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The best horror 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 205 horror indie games on Steam, holding 8,487,335 reviews at an average of 90% 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 Wallpaper Engine with 932,953 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Wallpaper Engine · 932,953 reviews · 98% positive · 2018
  2. Phasmophobia · 680,386 reviews · 94% positive · 2020
  3. The Forest · 577,971 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
  4. Lethal Company · 410,693 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  5. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth · 393,010 reviews · 97% positive · 2014
  6. Don't Starve Together · 373,459 reviews · 95% positive · 2016
  7. Subnautica · 338,617 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
  8. Undertale · 331,919 reviews · 97% positive · 2015
  9. People Playground · 295,783 reviews · 98% positive · 2019
  10. Stray · 155,602 reviews · 97% positive · 2022
  11. Poppy Playtime · 140,634 reviews · 88% positive · 2021
  12. Darkest Dungeon® · 139,306 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
  13. Black Mesa · 133,917 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
  14. Inscryption · 133,769 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
  15. Escape the Backrooms · 130,040 reviews · 90% positive · 2025
  16. MiSide · 120,369 reviews · 98% positive · 2024
  17. Don't Starve · 113,208 reviews · 97% positive · 2013
  18. The Isle · 107,710 reviews · 80% positive · 2015
  19. Buckshot Roulette · 107,163 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  20. Outlast · 103,251 reviews · 96% positive · 2013

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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