Dark indie games

indielist tracks 135 indie dark games with the Steam user tag "Dark", together holding 3,776,355 reviews at an average of 89% positive. The most reviewed is Phasmophobia with 680,735 reviews.

Tagged titles

135

Total reviews on Steam

3,776,355

Avg positive %

89%

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Horror (35) Adventure (31) Action (28) Psychological Horror (27) Story Rich (27) First-Person (25) Puzzle (22) Difficult (15) Mystery (15) Gore (14)

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Phasmophobia

2020 · Action

680,735 reviews · 94% positive

HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerPsychological HorrorCo-op
T

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

2014 · Action

393,010 reviews · 97% positive

Action Roguelike Rogue-likeIndieReplay Value Difficult
U

Undertale

2015 · Indie

299,525 reviews · 97% positive

Great SoundtrackStory Rich Choices Matter Multiple Endings Pixel Graphics
I

Inscryption

2021 · Adventure

147,219 reviews · 97% positive

Card Battler Card Game Story Rich Deckbuilding Horror
D

Darkest Dungeon®

2016 · Indie

139,370 reviews · 92% positive

Turn-Based Combat Dark Fantasy Dungeon Crawler Rogue-like RPG
O

Outlast

2013 · Action

137,741 reviews · 96% positive

Horror First-Person Survival HorrorAtmosphericPsychological Horror
D

DELTARUNE

2025 · Indie

114,321 reviews · 98% positive

Story RichGreat SoundtrackPixel Graphics Funny RPG
B

Buckshot Roulette

2024 · Action

107,350 reviews · 95% positive

MultiplayerDark Gambling Horror First-Person
G

Grim Dawn

2016 · Action

90,618 reviews · 94% positive

Action RPG Hack and Slash Loot Isometric Dark Fantasy
I

INSIDE

2016 · Action

69,047 reviews · 97% positive

2.5D Puzzle-PlatformerAtmosphericDark Story Rich
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
T

The Binding of Isaac

2011 · Action

62,665 reviews · 95% positive

Action Roguelike Rogue-likeIndieReplay Value Difficult
L

Liar's Bar

2024 · Casual

55,947 reviews · 90% positive

MultiplayerCasual PvPCo-opOnline Co-Op
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
F

