Best Family Friendly indie games under $20
These are the best family friendly indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 64 paid family friendly games with a list price at or below $20, ranked by Steam review count so the most-validated picks lead. The average list price here is $14.27, and the cheapest is Geometry Dash at $4.99. The most reviewed is Euro Truck Simulator 2 with 766,107 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 41 mid-price picks between $10 and $20 that a stricter under-$10 list leaves out. 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 family friendly 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
$14.27
Cheapest
$4.99
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Euro Truck Simulator 2
2012 · Indie
$19.99 766,107 reviews · 97% positive
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Geometry Dash
2014 · Action
$4.99 557,534 reviews · 93% positive
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Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
2021 · Indie
$19.99 140,498 reviews · 98% positive
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
2009 · Strategy
$4.99 140,494 reviews · 98% positive
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Slime Rancher
2017 · Action
$19.99 136,310 reviews · 98% positive
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A Dance of Fire and Ice
2019 · Indie
$5.99 76,165 reviews · 94% positive
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Party Animals
2023 · Action
$19.99 56,574 reviews · 80% positive
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The Henry Stickmin Collection
2020 · Adventure
$14.99 53,634 reviews · 99% positive
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Gang Beasts
2017 · Action
$19.99 52,986 reviews · 85% positive
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Golf With Your Friends
2020 · Casual
$14.99 49,202 reviews · 88% positive
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Unpacking
2021 · Casual
$19.99 34,228 reviews · 93% positive
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Journey
2020 · Adventure
$14.99 34,123 reviews · 94% positive
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100% Orange Juice
2014 · Indie
$6.99 29,923 reviews · 91% positive
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ShellShock Live
2020 · Action
$9.99 29,236 reviews · 93% positive
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Dorfromantik
2022 · Casual
$13.99 27,088 reviews · 96% positive
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Hydroneer
2020 · Adventure
$14.99 26,565 reviews · 86% positive
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Golf It!
2023 · Casual
$8.99 24,433 reviews · 90% positive
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Gas Station Simulator
2021 · Casual
$19.99 23,582 reviews · 88% positive
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Mini Motorways
2021 · Casual
$9.99 23,045 reviews · 96% positive
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Untitled Goose Game
2020 · Action
$19.99 22,051 reviews · 96% positive
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Tiny Glade
2024 · Casual
$14.99 21,895 reviews · 97% positive
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Before Your Eyes
2021 · Adventure
$9.99 20,416 reviews · 98% positive
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Witch It
2020 · Action
$19.99 19,769 reviews · 89% positive
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A Short Hike
2019 · Adventure
$7.99 18,683 reviews · 99% positive
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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
2015 · Indie
$14.99 16,856 reviews · 97% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
2015 · Action
$7.99 16,622 reviews · 93% positive
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Escape Simulator
2021 · Adventure
$19.99 16,259 reviews · 94% positive
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Cat Goes Fishing
2015 · Casual
$6.99 16,066 reviews · 94% positive
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Webbed
2021 · Action
$9.99 15,085 reviews · 98% positive
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Wobbledogs
2022 · Casual
$19.99 14,732 reviews · 98% positive
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Papa's Freezeria Deluxe
2023 · Action
$5.99 12,885 reviews · 99% positive
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Bloons TD 5
2014 · Action
$9.99 11,860 reviews · 95% positive
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Trombone Champ
2022 · Casual
$14.99 10,962 reviews · 98% positive
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Octodad: Dadliest Catch
2014 · Action
$14.99 10,611 reviews · 94% positive
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Ale & Tale Tavern
2024 · Action
$14.99 9,779 reviews · 89% positive
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Car Dealer Simulator
2025 · Casual
$19.99 9,312 reviews · 89% positive
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Tank Mechanic Simulator
2020 · Action
$19.99 9,139 reviews · 88% positive
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Unravel Two
2020 · Action
$19.99 8,851 reviews · 78% positive
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Lost in Play
2022 · Adventure
$19.99 8,568 reviews · 98% positive
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Sticky Business
2023 · Casual
$9.99 7,474 reviews · 94% positive
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Let's School
2023 · Casual
$19.99 7,252 reviews · 93% positive
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Zuma Deluxe
2006 · Casual
$4.99 6,573 reviews · 96% positive
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Lil Gator Game
2022 · Action
$19.99 5,963 reviews · 99% positive
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Incredibox
2021 · Casual
$4.99 5,762 reviews · 97% positive
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Job Simulator
2016 · Action
$19.99 5,370 reviews · 91% positive
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Spilled!
2025 · Adventure
$5.99 4,941 reviews · 94% positive
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Electrician Simulator
2022 · Adventure
$17.99 4,217 reviews · 80% positive
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Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe
2024 · Action
$5.99 3,518 reviews · 99% positive
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Quiplash
2015 · Casual
$9.99 2,254 reviews · 90% positive
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Tiny Terry's Turbo Trip
2024 · Adventure
$17.99 2,154 reviews · 95% positive
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Builder Simulator
2022 · Adventure
$19.99 2,144 reviews · 72% positive
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Beltmatic
2024 · Casual
$6.99 2,105 reviews · 94% positive
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Parking Garage Rally Circuit
2024 · Action
$9.99 1,601 reviews · 97% positive
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Cozy Caravan
2026 · Adventure
$19.99 1,256 reviews · 94% positive
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Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
2023 · Adventure
$11.99 1,240 reviews · 96% positive
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A Webbing Journey
2025 · Adventure
$9.99 1,232 reviews · 99% positive
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Aquarist
2024 · Casual
$15.99 1,115 reviews · 84% positive
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House Flipper - Garden DLC
2019 · Casual
$14.99 893 reviews · 66% positive
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WHAT THE CAR?
2024 · Action
$19.99 870 reviews · 85% positive
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ServiceIT: You can do IT
2025 · Casual
$12.99 664 reviews · 58% positive
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NAIAD
2024 · Adventure
$19.99 659 reviews · 94% positive
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Love, Ghostie
2024 · Casual
$19.99 621 reviews · 97% positive
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The Jackbox Party Starter
2022 · Casual
$19.99 559 reviews · 94% positive
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Emergency Cleanup Co.
2024 · Casual
$12.99 401 reviews · 89% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best family friendly indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 64 paid family friendly indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Euro Truck Simulator 2 (766,107 reviews). The cheapest is Geometry Dash at $4.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid family friendly game qualifies if its tracked Steam list price is at or below $20. The list is ranked by review count and updates as prices and the catalog change. Free-to-play games are excluded.