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Feature7 RPGs on Steam (November 2026) | Indie games with 90%+ Positive Reviews







Image source: Steam Store (Look Outside, Hylics, Path of Achra, Volcano Princess, Mount & Blade: Warband, West of Loathing, Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling)
Explore seven indie RPGs on Steam, from a monster-filled apartment and a clay-like dream world to a medieval journey and an adventure full of jokes. Each offers a different setting and atmosphere. Choose Look Outside if you want to combine your companions’ skills, Path of Achra if you want to experiment with chains of abilities, or Volcano Princess if you want to shape a character’s future. Start with the kind of experience you feel like playing.
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Chosen from indie games on Steam with 90%+ positive reviews and 500+ reviews (as of Nov 2, 2026). They are listed by share of positive reviews, not ranked.

Look Outside
Build your approach around the strengths of monstrous companions.

Who it’s for
It suits those who want to know companions through how they fight as well as what they say.
It also suits players who like planning supplies and party lineups before exploring an apartment building full of monsters.
What kind of game?
Distinct companion skills give players room to devise their approach to combat.
Reviewers remember finding compassion and humanity in transformed residents.
Weapon durability and remaining healing supplies shape what you use before heading back to your apartment.
One reviewer became too attached to the characters to choose solely for efficiency.
For players who dig deeper
One reviewer especially enjoyed learning combat skills by playing games found inside the world.
Another kept thinking about the next place to explore and what might happen even while away from the game.
Companions have different skills, giving reviewers a reason to try another run with a new lineup.
What reviewers say
What reviewers liked
- Reviewers find humanity in transformed characters and want to care for those relationships.
- Finding rooms and secrets sustains reviewers’ curiosity about what comes next.
- The intricate, unsettling pixel-creature designs leave a strong impression.
Concerns
- Reviews find losing exploration progress burdensome on difficulties without free saving.
- Winding maps leave reviewers lost or make exploration a chore.
Key facts
- Positive review rate
- 98% Overwhelmingly Positive14,298 reviews · all languages
- Price (US)
- US$9.99On sale on Nov 2, 2026: US$5.99 (40% off)
- Languages
- Japanese Not supportedEnglish Interface and subtitlesSimplified Chinese Not supportedKorean Not supported1 languages in total
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Release date
- Mar 21, 2025
- Developer
- Francis Coulombe
- Playtime (when reviewed)
- 28.5 hrsMedian when the reviews were posted (100 reviews)
Screenshots


Read the full game guide →View on Steam ↗Source: Look Outside on the Steam Store

Hylics
Linger in a claylike dream rather than rush to explain the plot.

Who it’s for
It suits those who enjoy immersing themselves in scenery and sound.
It fits those willing to become familiar through contact without immediately explaining everything.
What kind of game?
Reviews highlight the feeling of wandering through a world of alien forms.
Reviewers enjoy the battle animations themselves as strange spectacles.
Music that fits the surroundings helps reviewers sink into places they cannot fully explain.
The entry point is growing accustomed to strangeness rather than receiving clear story answers.
For players who dig deeper
One reviewer recommends outfitting new companions at the shops near the starting home.
A reviewer who returned yearly found a little comfort in this world despite reservations about its play.
One reviewer found personality in quiet companions.
What reviewers say
What reviewers liked
- Clay-like forms make the world feel alien to explore.
- Music fits the strange scenery and helps players settle into its atmosphere.
- Players enjoy battle animations as moving visual spectacles.
Concerns
Key facts
- Positive review rate
- 98% Overwhelmingly Positive8,470 reviews · all languages
- Price (US)
- US$2.99
- Languages
- Japanese Not supportedEnglish Interface and subtitlesSimplified Chinese Not supportedKorean Not supported1 languages in total
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Release date
- Oct 3, 2015
- Developer
- Mason Lindroth
- Playtime (when reviewed)
- 4.6 hrsMedian when the reviews were posted (100 reviews)
Screenshots


Read the full game guide →View on Steam ↗Source: Hylics on the Steam Store

Path of Achra
Think about chains of abilities rather than busy combat inputs.