Five Nights at Freddy's

2014 · Indie

53,128 reviews · 94% positive

HorrorSingleplayerSurvival Horror Robots Psychological Horror
S

SOMA

2015 · Action

52,105 reviews · 96% positive

Horror Psychological HorrorAtmosphericDark Story Rich
W

What Remains of Edith Finch

2017 · Adventure

46,359 reviews · 96% positive

Story RichAtmosphericWalking Simulator First-Person Mystery
E

ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights

2021 · Action

42,590 reviews · 94% positive

Metroidvania Female Protagonist Souls-like Dark FantasySingleplayer
L

LIMBO

2011 · Action

40,239 reviews · 92% positive

Puzzle-PlatformerIndiePuzzle Platformer Dark
P

Poppy Playtime

2021 · Action

38,370 reviews · 88% positive

HorrorFree to PlaySingleplayerPuzzle First-Person
A

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

2010 · Action

35,529 reviews · 95% positive

Horror Gore Psychological Horror Survival HorrorAtmospheric
M

Mouthwashing

2024 · Adventure

33,709 reviews · 95% positive

Psychological Horror Story Rich HorrorAtmosphericRetro
H

Halls of Torment

2024 · Action

30,569 reviews · 95% positive

Action Roguelike Rogue-lite Bullet Hell Pixel Graphics Action RPG
T

The Room

2014 · Adventure

30,194 reviews · 98% positive

Puzzle Mystery Point & ClickAtmosphericSingleplayer
S

Sifu

2023 · Action

28,086 reviews · 92% positive

Action Martial Arts Beat 'em up Difficult Third Person
B

Bendy and the Ink Machine

2017 · Action

25,658 reviews · 89% positive

Horror First-PersonSingleplayerPuzzle Cartoony
H

Hatred

2015 · Action

25,324 reviews · 84% positive

Gore Violent Action DarkMature
S

Sally Face - Episode One

2016 · Adventure

25,265 reviews · 97% positive

Story Rich Psychological HorrorIndieHorror Dark
F

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

2014 · Indie

23,645 reviews · 94% positive

HorrorSingleplayerSurvival Horror Robots Psychological Horror
B

Beholder

2016 · Adventure

22,948 reviews · 92% positive

Dystopian Choices Matter Political Sim Strategy Dark
S

Salt and Sanctuary

2016 · Action

21,764 reviews · 89% positive

Souls-like Metroidvania Dark Fantasy2DDifficult
T

The Room Two

2016 · Adventure

21,602 reviews · 98% positive

Puzzle Mystery Point & ClickAtmosphericHidden Object
F

Fran Bow

2015 · Adventure

20,316 reviews · 97% positive

Psychological Horror Story Rich Point & Click Puzzle Horror
T

The Beginner's Guide

2015 · Adventure

19,654 reviews · 88% positive

Story Rich Walking Simulator NarrationIndieAtmospheric
W

Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr

2018 · Action

19,451 reviews · 76% positive

Warhammer 40KAction RPG RPG Hack and Slash Action
D

Demonologist

2023 · Action

18,671 reviews · 85% positive

HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-op
T

The Last Campfire

2021 · Adventure

17,050 reviews · 98% positive

Puzzle AdventureSingleplayerCuteIndie
S

Surgeon Simulator

2013 · Action

16,875 reviews · 82% positive

Simulation Funny Physics ComedyMedical Sim
C

Choo-Choo Charles

2022 · Action

15,827 reviews · 91% positive

Survival Horror Horror Open World First-PersonSingleplayer
F

Five Nights at Freddy's 4

2015 · Action

15,292 reviews · 93% positive

Horror Survival HorrorSingleplayerFirst-Person Robots
I

IXION

2022 · Indie

15,015 reviews · 79% positive

Space City Builder Strategy Survival Resource Management
E

Eastward

2021 · Action

14,379 reviews · 84% positive

Pixel Graphics Story Rich AdventureSingleplayerAction RPG
W

We Were Here Together

2019 · Adventure

14,360 reviews · 82% positive

PuzzleOnline Co-OpCo-op Campaign Story Rich Escape Room
S

Scorn

2022 · Action

14,255 reviews · 77% positive

Gore HorrorAtmosphericPuzzleSexual Content
L

Little Misfortune

2019 · Adventure

14,013 reviews · 92% positive

Psychological Horror Point & ClickIndieStory Rich Choices Matter
L

LISA: The Painful

2014 · Adventure

13,090 reviews · 95% positive

Dark Humor RPG Story Rich Psychological Horror Post-apocalyptic
T

The Room Three

2018 · Adventure

12,864 reviews · 95% positive

Puzzle Mystery Adventure Point & ClickIndie
Y

Yet Another Zombie Survivors

2023 · Action

12,358 reviews · 91% positive

Early AccessAction Roguelike Bullet HellIndieArcade
N

No More Room in Hell 2

2024 · Action

11,401 reviews · 49% positive

Early AccessZombiesMultiplayerOnline Co-OpCo-op
F

Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location

2016 · Action

11,387 reviews · 90% positive

Horror Survival HorrorSingleplayerRobots First-Person
W

We Happy Few

2018 · Action

11,179 reviews · 77% positive

Adventure Open World Action Survival Dystopian
C

Cultist Simulator

2018 · Indie

10,626 reviews · 80% positive

Simulation Choices Matter Strategy Dark Fantasy Dark
P

PANICORE

2024 · Action

10,606 reviews · 79% positive

HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerPsychological Horror First-Person
G

