Genre Intelligence
Indie +13.2% players
29 games in the Steam top 100 this week
Games charting
29
Combined players
1.4M
Avg per game
47.5k
Best rank
#4
Wallpaper Engine
Weekly changes
New this week
Ready or Not
#100
Left top 100
Balatro
was #100
Biggest riser
Escape the Backrooms
+9 to #87
Biggest faller
TBH: Task Bar Hero
-8 to #47
Commercial notes
- One new title entered the Indie top 100 this week: Ready or Not.
- One title left the Indie top 100 this week.
- Combined concurrent players increased by 13.2% week-on-week, suggesting growing momentum in this genre.
- Escape the Backrooms was the genre's strongest performer, climbing 9 places to reach #87.
- Premium titles dominate this genre with 23 of 29 charting games, indicating the audience demonstrates willingness to pay upfront.
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Publisher breakdown
| Publisher | Games | Combined players | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irox Games | 1 | 151.0k | #70 |
| Pocketpair | 1 | 138.3k | #8 |
| Dazed Games | 1 | 131.2k | #5 |
| Wallpaper Engine Team | 1 | 95.4k | #4 |
| Facepunch Studios | 1 | 91.8k | #28 |
| Nugem Studio | 1 | 82.9k | #47 |
| Re-Logic | 2 | 78.0k | #35 |
| Nicalis, Inc. | 1 | 70.0k | #9 |
| Mega Crit | 1 | 66.0k | #10 |
| ConcernedApe | 1 | 65.3k | #25 |
Games this week
Wallpaper Engine
#4
How to Fish
#5
Palworld
#8
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
#9
Slay the Spire 2
#10
Terraria
#19
Geometry Dash
#20
PEAK
#23
Stardew Valley
#25
Project Zomboid
#26
Rust
#28
Euro Truck Simulator 2
#33
Don't Starve Together
#45
TBH: Task Bar Hero
#47
Garry's Mod
#49
tModLoader
#51
Rocket League®
#53
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
#62
Brawlhalla
#65
7 Days to Die
#67
Bongo Cat
#70
Crosshair X
#73
Aimlabs
#78
Assetto Corsa
#81
RimWorld
#85
Phasmophobia
#86
Escape the Backrooms
#87
Path of Exile
#97
Ready or Not
#100
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