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The best pvp 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 107 pvp indie games on Steam, holding 8,702,144 reviews at an average of 82% 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 Dota 2 with 2,722,621 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Dota 2 · 2,722,621 reviews · 81% positive · 2013
  2. Rust · 1,142,741 reviews · 87% positive · 2018
  3. Garry's Mod · 1,072,116 reviews · 97% positive · 2006
  4. ELDEN RING · 819,932 reviews · 93% positive · 2022
  5. DARK SOULS™ III · 276,093 reviews · 94% positive · 2016
  6. Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition · 178,313 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  7. Stumble Guys · 136,236 reviews · 85% positive · 2021
  8. The Elder Scrolls® Online · 133,323 reviews · 81% positive · 2017
  9. BattleBit Remastered · 127,516 reviews · 82% positive · 2023
  10. FOR HONOR™ · 106,181 reviews · 69% positive · 2017
  11. Stick Fight: The Game · 99,644 reviews · 93% positive · 2017
  12. Hell Let Loose · 97,969 reviews · 82% positive · 2021
  13. ARK: Survival Ascended · 97,685 reviews · 60% positive · 2023
  14. SCUM · 96,987 reviews · 74% positive · 2025
  15. MORDHAU · 91,625 reviews · 80% positive · 2019
  16. DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin · 82,305 reviews · 84% positive · 2015
  17. Conan Exiles Enhanced · 78,525 reviews · 79% positive · 2018
  18. Beat Saber · 69,533 reviews · 96% positive · 2019
  19. Lost Ark · 65,222 reviews · 70% positive · 2022
  20. Black Desert · 62,224 reviews · 74% 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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