The best villain protagonist indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-09-07. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 14 villain protagonist indie games on Steam, holding 176,469 reviews at an average of 88% 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 57,582 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Skul: The Hero Slayer · 57,582 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
2. CARRION · 33,152 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
3. Hatred · 29,806 reviews · 84% positive · 2015
4. Untitled Goose Game · 22,757 reviews · 96% positive · 2020
5. Luck be a Landlord · 10,206 reviews · 93% positive · 2023
6. Pumpkin Jack · 7,389 reviews · 91% positive · 2020
7. Iratus: Lord of the Dead · 7,201 reviews · 86% positive · 2020
8. Zombie Night Terror · 3,350 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
9. Pizza Possum · 1,798 reviews · 93% positive · 2023
10. Infectonator 3: Apocalypse · 1,247 reviews · 83% positive · 2018
11. None Shall Intrude · 931 reviews · 73% positive · 2025
12. Rain on Your Parade · 727 reviews · 96% positive · 2021
13. Crypto Miner Tycoon Simulator · 323 reviews · 83% positive · 2022
14. Poker Legends: Texas Hold'em Poker Tournaments · 0 reviews · 76% 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 estimates, not official sales data.

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