Horror indie games
indielist tracks 201 indie horror games with the Steam user tag "Horror", together holding 9,467,334 reviews at an average of 89% positive. The most reviewed is Wallpaper Engine with 917,727 reviews.
Tagged titles
201
Total reviews on Steam
9,467,334
Avg positive %
89%
Live data report
Open the live data report for the best horror indie games, ranked from the same catalog with methodology, review counts, and white-box sales estimate links.
Open Horror data reportRelated tags
Action (35) Adventure (33) First-Person (25) Psychological Horror (23) Dark (22) Story Rich (20) Exploration (17) Survival Horror (17) Survival (16) Gore (14)
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Phasmophobia
2020 · Action
677,490 reviews · 95% positive
HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerPsychological HorrorCo-op
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Lethal Company
2023 · Action
409,883 reviews · 97% positive
Online Co-OpHorrorFirst-PersonCo-opSurvival Horror
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Don't Starve Together
2016 · Action
367,610 reviews · 95% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerCo-opOpen World
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Undertale
2015 · Indie
292,325 reviews · 96% positive
Great SoundtrackStory RichChoices MatterMultiple EndingsPixel Graphics
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Escape the Backrooms
2025 · Action
119,760 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-op
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Buckshot Roulette
2024 · Action
104,873 reviews · 95% positive
MultiplayerDarkGamblingHorrorFirst-Person
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The Isle
2015 · Action
104,770 reviews · 80% positive
DinosaursSurvivalOpen WorldMultiplayerSimulation
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Outlast
2013 · Action
101,977 reviews · 96% positive
HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPsychological Horror
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Subnautica: Below Zero
2021 · Adventure
97,862 reviews · 90% positive
Open World Survival CraftSurvivalUnderwaterSingleplayerOpen World
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Firewatch
2016 · Adventure
91,796 reviews · 91% positive
AdventureAtmosphericStory RichWalking SimulatorMystery
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OMORI
2020 · Adventure
78,236 reviews · 97% positive
Psychological HorrorStory RichPixel GraphicsIndieGreat Soundtrack
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Fallout 76
2020 · RPG
77,087 reviews · 72% positive
Open WorldMultiplayerPost-apocalypticDark ComedyRPG
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Grounded
2022 · Action
74,237 reviews · 90% positive
SurvivalMultiplayerCo-opOpen World Survival CraftBase-Building
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Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
2017 · Action
74,168 reviews · 82% positive
Psychological HorrorDifficultSingleplayerPhysicsPhilosophical
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DEVOUR
2021 · Indie
68,110 reviews · 91% positive
HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerSurvival HorrorSexual Content
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
2017 · Action
66,203 reviews · 90% positive
AtmosphericPsychologicalStory RichFemale ProtagonistMythology
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
2021 · Action
64,422 reviews · 86% positive
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsMultiple Endings
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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
2020 · Action
57,706 reviews · 83% positive
SurvivalOpen WorldZombiesBase-BuildingMultiplayer
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Five Nights at Freddy's
2014 · Indie
52,730 reviews · 94% positive
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsPsychological Horror
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Little Nightmares
2017 · Adventure
51,720 reviews · 95% positive
HorrorAtmosphericAdventureSingleplayerPuzzle-Platformer
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The Long Drive
2019 · Action
48,845 reviews · 89% positive
DrivingOpen WorldMultiplayerSurvivalAutomobile Sim
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SOMA
2015 · Action
45,383 reviews · 96% positive
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericDarkStory Rich
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Poppy Playtime
2021 · Action
38,280 reviews · 88% positive
HorrorFree to PlaySingleplayerPuzzleFirst-Person
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Mouthwashing
2024 · Adventure
36,944 reviews · 95% positive
Psychological HorrorStory RichHorrorAtmosphericRetro
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
2017 · Action
35,307 reviews · 89% positive
HorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayerPuzzleCartoony
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
2022 · Adventure
34,976 reviews · 94% positive
Multiple EndingsComedyChoices MatterWalking SimulatorNarration
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Return of the Obra Dinn
2018 · Adventure
34,267 reviews · 97% positive
DetectiveMysteryPuzzleStory RichAtmospheric
