Violent indie games

indielist tracks 107 indie violent games with the Steam user tag "Violent", together holding 2,457,108 reviews at an average of 87% positive. The most reviewed is People Playground with 315,712 reviews.

Tagged titles

107

Total reviews on Steam

2,457,108

Avg positive %

87%

Related tags

Action (42) Gore (39) Adventure (31) First-Person (24) Horror (19) FPS (16) Difficult (15) Shooter (15) Story Rich (15) Psychological Horror (13)

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People Playground

2019 · Action

315,712 reviews · 98% positive

Sandbox Gore Physics Blood Moddable
P

POSTAL 2

2012 · Action

136,237 reviews · 97% positive

Violent Dark Humor Open WorldMatureFirst-Person
H

Hotline Miami

2012 · Action

108,178 reviews · 97% positive

Great SoundtrackViolent ActionIndiePixel Graphics
L

Last Epoch

2024 · Action

106,440 reviews · 77% positive

Action RPG Loot Hack and Slash RPG Isometric
H

Hell Let Loose

2021 · Action

98,919 reviews · 82% positive

Shooter Realistic World War IIMultiplayerFPS
S

SCUM

2025 · Action

97,724 reviews · 74% positive

Survival Open World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen World Zombies
A

A Way Out

2020 · Action

77,278 reviews · 88% positive

Online Co-OpCo-opSplit Screen Story RichLocal Co-Op
H

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

2015 · Action

68,704 reviews · 94% positive

Great SoundtrackGore Pixel Graphics Violent Action
D

DEVOUR

2021 · Indie

68,443 reviews · 90% positive

HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerSurvival HorrorSexual Content
H

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

2017 · Action

66,550 reviews · 90% positive

AtmosphericPsychological Story Rich Female Protagonist Mythology
K

Katana ZERO

2019 · Action

65,952 reviews · 98% positive

Pixel Graphics ActionGreat SoundtrackStory Rich Platformer
B

Blade and Sorcery

2024 · Action

58,709 reviews · 97% positive

VR Swordplay Moddable Sandbox Gore
G

Graveyard Keeper

2018 · Adventure

54,540 reviews · 85% positive

Pixel Graphics Crafting RPG Simulation Sandbox
O

Outlast 2

2017 · Action

53,706 reviews · 91% positive

Horror Psychological Horror Survival Horror First-Person Gore
B

Blasphemous

2019 · Action

53,673 reviews · 90% positive

Metroidvania Pixel Graphics Souls-like Dark Fantasy Gore
S

SUPERHOT

2016 · Action

40,537 reviews · 92% positive

Action FPS Bullet Time Time ManipulationIndie
B

Bright Memory: Infinite

2021 · Action

39,805 reviews · 92% positive

Action Female ProtagonistSexual ContentFPSIndie
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嗜血印 Bloody Spell

2022 · Action

38,649 reviews · 89% positive

NuditySexual ContentFemale Protagonist Action RPG Hack and Slash
P

Pavlov

2024 · Action

37,833 reviews · 89% positive

VR Shooter ActionMultiplayerFPS
B

Bendy and the Ink Machine

2017 · Action

36,496 reviews · 89% positive

Horror First-PersonSingleplayerPuzzle Cartoony
B

BONEWORKS

2019 · Action

36,391 reviews · 92% positive

VR Physics Action Sandbox Shooter
R

Return of the Obra Dinn

2018 · Adventure

34,782 reviews · 97% positive

Detective Mystery Puzzle Story RichAtmospheric
P

Paint the Town Red

2021 · Action

32,366 reviews · 96% positive

Gore Blood Action ViolentMultiplayer
C

CARRION

2020 · Action

32,183 reviews · 94% positive

Villain Protagonist Pixel Graphics Gore Action Horror
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Wartales

2023 · Adventure

31,691 reviews · 86% positive

RPG Open World Turn-Based Strategy Party-Based RPG Medieval
C

Crime Scene Cleaner

2024 · Action

31,659 reviews · 98% positive

Simulation Crime GoreSingleplayerFirst-Person
S

Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun

2016 · Indie

30,755 reviews · 96% positive

Stealth Strategy Tactical Ninja Real Time Tactics
D

Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!

