Best Story Rich indie games under $10
These are the best story rich indie games you can buy for under $10. indielist lists 25 paid story rich 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 $8.27, and the cheapest is LoveChoice at $1.99. The most reviewed is Undertale with 291,647 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 story rich 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
25
Avg list price
$8.27
Cheapest
$1.99
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Undertale
2015 · Indie
$9.99 291,647 reviews · 96% 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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OneShot
2016 · Adventure
$9.99 57,172 reviews · 98% positive
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LoveChoice
2021 · Adventure
$1.99 31,951 reviews · 92% positive
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Sally Face - Episode One
2016 · Adventure
$2.99 24,760 reviews · 97% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2014 · Indie
$7.99 23,407 reviews · 94% positive
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NEKOPARA Vol. 1
2014 · Casual
$9.99 23,279 reviews · 95% positive
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Before Your Eyes
2021 · Adventure
$9.99 20,416 reviews · 98% positive
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The Room 4: Old Sins
2021 · Adventure
$8.99 17,987 reviews · 98% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
2015 · Action
$7.99 16,622 reviews · 93% positive
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The Past Within
2022 · Adventure
$5.99 16,511 reviews · 95% positive
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KinitoPET
2024 · Casual
$5.99 14,346 reviews · 93% positive
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NEKOPARA Vol. 2
2016 · Casual
$9.99 12,783 reviews · 97% 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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Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy
2024 · Action
$6.99 8,705 reviews · 97% positive
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Class of '09
2021 · Casual
$9.99 8,623 reviews · 95% positive
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Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game
2023 · Casual
$9.99 6,591 reviews · 88% positive
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Mad Father
2016 · Adventure
$9.99 6,538 reviews · 97% positive
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Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
2024 · Adventure
$9.99 6,524 reviews · 95% positive
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Class of '09: The Flip Side
2024 · Casual
$9.99 3,366 reviews · 57% positive
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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
2025 · Adventure
$9.99 2,614 reviews · 97% positive
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
2015 · Adventure
$7.99 1,842 reviews · 97% positive
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Pih
2024 · Action
$8.99 1,565 reviews · 95% positive
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Don't Escape Trilogy
2019 · Adventure
$4.99 736 reviews · 99% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best story rich indie games under $10?
- indielist lists 25 paid story rich indie games priced at or below $10, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Undertale (291,647 reviews). The cheapest is LoveChoice at $1.99.
- How is this "under $10" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid story rich 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.