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
2023 · Adventure
32,134 reviews · 97% positive
Visual NovelChoices MatterPsychological HorrorHorrorChoose Your Own Adventure
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The Room
2014 · Adventure
31,305 reviews · 98% positive
PuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickAtmosphericSingleplayer
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PICO PARK
2021 · Action
29,765 reviews · 91% positive
MultiplayerOnline Co-OpPuzzle-PlatformerCo-opLocal Co-Op
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Dead Island Definitive Edition
2016 · Action
27,682 reviews · 82% positive
ZombiesOpen WorldCo-opMultiplayerSurvival
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2014 · Indie
25,744 reviews · 94% positive
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsPsychological Horror
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Darkwood
2017 · Action
24,331 reviews · 95% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorTop-DownAtmosphericSurvival
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ANIMAL WELL
2024 · Action
24,020 reviews · 96% positive
MetroidvaniaExplorationPuzzlePixel GraphicsPuzzle-Platformer
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Demonologist
2023 · Action
23,749 reviews · 85% positive
HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-op
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Viscera Cleanup Detail
2015 · Indie
23,520 reviews · 92% positive
SimulationGoreMultiplayerCo-opFirst-Person
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
2023 · Action
22,780 reviews · 66% positive
HorrorMultiplayerSurvival HorrorGoreTeam-Based
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Fallout 3
2008 · RPG
22,018 reviews · 81% positive
Open WorldPost-apocalypticRPGSingleplayerExploration
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Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
2021 · Casual
21,657 reviews · 97% positive
Psychological HorrorVisual NovelPsychedelicPixel GraphicsStory Rich
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The Room Two
2016 · Adventure
21,457 reviews · 98% positive
PuzzleMysteryPoint & ClickAtmosphericHidden Object
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Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
2015 · Action
21,419 reviews · 80% positive
ActionOnline Co-OpCo-opDark FantasyFirst-Person
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No More Room in Hell 2
2024 · Action
21,032 reviews · 49% positive
Early AccessZombiesMultiplayerOnline Co-OpCo-op
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Nubby's Number Factory
2025 · Strategy
18,588 reviews · 97% positive
StrategyRogue-likeArcadeSurrealSingleplayer
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Changed
2018 · Adventure
18,290 reviews · 86% positive
CuteDifficultSexual ContentPsychological HorrorPuzzle
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We Were Here Together
2019 · Adventure
17,445 reviews · 82% positive
PuzzleOnline Co-OpCo-op CampaignStory RichEscape Room
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Choo-Choo Charles
2022 · Action
17,161 reviews · 91% positive
Survival HorrorHorrorOpen WorldFirst-PersonSingleplayer
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
2015 · Action
16,658 reviews · 93% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorSingleplayerFirst-PersonRobots
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The Past Within
2022 · Adventure
16,532 reviews · 95% positive
Co-opPuzzleOnline Co-OpMultiplayerEscape Room
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Chernobylite Complete Edition
2021 · Action
15,354 reviews · 82% positive
Post-apocalypticSurvivalHorrorRPGSingleplayer
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
2007 · Action
15,189 reviews · 94% positive
RPGVampireCult ClassicSingleplayerSupernatural
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Bendy and the Dark Revival
2022 · Action
15,018 reviews · 93% positive
HorrorActionSingleplayerFirst-PersonSurvival Horror
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Witchfire
2024 · Action
14,691 reviews · 92% positive
FPSExtraction ShooterRogue-liteDark FantasySouls-like
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Mist Survival
2018 · Action
14,139 reviews · 76% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldSingleplayer
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Little Misfortune
2019 · Adventure
13,762 reviews · 92% positive
Psychological HorrorPoint & ClickIndieStory RichChoices Matter
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Jump King
2019 · Action
13,211 reviews · 90% positive
Psychological HorrorDifficultPrecision PlatformerIndiePixel Graphics
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HumanitZ
2026 · Action
13,067 reviews · 75% positive
Early AccessSurvivalZombiesOpen WorldMultiplayer
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
2019 · Action
12,990 reviews · 96% positive
HorrorVRSingleplayerRobotsSurvival Horror
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Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
2016 · Action
12,791 reviews · 71% positive
ZombiesCo-opMultiplayerOpen WorldGore
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PANICORE
2024 · Action
