Best Difficult indie games under $10
These are the best difficult indie games you can buy for under $10. indielist lists 33 paid difficult games with a list price at or below $10, ranked by Steam review count so the most-validated picks lead. The average list price here is $8.05, and the cheapest is Muse Dash at $2.99. The most reviewed is Geometry Dash with 557,534 Steam reviews. 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 difficult 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
33
Avg list price
$8.05
Cheapest
$2.99
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Geometry Dash
2014 · Action
$4.99 557,534 reviews · 93% positive
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Muse Dash
2019 · Action
$2.99 115,249 reviews · 91% positive
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Hotline Miami
2012 · Action
$9.99 104,245 reviews · 97% positive
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Don't Starve
2013 · Adventure
$9.99 96,212 reviews · 97% positive
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A Dance of Fire and Ice
2019 · Indie
$5.99 76,165 reviews · 94% positive
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Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
2017 · Action
$7.99 74,104 reviews · 82% positive
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Papers, Please
2013 · Adventure
$9.99 72,058 reviews · 97% positive
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DEVOUR
2021 · Indie
$9.99 68,077 reviews · 91% positive
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FTL: Faster Than Light
2012 · Indie
$9.99 62,078 reviews · 95% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's
2014 · Indie
$4.99 52,676 reviews · 94% positive
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The Binding of Isaac
2011 · Action
$4.99 48,705 reviews · 95% positive
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Game Dev Tycoon
2013 · Casual
$9.99 40,065 reviews · 95% positive
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Hero Siege
2014 · Action
$7.99 35,911 reviews · 67% positive
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100% Orange Juice
2014 · Indie
$6.99 29,923 reviews · 91% positive
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Who's Your Daddy?!
2016 · Action
$9.99 25,562 reviews · 80% positive
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Hatred
2015 · Action
$5.99 24,616 reviews · 84% positive
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Golf It!
2023 · Casual
$8.99 24,433 reviews · 90% positive
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PICO PARK
2021 · Action
$4.99 23,563 reviews · 91% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2014 · Indie
$7.99 23,407 reviews · 94% positive
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PAYDAY™ The Heist
2011 · Action
$9.99 21,724 reviews · 93% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
2015 · Action
$7.99 16,622 reviews · 93% positive
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Mini Metro
2015 · Indie
$9.99 16,498 reviews · 96% positive
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Cat Goes Fishing
2015 · Casual
$6.99 16,066 reviews · 94% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
2016 · Action
$7.99 12,506 reviews · 90% positive
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Bloons TD 5
2014 · Action
$9.99 11,860 reviews · 95% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 3
2015 · Action
$7.99 11,155 reviews · 90% positive
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Tiny Rogues
2022 · Action
$9.99 10,567 reviews · 96% positive
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Granny
2018 · Adventure
$7.99 10,076 reviews · 94% positive
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Tales of Maj'Eyal
2013 · Adventure
$6.99 7,319 reviews · 95% positive
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Zuma Deluxe
2006 · Casual
$4.99 6,573 reviews · 96% positive
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Mr.President!
2016 · Action
$9.99 5,484 reviews · 83% positive
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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
2015 · Action
$9.99 4,364 reviews · 95% positive
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Darkest Dungeon®: The Crimson Court
2017 · Indie
$9.99 2,346 reviews · 62% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best difficult indie games under $10?
- indielist lists 33 paid difficult indie games priced at or below $10, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Geometry Dash (557,534 reviews). The cheapest is Muse Dash at $2.99.
- How is this "under $10" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid difficult game qualifies if its tracked Steam list price is at or below $10. The list is ranked by review count and updates as prices and the catalog change. Free-to-play games are excluded.