Survival Horror indie games
indielist tracks 81 indie survival horror games with the Steam user tag "Survival Horror", together holding 4,068,283 reviews at an average of 88% positive. The most reviewed is The Forest with 580,983 reviews.
Tagged titles
81
Total reviews on Steam
4,068,283
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 (42) Action (38) Adventure (37) First-Person (37) Psychological Horror (31) Survival (28) Dark (24) Exploration (23) Open World (18) Story Rich (18)
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Don't Starve Together
2016 · Action
542,814 reviews · 95% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerCo-opOpen World
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Lethal Company
2023 · Action
510,767 reviews · 97% positive
Online Co-OpHorrorFirst-PersonCo-opSurvival Horror
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Project Zomboid
2013 · Indie
363,573 reviews · 94% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen WorldMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
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Escape the Backrooms
2025 · Action
165,212 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-op
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Poppy Playtime
2021 · Action
142,188 reviews · 88% positive
HorrorFree to PlaySingleplayerPuzzleFirst-Person
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The Long Dark
2017 · Adventure
111,684 reviews · 89% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldExplorationAtmospheric
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Outlast
2013 · Action
104,234 reviews · 96% positive
HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPsychological Horror
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Subnautica: Below Zero
2021 · Adventure
99,331 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalUnderwaterSingleplayerOpen World
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DEVOUR
2021 · Indie
68,638 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerSurvival HorrorSexual Content
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
2021 · Action
65,327 reviews · 86% positive
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsMultiple Endings
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Five Nights at Freddy's
2014 · Indie
53,589 reviews · 94% positive
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsPsychological Horror
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SOMA
2015 · Action
52,838 reviews · 96% positive
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericDarkStory Rich
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
2017 · Action
26,194 reviews · 89% positive
HorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayerPuzzleCartoony
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2014 · Indie
23,849 reviews · 94% positive
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsPsychological Horror
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
2023 · Action
19,687 reviews · 66% positive
HorrorMultiplayerSurvival HorrorGoreTeam-Based
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Demonologist
2023 · Action
18,871 reviews · 85% positive
HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-op
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
2015 · Action
16,969 reviews · 93% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorSingleplayerFirst-PersonRobots
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No More Room in Hell 2
2026 · Action
16,456 reviews · 57% positive
Early AccessZombiesMultiplayerOnline Co-OpCo-op
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Choo-Choo Charles
2022 · Action
16,084 reviews · 91% positive
Survival HorrorHorrorOpen WorldFirst-PersonSingleplayer
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Changed
2018 · Adventure
16,047 reviews · 86% positive
CuteDifficultSexual ContentPsychological HorrorPuzzle
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ZERO Sievert
2024 · Action
14,350 reviews · 85% positive
Extraction ShooterSurvivalPost-apocalypticLooter ShooterTop-Down
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Mist Survival
2018 · Action
13,659 reviews · 76% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldSingleplayer
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Chernobylite Complete Edition
2021 · Action
12,548 reviews · 82% positive
Post-apocalypticSurvivalHorrorRPGSingleplayer
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
2016 · Action
11,494 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorSingleplayerRobotsFirst-Person
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Five Nights at Freddy's 3
2015 · Action
11,357 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsFirst-Person
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Granny
2018 · Adventure
10,876 reviews · 94% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorMultiplayerFirst-PersonSingleplayer
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
2024 · Action
10,155 reviews · 96% positive
HorrorPixel GraphicsAdventure2DSingleplayer
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Pathologic 2
2019 · Adventure
9,534 reviews · 92% positive
Story RichAtmosphericChoices MatterRPGDifficult
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WORLD OF HORROR
2023 · Indie
8,987 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorLovecraftianPixel GraphicsSurvival HorrorPsychological Horror
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Gloomwood
2022 · Action
8,408 reviews · 95% positive
Early AccessImmersive SimStealthSurvival HorrorFPS
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Crow Country
2024 · Action
8,286 reviews · 98% positive
Survival HorrorExplorationFemale Protagonist1990'sThird-Person Shooter
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Slender: The Arrival
2013 · Action
7,905 reviews · 88% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonMultiplayerIndie
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Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
2014 · Action
6,327 reviews · 89% positive
HorrorIndieAdventureAtmosphericFirst-Person
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2
2023 · Indie
5,088 reviews · 95% positive
VRHorrorSingleplayerRobotsSimulation
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Tattletail
2016 · Action
4,640 reviews · 95% positive
HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorSingleplayer1990's
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The Cabin Factory
2024 · Adventure
3,439 reviews · 91% positive
HorrorPsychological HorrorWalking SimulatorChoices MatterImmersive Sim
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Sorry We're Closed
2024 · Action
1,632 reviews · 98% positive
LGBTQ+Female ProtagonistSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorRetro
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Dark Deception
2018 · Action
1,356 reviews · 88% positive
HorrorFree to PlayMultiplayerSingleplayerFirst-Person
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The Scourge | Tai Ương
2026 · Adventure
1,189 reviews · 94% positive
Early AccessHorrorSingleplayerSupernaturalMultiple Endings
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Backrooms: Extractions
2025 · Action
685 reviews · 74% positive
MultiplayerHorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorSurvival Horror
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Urge
2021 · Action
497 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftAtmosphericSurvival HorrorBase-BuildingSandbox
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VTube Studio
2021 · Indie
107 reviews · 93% positive
IndieMatureAnimeAnimation & ModelingFree to Play
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best survival horror indie games?
- By Steam review count, indielist ranks 81 tracked survival horror indie games led by The Forest (580,983 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.