12,685 reviews · 79% positive
HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerPsychological HorrorFirst-Person
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
2016 · Action
12,516 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorSingleplayerRobotsFirst-Person
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Five Nights at Freddy's 3
2015 · Action
11,165 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorSingleplayerSurvival HorrorRobotsFirst-Person
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We Were Here Too
2018 · Adventure
11,011 reviews · 79% positive
Online Co-OpEscape RoomPuzzleCo-opHorror
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Iron Lung
2022 · Adventure
10,815 reviews · 92% positive
HorrorAtmosphericPsychological HorrorSubmarineUnderwater
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
2024 · Action
10,814 reviews · 96% positive
HorrorPixel GraphicsAdventure2DSingleplayer
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Kindergarten
2017 · Adventure
10,276 reviews · 97% positive
FunnyGorePixel GraphicsSingleplayerViolent
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Granny
2018 · Adventure
10,238 reviews · 94% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorMultiplayerFirst-PersonSingleplayer
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The Medium
2021 · Adventure
10,010 reviews · 89% positive
AdventureHorrorFemale ProtagonistPsychological HorrorAtmospheric
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WORLD OF HORROR
2023 · Indie
9,773 reviews · 90% positive
HorrorLovecraftianPixel GraphicsSurvival HorrorPsychological Horror
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Beasts of Bermuda
2018 · Adventure
9,647 reviews · 69% positive
DinosaursSimulationSurvivalMassively MultiplayerAdventure
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SAS: Zombie Assault 4
2017 · Action
9,596 reviews · 86% positive
Free to PlayZombiesMultiplayerTop-Down ShooterAction
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Slender: The Arrival
2013 · Action
9,278 reviews · 88% positive
HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonMultiplayerIndie
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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
2024 · Action
8,793 reviews · 84% positive
NarrationLore-RichThird PersonEmotionalAtmospheric
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The Mortuary Assistant
2022 · Adventure
8,577 reviews · 92% positive
HorrorSupernaturalDemonsMysteryAtmospheric
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Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
2014 · Action
8,202 reviews · 89% positive
HorrorIndieAdventureAtmosphericFirst-Person
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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth
2015 · Action
8,073 reviews · 93% positive
Replay ValueDifficultIndieRogue-likeGreat Soundtrack
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Crow Country
2024 · Action
7,523 reviews · 98% positive
Survival HorrorExplorationFemale Protagonist1990'sThird-Person Shooter
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Krita
2014 · Indie
7,251 reviews · 96% positive
Design & IllustrationSoftwareAnimation & ModelingPhoto EditingHand-drawn
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Mortal Sin
2025 · Action
5,803 reviews · 95% positive
First-PersonAction RoguelikeDungeon CrawlerRPGHack and Slash
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2
2023 · Indie
5,247 reviews · 95% positive
VRHorrorSingleplayerRobotsSimulation
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Psychopomp GOLD
2024 · Action
5,048 reviews · 98% positive
Psychological HorrorSurrealAtmosphericFemale ProtagonistDungeon Crawler
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KARMA: The Dark World
2025 · Adventure
4,374 reviews · 92% positive
Walking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonHorrorAtmospheric
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The Jackbox Party Pack 6
2019 · Casual
3,073 reviews · 95% positive
TriviaCasualMultiplayerLocal MultiplayerIndie
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Dark Deception
2018 · Action
1,295 reviews · 89% positive
HorrorFree to PlayMultiplayerSingleplayerFirst-Person
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Ghost Janitors
2025 · Action
890 reviews · 85% positive
HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerPsychological HorrorEarly Access
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Backrooms: Extractions
2025 · Action
694 reviews · 73% positive
MultiplayerHorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorSurvival Horror
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The Anomaly Project
2024 · Action
615 reviews · 81% positive
AdventureOnline Co-OpCasualPsychological HorrorWalking Simulator
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
2023 · Adventure
171 reviews · 88% positive
AdventureVisual NovelAnimePsychologicalSingleplayer
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Frequently asked questions
- What are the best horror indie games?
- By Steam review count, indielist ranks 201 tracked horror indie games led by Wallpaper Engine (917,727 reviews).
- How is the horror 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.