2021 · Casual

29,541 reviews · 97% positive

Psychological Horror Visual Novel Anime Dating SimSexual Content
H

Hatred

2015 · Action

25,324 reviews · 84% positive

Gore Violent Action DarkMature
B

Beholder

2016 · Adventure

22,948 reviews · 92% positive

Dystopian Choices Matter Political Sim Strategy Dark
W

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr

2018 · Action

19,451 reviews · 76% positive

Warhammer 40KAction RPG RPG Hack and Slash Action
T

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

2023 · Action

19,260 reviews · 66% positive

HorrorMultiplayerSurvival Horror Gore Team-Based
T

Trepang2

2023 · Action

18,950 reviews · 93% positive

ShooterSingleplayerFPS Gore Horror
T

The Ascent

2021 · Action

18,817 reviews · 74% positive

Top-Down Shooter Cyberpunk RPG ActionCo-op
S

Streets of Rogue

2019 · Action

17,154 reviews · 96% positive

Rogue-lite Action Roguelike Pixel GraphicsMultiplayerRPG
W

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

2023 · Action

15,534 reviews · 90% positive

Boomer Shooter FPSWarhammer 40KRetro Shooter
S

Serious Sam 4

2020 · Action

15,495 reviews · 83% positive

Action Gore FPSCo-opShooter
S

Scorn

2022 · Action

14,255 reviews · 77% positive

Gore HorrorAtmosphericPuzzleSexual Content
M

Mist Survival

2018 · Action

13,545 reviews · 76% positive

Survival Zombies Open World Survival Craft Open WorldSingleplayer
W

War of Rights

2018 · Action

13,324 reviews · 88% positive

Historical WarMultiplayerRealistic Action
E

Easy Red 2

2022 · Action

13,316 reviews · 90% positive

World War II ActionSingleplayerFPS Simulation
D

Door Kickers 2: Task Force North

2025 · Action

12,153 reviews · 96% positive

Tactical Top-Down Real-Time with Pause Real Time Tactics Military
F

Furi

2016 · Action

11,165 reviews · 90% positive

Bullet Hell Hack and Slash Difficult Shoot 'Em Up Beat 'em up
G

Granny

2018 · Adventure

10,952 reviews · 94% positive

Horror Survival HorrorMultiplayerFirst-PersonSingleplayer
T

The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante

2021 · Adventure

10,915 reviews · 89% positive

Choices Matter Story Rich RPG Interactive Fiction Choose Your Own Adventure
V

Visage

2020 · Action

10,860 reviews · 84% positive

Horror Psychological Horror Survival Horror DarkMultiplayer
R

Road Redemption

2017 · Action

10,817 reviews · 83% positive

Vehicular Combat Racing Beat 'em up ActionMotorbike
T

The Beast Inside

2019 · Action

10,452 reviews · 82% positive

Horror Adventure First-Person Survival Horror Action
L

Lunacid

2023 · Indie

10,207 reviews · 91% positive

Dungeon Crawler Dark Fantasy First-Person RPG Retro
K

Kindergarten

2017 · Adventure

10,118 reviews · 97% positive

Funny Gore Pixel GraphicsSingleplayerViolent
S

Severed Steel

2021 · Action

10,115 reviews · 95% positive

FPS Bullet Time Parkour Action Shooter
T

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

2020 · Action

10,054 reviews · 86% positive

VR Zombies Action Gore Horror
R

Raging Loop

2017 · Adventure

9,807 reviews · 96% positive

Visual Novel AdventureIndieMystery Psychological Horror
5

5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel

2020 · Indie

8,927 reviews · 97% positive

ChessTime Travel Time Manipulation Board Game Difficult
O

Onward

2025 · Action

8,619 reviews · 68% positive

VR Shooter FPS Military Realistic
T

The Headliners

2025 · Action

8,393 reviews · 86% positive

Online Co-OpHorrorCo-opFunny Action
T

Twelve Minutes

2021 · Adventure

8,035 reviews · 73% positive

IndieAdventure Mystery Puzzle Story Rich
F

FAITH: The Unholy Trinity

2022 · Adventure

7,919 reviews · 95% positive

Horror Pixel Graphics Psychological HorrorIndieRetro
C

CULTIC

2022 · Action

7,827 reviews · 97% positive

Boomer Shooter FPS Old School Shooter Action
C

Crow Country

2024 · Action

7,392 reviews · 98% positive

Survival Horror Exploration Female Protagonist 1990's Third-Person Shooter
I

Iratus: Lord of the Dead

2020 · Indie

7,181 reviews · 86% positive

RPG StrategyIndieTurn-Based Combat Rogue-like
B

Beholder 2

2018 · Adventure

6,787 reviews · 87% positive

Dystopian Strategy Choices Matter Political Sim Simulation
H

HARD BULLET

2020 · Action

6,488 reviews · 83% positive

VR Gore Action Simulation Sandbox
H

HROT

2023 · Action

6,473 reviews · 97% positive

Retro FPS Shooter Boomer ShooterIndie
B

Blair Witch

2019 · Adventure

6,367 reviews · 79% positive

Adventure Horror Psychological HorrorIndieFirst-Person
T

Turbo Overkill

2023 · Action

6,319 reviews · 94% positive

FPS Boomer Shooter Action Cyberpunk Shooter
G

Granny Simulator

2019 · Casual

6,118 reviews · 90% positive

MultiplayerFunny Simulation Violent Casual
M

Mad Father

2016 · Adventure

6,112 reviews · 97% positive

RPGMaker Horror Psychological Horror Anime Pixel Graphics
M

Mortal Sin

2025 · Action

5,861 reviews · 94% positive

First-Person Action Roguelike Dungeon Crawler RPG Hack and Slash
K

Kindergarten 2

2019 · Adventure

5,568 reviews · 98% positive

Adventure Pixel Graphics Gore FunnyIndie
I

Intravenous

2021 · Action

5,537 reviews · 90% positive

Stealth Tactical Difficult Assassin Top-Down Shooter
M

Mr.President!

