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The best turn-based combat 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 69 turn-based combat indie games on Steam, holding 2,369,310 reviews at an average of 89% 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 Baldur's Gate 3 with 741,766 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Baldur's Gate 3 · 741,766 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  2. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 · 175,532 reviews · 95% positive · 2025
  3. Darkest Dungeon® · 138,565 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  4. Persona 5 Royal · 86,245 reviews · 96% positive · 2022
  5. XCOM® 2 · 78,860 reviews · 85% positive · 2016
  6. Persona 4 Golden · 69,742 reviews · 97% positive · 2020
  7. Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader · 44,478 reviews · 88% positive · 2023
  8. Volcano Princess · 44,161 reviews · 98% positive · 2023
  9. For The King · 43,438 reviews · 88% positive · 2018
  10. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition · 43,043 reviews · 84% positive · 2021
  11. Wandering Sword · 42,278 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
  12. Temtem · 39,280 reviews · 81% positive · 2022
  13. Persona 3 Reload · 38,911 reviews · 94% positive · 2024
  14. Library Of Ruina · 38,278 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  15. Wartales · 34,952 reviews · 86% positive · 2023
  16. Stoneshard · 34,591 reviews · 75% positive · 2020
  17. Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition · 32,223 reviews · 89% positive · 2015
  18. Battle Brothers · 27,628 reviews · 88% positive · 2017
  19. Yakuza: Like a Dragon · 27,468 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  20. Darkest Dungeon® II · 26,096 reviews · 75% positive · 2023

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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