The best horror indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Assembled from live indielist data on 2026-06-06. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 142 horror indie games on Steam, holding 7,762,561 reviews at an average of 90% 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 Wallpaper Engine with 914,881 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Wallpaper Engine · 914,881 reviews · 98% positive · 2018
2. Phasmophobia · 676,875 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
3. The Forest · 570,988 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
4. Lethal Company · 409,614 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
5. Don't Starve Together · 367,165 reviews · 95% positive · 2016
6. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth · 357,988 reviews · 97% positive · 2014
7. Subnautica · 331,738 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
8. People Playground · 293,143 reviews · 98% positive · 2019
9. Undertale · 291,647 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
10. Stray · 153,072 reviews · 97% positive · 2022
11. Darkest Dungeon® · 138,477 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
12. Black Mesa · 132,752 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
13. Inscryption · 131,971 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
14. Escape the Backrooms · 117,078 reviews · 90% positive · 2025
15. Buckshot Roulette · 104,508 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
16. The Isle · 104,281 reviews · 80% positive · 2015
17. Outlast · 101,554 reviews · 96% positive · 2013
18. Subnautica: Below Zero · 97,547 reviews · 90% positive · 2021
19. Don't Starve · 96,212 reviews · 97% positive · 2013
20. Firewatch · 91,732 reviews · 91% positive · 2016

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 modeled estimates, not official sales data.

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