The best villain protagonist indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 6 villain protagonist indie games on Steam, holding 138,359 reviews at an average of 91% 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 Skul: The Hero Slayer with 50,426 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Skul: The Hero Slayer · 50,426 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
2. CARRION · 28,491 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
3. Hatred · 24,616 reviews · 84% positive · 2015
4. Untitled Goose Game · 22,051 reviews · 96% positive · 2020
5. Luck be a Landlord · 11,450 reviews · 93% positive · 2023
6. Infectonator 3: Apocalypse · 1,325 reviews · 83% positive · 2018

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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