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The best economy 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 58 economy indie games on Steam, holding 1,868,071 reviews at an average of 87% 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 Euro Truck Simulator 2 with 767,157 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Euro Truck Simulator 2 · 767,157 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
  2. Frostpunk · 112,553 reviews · 93% positive · 2018
  3. Crusader Kings III · 94,491 reviews · 90% positive · 2020
  4. House Flipper · 91,755 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
  5. Cookie Clicker · 85,892 reviews · 96% positive · 2021
  6. Supermarket Simulator · 77,801 reviews · 92% positive · 2025
  7. Prison Architect · 59,791 reviews · 89% positive · 2015
  8. TCG Card Shop Simulator · 45,476 reviews · 97% positive · 2024
  9. Game Dev Tycoon · 40,080 reviews · 95% positive · 2013
  10. Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm · 39,263 reviews · 79% positive · 2023
  11. Banished · 37,741 reviews · 90% positive · 2014
  12. Transport Fever 2 · 31,816 reviews · 90% positive · 2019
  13. Gas Station Simulator · 27,184 reviews · 88% positive · 2021
  14. Foundation · 23,820 reviews · 86% positive · 2025
  15. Going Medieval · 20,969 reviews · 89% positive · 2026
  16. Shop Titans · 17,851 reviews · 78% positive · 2020
  17. Dawn of Man · 17,734 reviews · 87% positive · 2019
  18. Automation - The Car Company Tycoon Game · 17,398 reviews · 94% positive · 2015
  19. IXION · 17,302 reviews · 79% positive · 2022
  20. Gold Mining Simulator · 16,185 reviews · 73% positive · 2017

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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