The best villain protagonist indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-07-24. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 14 villain protagonist indie games on Steam, holding 163,322 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 50,641 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Skul: The Hero Slayer · 50,641 reviews · 93% positive · 2021
2. CARRION · 32,069 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
3. Hatred · 25,279 reviews · 84% positive · 2015
4. Untitled Goose Game · 22,361 reviews · 96% positive · 2020
5. Luck be a Landlord · 10,175 reviews · 93% positive · 2023
6. Pumpkin Jack · 7,307 reviews · 91% positive · 2020
7. Iratus: Lord of the Dead · 7,181 reviews · 86% positive · 2020
8. Zombie Night Terror · 3,331 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
9. Pizza Possum · 1,769 reviews · 93% positive · 2023
10. Infectonator 3: Apocalypse · 1,220 reviews · 84% positive · 2018
11. None Shall Intrude · 926 reviews · 74% positive · 2025
12. Rain on Your Parade · 724 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
13. Crypto Miner Tycoon Simulator · 339 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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