Best Survival Horror indie games under $20
These are the best survival horror indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 55 paid survival horror games with a list price at or below $20, ranked by Steam review count so the most-validated picks lead. The average list price here is $13.50, and the cheapest is The Cabin Factory at $2.99. The most reviewed is The Forest with 577,971 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 29 mid-price picks between $10 and $20 that a stricter under-$10 list leaves out. Every price is the tracked Steam list price, not an estimate, and each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can open and audit rather than a black-box number. This is a value list: a sensible price crossed with real player validation, so you can find a survival horror game that is actually good, not just affordable. Free-to-play titles are excluded here; this is about paid games that punch above their price.
Games
55
Avg list price
$13.50
Cheapest
$2.99
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The Forest
2018 · Action
$19.99 577,971 reviews · 96% positive
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Lethal Company
2023 · Action
$9.99 410,693 reviews · 97% positive
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Don't Starve Together
2016 · Action
$14.99 373,459 reviews · 95% positive
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Project Zomboid
2013 · Indie
$19.99 350,081 reviews · 94% positive
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Escape the Backrooms
2025 · Action
$9.99 130,040 reviews · 90% positive
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Don't Starve
2013 · Adventure
$9.99 113,208 reviews · 97% positive
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The Long Dark
2017 · Adventure
$19.99 110,972 reviews · 89% positive
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Outlast
2013 · Action
$14.99 103,251 reviews · 96% positive
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DEVOUR
2021 · Indie
$9.99 68,416 reviews · 91% positive
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Outlast 2
2017 · Action
$19.99 53,671 reviews · 91% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's
2014 · Indie
$4.99 53,111 reviews · 94% positive
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
2017 · Action
$19.99 36,393 reviews · 89% positive
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
2010 · Action
$19.99 35,529 reviews · 95% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2014 · Indie
$7.99 23,623 reviews · 94% positive
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
2023 · Action
$14.99 19,248 reviews · 66% positive
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Demonologist
2023 · Action
$19.99 18,654 reviews · 85% positive
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Changed
2018 · Adventure
$4.99 15,875 reviews · 86% positive
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Choo-Choo Charles
2022 · Action
$19.99 15,814 reviews · 91% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
2015 · Action
$7.99 15,289 reviews · 93% positive
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Secret Neighbor: Hello Neighbor Multiplayer
2019 · Action
$19.99 14,811 reviews · 86% positive
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100% Orange Juice
2014 · Indie
$6.99 14,771 reviews · 91% positive
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ZERO Sievert
2024 · Action
$19.99 13,949 reviews · 85% positive
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Mist Survival
2018 · Action
$10.99 13,525 reviews · 76% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
2016 · Action
$7.99 11,383 reviews · 90% positive
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Baldi's Basics Plus
2020 · Action
$9.99 11,343 reviews · 98% positive
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Granny
2018 · Adventure
$7.99 10,299 reviews · 94% positive
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The Headliners
2025 · Action
$7.99 10,298 reviews · 86% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 3
2015 · Action
$7.99 10,283 reviews · 90% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
2024 · Action
$19.99 10,088 reviews · 96% positive
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WORLD OF HORROR
2023 · Indie
$19.99 8,946 reviews · 90% positive
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CastleMiner Z
2014 · Action
$5.99 7,934 reviews · 81% positive
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FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
2022 · Adventure
$14.99 7,905 reviews · 95% positive
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Crow Country
2024 · Action
$19.99 7,890 reviews · 98% positive
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Slender: The Arrival
2013 · Action
$19.99 7,878 reviews · 88% positive
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
2020 · Action
$19.99 7,567 reviews · 86% positive
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Gloomwood
2022 · Action
$19.99 7,356 reviews · 95% positive
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Mad Father
2016 · Adventure
$9.99 6,644 reviews · 97% positive
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Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
2014 · Action
$16.99 6,262 reviews · 89% positive
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Tattletail
2016 · Action
$7.99 4,604 reviews · 95% positive
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DreadOut
2014 · Adventure
$14.99 4,494 reviews · 77% positive
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Penumbra Overture
2009 · Action
$9.99 3,758 reviews · 91% positive
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Cepheus Protocol
2020 · Action
$19.99 3,683 reviews · 76% positive
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Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
2017 · Action
$9.99 3,676 reviews · 96% positive
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At Dead Of Night
2020 · Action
$15.99 3,513 reviews · 94% positive
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Welcome to the Game II
2018 · Indie
$9.99 3,497 reviews · 84% positive
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The Cabin Factory
2024 · Adventure
$2.99 3,370 reviews · 91% positive
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IfSunSets
2024 · Action
$19.99 2,133 reviews · 75% positive
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Granny: Chapter Two
2019 · Adventure
$7.99 2,103 reviews · 95% positive
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Scrutinized
2020 · Indie
$9.99 1,291 reviews · 89% positive
- G
Granny 3
2021 · Adventure
$7.99 1,232 reviews · 91% positive
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The Scourge | Tai Ương
2026 · Adventure
$19.99 1,166 reviews · 94% positive
- B
Backrooms: Extractions
2025 · Action
$6.99 744 reviews · 73% positive
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Studio System : Guardian Angel
2025 · Action
$11.99 523 reviews · 94% positive
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Urge
2021 · Action
$17.99 487 reviews · 90% positive
- B
Backroom Company
2025 · Adventure
$8.99 466 reviews · 77% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best survival horror indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 55 paid survival horror indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by The Forest (577,971 reviews). The cheapest is The Cabin Factory at $2.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid survival horror game qualifies if its tracked Steam list price is at or below $20. The list is ranked by review count and updates as prices and the catalog change. Free-to-play games are excluded.