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Best Crowdfunded Games

Top 28 of 28 qualifying games — tagged Crowdfunded (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-10-22. Under each game: what its Steam reviewers most often mention (+ praise, − complaint), with how many of about 100 most-helpful reviews raise it — from the review consensus on each game's page.

1 Flowers Blooming at the End of Summer (2021) Visual Novel · Indie · Casual · $0.49 + Beautiful emotional story 42+ Beautiful, gorgeous visuals 21− Missing official English translation 10 96.4%2,994 reviews 2 Narcissu 1st & 2nd (2015) Visual Novel · Anime · Free to Play · Free + Emotional philosophical narrative about mortality 39+ Beautiful music and atmospheric sound design 14− Slow pacing and uneven writing quality 8 95.9%5,518 reviews 3 Rabi-Ribi (2016) Anime · Metroidvania · Bullet Hell · $17.99 + Excellent bullet-hell metroidvania gameplay 37+ Massive amount of content 10− Excessive fanservice 9 95.3%12,274 reviews 4 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure (2023) Detective · Story Rich · Mystery · $16.99 + intricate supernatural mystery narrative 50+ supernatural deduction mysteries 44− ambiguous clue requirements 12 93.9%4,355 reviews 5 A Light in the Dark (2018) Indie · Visual Novel · Casual · $14.99 + Grounded, emotionally powerful narrative 50+ Stylized, high-quality visuals 17− Short story and limited content 17 92.9%1,737 reviews 6 fault - milestone one (2014) Visual Novel · Anime · Female Protagonist · $14.99 + engaging fantasy worldbuilding 56+ beautiful character art 22− short, incomplete-feeling installments 18 92.3%3,239 reviews 7 Divinity: Original Sin (Classic) (2014) RPG · Turn-Based · Co-op · $39.99 + Elemental tactical combat 31+ Humorous, memorable writing 9− Unfair, punishing enemy encounters 11 91.7%11,920 reviews 8 Voices from the Sea (2015) Free to Play · Visual Novel · Anime · Free + heartwarming seaside narrative 48+ cute beautiful visual style 18− extremely short playtime 23 92.5%1,258 reviews 9 Fatal Twelve (2018) Female Protagonist · Visual Novel · LGBTQ+ · $19.99 91.9%1,059 reviews 10 Shantae: Half-Genie Hero (2016) Female Protagonist · Platformer · Metroidvania · $19.99 + platforming and transformations feel fun 37+ cute, colorful cartoon visuals 25− backtracking and shallow gimmicks 18 90.4%2,426 reviews 11 The Banner Saga (2014) RPG · Turn-Based · Strategy · $24.99 + Meaningful choices and epic narrative 43+ Engaging turn-based tactical combat 25− Broken or unintuitive combat mechanics 12 89.0%15,985 reviews 12 Pillars of Eternity (2015) RPG · Isometric · Fantasy · $39.99 + revitalizing turn-based combat mode 39+ rich writing, worldbuilding, and characters 31− frustrating, poorly adapted combat 15 88.5%26,198 reviews 13 Shadowrun Returns (2013) RPG · Cyberpunk · Turn-Based · $14.99 + Engaging turn-based tactical combat 37+ Engaging narrative with great characters 26− Too linear, limited combat variety 17 88.3%13,734 reviews 14 Skullgirls 2nd Encore (2013) Fighting · 2D Fighter · Indie · $24.99 + fluid, fun, varied tag combat 35+ detailed hand-drawn art and animation 23− poor balance and awful boss fights 11 87.8%32,465 reviews 15 Battle Chasers: Nightwar (2017) RPG · Turn-Based Combat · Singleplayer · $29.99 87.3%7,388 reviews 16 Tales of the Neon Sea (2019) Pixel Graphics · Cyberpunk · Point & Click · $16.99 + detailed neon pixel world 37+ engaging cyberpunk mystery 34− uneven, shallow noir writing 12 85.2%5,111 reviews 17 DAVIGO: VR vs. PC (2023) Early Access · VR · Multiplayer · $24.99 + fun with friends 27+ fun asymmetrical combat 11− abandoned, no updates 13 86.0%1,406 reviews 18 Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition (2019) Steampunk · Lovecraftian · Exploration · $24.99 84.3%3,482 reviews 19 Broken Age (2014) Point & Click · Adventure · Story Rich · $14.99 + Charming, compelling narrative 44+ Gorgeous hand-drawn art 36− Confusing or excessively hard puzzles 31 83.7%8,242 reviews 20 HARDCORE MECHA (2019) Action · Indie · Mechs · $19.99 + Fast, satisfying mech combat 41+ Mecha designs and animations 22− Sluggish, inaccurate controls 14 83.2%2,689 reviews 21 Wasteland 2: Director's Cut (2014) RPG · Post-apocalyptic · Turn-Based · $29.99 + Tactical combat and player choice 21+ Strong stories and memorable characters 10− Primitive, repetitive combat systems 22 82.5%8,108 reviews 22 Kona (2017) Survival · Adventure · Detective · $14.99 + Atmospheric Quebec winter visuals 22+ Exploration and detective mechanics 22− Slow, tedious exploration 19 82.9%3,706 reviews 23 Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness (2022) RPG · CRPG · Real-Time with Pause · $29.99 75.3%1,049 reviews 24 Lost Eidolons (2022) JRPG · War · Perma Death · $34.99 + Tactical combat and class systems 35+ Engaging characters and political intrigue 20− Slow, clichéd, poorly written story 33 68.3%2,410 reviews 25 Last Year (2019) Action · Multiplayer · Horror · Free + Fun asymmetrical survival 13− Tiny or dead playerbase 29 61.8%9,739 reviews 26 DRONE The Game (2018) Sci-fi · Multiplayer · PvP · $19.99 + fast-paced flying and shooting 22+ worthwhile at sale prices 7− abandonment and years without updates 36 55.7%1,399 reviews 27 Maia (2018) Colony Sim · Strategy · Simulation · $24.99 43.6%1,066 reviews 28 Godus God Game · Strategy · Simulation · Free + Relaxing god-game mechanics 7− Abandoned unfinished development 30 24.7%7,228 reviews