Underrated Fantasy indie games you missed
These are underrated fantasy indie games: titles with strong reviews but not yet the audience they deserve. indielist surfaces 35 fantasy games that each hold at least 80% positive Steam reviews while staying under 5,000 total ratings : the sweet spot where a game has proven itself with real players but hasn't broken out yet. Together they hold 75,744 reviews at an average of 90% positive. They are ranked by review count, so the most-validated picks lead, and each links to a white-box sales estimate you can open and check rather than a black-box number. The most reviewed here is Project: Gorgon with 4,883 reviews. Review counts and ratings are from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.
Hidden gems
35
Avg positive %
90%
Total reviews
75,744
- P
Project: Gorgon
2026 · Indie
4,883 reviews · 83% positive
- D
DEEEER Simulator: Your Average Everyday Deer Game
2021 · Action
4,721 reviews · 92% positive
- S
Sol Cesto
2026 · Indie
4,443 reviews · 91% positive
- G
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
2015 · Action
4,367 reviews · 95% positive
- Y
Yarimono
2024 · Adventure
4,083 reviews · 87% positive
- E
Emberward
2024 · Action
3,707 reviews · 97% positive
- R
REKA
2024 · Adventure
3,362 reviews · 83% positive
- O
Our Adventurer Guild
2024 · Indie
3,238 reviews · 96% positive
- E
Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
2021 · Indie
3,204 reviews · 90% positive
- M
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
2024 · Action
3,149 reviews · 92% positive
- W
Wanderstop
2025 · Adventure
3,032 reviews · 93% positive
- B
Brawlhalla
2017 · Action
2,896 reviews · 80% positive
- C
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
2023 · Adventure
2,714 reviews · 97% positive
- S
Songs of Silence
2024 · Adventure
2,665 reviews · 81% positive
- S
Siralim Ultimate
2021 · Indie
2,465 reviews · 93% positive
- W
Warsim: The Realm of Aslona
2022 · Indie
2,178 reviews · 96% positive
- I
Idling to Rule the Gods
2016 · Casual
2,103 reviews · 85% positive
- M
Monster Prom 4: Monster Con
2025 · Casual
2,073 reviews · 99% positive
- B
Be My Horde
2024 · Action
2,036 reviews · 85% positive
- D
Doors: Paradox
2022 · Adventure
2,022 reviews · 91% positive
- C
Conquest of Elysium 5
2021 · Indie
1,782 reviews · 90% positive
- T
Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
2023 · Casual
1,624 reviews · 97% positive
- S
Spirit Island
2020 · Indie
1,587 reviews · 92% positive
- C
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
2023 · Action
1,502 reviews · 90% positive
- T
The Use of Life
2025 · Adventure
771 reviews · 91% positive
- C
Clicker Heroes
2015 · Adventure
753 reviews · 90% positive
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NAIAD
2024 · Adventure
659 reviews · 94% positive
- B
Best Served Cold
2025 · Adventure
648 reviews · 88% positive
- F
Frogmonster
2024 · Action
582 reviews · 96% positive
- W
Wizardry: The Five Ordeals
2023 · Indie
542 reviews · 85% positive
- F
Fabled Lands
2022 · Adventure
535 reviews · 80% positive
- U
Umineko: Golden Fantasia
2017 · Action
523 reviews · 92% positive
- S
Sonny Legacy Collection
2024 · Action
360 reviews · 91% positive
- M
Magical Girl Konoha
2025 · Adventure
342 reviews · 86% positive
- R
Realm of the Mad God Exalt
2012 · Action
193 reviews · 83% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are some underrated fantasy indie games?
- indielist lists 35 underrated fantasy indie games, each with 80%+ Steam reviews but under 5,000 ratings, led by Project: Gorgon (4,883 reviews).
- How are these "hidden gem" fantasy games chosen?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a game qualifies if it holds at least 80% positive Steam reviews and has between 50 and 5,000 total ratings, enough to be validated by players but not yet mainstream. The list updates as the catalog grows.