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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 2026-07-24. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 75 walking simulator indie games on Steam, holding 1,296,798 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 Long Dark with 110,972 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. The Long Dark · 110,972 reviews · 89% positive · 2017
  2. The Isle · 107,710 reviews · 80% positive · 2015
  3. Outlast · 103,251 reviews · 96% positive · 2013
  4. Firewatch · 93,069 reviews · 91% positive · 2016
  5. GRIS · 83,290 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  6. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice · 66,550 reviews · 90% positive · 2017
  7. SOMA · 52,031 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
  8. What Remains of Edith Finch · 46,288 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
  9. The Stanley Parable · 40,164 reviews · 92% positive · 2013
  10. Journey · 38,120 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  11. Mouthwashing · 37,868 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  12. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe · 35,557 reviews · 94% positive · 2022
  13. Amnesia: The Dark Descent · 35,529 reviews · 95% positive · 2010
  14. Return of the Obra Dinn · 34,743 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
  15. Crime Scene Cleaner · 31,659 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  16. ABZU · 21,892 reviews · 93% positive · 2016
  17. The Witness · 21,100 reviews · 84% positive · 2016
  18. Before Your Eyes · 20,861 reviews · 98% positive · 2021
  19. The Beginner's Guide · 19,643 reviews · 88% positive · 2015
  20. A Short Hike · 18,996 reviews · 99% positive · 2019

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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