Subcategory
Indie Games
This index adds up the scores of 7 questions. 215 brands are ranked.
- Edition
- Nov 12, 2026
- Methodology
- v5.0
- Panel
- 6 AI surfaces
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.
#BrandScore
- 1Stardew Valley211.4
- 2Hades157.4
- 3Balatro118.6
- 4Hades II113.2
- 5Unpacking109.4
- 6A Short Hike99.9
- 7Outer Wilds97.1
- 8Spiritfarer75.0
- 9Inscryption70.9
- 10Disco Elysium69.0
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- 11Return of the Obra Dinn66.0
- 12Dorfromantik62.3
- 13Dead Cells57.8
- 14Blue Prince56.3
- 15Slay the Spire55.4
- 16Undertale51.9
- 17Signalis50.1
- 18Soma (content)46.5
- 19Switch45.9
- 20Papers, Please42.7
- 21Amnesia: The Dark Descent; Amnesia: The Bunker42.6
- 22Vampire Survivors42.5
- 23Baba Is You42.4
- 24Animal Crossing: New Horizons42.1
- 25Hollow Knight41.0
- 26Celeste39.9
- 27Mewgenics38.7
- 28Risk of Rain 238.2
- 29Clair Obscur: Expedition 3337.3
- 30Toem35.2
- 31My Time at Sandrock35.0
- 32Viewfinder32.5
- 33The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth31.9
- 34Spelunky 231.6
- 35FTL: Faster Than Light31.4
- 36Terraria30.9
- 37Animal Well30.6
- 38Coffee Talk30.4
- 39PlayStation30.2
- 40Darkwood30.1
- 41DREDGE29.7
- 42Tunic28.3
- 43Tiny Bookshop27.3
- 44Iron Lung27.0
- 45Dave the Diver26.7
- 46Harvest Moon26.5
- 47Into the Breach26.4
- 48Minecraft25.1
- 49Cuphead25.0
- 50Demon Tides24.7
- 1Stardew Valley211.4
- 2Hades157.4
- 3Balatro118.6
- 4Hades II113.2
- 5Unpacking109.4
- 6A Short Hike99.9
- 7Outer Wilds97.1
- 8Spiritfarer75.0
- 9Inscryption70.9
- 10Disco Elysium69.0
- 11Return of the Obra Dinn66.0
- 12Dorfromantik62.3
- 13Dead Cells57.8
- 14Blue Prince56.3
- 15Slay the Spire55.4
- 16Undertale51.9
- 17Signalis50.1
- 18Soma (content)46.5
- 19Switch45.9
- 20Papers, Please42.7
- 21Amnesia: The Dark Descent; Amnesia: The Bunker42.6
- 22Vampire Survivors42.5
- 23Baba Is You42.4
- 24Animal Crossing: New Horizons42.1
- 25Hollow Knight41.0
- 26Celeste39.9
- 27Mewgenics38.7
- 28Risk of Rain 238.2
- 29Clair Obscur: Expedition 3337.3
- 30Toem35.2
- 31My Time at Sandrock35.0
- 32Viewfinder32.5
- 33The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth31.9
- 34Spelunky 231.6
- 35FTL: Faster Than Light31.4
- 36Terraria30.9
- 37Animal Well30.6
- 38Coffee Talk30.4
- 39PlayStation30.2
- 40Darkwood30.1
- 41DREDGE29.7
- 42Tunic28.3
- 43Tiny Bookshop27.3
- 44Iron Lung27.0
- 45Dave the Diver26.7
- 46Harvest Moon26.5
- 47Into the Breach26.4
- 48Minecraft25.1
- 49Cuphead25.0
- 50Demon Tides24.7
Top 50 of 215
The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology
The questions behind this index
7Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.
Rank trend
Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.
Named by surface
Each cell: of the surface's 7 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.
- Window
- Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
| Brand |  Google AI Overviews |  ChatGPT |  Claude |  Gemini | Google AI Mode |  Microsoft Copilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Stardew Valley | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 2Hades | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3Balatro | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 4Hades II | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5Unpacking | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6A Short Hike | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 7Outer Wilds | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8Spiritfarer | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9Inscryption | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10Disco Elysium | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11Return of the Obra Dinn | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 12Dorfromantik | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 13Dead Cells | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 14Blue Prince | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15Slay the Spire | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Named alongside
Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.
