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The best cozy indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 34 cozy indie games on Steam, holding 220,207 reviews at an average of 90% 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 PowerWash Simulator with 50,357 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. PowerWash Simulator · 50,357 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  2. Tiny Glade · 23,876 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  3. Shop Titans · 17,851 reviews · 78% positive · 2020
  4. Little Kitty, Big City · 13,482 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  5. Assemble with Care · 10,391 reviews · 90% positive · 2020
  6. Cozy Grove · 8,384 reviews · 90% positive · 2021
  7. Melatonin · 8,072 reviews · 94% positive · 2022
  8. Alba: A Wildlife Adventure · 8,064 reviews · 98% positive · 2020
  9. Sticky Business · 7,495 reviews · 94% positive · 2023
  10. My Dream Setup · 6,672 reviews · 91% positive · 2023
  11. Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game · 6,601 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  12. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami · 6,554 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  13. Lil Gator Game · 5,978 reviews · 99% positive · 2022
  14. gogh: Focus with Your Avatar · 5,000 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
  15. Spilled! · 4,975 reviews · 94% positive · 2025
  16. Roots of Pacha · 4,461 reviews · 94% positive · 2023
  17. REKA · 3,362 reviews · 83% positive · 2024
  18. SUMMERHOUSE · 3,283 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
  19. Die in the Dungeon · 3,282 reviews · 92% positive · 2026
  20. Wanderstop · 3,032 reviews · 93% positive · 2025

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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