlds: MMO Sandbox
Adventure
0 reviews · 75% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best indie games of 2017?
- indielist tracks 195 indie games from 2017, led by Steam review count by ARK: Survival Evolved (583,081 reviews).
- What kind of indie games came out in 2017?
- The most common genre among 2017 indie releases on indielist is Action, across 195 tracked titles.