Survival Horror indie games
indielist tracks 86 indie survival horror games with the Steam user tag "Survival Horror", together holding 3,988,387 reviews at an average of 88% positive. The most reviewed is The Forest with 572,721 reviews.
Tagged titles
86
Total reviews on Steam
3,988,387
Avg positive %
88%
Live data report
Open the live data report for the best survival horror indie games, ranked from the same catalog with methodology, review counts, and white-box sales estimate links.
Open Survival Horror data reportRelated tags
Horror (43) Adventure (40) Action (39) First-Person (33) Survival (29) Psychological Horror (26) Open World (22) Dark (21) Exploration (19) Story Rich (18)
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Lethal Company
2023 · Action
409,844 reviews · 97% positive
Online Co-OpHorrorFirst-PersonCo-opSurvival Horror
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Don't Starve Together
2016 · Action
367,451 reviews · 95% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerCo-opOpen World
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Project Zomboid
2013 · Indie
344,037 reviews · 94% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen WorldMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Escape the Backrooms
2025 · Action
119,438 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-op
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The Long Dark
2017 · Adventure
110,303 reviews · 89% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldExplorationAtmospheric
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Outlast
2013 · Action
101,950 reviews · 96% positive
HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPsychological Horror
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Subnautica: Below Zero
2021 · Adventure
97,825 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalUnderwaterSingleplayerOpen World
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Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
2017 · Action
74,162 reviews · 82% positive
Psychological HorrorDifficultSingleplayerPhysicsPhilosophical
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DEVOUR
2021 · Indie
68,104 reviews · 91% positive
HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerSurvival HorrorSexual Content
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
2021 · Action
64,417 reviews · 86% positive
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsMultiple Endings
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Five Nights at Freddy's
2014 · Indie
52,724 reviews · 94% positive
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsPsychological Horror
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Little Nightmares
2017 · Adventure
51,716 reviews · 95% positive
HorrorAtmosphericAdventureSingleplayerPuzzle-Platformer
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SOMA
2015 · Action
45,371 reviews · 96% positive
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericDarkStory Rich
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Poppy Playtime
2021 · Action
38,280 reviews · 88% positive
HorrorFree to PlaySingleplayerPuzzleFirst-Person
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
2017 · Action
35,297 reviews · 89% positive
HorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayerPuzzleCartoony
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Dead Island Definitive Edition
2016 · Action
27,673 reviews · 82% positive
ZombiesOpen WorldCo-opMultiplayerSurvival
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Aseprite
2016 · Animation & Modeling
25,944 reviews · 99% positive
Pixel GraphicsDesign & IllustrationAnimation & ModelingSoftwareGame Development
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2014 · Indie
25,740 reviews · 94% positive
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsPsychological Horror
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Darkwood
2017 · Action
24,325 reviews · 95% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorTop-DownAtmosphericSurvival
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Demonologist
2023 · Action
23,744 reviews · 85% positive
HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-op
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
2023 · Action
22,781 reviews · 66% positive
HorrorMultiplayerSurvival HorrorGoreTeam-Based
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No More Room in Hell 2
2024 · Action
21,032 reviews · 49% positive
Early AccessZombiesMultiplayerOnline Co-OpCo-op
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Changed
2018 · Adventure
18,288 reviews · 86% positive
CuteDifficultSexual ContentPsychological HorrorPuzzle
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Choo-Choo Charles
2022 · Action
17,154 reviews · 91% positive
Survival HorrorHorrorOpen WorldFirst-PersonSingleplayer
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
2015 · Action
16,654 reviews · 93% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorSingleplayerFirst-PersonRobots
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Chernobylite Complete Edition
2021 · Action
15,351 reviews · 82% positive
Post-apocalypticSurvivalHorrorRPGSingleplayer
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Bendy and the Dark Revival
2022 · Action
15,014 reviews · 93% positive
HorrorActionSingleplayerFirst-PersonSurvival Horror
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ZERO Sievert
2024 · Action
14,917 reviews · 85% positive
Extraction ShooterSurvivalPost-apocalypticLooter ShooterTop-Down
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Mist Survival
2018 · Action
14,138 reviews · 76% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldSingleplayer
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HumanitZ
2026 · Action
13,056 reviews · 75% positive
Early AccessSurvivalZombiesOpen WorldMultiplayer
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
2019 · Action
12,991 reviews · 96% positive
HorrorVRSingleplayerRobotsSurvival Horror
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Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
2016 · Action
12,790 reviews · 71% positive
ZombiesCo-opMultiplayerOpen WorldGore
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
2016 · Action
12,514 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorSingleplayerRobotsFirst-Person
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Pathologic 2
2019 · Adventure
12,029 reviews · 92% positive
Story RichAtmosphericChoices MatterRPGDifficult
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Five Nights at Freddy's 3
2015 · Action
11,167 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsFirst-Person
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
2024 · Action
10,812 reviews · 96% positive
HorrorPixel GraphicsAdventure2DSingleplayer
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Granny
2018 · Adventure
10,216 reviews · 94% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorMultiplayerFirst-PersonSingleplayer
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WORLD OF HORROR
2023 · Indie
9,773 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorLovecraftianPixel GraphicsSurvival HorrorPsychological Horror
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Slender: The Arrival
2013 · Action
9,277 reviews · 88% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonMultiplayerIndie
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Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
2014 · Action
8,201 reviews · 89% positive
HorrorIndieAdventureAtmosphericFirst-Person
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Gloomwood
2022 · Action
8,160 reviews · 95% positive
Early AccessImmersive SimStealthSurvival HorrorFPS
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Crow Country
2024 · Action
7,518 reviews · 98% positive
Survival HorrorExplorationFemale Protagonist1990'sThird-Person Shooter
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VTube Studio
2021 · Indie
6,984 reviews · 93% positive
IndieMatureAnimeAnimation & ModelingFree to Play
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ARK: Scorched Earth - Expansion Pack
2016 · Action
5,280 reviews · 79% positive
SurvivalAdventureDinosaursOpen WorldMassively Multiplayer
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2
2023 · Indie
5,247 reviews · 95% positive
VRHorrorSingleplayerRobotsSimulation
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Psychopomp GOLD
2024 · Action
5,045 reviews · 98% positive
Psychological HorrorSurrealAtmosphericFemale ProtagonistDungeon Crawler
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Dark Deception
2018 · Action
1,295 reviews · 89% positive
HorrorFree to PlayMultiplayerSingleplayerFirst-Person
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Backrooms: Extractions
2025 · Action
694 reviews · 73% positive
MultiplayerHorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorSurvival Horror
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the best survival horror indie games?
- By Steam review count, indielist ranks 86 tracked survival horror indie games led by The Forest (572,721 reviews).
- How is the survival horror list built?
- This page uses SteamSpy user tags from tracked games, then ranks matching public games by Steam review count. It is not hand-picked.