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The best horror 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 208 horror indie games on Steam, holding 8,630,880 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 942,910 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Wallpaper Engine · 942,910 reviews · 98% positive · 2018
  2. Phasmophobia · 683,416 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  3. The Forest · 681,741 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  4. Lethal Company · 411,377 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  5. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth · 393,010 reviews · 97% positive · 2014
  6. Subnautica · 379,589 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
  7. Don't Starve Together · 375,815 reviews · 95% positive · 2016
  8. Undertale · 305,883 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
  9. People Playground · 297,818 reviews · 98% positive · 2019
  10. Stray · 157,286 reviews · 97% positive · 2022
  11. Inscryption · 148,347 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  12. Darkest Dungeon® · 140,551 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  13. Escape the Backrooms · 136,373 reviews · 90% positive · 2025
  14. Black Mesa · 134,638 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
  15. MiSide · 121,725 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  16. The Isle · 120,070 reviews · 80% positive · 2015
  17. Don't Starve · 113,439 reviews · 97% positive · 2013
  18. Buckshot Roulette · 109,655 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  19. Outlast · 104,099 reviews · 96% positive · 2013
  20. Subnautica: Below Zero · 99,295 reviews · 90% positive · 2021

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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