2016 · Action

4,931 reviews · 83% positive

Memes Funny Realistic Politics Simulation
G

Ghost Exile

2022 · Action

4,614 reviews · 89% positive

HorrorOnline Co-OpCo-opMultiplayerPsychological Horror
T

The Last Faith

2023 · Action

4,581 reviews · 84% positive

Metroidvania Souls-like Pixel Graphics Violent Dark Fantasy
T

This Land Is My Land

2021 · Action

4,228 reviews · 68% positive

Survival Open World Survival Craft Stealth Open WorldWestern
C

Contractors

2018 · Action

4,048 reviews · 83% positive

VR Action Violent FPSIndie
S

Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice

2021 · Indie

3,942 reviews · 93% positive

Real Time Tactics Strategy Isometric Stealth Action
H

HOLE

2024 · Action

3,783 reviews · 94% positive

FPSExtraction ShooterIndieHorrorAtmospheric
Z

Zero Caliber VR

2023 · Action

3,775 reviews · 76% positive

MilitarySingleplayerCo-opVR Action
M

Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

2025 · Action

3,661 reviews · 76% positive

Violent Action RPG RPG Souls-like Dark Fantasy
A

Angels Fall First

2026 · Action

3,638 reviews · 82% positive

ActionIndieFPS Sci-fi Space
F

Forgive Me Father

2022 · Action

3,638 reviews · 84% positive

FPS Boomer Shooter Lovecraftian Action Shooter
W

Welcome to the Game II

2018 · Indie

3,497 reviews · 84% positive

Horror Hacking Strategy Psychological Horror Simulation
A

Anger Foot

2024 · Action

3,497 reviews · 93% positive

FPS Fast-Paced Arcade Boomer Shooter Action
M

MADiSON

2022 · Action

2,971 reviews · 87% positive

Horror Psychological Horror Dark Survival Horror First-Person
C

Charlie Murder

2017 · Action

2,903 reviews · 96% positive

Action Beat 'em upIndieRPG Adventure
S

STANDBOX

2023 · Action

2,809 reviews · 91% positive

Violent Sandbox Physics Gore Action
E

Enotria: The Last Song

2024 · Action

2,708 reviews · 69% positive

Souls-like RPG DifficultSingleplayerAtmospheric
H

Heat

2020 · Action

2,614 reviews · 49% positive

SurvivalWesternOpen WorldMultiplayerAmerica
T

The Citadel

2020 · Action

2,517 reviews · 93% positive

FPS Retro Gore Old SchoolIndie
C

Conquest Dark

2025 · Action

2,496 reviews · 90% positive

Action Action RPG Action Roguelike Rogue-lite RPG
M

Megaton Rainfall

2017 · Action

2,274 reviews · 72% positive

SuperheroDestruction Open World God Game VR
R

Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality

2017 · Adventure

2,244 reviews · 75% positive

Adventure VR SimulationIndieFunny
G

Granny: Chapter Two

2019 · Adventure

2,113 reviews · 95% positive

AdventureIndieHorror Violent Gore
M

Midnight Fight Express

2022 · Action

1,963 reviews · 89% positive

Action Beat 'em up Fighting3DIsometric
J

Jupiter Hell

2021 · Indie

1,780 reviews · 92% positive

Rogue-like Turn-Based Strategy Traditional Roguelike RPG
C

Critters for Sale

2021 · Action

1,762 reviews · 94% positive

Surreal Gore Visual Novel Psychedelic Psychological Horror
W

Welcome to Kowloon

2023 · Adventure

1,744 reviews · 81% positive

HorrorAtmosphericPsychological Horror Adventure Walking Simulator
S

Skin Deep

2025 · Action

1,638 reviews · 94% positive

Immersive Sim FPS Stealth Sci-fi Sandbox
M

Mecha Knights: Nightmare

2021 · Action

1,571 reviews · 92% positive

Mechs RobotsSingleplayerAction Military
B

BRUTALISTICK VR

2024 · Action

1,534 reviews · 95% positive

Gore Action VR Physics Sandbox
G

Granny 3

2021 · Adventure

1,232 reviews · 91% positive

Adventure Horror Puzzle First-Person Action
C

Close To The Sun

2020 · Adventure

860 reviews · 74% positive

AdventureIndieSteampunk Walking Simulator Female Protagonist
7

77p egg: Eggwife

2023 · Action

663 reviews · 90% positive

ActionIndieGore Violent Boomer Shooter
V

VALHALL: Harbinger

2020 · Action

354 reviews · 51% positive

Early AccessVikingsSurvival Open World Building
H

Higurashi When They Cry Hou+

2023 · Adventure

161 reviews · 86% positive

Adventure Visual Novel Anime PsychologicalSingleplayer
F

Firestone – Idle Clicker Online RPG

2024 · Casual

0 reviews · 77% positive

Idler Clicker RPGFree to PlayAction

Frequently asked questions

What are the best violent indie games?: By Steam review count, indielist ranks 107 tracked violent indie games led by People Playground (315,712 reviews).
How is the violent 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.