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The best walking simulator indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 79 walking simulator indie games on Steam, holding 1,317,773 reviews at an average of 89% 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 The Isle with 120,070 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. The Isle · 120,070 reviews · 80% positive · 2015
  2. The Long Dark · 111,621 reviews · 89% positive · 2017
  3. Outlast · 104,099 reviews · 96% positive · 2013
  4. Firewatch · 93,636 reviews · 91% positive · 2016
  5. GRIS · 83,804 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  6. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice · 66,729 reviews · 90% positive · 2017
  7. SOMA · 52,758 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
  8. What Remains of Edith Finch · 52,731 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  9. The Stanley Parable · 40,268 reviews · 92% positive · 2013
  10. Mouthwashing · 38,625 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  11. Journey · 38,492 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  12. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe · 36,104 reviews · 94% positive · 2022
  13. Return of the Obra Dinn · 35,143 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
  14. Crime Scene Cleaner · 31,659 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  15. Viscera Cleanup Detail · 23,740 reviews · 92% positive · 2015
  16. A Short Hike · 22,650 reviews · 99% positive · 2019
  17. ABZU · 21,982 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
  18. Before Your Eyes · 21,189 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
  19. Amnesia: The Dark Descent · 20,374 reviews · 95% positive · 2010
  20. The Beginner's Guide · 19,871 reviews · 88% positive · 2015

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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