The best jump scare indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 7 jump scare indie games on Steam, holding 122,290 reviews at an average of 93% 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 Five Nights at Freddy's with 53,932 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Five Nights at Freddy's · 53,932 reviews · 94% positive · 2014
2. Five Nights at Freddy's 2 · 24,003 reviews · 94% positive · 2014
3. Five Nights at Freddy's 4 · 17,091 reviews · 93% positive · 2015
4. Five Nights at Freddy's 3 · 10,434 reviews · 90% positive · 2015
5. Slender: The Arrival · 7,944 reviews · 88% positive · 2013
6. Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 · 5,126 reviews · 95% positive · 2023
7. Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation · 3,760 reviews · 96% positive · 2017

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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