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The best dark indie games, ranked by reviews

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

indielist tracks 135 dark indie games on Steam, holding 3,847,447 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 Phasmophobia with 680,386 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Phasmophobia · 680,386 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  2. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth · 393,010 reviews · 97% positive · 2014
  3. Undertale · 331,919 reviews · 97% positive · 2015
  4. Poppy Playtime · 140,634 reviews · 88% positive · 2021
  5. Darkest Dungeon® · 139,306 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  6. Inscryption · 133,769 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  7. DELTARUNE · 114,321 reviews · 98% positive · 2025
  8. Buckshot Roulette · 107,163 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  9. Outlast · 103,251 reviews · 96% positive · 2013
  10. Grim Dawn · 90,618 reviews · 94% positive · 2016
  11. INSIDE · 75,132 reviews · 97% positive · 2016
  12. DEVOUR · 68,416 reviews · 91% positive · 2021
  13. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice · 66,550 reviews · 90% positive · 2017
  14. Outlast 2 · 53,671 reviews · 91% positive · 2017
  15. Five Nights at Freddy's · 53,111 reviews · 94% positive · 2014
  16. SOMA · 52,031 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
  17. The Binding of Isaac · 48,973 reviews · 95% positive · 2011
  18. Liar's Bar · 48,340 reviews · 90% positive · 2024
  19. What Remains of Edith Finch · 46,288 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  20. ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights · 42,570 reviews · 94% positive · 2021

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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