Underrated Relaxing indie games you missed
These are underrated relaxing indie games: titles with strong reviews but not yet the audience they deserve. indielist surfaces 40 relaxing 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 87,236 reviews at an average of 91% 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 gogh: Focus with Your Avatar with 5,000 reviews. Review counts and ratings are from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.
Hidden gems
40
Avg positive %
91%
Total reviews
87,236
- G
gogh: Focus with Your Avatar
2025 · Casual
5,000 reviews · 91% positive
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Spilled!
2025 · Adventure
4,975 reviews · 94% positive
- R
Roots of Pacha
2023 · Indie
4,461 reviews · 94% positive
- E
Electrician Simulator
2022 · Adventure
4,224 reviews · 80% positive
- L
Let's Build a Zoo
2021 · Simulation
4,063 reviews · 89% positive
- B
Birth
2023 · Adventure
4,027 reviews · 96% positive
- M
Megaquarium
2018 · Casual
3,707 reviews · 95% positive
- S
Star Valor
2022 · Action
3,354 reviews · 89% positive
- S
SUMMERHOUSE
2024 · Casual
3,283 reviews · 93% positive
- D
Dungeons of Hinterberg
2024 · Action
3,195 reviews · 93% positive
- L
Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
2025 · RPG
3,140 reviews · 95% positive
- O
Outpath
2023 · Adventure
3,027 reviews · 93% positive
- C
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
2023 · Adventure
2,714 reviews · 97% positive
- E
Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Vive la France !
2016 · Indie
2,488 reviews · 92% positive
- C
Crashlands 2
2025 · Action
2,401 reviews · 88% positive
- E
Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Italia
2017 · Indie
2,379 reviews · 94% positive
- G
Glyphica: Typing Survival
2024 · Action
2,368 reviews · 91% positive
- R
Reus 2
2024 · Indie
2,251 reviews · 95% positive
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Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip
2024 · Adventure
2,158 reviews · 95% positive
- B
Beltmatic
2024 · Casual
2,110 reviews · 94% positive
- D
Doors: Paradox
2022 · Adventure
2,022 reviews · 91% positive
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Wrench
2018 · Indie
1,997 reviews · 85% positive
- T
The Sapling
2019 · Simulation
1,908 reviews · 90% positive
- H
Hotel Architect
2026 · Indie
1,836 reviews · 94% positive
- D
Dreamcore
2025 · Adventure
1,730 reviews · 89% positive
- S
Small Spaces
2025 · Casual
1,383 reviews · 89% positive
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Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
2023 · Adventure
1,240 reviews · 96% positive
- H
Harold Halibut
2024 · Adventure
1,214 reviews · 82% positive
- F
Fruitbus
2024 · Adventure
1,117 reviews · 87% positive
- A
Aquarist
2024 · Casual
1,115 reviews · 84% positive
- S
Spirit of the North 2
2025 · Adventure
1,052 reviews · 86% positive
- S
SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding
2025 · Action
882 reviews · 97% positive
- A
American Truck Simulator - Washington
2019 · Indie
754 reviews · 93% positive
- N
NAIAD
2024 · Adventure
659 reviews · 94% positive
- B
Best Served Cold
2025 · Adventure
648 reviews · 88% positive
- L
Love, Ghostie
2024 · Casual
622 reviews · 97% positive
- F
Farewell North
2024 · Adventure
620 reviews · 95% positive
- M
Maestro
2024 · Casual
529 reviews · 96% positive
- E
Emergency Cleanup Co.
2024 · Casual
401 reviews · 89% positive
- M
Milling machine simulator
2022 · Action
182 reviews · 88% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are some underrated relaxing indie games?
- indielist lists 40 underrated relaxing indie games, each with 80%+ Steam reviews but under 5,000 ratings, led by gogh: Focus with Your Avatar (5,000 reviews).
- How are these "hidden gem" relaxing 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.