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The best dark indie games, ranked by reviews

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Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-09-07. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 139 dark indie games on Steam, holding 3,783,961 reviews at an average of 89% positive. This list ranks them by Steam review count, the most reliable public sales proxy, with a white-box sales estimate behind every title. The most reviewed is Phasmophobia with 683,416 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Phasmophobia · 683,416 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  2. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth · 393,010 reviews · 97% positive · 2014
  3. Undertale · 305,883 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
  4. Inscryption · 148,347 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  5. Darkest Dungeon® · 140,551 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  6. DELTARUNE · 123,174 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
  7. Buckshot Roulette · 109,655 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  8. Outlast · 104,099 reviews · 96% positive · 2013
  9. Grim Dawn · 92,619 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
  10. INSIDE · 75,854 reviews · 97% positive · 2016
  11. DEVOUR · 68,625 reviews · 90% positive · 2021
  12. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice · 66,729 reviews · 90% positive · 2017
  13. Liar's Bar · 56,273 reviews · 90% positive · 2024
  14. Outlast 2 · 54,180 reviews · 91% positive · 2017
  15. Five Nights at Freddy's · 53,556 reviews · 94% positive · 2014
  16. SOMA · 52,758 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
  17. What Remains of Edith Finch · 52,731 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  18. The Binding of Isaac · 49,184 reviews · 95% positive · 2011
  19. ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights · 43,017 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  20. LIMBO · 40,639 reviews · 92% positive · 2011

How this list is built

Games are ranked by Steam review count, the most reliable public proxy for sales when actual figures are private. Each title links to its indielist page, where the white-box sales estimate expands into the full Boxleiter formula, so you can audit the number rather than trust a black box. Review counts come from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.

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