Granny

2018 · Adventure

10,371 reviews · 94% positive

Horror Survival HorrorMultiplayerFirst-PersonSingleplayer
F

Five Nights at Freddy's 3

2015 · Action

10,290 reviews · 90% positive

HorrorSingleplayerSurvival Horror Robots First-Person
K

Kingdom Rush 5: Alliance TD

2024 · Indie

10,193 reviews · 88% positive

Strategy Tower Defense2DCartoon Cartoony
F

Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit

2024 · Action

10,091 reviews · 96% positive

Horror Pixel Graphics Adventure2DSingleplayer
I

Iron Lung

2022 · Adventure

10,023 reviews · 92% positive

HorrorAtmosphericPsychological HorrorSubmarineUnderwater
P

Pathologic 2

2019 · Adventure

9,478 reviews · 92% positive

Story RichAtmosphericChoices Matter RPG Difficult
L

Little Inferno

2012 · Adventure

9,081 reviews · 95% positive

CasualIndiePuzzleSingleplayerSatire
W

We Were Here Too

2018 · Adventure

8,917 reviews · 78% positive

Online Co-OpEscape Room PuzzleCo-opHorror
V

Visage

2020 · Action

8,680 reviews · 84% positive

Horror Psychological Horror Survival Horror DarkMultiplayer
T

The Headliners

2025 · Action

8,393 reviews · 86% positive

Online Co-OpHorrorCo-opFunny Action
F

FAITH: The Unholy Trinity

2022 · Adventure

7,919 reviews · 95% positive

Horror Pixel Graphics Psychological HorrorIndieRetro
S

Slender: The Arrival

2013 · Action

7,879 reviews · 88% positive

Horror Survival Horror First-PersonMultiplayerIndie
C

CULTIC

2022 · Action

7,827 reviews · 97% positive

Boomer Shooter FPS Old School Shooter Action
G

Gloomwood

2022 · Action

7,370 reviews · 95% positive

Early AccessImmersive Sim Stealth Survival Horror FPS
O

OPERATOR

2023 · Action

7,337 reviews · 86% positive

Early AccessRealistic Action Shooter Simulation
J

Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel

2025 · Action

7,198 reviews · 82% positive

IndieAction Roguelike Rogue-lite Bullet Hell Action
I

Iratus: Lord of the Dead

2020 · Indie

7,181 reviews · 86% positive

RPG StrategyIndieTurn-Based Combat Rogue-like
T

The Mortuary Assistant

2022 · Adventure

7,180 reviews · 92% positive

Horror Supernatural Demons MysteryAtmospheric
T

THE LONGING

2020 · Adventure

6,922 reviews · 92% positive

Point & Click Walking Simulator Choose Your Own Adventure Idler2D
B

Beholder 2

2018 · Adventure

6,787 reviews · 87% positive

Dystopian Strategy Choices Matter Political Sim Simulation
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
A

Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition

2014 · Action

6,266 reviews · 89% positive

HorrorIndieAdventureAtmosphericFirst-Person
T

Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos

2026 · Action

6,202 reviews · 68% positive

Early AccessAction Roguelike Bullet Hell Hack and Slash Action RPG
M

Mad Father

2016 · Adventure

6,112 reviews · 97% positive

RPGMaker Horror Psychological Horror Anime Pixel Graphics
B

Blood West

2023 · Action

6,042 reviews · 90% positive

FPS Open WorldWesternStealth RPG
K

Kindergarten 2

2019 · Adventure

5,568 reviews · 98% positive

Adventure Pixel Graphics Gore FunnyIndie
B

Beholder: Conductor

2025 · Adventure

4,703 reviews · 91% positive

Dystopian Choices MatterSingleplayerIndieStory Rich
T

Tattletail

2016 · Action

4,604 reviews · 95% positive

Horror First-Person Survival HorrorSingleplayer1990's
T

The Last Faith

2023 · Action

4,581 reviews · 84% positive

Metroidvania Souls-like Pixel Graphics Violent Dark Fantasy
G

GRIME

2021 · Action

4,576 reviews · 85% positive

Metroidvania Souls-like Platformer Dark Fantasy Difficult
D

DreadOut

2014 · Adventure

4,495 reviews · 77% positive

HorrorIndieAdventure Female Protagonist Third Person
O

Othercide

2020 · Indie

4,474 reviews · 82% positive

StrategyIndieTurn-Based Tactics Female Protagonist Turn-Based Combat
M

Metal Garden

2025 · Action

4,150 reviews · 97% positive

FPSAtmosphericSci-fiSingleplayerMystery
P

Penumbra Overture

2009 · Action

3,760 reviews · 90% positive

Horror Adventure First-PersonIndieSurvival Horror
T

The Rise of the Golden Idol

2024 · Adventure

3,725 reviews · 93% positive

Mystery Investigation DetectiveConspiracyAdventure
M

Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

2025 · Action

3,661 reviews · 76% positive

Violent Action RPG RPG Souls-like Dark Fantasy
W

Welcome to the Game II

2018 · Indie

3,497 reviews · 84% positive

Horror Hacking Strategy Psychological Horror Simulation
T

The Cabin Factory

2024 · Adventure

3,381 reviews · 91% positive

Horror Psychological Horror Walking Simulator Choices Matter Immersive Sim
T

The End Is Nigh

2017 · Action

3,267 reviews · 94% positive

Precision Platformer PlatformerIndieDifficultGreat Soundtrack
C

Crying Suns

2019 · Indie

3,140 reviews · 86% positive

Strategy SpaceIndiePixel Graphics Rogue-lite
M

MADiSON

2022 · Action

2,971 reviews · 87% positive

Horror Psychological Horror Dark Survival Horror First-Person
T

The Sexy Brutale

2017 · Adventure

2,871 reviews · 92% positive

Puzzle Mystery Adventure Time ManipulationIndie
E

Endling - Extinction is Forever

2022 · Adventure

2,828 reviews · 95% positive

Emotional AdventureAtmosphericIndieSurvival
B

Bleak Faith: Forsaken

2023 · Action

2,788 reviews · 75% positive

Action Souls-like Adventure RPG Action RPG
N

NORCO

2022 · Adventure

2,725 reviews · 92% positive

Point & ClickAtmosphericStory Rich Pixel Graphics Mystery
G

Gatekeeper

2025 · Action

2,683 reviews · 84% positive

Early AccessOnline Co-OpAction Roguelike Bullet Hell Aliens
G

GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath

2020 · Action

2,675 reviews · 89% positive

Tower Defense Difficult RTS Strategy2D
C

Conquest Dark

2025 · Action

2,496 reviews · 90% positive

Action Action RPG Action Roguelike Rogue-lite RPG
M

Menace from the Deep

2024 · Adventure

2,352 reviews · 84% positive

Roguelike Deckbuilder Lovecraftian Deckbuilding Rogue-like Card Battler
A

Arco

2024 · Action

2,124 reviews · 96% positive

RPG Turn-Based Strategy Action-Adventure Story Rich Turn-Based Combat
N

Nine-Ball Roulette

2025 · RPG

2,084 reviews · 88% positive

MultiplayerPoolDark Horror Simulation
B

Brutal Orchestra

2021 · Action

2,073 reviews · 98% positive

Strategy RPG Rogue-lite Rogue-like Perma Death
D

Dollmare

2024 · Adventure

1,998 reviews · 94% positive

Simulation Horror3DPsychological Horror First-Person
G

Granny: Chapter Two

2019 · Adventure

1,979 reviews · 95% positive

AdventureIndieHorror Violent Gore
C

Children of the Sun

2024 · Action

1,969 reviews · 93% positive

Action Strategy Arcade Shooter Real Time Tactics
P

Psalm 5:9-13

2024 · Indie

1,799 reviews · 84% positive

Psychological Horror HorrorIndieExploration Mystery
D

Dreamcore

2025 · Adventure

1,751 reviews · 89% positive

Exploration Walking Simulator Psychological Horror3DNonlinear
W

Welcome to Kowloon

2023 · Adventure

1,744 reviews · 81% positive

HorrorAtmosphericPsychological Horror Adventure Walking Simulator
R

Rusted Moss

2023 · Action

1,663 reviews · 89% positive

Platformer Pixel Graphics Action Story Rich Adventure
S

Sorry We're Closed

2024 · Action

1,610 reviews · 98% positive

LGBTQ+Female Protagonist Survival Horror Psychological Horror Retro
C

Children of Silentown

2023 · Adventure

1,546 reviews · 87% positive

AtmosphericAdventure Point & Click Puzzle Story Rich
A

Amanda the Adventurer 2

2024 · Adventure

1,417 reviews · 83% positive

Adventure Interactive Fiction Puzzle Point & Click Horror
D

Dark Deception

2018 · Action

1,327 reviews · 88% positive

HorrorFree to PlayMultiplayerSingleplayerFirst-Person
G

Grunn

2024 · Adventure

1,297 reviews · 96% positive

Horror Multiple Endings Choices Matter Simulation Farming Sim
S

Scrutinized

2020 · Indie

1,293 reviews · 89% positive

Simulation Horror Detective Survival Hacking
G

Granny 3

2021 · Adventure

1,236 reviews · 91% positive

Adventure Horror Puzzle First-Person Action
T

The Other Side

2025 · Action

1,091 reviews · 94% positive

Action Action-Adventure FPS3DFirst-Person
S

SILENT BREATH

2024 · Adventure

1,077 reviews · 68% positive

Horror Psychological Horror Thriller 1990's Realistic
G

Ghost Song

2022 · Action

985 reviews · 83% positive

Metroidvania Sci-fi2DActionAtmospheric
G

Ghost Janitors

2025 · Action

847 reviews · 86% positive

HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerPsychological HorrorEarly Access
A

A Mortician's Tale

2017 · Casual

764 reviews · 72% positive

CasualIndieFemale Protagonist ShortSingleplayer
L

Liminalcore

2024 · Adventure

737 reviews · 83% positive

Walking Simulator Psychological HorrorAtmosphericAdventure Exploration
R

REVEIL

2024 · Adventure

728 reviews · 87% positive

AdventureIndieHorror Walking Simulator First-Person
H

Hellslave

2022 · Adventure

682 reviews · 85% positive

RPG Dungeon Crawler Dark Fantasy Turn-Based Combat Hand-drawn
F

Farewell North

2024 · Adventure

550 reviews · 95% positive

AdventureAtmosphericStory Rich Dog Exploration
S

Studio System : Guardian Angel

2025 · Action

524 reviews · 94% positive

Shooter3DAction Horror Cute
M

MEMOLITH: Forsaken by Light

2026 · Indie

209 reviews · 77% positive

Early AccessTactical RPG Strategy RPG Turn-Based Strategy Pixel Graphics
H

Higurashi When They Cry Hou+

2023 · Adventure

161 reviews · 86% positive

Adventure Visual Novel Anime PsychologicalSingleplayer
C

Chrono Sword

2024 · Action

0 reviews · 76% positive

Action Souls-like Dark Fantasy Dark Fantasy

Frequently asked questions

What are the best dark indie games?: By Steam review count, indielist ranks 135 tracked dark indie games led by Phasmophobia (680,735 reviews).
How is the dark 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.