Who it’s for
It suits those who want to read abilities and discover unexpected connections themselves.
It also suits players who enjoy testing and revising builds instead of sticking to a fixed plan.
What kind of game?
It focuses attention on how prepared interactions work rather than demanding busy inputs in combat.
Choosing a culture, class and religion gives a build its starting shape.
Reviewers enjoy seeing the ability chains they planned start to work.
Reworking a failed build on the next run is part of the fun.
For players who dig deeper
One reviewer describes healing not only as support for summons but as a trigger that can feed offensive effects.
After trying builds that use just one Powers branch, one reviewer set a goal of winning with every prestige class.
A returning player finds that discoveries unsuited to the current build become reasons for another attempt.
What reviewers say
What reviewers liked
- Finding chains where one ability triggers another is satisfying.
- Reviewers enjoy working out how to combine culture, class and religion.
Concerns
- Reviewers felt that once a build was ready, sparse inputs made combat feel like watching rather than playing.
- Reviewers say it can be hard at first to tell what is happening in the game.
Key facts
- Positive review rate
- 98% Overwhelmingly Positive3,206 reviews · all languages
- Price (US)
- US$9.99On sale on Nov 2, 2026: US$4.99 (50% off)
- Languages
- Japanese Not supportedEnglish Full audioSimplified Chinese Not supportedKorean Not supported1 languages in total
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Release date
- May 7, 2024
- Developer
- Ulfsire
- Playtime (when reviewed)
- 21.2 hrsMedian when the reviews were posted (100 reviews)
Screenshots


Read the full game guide →View on Steam ↗Source: Path of Achra on the Steam Store

Volcano Princess
Consider the life you want to support, not only the strength to build.

Who it’s for
It suits those who want character attachment alongside developing attributes.
It also suits returning with a different upbringing to discover other career and relationship endings.
What kind of game?
Players follow a daughter’s growth through the choices of everyday raising.
Reviewers enjoy planning how a direction of upbringing leads toward a future career.
Relationships also make the endings rewarding, leaving memories beyond attributes.
Raising freely and shaping attributes toward a chosen ending offer different approaches.
Beyond collecting outcomes, reviewers develop affection for the daughter they eventually see off.
For players who dig deeper
One player shifted from free-form parenting to planning another ending.
One reviewer recommends learning through your own first run, then applying that understanding to the next.
Another enjoyed adjusting the upbringing with the help of hints toward endings.
What reviewers say
What reviewers liked
- Reviewers describe growing attached to their daughter as they watch her mature.
- Reviews value discovering other career or romance endings.
Concerns
- Reviewers found repeated actions and scenes tiring.
- Reviews raise concerns about age gaps between the daughter and her romance options.
Key facts
- Positive review rate
- 97% Overwhelmingly Positive45,308 reviews · all languages
- Price (US)
- US$10.99On sale on Nov 2, 2026: US$7.14 (35% off)
- Languages
- Japanese Interface and subtitlesEnglish Interface and subtitlesSimplified Chinese Interface and subtitlesKorean Interface and subtitles5 languages in total
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Release date
- Apr 21, 2023
- Developer
- 养蛋人 Egg Hatcher
- Playtime (when reviewed)
- 23.6 hrsMedian when the reviews were posted (100 reviews)
Screenshots


Read the full game guide →View on Steam ↗Source: Volcano Princess on the Steam Store

Mount & Blade: Warband
Create your own medieval path.

Who it’s for
It suits making your own goals rather than following a single prescribed adventure.
It also fits those interested in trying other settings through mods.
What kind of game?
Players enjoy choosing their own path as a merchant, mercenary or lord.
Reviews describe the appeal of recruiting and developing troops, then leading them into battle.
Troop upgrades increase strength and wages together.
For players who dig deeper
One reviewer lost troops in a siege, then their entire army after running into bandits. They were attacked again while rebuilding.
Another enjoyed companions’ stories responding to the places they passed through.
Large mods offering other settings are also described as reasons to keep playing.
What reviewers say
What reviewers liked
- Reviews enjoy playing in other settings through mods.
- Reviews value the freedom to trade, fight or expand their power on their own terms.
- Reviews enjoy building up an army and leading it into battle.
Concerns
- Reviews note dated visuals and awkward movement. Check whether its look and feel suit you.
Key facts
- Positive review rate
- 97% Overwhelmingly Positive135,817 reviews · all languages
- Price (US)
- US$19.99
- Languages
- Japanese Not supportedEnglish Interface and subtitlesSimplified Chinese Interface and subtitlesKorean Not supported10 languages in total
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Release date
- Mar 31, 2010
- Developer
- TaleWorlds Entertainment
- Playtime (when reviewed)
- 141.2 hrsMedian when the reviews were posted (100 reviews)
Screenshots


