Violent indie games
indielist tracks 140 indie violent games with the Steam user tag "Violent", together holding 7,190,336 reviews at an average of 85% positive. The most reviewed is Black Myth: Wukong with 873,233 reviews.
Tagged titles
140
Total reviews on Steam
7,190,336
Avg positive %
85%
Related tags
Action (44) Adventure (34) Gore (32) RPG (30) Story Rich (25) Open World (19) Third Person (18) First-Person (17) Hack and Slash (16) Action RPG (15)
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Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
2019 · Action
254,465 reviews · 95% positive
Souls-likeDifficultActionSingleplayerNinja
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Borderlands 3
2020 · Action
126,979 reviews · 81% positive
RPGLooter ShooterMultiplayerFPSOnline Co-Op
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God of War
2022 · Action
126,188 reviews · 96% positive
ActionSingleplayerStory RichMythologyAdventure
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ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
2025 · Action
125,946 reviews · 82% positive
Souls-likeOnline Co-OpRogue-likeMultiplayerSingleplayer
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NieR:Automata™
2017 · Action
113,353 reviews · 87% positive
Great SoundtrackStory RichFemale ProtagonistHack and SlashAction
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Hotline Miami
2012 · Action
104,386 reviews · 97% positive
Great SoundtrackViolentActionIndiePixel Graphics
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Hell Let Loose
2021 · Action
97,969 reviews · 82% positive
ShooterRealisticWorld War IIMultiplayerFPS
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SCUM
2025 · Action
96,987 reviews · 74% positive
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayerOpen WorldZombies
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Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™
2017 · Action
86,542 reviews · 89% positive
Open WorldActionRPGSingleplayerFantasy
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Persona 5 Royal
2022 · RPG
86,245 reviews · 96% positive
JRPGStory RichGreat SoundtrackTurn-Based CombatAnime
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Fallout 76
2020 · RPG
77,087 reviews · 72% positive
Open WorldMultiplayerPost-apocalypticDark ComedyRPG
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A Way Out
2020 · Action
76,300 reviews · 88% positive
Online Co-OpCo-opSplit ScreenStory RichLocal Co-Op
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Persona 4 Golden
2020 · RPG
69,742 reviews · 97% positive
JRPGGreat SoundtrackStory RichAnimeTurn-Based Combat
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DEVOUR
2021 · Indie
68,110 reviews · 91% positive
HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerSurvival HorrorSexual Content
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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
2015 · Action
67,390 reviews · 94% positive
Great SoundtrackGorePixel GraphicsViolentAction
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
2017 · Action
66,203 reviews · 90% positive
AtmosphericPsychologicalStory RichFemale ProtagonistMythology
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Katana ZERO
2019 · Action
65,441 reviews · 98% positive
Pixel GraphicsActionGreat SoundtrackStory RichPlatformer
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Lost Ark
2022 · Action
65,222 reviews · 70% positive
MMORPGFree to PlayAction RPGMultiplayerHack and Slash
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
2025 · RPG
58,380 reviews · 76% positive
RPGOpen WorldFantasySingleplayerAdventure
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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
2020 · Action
57,706 reviews · 83% positive
SurvivalOpen WorldZombiesBase-BuildingMultiplayer
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Lies of P
2023 · Action
55,881 reviews · 92% positive
Souls-likeActionDark FantasyAction RPGSingleplayer
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嗜血印 Bloody Spell
2022 · Action
38,580 reviews · 89% positive
NuditySexual ContentFemale ProtagonistAction RPGHack and Slash
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Bright Memory: Infinite
2021 · Action
36,086 reviews · 92% positive
ActionFemale ProtagonistSexual ContentFPSIndie
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
2017 · Action
35,307 reviews · 89% positive
HorrorFirst-PersonSingleplayerPuzzleCartoony
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Return of the Obra Dinn
2018 · Adventure
34,267 reviews · 97% positive
DetectiveMysteryPuzzleStory RichAtmospheric
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Crime Scene Cleaner
2024 · Action
32,804 reviews · 98% positive
SimulationCrimeGoreSingleplayerFirst-Person
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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
2021 · Casual
31,136 reviews · 97% positive
Psychological HorrorVisual NovelAnimeDating SimSexual Content
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Outward Definitive Edition
2022 · RPG
30,986 reviews · 73% positive
RPGOpen WorldSurvivalCo-opOnline Co-Op
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NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139...
2021 · Action
27,855 reviews · 88% positive
Great SoundtrackStory RichActionRPGJRPG
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Dead Island Definitive Edition
2016 · Action
27,682 reviews · 82% positive
ZombiesOpen WorldCo-opMultiplayerSurvival
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Streets of Rogue
2019 · Action
22,844 reviews · 96% positive
Rogue-liteAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsMultiplayerRPG
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
2023 · Action
22,780 reviews · 66% positive
HorrorMultiplayerSurvival HorrorGoreTeam-Based
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Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr
2018 · Action
22,119 reviews · 76% positive
Warhammer 40KAction RPGRPGHack and SlashAction
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Wasteland 3
2020 · RPG
22,117 reviews · 85% positive
CRPGCharacter CustomizationChoices MatterStory RichSexual Content
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Mass Effect™: Andromeda Deluxe Edition
2020 · Action
18,348 reviews · 74% positive
Character CustomizationSci-fiRPGOpen WorldThird-Person Shooter
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
2023 · Action
17,719 reviews · 90% positive
Boomer ShooterFPSWarhammer 40KRetroShooter
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Mist Survival
2018 · Action
14,139 reviews · 76% positive
SurvivalZombiesOpen World Survival CraftOpen WorldSingleplayer
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Door Kickers 2: Task Force North
2025 · Action
13,171 reviews · 96% positive
TacticalTop-DownReal-Time with PauseReal Time TacticsMilitary
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Evil West
2022 · Action
13,071 reviews · 74% positive
WesternBeat 'em upAction-AdventureCo-opThird-Person Shooter
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Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
2016 · Action
12,791 reviews · 71% positive
ZombiesCo-opMultiplayerOpen WorldGore
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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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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
2021 · Adventure
9,652 reviews · 89% positive
Choices MatterStory RichRPGInteractive FictionChoose Your Own Adventure
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SAS: Zombie Assault 4
2017 · Action
9,596 reviews · 86% positive
Free to PlayZombiesMultiplayerTop-Down ShooterAction
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Vindictus
2012 · Action
7,982 reviews · 67% positive
Free to PlayHack and SlashMassively MultiplayerActionMMORPG
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Crow Country
2024 · Action
7,523 reviews · 98% positive
Survival HorrorExplorationFemale Protagonist1990'sThird-Person Shooter
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Intruder
2019 · Early Access
6,964 reviews · 90% positive
MultiplayerStealthTacticalFirst-PersonTeam-Based
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Mortal Sin
2025 · Action
5,803 reviews · 95% positive
First-PersonAction RoguelikeDungeon CrawlerRPGHack and Slash
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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 violent indie games?
- By Steam review count, indielist ranks 140 tracked violent indie games led by Black Myth: Wukong (873,233 reviews).
- How is the violent 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.