The best horror indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Assembled from live indielist data on 2026-06-06. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 143 horror indie games on Steam, holding 7,740,430 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 915,147 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are modeled estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Wallpaper Engine · 915,147 reviews · 98% positive · 2018
2. Phasmophobia · 676,967 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
3. The Forest · 571,186 reviews · 96% positive · 2018
4. Lethal Company · 409,659 reviews · 97% positive · 2023
5. Don't Starve Together · 367,214 reviews · 95% positive · 2016
6. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth · 358,090 reviews · 97% positive · 2014
7. Subnautica · 332,025 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
8. People Playground · 293,233 reviews · 98% positive · 2019
9. Undertale · 291,708 reviews · 96% positive · 2015
10. Stray · 153,144 reviews · 97% positive · 2022
11. Darkest Dungeon® · 138,483 reviews · 92% positive · 2016
12. Black Mesa · 132,766 reviews · 95% positive · 2020
13. Inscryption · 131,989 reviews · 97% positive · 2021
14. Escape the Backrooms · 117,480 reviews · 90% positive · 2025
15. Buckshot Roulette · 104,564 reviews · 95% positive · 2024
16. The Isle · 104,340 reviews · 80% positive · 2015
17. Outlast · 101,617 reviews · 96% positive · 2013
18. Subnautica: Below Zero · 97,599 reviews · 90% positive · 2021
19. Don't Starve · 96,213 reviews · 97% positive · 2013
20. Firewatch · 91,738 reviews · 91% positive · 2016

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 modeled estimates, not official sales data.

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