Classification Archive

Indie

2,671 titles indexed

Titles indexed

381

Avg Steam rating

87%

Median reviews

19.2k

Avg Metacritic

77

Avg playtime

22h

Avg price

$7.60

Genre leaders

Most-reviewed

  1. #1Stardew Valley886.2k reviews
  2. #2Euro Truck Simulator 2867.4k reviews
  3. #3Project Zomboid377.1k reviews
  4. #4Undertale272.9k reviews
  5. #5RimWorld210.5k reviews

Highest-rated

  1. #1Felvidek99% · 4.0k
  2. #2DELTARUNE99% · 2.8k
  3. #3Stardew Valley98% · 886.2k
  4. #4RimWorld98% · 210.5k
  5. #5Slay the Spire98% · 182.3k

Most-played

  1. #1Dominions 5 - Warriors of the Faith291 h avg
  2. #2Krita273 h avg
  3. #3RimWorld250 h avg
  4. #4fpsVR205 h avg
  5. #5Elin179 h avg

Rating distribution

  • Overwhelmingly 90+91 · 23.9%
  • Very positive 80–89122 · 32%
  • Mostly positive 70–79117 · 30.7%
  • Mixed 60–6933 · 8.7%
  • Negative <6018 · 4.7%

Release cadence

  • 4
    2011
  • 8
    2012
  • 16
    2013
  • 27
    2014
  • 32
    2015
  • 29
    2016
  • 20
    2017
  • 40
    2018
  • 38
    2019
  • 25
    2020
  • 39
    2021
  • 24
    2022
  • 29
    2023
  • 26
    2024
  • 16
    2025

Prolific studios in this genre

Zachtronics

5 titles · avg 95%

SCS Software

4 titles · avg 90%

Eugen Systems

4 titles · avg 80%

Game-Labs

4 titles · avg 78%

Dylan Fitterer

3 titles · avg 87%

Stoic

3 titles · avg 87%

Positech Games

3 titles · avg 80%

tobyfox

2 titles · avg 98%

Crystal Project (2022)
Crystal Project (2022)

Adventure

Crystal Project is a non-linear JRPG where you are the maker of your own adventure. Explore the world while you find Crystals,…
Coromon (2022)
Coromon (2022)

Adventure

Coromon is a modern take on the classic monster-taming genre. Tame Coromon and explore a vast world filled with thrilling turn-based battles,…
Patrick’s Parabox (2022)
Patrick’s Parabox (2022)

Casual

A mind-bending recursive puzzle game about boxes within boxes within boxes within boxes. Learn to use infinity to your advantage as you…
Nightmare Reaper (2022)
Nightmare Reaper (2022)

Action

Progress through the cursed depths of a nightmare while finding an arsenal of powerful weapons and improving your abilities along the way.…
NORCO (2022)
NORCO (2022)

Adventure

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly…
The Upturned (2022)
The Upturned (2022)

Action

A frantic adventure. Welcome to the Upturned Inn: a grand hotel for the dead! You just want to find your room.
Animal Shelter (2022)
Animal Shelter (2022)

Adventure

In Animal Shelter, your main target is to make your four-legged friends happy. Pet them, hand out treats, play with toys -…
No Place Like Home (2022)
No Place Like Home (2022)

Adventure

Humanity Trashed the Earth and left for Mars. Only few remained. EXPLORE the world. Clean the environment, CRAFT with recycled resources. Domesticate…
ANNO: Mutationem (2022)
ANNO: Mutationem (2022)

Action

ANNO: Mutationem is an action-adventure game with RPG elements set in a cyberpunk world, featuring a unique mix of pixelated 2D &…