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The best time management 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 21 time management indie games on Steam, holding 648,921 reviews at an average of 91% 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 Lethal Company with 409,883 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Lethal Company · 409,883 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  2. Volcano Princess · 44,161 reviews · 98% positive · 2023
  3. Loop Hero · 33,580 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
  4. Summer Memories · 24,553 reviews · 93% positive · 2020
  5. Metaphor: ReFantazio · 23,995 reviews · 90% positive · 2024
  6. Turmoil · 15,930 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
  7. Youtubers Life · 15,401 reviews · 77% positive · 2017
  8. Tavern Master · 13,010 reviews · 92% positive · 2021
  9. Big Ambitions · 12,954 reviews · 93% positive · 2023
  10. Papa's Freezeria Deluxe · 12,929 reviews · 99% positive · 2023
  11. Let's School · 7,256 reviews · 93% positive · 2023
  12. Firestone – Idle Clicker Online RPG · 6,803 reviews · 77% positive · 2024
  13. Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game · 6,601 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  14. gogh: Focus with Your Avatar · 5,000 reviews · 91% positive · 2025
  15. News Tower · 4,369 reviews · 94% positive · 2025
  16. Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe · 3,525 reviews · 99% positive · 2024
  17. Dummynation · 3,087 reviews · 88% positive · 2022
  18. Idling to Rule the Gods · 2,103 reviews · 85% positive · 2016
  19. Laundry Store Simulator · 1,856 reviews · 89% positive · 2024
  20. The Chef's Shift · 1,743 reviews · 98% 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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