Best Survival indie games under $10
These are the best survival indie games you can buy for under $10. indielist lists 23 paid survival 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 $7.86, and the cheapest is Crosshair X at $3.99. The most reviewed is Terraria with 1,216,769 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 survival 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
23
Avg list price
$7.86
Cheapest
$3.99
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Terraria
2011 · Action
$9.99 1,216,769 reviews · 97% positive
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
2009 · Strategy
$4.99 140,494 reviews · 98% positive
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Don't Starve
2013 · Adventure
$9.99 96,212 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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Crosshair X
2020 · Action
$3.99 39,581 reviews · 93% positive
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Stacklands
2022 · Casual
$7.99 28,512 reviews · 96% 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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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2014 · Indie
$7.99 23,407 reviews · 94% positive
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Mindustry
2019 · Strategy
$9.99 23,402 reviews · 96% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
2015 · Action
$7.99 16,622 reviews · 93% positive
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PANICORE
2024 · Action
$9.99 12,658 reviews · 79% 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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CastleMiner Z
2014 · Action
$5.99 11,127 reviews · 81% positive
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Granny
2018 · Adventure
$7.99 10,076 reviews · 94% positive
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Outlast: Whistleblower DLC
2014 · Action
$4.99 5,441 reviews · 97% positive
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West Hunt
2023 · Casual
$9.99 2,152 reviews · 83% positive
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Achilles: Survivor
2025 · Action
$6.99 1,517 reviews · 83% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best survival indie games under $10?
- indielist lists 23 paid survival indie games priced at or below $10, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Terraria (1,216,769 reviews). The cheapest is Crosshair X at $3.99.
- How is this "under $10" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid survival 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.