Best Kickstarter Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated kickstarter games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals kickstarter games are available at the bottom of the page.

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Street Legal Racing: Redline v2.3.1 The most popular vehicle mechanic simulator in the world got a second life in the new Steam version! Build cars, tune them, crash, repair and race against other racers!

Price 5.89€
Rating 8.5
Release 05 Aug 2016
This Is the Police This Is the Police is a strategy/adventure game set in a city spiraling the drain. Taking the role of gritty Police Chief Jack Boyd, you'll dive into a deep story of crime and intrigue. Will Jack reach his retirement with a nice stack of bills, or will he end up broken ... or worse?

Price -94% 0.96€
Rating 8.1
Release 02 Aug 2016
KARAKARA KARAKARA. It is the sound of aridity. It is the sound of dry asphalt and sandy winds. It is the sound of relentless sunshine, as well as the sound of a withering race.

Price 9.75€
Rating 8.7
Release 27 Jun 2016
CLANNAD Side Stories Delve further into the world of CLANNAD and experience the stories beyond the original visual novel adventure. Known as CLANNAD Hikari Mimamoru Sakamichi de in Japan, This Steam version features high resolution assets and is translated into English for the very first time.

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.2
Release 02 Jun 2016
Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...

Price 33.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 27 Apr 2016
Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan Embark on a story-rich action RPG where only convictions fuel power. Gather and merge your Legacies to unleash devastating skills on the ground and in the air. Strive to reshape the world with your beliefs. Dive in The Aurion: this is a deep journey you’ll never forget.

Price -86% 0.73€
Rating 6.4
Release 14 Apr 2016
The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed Embark on the sci-fi epic that started it all at the dawn of modern VR, setting standards for roomscale movement and interaction for years to come. Winner of over 30 awards including "VR Game of the Year", The Gallery is VR's premier adventure series.

Price 12.49€
Rating 8.0
Release 05 Apr 2016
SUPERHOT SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.

Price -95% 1.18€
Rating 9.0
Release 25 Feb 2016
The Flame in the Flood A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators.

Price -94% 0.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 24 Feb 2016
Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project "Life is like a waiting room, except people don't leave in the order they enter." Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story.

Price -73% 0.83€
Rating 9.1
Release 27 Jan 2016
Darkest Dungeon® Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Price 24.50€
Rating 9.1
Release 19 Jan 2016
Hard West When a tragic turn of events sets one man down a path of supernatural chaos and revenge, he must brutally hunt down all those who wronged him. Fight and survive through 8 unique story-based scenarios, and try your hand at 40 individually designed turn-based combat missions

Price -98% 0.48€
Rating 7.3
Release 18 Nov 2015
ePic Character Generator Create realistic or hand-drawn character images you can use as assets for your games, illustrations for your stories, or avatars for your role-playing sessions. Export your images as PNG files with or without a background, or as a layered PSD image for further customization.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.8
Release 05 Nov 2015
Chaos Reborn Turn-based wizard combat with the tactical positioning of chess and the bluff of poker. Features wizard customization, 100s of gear items, single player realm adventures, online leagues and co-op play.

Price -92% 0.80€
Rating 7.2
Release 26 Oct 2015
Jotun: Valhalla Edition Jotun is a hand-drawn action-exploration game set in Norse mythology. In Jotun, you play Thora, a Viking warrior who died an inglorious death and must prove herself to the Gods to enter Valhalla. Impress the Gods!

Price 14.79€
Rating 7.6
Release 29 Sep 2015
Dropsy Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.

Price 9.75€
Rating 8.9
Release 10 Sep 2015
STASIS STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

Price 7.79€
Rating 7.9
Release 31 Aug 2015
Satellite Reign Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.

Price -98% 0.65€
Rating 7.0
Release 27 Aug 2015
Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition Shadowrun: Hong Kong - Extended Edition is the capstone title in Harebrained Schemes' Shadowrun series - and now includes the all-new, 6+ hr Shadows of Hong Kong Bonus Campaign. Experience the most impressive Shadowrun RPG yet, hailed as one of the best cRPG / strategy games of 2015!

Price -92% 1.70€
Rating 8.4
Release 20 Aug 2015
The Red Solstice 2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.

Price -90% 0.99€
Rating 6.9
Release 09 Jul 2015
MASSIVE CHALICE MASSIVE CHALICE is a tactical strategy game set on an epic timeline from Double Fine Productions. As the Immortal Ruler of the nation, you'll take command of its heroes, forge heroic marriages to strengthen your Bloodlines, and battle a mysterious enemy known as the Cadence in a 300 year war.

Price -98% 0.45€
Rating 7.0
Release 01 Jun 2015
Super Indie Karts Super Indie Karts is a classic retro 16 to 64-bit style karting game, with Time Trials, Grand Prix, Splitscreen GP, Mission Mania, and Battle Mania! Featuring 48 racetracks, with many more coming soon. You don't have to wait until completion though as you can join the race now with Early Access!

Price -96% 0.79€
Rating 7.7
Release 06 May 2015
Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world thatgets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it?Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself?

Price -94% 0.62€
Rating 8.0
Release 10 Apr 2015
Pillars of Eternity Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.

Price -93% 2.02€
Rating 8.6
Release 26 Mar 2015

Most played kickstarter games on Steam

Take a look at the top kickstarter games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of June 15th 2025.

1. Yooka-Laylee

Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B! Yooka-Laylee is a 3d platformer, collectathon and adventure game developed by Playtonic Games and published by Playtonic Friends. Released on April 11th 2017 has received 5,257 reviews of which 3,937 were positive and 1,320 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #1 spot among the most played kickstarter games.
7.3
3,937
1,320

21
players

2. Battle Worlds: Kronos

Battle Worlds: Kronos is a classic turn-based strategy game in the tradition of Battle Isle, Advance Wars and Panzer General. Have you ever wondered what games like that would look like today? Well, we did. As a result, we decided to develope Battle Worlds: Kronos. Battle Worlds: Kronos is a strategy, turn-based strategy and turn-based game developed by KING Art and published by KING Art and THQ Nordic. Released on November 04th 2013 has received 309 reviews of which 207 were positive and 102 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.4 out of 10. The game currently holds the #2 spot among the most played kickstarter games.
6.4
207
102

1
players

Best deals on kickstarter games on Steam

Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of kickstarter games available on Steam right now, updated on June 15th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted kickstarter games.

1. Battle Worlds: Kronos

Battle Worlds: Kronos is a classic turn-based strategy game in the tradition of Battle Isle, Advance Wars and Panzer General. Have you ever wondered what games like that would look like today? Well, we did. As a result, we decided to develope Battle Worlds: Kronos. Battle Worlds: Kronos is a strategy, turn-based strategy and turn-based game developed by KING Art and published by KING Art and THQ Nordic. Released on November 04th 2013 has received 309 reviews of which 207 were positive and 102 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.4 out of 10. Featuring a massive 98% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for kickstarter category.
6.4
207
102

-98% 19.99€ 0.48€

2. Yooka-Laylee

Yooka-Laylee is an all-new open-world platformer from genre veterans Playtonic! Explore huge, beautiful worlds, meet an unforgettable cast of characters and horde a vault-load of collectibles as buddy-duo Yooka and Laylee embark on an epic adventure to thwart corporate creep Capital B! Yooka-Laylee is a 3d platformer, collectathon and adventure game developed by Playtonic Games and published by Playtonic Friends. Released on April 11th 2017 has received 5,257 reviews of which 3,937 were positive and 1,320 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 96% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in kickstarter games.
7.3
3,937
1,320

-96% 19.99€ 0.94€