Best Casual games of 2026 — ranked by players

Ranking of Casual releases from the last 12 months, built entirely from player reviews: 912 games analyzed, 14,010,480 Steam reviews aggregated. No editorial score — the "Player Score" is the percentage of positive reviews since launch, weighted by review volume in the ranking (a 95 % score on 300 reviews doesn't beat a 93 % score on 100 000). Updated continuously.

#1

The Henry Stickmin Collection

August 7, 2020 · 58,553 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#2

The WereCleaner

May 7, 2024 · 12,947 reviews

100/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#3

The Wolf Among Us

October 11, 2013 · 39,821 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#4

People Playground

July 23, 2019 · 315,102 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#5

Factorio

August 14, 2020 · 232,034 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#6

Creature Kitchen

February 6, 2026 · 8,489 reviews

100/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#7

Sheepy: A Short Adventure

February 6, 2024 · 23,413 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#8

Goat Simulator 3

February 15, 2024 · 15,542 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#9

Garry's Mod

November 29, 2006 · 1,249,898 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#10

Papa's Freezeria Deluxe

March 31, 2023 · 13,099 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#11

VPet-Simulator

August 13, 2023 · 51,423 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#12

HoloCure - Save the Fans!

August 16, 2023 · 40,505 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#13

Wobbly Life

September 18, 2025 · 34,763 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#14

Vampire Survivors

October 20, 2022 · 264,005 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#15

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

June 30, 2021 · 31,583 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#16

Poco

May 20, 2025 · 9,284 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#17

20 Small Mazes

February 16, 2024 · 9,055 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#18

Balatro

February 20, 2024 · 194,978 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#19

Dispatch

October 22, 2025 · 179,439 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#20

Buy a Croquette!

April 27, 2024 · 7,970 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#21

Tiny Glade

September 23, 2024 · 24,164 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#22

Gorogoa

December 14, 2017 · 20,488 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#23

Until Then

June 25, 2024 · 18,126 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#24

Patrick's Parabox

March 29, 2022 · 5,712 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#25

OneShot: World Machine Edition

September 30, 2024 · 5,457 reviews

99/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#26

OneShot

December 8, 2016 · 63,840 reviews

97/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#27

Peggle Deluxe

March 6, 2007 · 14,126 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#28

Little Kitty, Big City

May 9, 2024 · 13,677 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#29

Our Life: Beginnings & Always

November 16, 2020 · 13,623 reviews

98/100 · Overwhelmingly Positive

#30

Scritchy Scratchy

March 18, 2026 · 13,149 reviews

98/100 · Very Positive