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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 2026-10-23. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 79 walking simulator indie games on Steam, holding 1,280,635 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 113,444 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. The Isle · 113,444 reviews · 80% positive · 2015
  2. The Long Dark · 112,347 reviews · 89% positive · 2017
  3. Outlast · 105,281 reviews · 96% positive · 2013
  4. Firewatch · 94,231 reviews · 91% positive · 2016
  5. GRIS · 84,253 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  6. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice · 66,979 reviews · 90% positive · 2017
  7. What Remains of Edith Finch · 47,521 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  8. SOMA · 47,207 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
  9. The Stanley Parable · 45,871 reviews · 92% positive · 2013
  10. Journey · 35,041 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  11. Mouthwashing · 34,654 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  12. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe · 34,502 reviews · 94% positive · 2022
  13. Return of the Obra Dinn · 32,723 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
  14. Crime Scene Cleaner · 31,659 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  15. ABZU · 22,077 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
  16. Before Your Eyes · 21,417 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
  17. Amnesia: The Dark Descent · 20,510 reviews · 95% positive · 2010
  18. The Beginner's Guide · 19,990 reviews · 88% positive · 2015
  19. A Short Hike · 19,458 reviews · 99% positive · 2019
  20. Viscera Cleanup Detail · 18,103 reviews · 92% 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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