Read the full game guide →View on Steam ↗Source: Mount & Blade: Warband on the Steam Store

West of Loathing
Read even item descriptions for a laugh, then solve puzzles along the way.

Who it’s for
It suits players who want to read the jokes as they travel.
It also suits those who want to think through the puzzles between the jokes.
What kind of game?
Reviewers enjoy wandering a stick-figure West and discovering jokes in the text.
Spend XP on attributes and skills to decide what your character excels at.
Pay attention to dialogue and scenes, and you may find other ways to solve puzzles and quests.
Reading descriptions and dialogue can itself become the purpose of a detour rather than merely a route to combat.
For players who dig deeper
One reviewer enjoyed earlier decisions returning to help or trouble them much later.
Another wanted to show friends screenshots of the writing that made them laugh.
One reviewer says the distinct classes and routes make the game worth replaying.
What reviewers say
What reviewers liked
- Reviews enjoy reading the game's jokes.
- Reviews value choices leading to different developments.
- Reviewers enjoy the game's puzzles.
Concerns
- Reviews describe sudden difficulty spikes and uneven combat balance.
Key facts
- Positive review rate
- 97% Overwhelmingly Positive9,750 reviews · all languages
- Price (US)
- US$10.99
- Languages
- Japanese Not supportedEnglish Interface and subtitlesSimplified Chinese Not supportedKorean Not supported1 languages in total
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Release date
- Aug 11, 2017
- Developer
- Asymmetric
- Playtime (when reviewed)
- 18.2 hrsMedian when the reviews were posted (100 reviews)
Screenshots


Read the full game guide →View on Steam ↗Source: West of Loathing on the Steam Store

Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
A bug party to grow attached to, and medals to shape your battle plan.

Who it’s for
It suits players who want to grow attached to the party and plan combat around medals.
It suits players who take detours to learn about Bugaria's residents and places.
What kind of game?
Players also enjoy learning about the bugs’ world through side paths and quests.
Reviews describe feeling closer to the party as their exchanges accompany the journey.
Reviews praise how medal choices change combat.
For players who dig deeper
A repeat player found randomized medals brought enough freshness to revisit a familiar story.
A reviewer who began on Hard Mode valued being able to try different approaches against difficult foes.
One reviewer found that quests offering money, gear and optional bosses encouraged exploring beyond the main route.
What reviewers say
What reviewers liked
- Exploring side paths helps players get to know the world and its inhabitants.
- Party banter creates the warmth of travelling together.
- Players enjoy combining medals with each party member's role in combat.
Concerns
- Reviewers felt the opening moved slowly.
- Reviewers describe trouble moving across platforms and field puzzles.
Key facts
- Positive review rate
- 97% Overwhelmingly Positive5,252 reviews · all languages
- Price (US)
- US$19.99
- Languages
- Japanese Interface and subtitlesEnglish Interface and subtitlesSimplified Chinese Not supportedKorean Interface and subtitles7 languages in total
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Release date
- Nov 22, 2019
- Developer
- Moonsprout Games
- Playtime (when reviewed)
- 50 hrsMedian when the reviews were posted (100 reviews)
Screenshots


Read the full game guide →View on Steam ↗Source: Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling on the Steam Store
Summary
Look Outside is for combining companions’ skills.
For dreamlike clay scenery, try Hylics.
Path of Achra is for constructing ability chains.
Volcano Princess is for raising a daughter and shaping her future through your choices.
Warband is for fighting alongside your own army.
For written comedy, try West of Loathing.
Bug Fables pairs party attachment with medal-based planning.