Best Strategy indie games under $10
These are the best strategy indie games you can buy for under $10. indielist lists 66 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 $7.58, and the cheapest is Buckshot Roulette at $2.99. The most reviewed is Geometry Dash with 608,638 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
66
Avg list price
$7.58
Cheapest
$2.99
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Geometry Dash
2014 · Action
$4.99 608,638 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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Stick Fight: The Game
2017 · Action
$4.99 125,557 reviews · 93% positive
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Buckshot Roulette
2024 · Action
$2.99 111,526 reviews · 95% positive
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Cookie Clicker
2021 · Casual
$4.99 88,812 reviews · 96% positive
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Papers, Please
2013 · Adventure
$9.99 73,662 reviews · 97% positive
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FTL: Faster Than Light
2012 · Indie
$9.99 63,006 reviews · 95% positive
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Liar's Bar
2024 · Casual
$6.99 48,875 reviews · 89% positive
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Game Dev Tycoon
2013 · Casual
$9.99 40,403 reviews · 95% positive
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Who's Your Daddy?!
2016 · Action
$9.99 32,021 reviews · 80% positive
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Golf It!
2023 · Casual
$8.99 31,176 reviews · 90% positive
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Stacklands
2022 · Casual
$7.99 29,436 reviews · 96% positive
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ShellShock Live
2020 · Action
$9.99 29,347 reviews · 93% positive
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20 Minutes Till Dawn
2023 · Action
$4.99 27,921 reviews · 90% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2014 · Indie
$7.99 24,003 reviews · 94% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
2015 · Action
$7.99 17,091 reviews · 93% positive
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100% Orange Juice
2014 · Indie
$6.99 14,805 reviews · 91% positive
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Easy Red 2
2022 · Action
$8.99 14,636 reviews · 90% positive
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shapez
2020 · Casual
$9.99 14,357 reviews · 96% positive
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Nodebuster
2024 · Casual
$2.99 13,909 reviews · 97% positive
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Papa's Freezeria Deluxe
2023 · Action
$5.99 13,461 reviews · 99% positive
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Mini Metro
2015 · Indie
$9.99 12,844 reviews · 96% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
2016 · Action
$7.99 11,530 reviews · 90% positive
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Granny
2018 · Adventure
$7.99 11,194 reviews · 94% positive
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Baldi's Basics Plus
2020 · Action
$9.99 11,070 reviews · 98% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 3
2015 · Action
$7.99 10,434 reviews · 90% positive
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Kindergarten
2017 · Adventure
$4.99 10,314 reviews · 97% positive
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Luck be a Landlord
2023 · Indie
$9.99 10,247 reviews · 93% positive
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(the) Gnorp Apologue
2023 · Casual
$6.99 9,673 reviews · 95% positive
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The Farmer Was Replaced
2025 · Casual
$9.99 9,495 reviews · 96% positive
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Natural Selection 2
2012 · Action
$4.99 8,647 reviews · 85% positive
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Monument Valley
2022 · Adventure
$7.99 7,719 reviews · 98% positive
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Minami Lane
2024 · Casual
$4.99 6,197 reviews · 97% positive
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Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok
2024 · Action
$9.99 6,185 reviews · 88% positive
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Long Live The Queen
2013 · Indie
$9.99 5,837 reviews · 95% positive
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Teamfight Manager
2021 · Indie
$9.99 5,671 reviews · 87% positive
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Talisman: Digital Classic Edition
2014 · Indie
$6.99 5,565 reviews · 78% positive
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TheoTown
2019 · Adventure
$9.99 4,693 reviews · 95% positive
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Tattletail
2016 · Action
$7.99 4,677 reviews · 95% positive
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Kabuto Park
2025 · Casual
$4.99 4,426 reviews · 99% positive
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Fantasy Map Simulator
2024 · Indie
$7.99 4,248 reviews · 89% positive
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Perfect Heist 2
2021 · Action
$9.99 3,741 reviews · 93% positive
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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
2015 · Action
$9.99 3,673 reviews · 95% positive
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Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe
2024 · Action
$5.99 3,506 reviews · 99% positive
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Welcome to the Game II
2018 · Indie
$9.99 3,187 reviews · 84% positive
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SUMMERHOUSE
2024 · Casual
$4.99 3,136 reviews · 93% positive
- S
SpaceChem
2011 · Indie
$9.99 2,635 reviews · 92% positive
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Beltmatic
2024 · Casual
$6.99 2,236 reviews · 95% positive
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Warsim: The Realm of Aslona
2022 · Indie
$9.99 2,012 reviews · 96% positive
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Jacksmith: Weapons and Warriors
2025 · Action
$5.99 1,938 reviews · 98% positive
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Pizza Possum
2023 · Action
$6.99 1,821 reviews · 94% positive
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14 Minesweeper Variants
2022 · Casual
$6.99 1,612 reviews · 97% positive
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Linelith
2022 · Casual
$2.99 1,482 reviews · 99% positive
- J
JudgeSim
2024 · Casual
$6.99 1,404 reviews · 85% positive
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Topple Tactics
2023 · Action
$9.99 1,374 reviews · 88% positive
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Doodle Empires
2025 · Indie
$6.99 1,320 reviews · 93% positive
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Lyca
2025 · Casual
$4.99 1,318 reviews · 82% positive
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Dustland Delivery
2024 · Adventure
$7.99 1,275 reviews · 88% positive
- Q
Quiplash
2015 · Casual
$9.99 995 reviews · 89% positive
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Just Another Night Shift
2024 · Action
$6.99 970 reviews · 91% positive
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Dawnsbury Days
2024 · Indie
$4.99 962 reviews · 98% positive
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Drawful 2
2016 · Casual
$9.99 824 reviews · 75% positive
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Widget Inc.
2024 · Casual
$4.99 763 reviews · 85% positive
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Sonny Legacy Collection
2024 · Action
$9.99 348 reviews · 91% positive
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Fieldrunners
2012 · Strategy
$4.99 188 reviews · 67% positive
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868-HACK
2015 · Indie
$5.65 123 reviews · 91% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best strategy indie games under $10?
- indielist lists 66 paid strategy indie games priced at or below $10, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Geometry Dash (608,638 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.