The games that get it right
Sifter spends most of its time on how aggressively games are monetised. This page is the other side: the games that earn our Respects Playersseal — light-touch monetisation, no pay-for-power, no loot boxes or gacha, and players who genuinely recommend them. It’s a high bar, and it’s all computed from the same public checklist behind every grade.
- 1
CelesteGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
98
Joy
- 2
HadesGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
98
Joy
- 3
PortalGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
98
Joy
- 4
Portal 2Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
98
Joy
- 5
Stardew ValleyGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
98
Joy
- 6
UFO 50Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
98
Joy
- 7
A Short HikeGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
97
Joy
- 8
Baba Is YouGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
97
Joy
- 9
BalatroGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
97
Joy
- 10
FactorioGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
97
Joy
- 11
Hades IIGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
97
Joy
- 12
Half-Life 2Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
97
Joy
- 13
Hollow KnightGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
97
Joy
- 14
Left 4 Dead 2Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
97
Joy
- 15
Pizza TowerGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
97
Joy
- 16
Shovel Knight: Treasure TroveGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
97
Joy
- 17
Slay the SpireGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
97
Joy
- 18
TerrariaGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
97
Joy
- 19
The Witcher 3: Wild HuntGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
97
Joy
- 20
Deep Rock GalacticGold
Cosmetic-only monetisation — you can buy looks, never power.
97
Joy
- 21
RimWorldGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
97
Joy
- 22
The Binding of Isaac: RebirthGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
97
Joy
- 23
Vampire SurvivorsGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
97
Joy
- 24
Baldur's Gate 3Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 25
DAVE THE DIVERGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 26
GRISGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 27
Half-LifeGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 28
Half-Life: AlyxGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 29
InscryptionGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 30
It Takes TwoGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 31
KATANA ZEROGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 32
Neon WhiteGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 33
Nine SolsGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 34
Ori and the Will of the WispsGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 35
Persona 4 GoldenGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 36
Resident Evil 2Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 37
Return of the Obra DinnGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 38
Split FictionGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 39
StrayGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 40
The Stanley Parable: Ultra DeluxeGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 41
UndertaleGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 42
Yakuza 0Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 43
Blue PrinceGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 44
CupheadGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 45
Outer WildsGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 46
Slime RancherGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
96
Joy
- 47
ANIMAL WELLGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 48
BastionGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 49
Chicory: A Colorful TaleGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 50
Death's DoorGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 51
Devil May Cry 5Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 52
Disco ElysiumGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 53
FTL: Faster Than LightGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 54
God of WarGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 55
Hi-Fi RUSHGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 56
Hotline MiamiGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 57
Marvel's Spider-Man RemasteredGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 58
Ori and the Blind ForestGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 59
Papers, PleaseGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 60
Persona 5 RoyalGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 61
Resident Evil 4Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 62
Sekiro: Shadows Die TwiceGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 63
SpiritfarerGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 64
SubnauticaGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 65
Titanfall 2Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 66
UnpackingGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 67
Divinity: Original Sin 2Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 68
The Talos PrincipleGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 69
Age of Empires II: Definitive EditionGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 70
Dead CellsGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 71
Metaphor: ReFantazioGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
95
Joy
- 72
DOOMGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
94
Joy
- 73
Enter the GungeonGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
94
Joy
- 74
God of War RagnarökGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
94
Joy
- 75
Into the BreachGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
94
Joy
- 76
JourneyGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
94
Joy
- 77
LimboGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
94
Joy
- 78
Mark of the Ninja: RemasteredGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
94
Joy
- 79
TUNICGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
94
Joy
- 80
What Remains of Edith FinchGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
94
Joy
- 81
CrossCodeGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
94
Joy
- 82
DREDGEGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
94
Joy
- 83
DARK SOULS IIIGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
94
Joy
- 84
Grim DawnGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
94
Joy
- 85
A Plague Tale: RequiemGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
93
Joy
- 86
COCOONGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
93
Joy
- 87
INSIDEGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
93
Joy
- 88
PentimentGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
93
Joy
- 89
Sea of StarsGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
93
Joy
- 90
SIGNALISGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
93
Joy
- 91
SOMAGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
93
Joy
- 92
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced EditionGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
93
Joy
- 93
Cult of the LambGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
93
Joy
- 94
DARK SOULS: REMASTEREDGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
93
Joy
- 95
Prince of Persia: The Lost CrownGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
93
Joy
- 96
A Plague Tale: InnocenceGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 97
Brothers: A Tale of Two SonsGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 98
Chained EchoesGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 99
Don't StarveGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 100
Hyper Light DrifterGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 101
NieR:AutomataGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 102
Silent Hill 2Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 103
Spelunky 2Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 104
Star Wars: KOTORGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 105
The WitnessGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 106
TransistorGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 107
Untitled Goose GameGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 108
Elden RingGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 109
Monster TrainGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 110
The Talos Principle 2Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 111
BioShock InfiniteGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 112
DOOM EternalGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 113
WildermythGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 114
Darkest DungeonGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 115
FrostpunkGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 116
Kingdom Come: Deliverance IIGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 117
This War of MineGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 118
Cities: SkylinesGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
92
Joy
- 119
FirewatchGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
91
Joy
- 120
Planet of LanaGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
91
Joy
- 121
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's CutGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
91
Joy
- 122
Among UsGold
Cosmetic-only monetisation — you can buy looks, never power.
