The best card game indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-06-13. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 36 card game indie games on Steam, holding 986,320 reviews at an average of 89% 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 Slay the Spire with 189,570 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Slay the Spire · 189,570 reviews · 98% positive · 2019
2. Balatro · 155,829 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
3. Inscryption · 132,137 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
4. Tabletop Simulator · 47,958 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
5. TCG Card Shop Simulator · 45,476 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
6. ROUNDS · 43,267 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
7. Library Of Ruina · 38,278 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
8. Loop Hero · 33,580 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
9. 100% Orange Juice · 29,948 reviews · 91% positive · 2014
10. Stacklands · 29,610 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
11. Marvel's Midnight Suns · 23,887 reviews · 82% positive · 2022
12. 9 Kings · 22,009 reviews · 93% positive · 2025
13. Neon White · 20,134 reviews · 98% positive · 2022
14. Gloomhaven · 15,940 reviews · 82% positive · 2021
15. Friends vs Friends · 14,503 reviews · 83% positive · 2023
16. Cultist Simulator · 13,885 reviews · 80% positive · 2018
17. Chrono Ark · 13,559 reviews · 91% positive · 2024
18. Across the Obelisk · 12,910 reviews · 81% positive · 2022
19. Dicey Dungeons · 11,658 reviews · 89% positive · 2019
20. Gems of War - Puzzle RPG · 10,754 reviews · 79% positive · 2014

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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