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The best noir 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 23 noir indie games on Steam, holding 319,427 reviews at an average of 92% 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 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut with 116,394 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

  1. Disco Elysium - The Final Cut · 116,394 reviews · 93% positive · 2019
  2. Katana ZERO · 65,934 reviews · 98% positive · 2019
  3. Return of the Obra Dinn · 34,743 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
  4. Skullgirls 2nd Encore · 29,148 reviews · 88% positive · 2013
  5. Shadows of Doubt · 14,445 reviews · 82% positive · 2024
  6. The Roottrees are Dead · 9,035 reviews · 97% positive · 2025
  7. Tangle Tower · 6,421 reviews · 95% positive · 2019
  8. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami · 6,070 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
  9. Contrast · 4,527 reviews · 91% positive · 2013
  10. Class of '09: The Re-Up · 4,418 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
  11. This Bed We Made · 3,162 reviews · 91% positive · 2023
  12. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes · 3,161 reviews · 94% positive · 2024
  13. Peripeteia · 2,926 reviews · 86% positive · 2025
  14. Intravenous · 2,844 reviews · 90% positive · 2021
  15. Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping · 2,742 reviews · 97% positive · 2025
  16. NORCO · 2,714 reviews · 92% positive · 2022
  17. Fears to Fathom - Carson House · 2,684 reviews · 92% positive · 2023
  18. Menace from the Deep · 2,352 reviews · 84% positive · 2024
  19. Psycho Patrol R · 2,071 reviews · 88% positive · 2025
  20. Critters for Sale · 1,762 reviews · 94% positive · 2021

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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