Best Strategy indie games under $10
These are the best strategy indie games you can buy for under $10. indielist lists 64 paid strategy 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 $7.65, and the cheapest is Buckshot Roulette at $2.99. The most reviewed is Geometry Dash with 578,930 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 strategy 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
64
Avg list price
$7.65
Cheapest
$2.99
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Geometry Dash
2014 · Action
$4.99 578,930 reviews · 93% positive
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
2009 · Strategy
$4.99 141,936 reviews · 98% positive
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Buckshot Roulette
2024 · Action
$2.99 107,163 reviews · 95% positive
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Stick Fight: The Game
2017 · Action
$4.99 99,784 reviews · 93% positive
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Cookie Clicker
2021 · Casual
$4.99 86,876 reviews · 96% positive
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Papers, Please
2013 · Adventure
$9.99 79,788 reviews · 97% positive
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FTL: Faster Than Light
2012 · Indie
$9.99 62,406 reviews · 95% positive
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Liar's Bar
2024 · Casual
$6.99 48,340 reviews · 90% positive
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Game Dev Tycoon
2013 · Casual
$9.99 40,186 reviews · 95% positive
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ShellShock Live
2020 · Action
$9.99 29,296 reviews · 93% positive
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Stacklands
2022 · Casual
$7.99 28,925 reviews · 96% positive
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20 Minutes Till Dawn
2023 · Action
$4.99 27,691 reviews · 91% positive
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Who's Your Daddy?!
2016 · Action
$9.99 25,719 reviews · 80% positive
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Golf It!
2023 · Casual
$8.99 24,589 reviews · 90% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2014 · Indie
$7.99 23,623 reviews · 94% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
2015 · Action
$7.99 15,289 reviews · 93% positive
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100% Orange Juice
2014 · Indie
$6.99 14,771 reviews · 91% positive
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shapez
2020 · Casual
$9.99 14,069 reviews · 96% positive
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Nodebuster
2024 · Casual
$2.99 13,935 reviews · 97% positive
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Easy Red 2
2022 · Action
$8.99 13,105 reviews · 90% positive
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Mini Metro
2015 · Indie
$9.99 12,694 reviews · 96% positive
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Papa's Freezeria Deluxe
2023 · Action
$5.99 12,088 reviews · 99% 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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Five Nights at Freddy's 3
2015 · Action
$7.99 10,283 reviews · 90% positive
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Luck be a Landlord
2023 · Indie
$9.99 10,175 reviews · 93% positive
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Kindergarten
2017 · Adventure
$4.99 10,108 reviews · 97% positive
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(the) Gnorp Apologue
2023 · Casual
$6.99 9,524 reviews · 95% positive
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The Farmer Was Replaced
2025 · Casual
$9.99 8,881 reviews · 96% positive
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Natural Selection 2
2012 · Action
$4.99 8,618 reviews · 85% positive
- M
Monument Valley
2022 · Adventure
$7.99 7,388 reviews · 98% positive
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Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
2024 · Action
$9.99 6,150 reviews · 88% positive
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Minami Lane
2024 · Casual
$4.99 5,991 reviews · 97% positive
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Long Live The Queen
2013 · Indie
$9.99 5,820 reviews · 95% positive
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Teamfight Manager
2021 · Indie
$9.99 5,654 reviews · 87% positive
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Talisman: Digital Classic Edition
2014 · Indie
$6.99 5,541 reviews · 78% positive
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Tattletail
2016 · Action
$7.99 4,604 reviews · 95% positive
- T
TheoTown
2019 · Adventure
$9.99 4,520 reviews · 95% positive
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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
2015 · Action
$9.99 4,387 reviews · 95% positive
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Kabuto Park
2025 · Casual
$4.99 4,144 reviews · 100% positive
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Fantasy Map Simulator
2024 · Indie
$7.99 4,046 reviews · 89% positive
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Perfect Heist 2
2021 · Action
$9.99 3,656 reviews · 93% positive
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Welcome to the Game II
2018 · Indie
$9.99 3,497 reviews · 84% positive
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Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe
2024 · Action
$5.99 3,377 reviews · 99% positive
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SUMMERHOUSE
2024 · Casual
$4.99 3,333 reviews · 93% positive
- S
SpaceChem
2011 · Indie
$9.99 2,617 reviews · 92% positive
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Beltmatic
2024 · Casual
$6.99 2,176 reviews · 94% positive
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Warsim: The Realm of Aslona
2022 · Indie
$9.99 1,984 reviews · 96% positive
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Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors
2025 · Action
$5.99 1,847 reviews · 98% positive
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Pizza Possum
2023 · Action
$6.99 1,769 reviews · 93% positive
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14 Minesweeper Variants
2022 · Casual
$6.99 1,566 reviews · 97% positive
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Linelith
2022 · Casual
$2.99 1,361 reviews · 99% positive
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Topple Tactics
2023 · Action
$9.99 1,358 reviews · 88% positive
- J
JudgeSim
2024 · Casual
$6.99 1,340 reviews · 85% positive
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Dustland Delivery
2024 · Adventure
$7.99 1,242 reviews · 88% positive
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Lyca
2025 · Casual
$4.99 1,204 reviews · 83% positive
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Doodle Empires
2025 · Indie
$6.99 1,176 reviews · 92% positive
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Quiplash
2015 · Casual
$9.99 993 reviews · 90% positive
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Dawnsbury Days
2024 · Indie
$4.99 935 reviews · 98% positive
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Just Another Night Shift
2024 · Action
$6.99 918 reviews · 91% positive
- D
Drawful 2
2016 · Casual
$9.99 817 reviews · 75% positive
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Widget Inc.
2024 · Casual
$4.99 751 reviews · 85% positive
- S
Sonny Legacy Collection
2024 · Action
$9.99 368 reviews · 91% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best strategy indie games under $10?
- indielist lists 64 paid strategy indie games priced at or below $10, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Geometry Dash (578,930 reviews). The cheapest is Buckshot Roulette at $2.99.
- How is this "under $10" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid strategy 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.