Underrated Magic indie games you missed
These are underrated magic indie games: titles with strong reviews but not yet the audience they deserve. indielist surfaces 12 magic 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 31,510 reviews at an average of 92% 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 GemCraft - Chasing Shadows with 4,367 reviews. Review counts and ratings are from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.
Hidden gems
12
Avg positive %
92%
Total reviews
31,510
- G
GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
2015 · Action
4,367 reviews · 95% positive
- B
Birth
2023 · Adventure
4,027 reviews · 96% positive
- E
Emberward
2024 · Action
3,707 reviews · 97% positive
- R
REKA
2024 · Adventure
3,362 reviews · 83% positive
- D
Dungeons of Hinterberg
2024 · Action
3,195 reviews · 93% positive
- M
Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
2024 · Action
3,149 reviews · 92% positive
- S
Songs of Silence
2024 · Adventure
2,665 reviews · 81% positive
- C
Conquest of Elysium 5
2021 · Indie
1,782 reviews · 90% positive
- A
Ancient Dungeon
2021 · Action
1,685 reviews · 95% 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
- S
Sonny Legacy Collection
2024 · Action
360 reviews · 91% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are some underrated magic indie games?
- indielist lists 12 underrated magic indie games, each with 80%+ Steam reviews but under 5,000 ratings, led by GemCraft - Chasing Shadows (4,367 reviews).
- How are these "hidden gem" magic 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.