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The best horror indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 209 horror indie games on Steam, holding 8,435,888 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 951,931 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Wallpaper Engine · 951,931 reviews · 98% positive · 2018
  2. Phasmophobia · 685,954 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  3. The Forest · 583,870 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  4. Lethal Company · 411,982 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  5. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth · 393,010 reviews · 97% positive · 2014
  6. Don't Starve Together · 377,538 reviews · 95% positive · 2016
  7. Subnautica · 343,137 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
  8. Undertale · 311,804 reviews · 97% positive · 2015
  9. People Playground · 301,659 reviews · 97% positive · 2019
  10. Stray · 158,661 reviews · 97% positive · 2022
  11. Darkest Dungeon® · 141,589 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  12. Escape the Backrooms · 139,737 reviews · 90% positive · 2025
  13. Inscryption · 135,789 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  14. Black Mesa · 135,261 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
  15. MiSide · 122,815 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  16. The Isle · 113,444 reviews · 80% positive · 2015
  17. Buckshot Roulette · 111,526 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  18. Outlast · 105,281 reviews · 96% positive · 2013
  19. Subnautica: Below Zero · 99,708 reviews · 90% positive · 2021
  20. Don't Starve · 97,202 reviews · 97% positive · 2013

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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