91
Joy
- 123
Lies of PGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
91
Joy
- 124
Citizen SleeperGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
90
Joy
- 125
Horizon Zero DawnGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
90
Joy
- 126
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong NumberGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
90
Joy
- 127
JusantGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
90
Joy
- 128
Kentucky Route ZeroGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
90
Joy
- 129
Loop HeroGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
90
Joy
- 130
OCTOPATH TRAVELERGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
90
Joy
- 131
PyreGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
90
Joy
- 132
Terra NilGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
90
Joy
- 133
Thank Goodness You're Here!Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
90
Joy
- 134
BlasphemousGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
90
Joy
- 135
Indiana Jones and the Great CircleGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
90
Joy
- 136
Risk of Rain 2Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
90
Joy
- 137
ControlGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
90
Joy
- 138
Metro ExodusGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
90
Joy
- 139
HITMAN World of AssassinationGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
90
Joy
- 140
Monster Hunter: WorldGold
Cosmetic-only monetisation — you can buy looks, never power.
90
Joy
- 141
Dishonored 2Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
89
Joy
- 142
Hellblade: Senua's SacrificeGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
89
Joy
- 143
The Outer Worlds 2Gold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
89
Joy
- 144
Little NightmaresGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
89
Joy
- 145
PreyGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
89
Joy
- 146
DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First SinGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
88
Joy
- 147
Hardspace: ShipbreakerGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
88
Joy
- 148
SuperliminalGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
88
Joy
- 149
Botany ManorGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
88
Joy
- 150
Alan WakeGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
88
Joy
- 151
Pillars of EternityGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
88
Joy
- 152
Age of Empires IVGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
88
Joy
- 153
MONSTER HUNTER RISEGold
Cosmetic-only monetisation — you can buy looks, never power.
88
Joy
- 154
GriftlandsGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
87
Joy
- 155
The Outer WorldsGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
87
Joy
- 156
OxenfreeGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
86
Joy
- 157
Darkest Dungeon IIGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
85
Joy
- 158
ViewfinderGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
85
Joy
- 159
Total War: WARHAMMER IIIGold
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
85
Joy
- 160
Rocket League
Cosmetic-only monetisation — you can buy looks, never power.
86
Joy
- 161
Gone Home
Buy-once design — no in-game store pulling at you after purchase.
84
Joy
- 162
Valorant
Cosmetic-only monetisation — you can buy looks, never power.
79
Joy
- 163
Fall Guys
Cosmetic-only monetisation — you can buy looks, never power.
78
Joy
- 164
Fortnite
Cosmetic-only monetisation — you can buy looks, never power.
74
Joy
Made a game that respects players?
The seal is earned, never bought — it’s computed from your game’s own mechanics and its players’ own reviews. If your game is on Steam, it’s already being scored; open its page to see where it stands and grab an embeddable seal for your store page or README. Every seal always reflects the live score.
The honour roll covers the games Sifter has scored so far and grows as the catalog does. Ordering is Gold first, then by the community’s own Joy score — never hand-picked.