- Answers naming the brand
- 4
- 8
- 21
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 13
- Answers naming the brand
- 4
- 8
- 21
- Answers naming both
- 1
- 13
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Stardew Valley | 21 | Unpacking (10), A Short Hike (10), Balatro (10) |
| Hades | 14 | Balatro (10), Dead Cells (9), Stardew Valley (8) |
| Balatro | 19 | Stardew Valley (10), Hades (10), Slay the Spire (9) |
| Hades II | 8 | Dead Cells (4), Hades (4), Balatro (4) |
| Unpacking | 12 | Stardew Valley (10), A Short Hike (10), Dorfromantik (8) |
| A Short Hike | 10 | Stardew Valley (10), Unpacking (10), Spiritfarer (7) |
| Outer Wilds | 16 | Return of the Obra Dinn (13), Disco Elysium (12), Undertale (10) |
| Spiritfarer | 8 | Stardew Valley (8), Unpacking (7), A Short Hike (7) |
| Inscryption | 12 | Return of the Obra Dinn (7), Outer Wilds (7), Disco Elysium (6) |
| Disco Elysium | 12 | Outer Wilds (12), Return of the Obra Dinn (11), Undertale (9) |
| Return of the Obra Dinn | 13 | Outer Wilds (13), Disco Elysium (11), Papers, Please (8) |
| Dorfromantik | 8 | Unpacking (8), Stardew Valley (7), A Short Hike (7) |
| Dead Cells | 11 | Hades (9), Slay the Spire (8), Balatro (8) |
| Blue Prince | 7 | Outer Wilds (4), Inscryption (3), Return of the Obra Dinn (3) |
| Slay the Spire | 10 | Balatro (9), Dead Cells (8), Hades (8) |
| Undertale | 10 | Outer Wilds (10), Disco Elysium (9), Return of the Obra Dinn (8) |
| Signalis | 5 | Amnesia: The Dark Descent; Amnesia: The Bunker (4), Soma (content) (4), Inscryption (3) |
| Soma (content) | 4 | Amnesia: The Dark Descent; Amnesia: The Bunker (4), Signalis (4), Inscryption (3) |
| Switch | 4 | Stardew Valley (1), Unpacking (1), Spiritfarer (1) |
| Papers, Please | 9 | Outer Wilds (9), Return of the Obra Dinn (8), Disco Elysium (8) |
| Amnesia: The Dark Descent; Amnesia: The Bunker | 4 | Soma (content) (4), Signalis (4), Inscryption (3) |
| Vampire Survivors | 7 | Balatro (6), Dead Cells (5), Hades (5) |
| Baba Is You | 7 | Return of the Obra Dinn (7), Outer Wilds (7), Papers, Please (5) |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 4 | Stardew Valley (4), Unpacking (4), Spiritfarer (4) |
| Hollow Knight | 7 | Stardew Valley (7), Celeste (7), Outer Wilds (7) |
| Celeste | 8 | Stardew Valley (8), Outer Wilds (8), Undertale (7) |
| Mewgenics | 4 | Hades II (3), Dead Cells (2), Outer Wilds (2) |
| Risk of Rain 2 | 5 | Dead Cells (5), Slay the Spire (4), Hades (4) |
| Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | 5 | Outer Wilds (4), Blue Prince (3), Dead Cells (2) |
| Toem | 4 | Stardew Valley (4), Unpacking (4), A Short Hike (4) |
Most cited sources
Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | gamespot.com | 11 |
| 2 | youtube.com | 8 |
| 3 | eneba.com | 8 |
| 4 | reddit.com | 7 |
| 5 | collider.com | 5 |
| 6 | pcgamer.com | 5 |
| 7 | ign.com | 4 |
| 8 | cbr.com | 3 |
| 9 | dotesports.com | 3 |
| 10 | games-genie.com | 3 |
Sources and brands
Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.
| Cited sources | Brand | Answers naming the brand |
|---|---|---|
| pcgamer.com | A Short Hike | 5 |
| pcgamer.com | Unpacking | 5 |
| pcgamer.com | Stardew Valley | 5 |
| games-genie.com | Balatro | 4 |
| gamespot.com | Unpacking | 4 |
| youtube.com | Balatro | 3 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Balatro | 3 |
| eneba.com | Stardew Valley | 3 |
| eneba.com | Unpacking | 3 |
| eneba.com | Hades II | 3 |
| games-genie.com | Stardew Valley | 3 |
| games-genie.com | Outer Wilds | 3 |
| games-genie.com | Hades | 3 |
| games.gg | Unpacking | 3 |
| gamespot.com | Stardew Valley | 3 |
| gamespot.com | Outer Wilds | 3 |
| gamespot.com | Hades II | 3 |
| pcgamer.com | Spiritfarer | 3 |
| reddit.com | Outer Wilds | 3 |
| youtube.com | Stardew Valley | 3 |
| youtube.com | Hades II | 3 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Stardew Valley | 3 |
| games.gg | Spiritfarer | 2 |
| reddit.com | Stardew Valley | 2 |
| reddit.com | Unpacking | 2 |
| reddit.com | Spiritfarer | 2 |
| eneba.com | Spiritfarer | 2 |
| eneba.com | A Short Hike | 2 |
| youtube.com | A Short Hike | 2 |
| reddit.com | A Short Hike | 2 |
| reddit.com | Hades | 2 |
| games.gg | Stardew Valley | 2 |
| reddit.com | Balatro | 2 |
| games.gg | A Short Hike | 2 |
| youtube.com | Hades | 2 |
| en.wikipedia.org | A Short Hike | 2 |
| gamespot.com | Spiritfarer | 2 |
| youtube.com | Unpacking | 2 |
| gamespot.com | A Short Hike | 2 |
| youtube.com | Spiritfarer | 2 |
| gamespot.com | Hades | 2 |
| gamespot.com | Balatro | 2 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Outer Wilds | 2 |
| youtube.com | Outer Wilds | 2 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Unpacking | 2 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Hades | 2 |
| games.gg | Outer Wilds | 1 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Hades II | 1 |
| games.gg | Balatro | 1 |
| reddit.com | Hades II | 1 |
| en.wikipedia.org | Spiritfarer | 1 |
| eneba.com | Hades | 1 |
| pcgamer.com | Outer Wilds | 1 |
| eneba.com | Balatro | 1 |
| pcgamer.com | Balatro | 1 |
| eneba.com | Outer Wilds | 1 |
Citations by source type
How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.
Other indexes in Gaming
The other indexes under the same parent, each with its top five brands.
Console Games
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Mobile Games
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