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The best dark indie games, ranked by reviews

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Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-10-23. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 139 dark indie games on Steam, holding 3,762,073 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 685,954 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Phasmophobia · 685,954 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  2. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth · 393,010 reviews · 97% positive · 2014
  3. Undertale · 311,804 reviews · 97% positive · 2015
  4. Darkest Dungeon® · 141,589 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  5. Inscryption · 135,789 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  6. DELTARUNE · 127,974 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
  7. Buckshot Roulette · 111,526 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  8. Grim Dawn · 110,410 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
  9. Outlast · 105,281 reviews · 96% positive · 2013
  10. INSIDE · 70,192 reviews · 97% positive · 2016
  11. DEVOUR · 68,921 reviews · 90% positive · 2021
  12. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice · 66,979 reviews · 90% positive · 2017
  13. Outlast 2 · 54,648 reviews · 91% positive · 2017
  14. Five Nights at Freddy's · 53,932 reviews · 94% positive · 2014
  15. The Binding of Isaac · 49,343 reviews · 95% positive · 2011
  16. Liar's Bar · 48,875 reviews · 89% positive · 2024
  17. What Remains of Edith Finch · 47,521 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  18. SOMA · 47,207 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
  19. ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights · 43,467 reviews · 94% positive · 2021
  20. LIMBO · 40,891 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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