Best Indie Games on Steam

The 100 best indie games on Steam, ranked by player reviews: small studios, big ideas, with prices and live player counts.

A list by Chronos · 100 games · updated Nov 8, 2026 · Report

Prices: 🇺🇸 United States (chosen by the list’s maker)

1
Hades$24.992,825 playing97% positivemin. 15 GB
2
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth$14.9934,260 playing96% positivemin. 449 MB
3
Celeste$19.991,676 playing97% positivemin. 1.2 GB
4
Pizza Tower$19.99330 playing98% positivemin. 300 MB
5
OneShot$5.99−40%119 playing98% positive
6
OMORI$19.99457 playing97% positivemin. 2 GB
7
Papers, Please$9.99298 playing97% positivemin. 100 MB
8
Hotline Miami$9.99225 playing96% positivemin. 250 MB
9
Don't Starve$9.991,651 playing96% positivemin. 500 MB
10
Cookie Clicker$4.998,772 playing96% positivemin. 350 MB
11
GRIS$14.9963 playing96% positivemin. 4 GB
12
Chants of Sennaar$19.99240 playing98% positivemin. 601 MB
13
A Short Hike$7.9933 playing99% positivemin. 400 MB
14
Firework$9.9916 playing97% positivemin. 2 GB
15
Sheepy: A Short AdventureFree74 playing98% positivemin. 500 MB
16
Rhythm Doctor$19.99116 playing98% positivemin. 1 GB
17
How to Fish$7.997,077 playing95% positivemin. 1 GB
18
To the Moon$9.99105 playing95% positive
19
Sally Face - Episode One$2.99238 playing97% positivemin. 600 MB
20
Megabonk$9.992,109 playing94% positivemin. 500 MB
21
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension$10.39−20%48 playing97% positivemin. 950 MB
22
A Dance of Fire and Ice$5.992,593 playing94% positivemin. 1.5 GB
23
Rivals of Aether$29.99428 playing96% positivemin. 300 MB
24
Before Your Eyes$9.9927 playing97% positivemin. 5 GB
25
Grimm's HollowFree6 playing98% positivemin. 350 MB
26
Baba Is You$14.99176 playing97% positivemin. 200 MB
27
Gorogoa$14.9918 playing97% positivemin. 680 MB
28
Super Hexagon$2.9911 playing97% positivemin. 35 MB
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FTL: Faster Than Light$9.99874 playing94% positivemin. 175 MB
30
One Finger Death Punch$4.999 playing98% positivemin. 200 MB
31
Game Dev Tycoon$9.99126 playing95% positive
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The Last Campfire$1.49−90%133 playing97% positivemin. 3 GB
33
Plague Inc: Evolved$2.99−80%835 playing94% positivemin. 500 MB
34
Five Nights at Freddy's$4.99128 playing94% positivemin. 250 MB
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Mouthwashing$12.9986 playing95% positivemin. 3 GB
36
Tales of the Black Forest$3.9910 playing97% positivemin. 1 GB
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The Binding of Isaac$4.99141 playing94% positivemin. 50 MB
38
Rain World$24.991,315 playing94% positivemin. 4 GB
39
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition$2.99−90%868 playing94% positivemin. 7 GB
40
Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk$8.9920 playing96% positivemin. 700 MB
41
Bastion$14.9917 playing95% positivemin. 1 GB
42
Hylics$2.9918 playing98% positive
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My Friend Pedro$19.9928 playing95% positivemin. 4 GB
44
Crypt of the NecroDancer$14.9977 playing95% positivemin. 1.6 GB
45
Indigo Park: Chapter 1Free15 playing95% positive
46
Murders on the Yangtze River$8.99−40%130 playing96% positivemin. 8 GB
47
Journey$14.9937 playing94% positive
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Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons$14.993 playing94% positivemin. 2 GB
49
Zup! S$1.995 playing96% positivemin. 15 MB
50
Skul: The Hero Slayer$19.99447 playing93% positivemin. 1 GB
51
Nuclear Throne$11.99112 playing96% positivemin. 200 MB
52
Samsara RoomFree41 playing97% positivemin. 120 MB
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Gunpoint$9.991 playing97% positivemin. 700 MB
54
Underground Blossom$3.34−33%41 playing98% positivemin. 200 MB
55
Retrowave$2.09−30%5 playing96% positivemin. 4 GB
56
Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle GameFree761 playing94% positivemin. 150 MB
57
Rusty Lake: Roots$3.99101 playing97% positivemin. 100 MB
58
Mark of the Ninja—1 playing96% positivemin. 2.5 GB
59
Kindergarten 2$14.9929 playing98% positivemin. 300 MB
60
OneShot: World Machine Edition$7.99−20%28 playing98% positive
61
Superflight$2.9914 playing96% positivemin. 200 MB
62
Hidden Folks$5.99−60%15 playing97% positivemin. 300 MB
63
SpeedRunners$14.99109 playing94% positivemin. 800 MB
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Pony Island$4.99109 playing95% positivemin. 400 MB
65
Pikuniku$12.9945 playing96% positive
66
GravitasFree1 playing97% positivemin. 8 GB
67
Bloody HellFree20 playing97% positivemin. 1 GB
68
Dust: An Elysian Tail$14.9911 playing95% positivemin. 1.5 GB
69
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove$39.9960 playing95% positivemin. 250 MB
70
Super Meat Boy$14.9994 playing93% positivemin. 300 MB
71
Antichamber$19.997 playing95% positivemin. 1 GB
72
Dungeon Munchies$19.9948 playing97% positivemin. 4 GB
73
Little Inferno$14.9922 playing96% positivemin. 200 MB
74
Cairn$29.99978 playing94% positivemin. 10 GB
75
LISA: The Painful$7.99−60%38 playing95% positivemin. 800 MB
76
The Room Three$5.9943 playing95% positivemin. 4 GB
77
Mini Metro$6.99−30%121 playing95% positivemin. 350 MB
78
No, I'm not a Human$14.99257 playing93% positive
79
Project Wingman$24.99213 playing94% positivemin. 20 GB
80
Transistor$19.9913 playing93% positivemin. 3 GB
81
Opus Magnum$9.99−50%171 playing97% positivemin. 600 MB
82
Alpaca StackaFree1 playing97% positive
83
The Stanley Parable$14.9922 playing92% positivemin. 3 GB
84
ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs$19.78−21%1,552 playing95% positivemin. 1 GB
85
Downwell$2.999 playing96% positivemin. 200 MB
86
Zup! F$1.991 playing96% positivemin. 35 MB
87
ISLANDERS$4.9915 playing94% positivemin. 200 MB
88
There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015Free0 playing96% positivemin. 100 MB
89
Devil Daggers$9.9935 playing96% positivemin. 500 MB
90
Cat Goes Fishing$6.9947 playing94% positivemin. 15 MB
91
Montaro$0.991 playing95% positivemin. 160 MB
92
Rusty Lake Hotel$1.9945 playing96% positivemin. 40 MB
93
Star FetchersFree1 playing96% positivemin. 375 MB
94
Carto$19.9915 playing96% positivemin. 2 GB
95
Loop Hero$14.99123 playing92% positivemin. 300 MB
96
Detention$11.9914 playing95% positivemin. 3 GB
97
Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp$11.9933 playing97% positivemin. 1 GB
98
Risk of Rain (2013)$9.9914 playing93% positivemin. 130 MB
99
VVVVVV$4.9911 playing96% positivemin. 42 MB
100
Mark of the Ninja: Remastered$19.9912 playing96% positivemin. 8 GB