The best top-down shooter indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 19 top-down shooter indie games on Steam, holding 406,544 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 Hotline Miami with 104,386 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Hotline Miami · 104,386 reviews · 97% positive · 2012
2. Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number · 67,390 reviews · 94% positive · 2015
3. Foxhole · 46,429 reviews · 80% positive · 2022
4. 20 Minutes Till Dawn · 28,846 reviews · 91% positive · 2023
5. Hatred · 28,741 reviews · 84% positive · 2015
6. The Ascent · 24,322 reviews · 74% positive · 2021
7. Nuclear Throne · 19,584 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
8. Yet Another Zombie Survivors · 13,299 reviews · 91% positive · 2023
9. Door Kickers 2: Task Force North · 13,171 reviews · 96% positive · 2025
10. SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising · 13,055 reviews · 94% positive · 2018
11. Tiny Rogues · 10,587 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
12. SAS: Zombie Assault 4 · 9,596 reviews · 86% positive · 2017
13. Super Animal Royale · 6,461 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
14. Brigador: Up-Armored Edition · 5,743 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
15. Starcom: Unknown Space · 4,330 reviews · 93% positive · 2024
16. Star Valor · 3,354 reviews · 89% positive · 2022
17. Skillshot City · 3,087 reviews · 85% positive · 2017
18. Glyphica: Typing Survival · 2,368 reviews · 91% positive · 2024
19. NIMRODS · 1,795 reviews · 85% positive · 2024

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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