Best First-Person indie games under $20
These are the best first-person indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 151 paid first-person 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 $14.63, and the cheapest is Buckshot Roulette at $2.99. The most reviewed is Garry's Mod with 1,070,495 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 102 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 first-person 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
151
Avg list price
$14.63
Cheapest
$2.99
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Garry's Mod
2006 · Casual
$9.99 1,070,495 reviews · 97% positive
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Wallpaper Engine
2018 · Casual
$4.99 914,881 reviews · 98% positive
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Phasmophobia
2020 · Action
$19.99 676,875 reviews · 95% positive
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ARK: Survival Evolved
2017 · Action
$14.99 579,234 reviews · 83% positive
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The Forest
2018 · Action
$19.99 570,988 reviews · 96% positive
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Lethal Company
2023 · Action
$9.99 409,614 reviews · 97% positive
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Raft
2022 · Adventure
$19.99 318,148 reviews · 93% positive
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Schedule I
2025 · Action
$19.99 275,336 reviews · 98% positive
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Slime Rancher
2017 · Action
$19.99 136,310 reviews · 98% positive
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Mount & Blade: Warband
2010 · Action
$19.99 134,572 reviews · 98% positive
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Assetto Corsa
2014 · Indie
$19.99 132,768 reviews · 93% positive
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Black Mesa
2020 · Action
$19.99 132,752 reviews · 95% positive
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Inscryption
2021 · Adventure
$19.99 131,971 reviews · 97% positive
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Escape the Backrooms
2025 · Action
$9.99 117,078 reviews · 90% positive
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The Long Dark
2017 · Adventure
$19.99 110,190 reviews · 89% positive
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My Summer Car
2025 · Indie
$14.99 105,334 reviews · 95% positive
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Scrap Mechanic
2016 · Action
$19.99 104,924 reviews · 92% positive
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Buckshot Roulette
2024 · Action
$2.99 104,508 reviews · 95% positive
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Outlast
2013 · Action
$14.99 101,554 reviews · 96% positive
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Firewatch
2016 · Adventure
$19.99 91,732 reviews · 91% positive
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Gunfire Reborn
2021 · Action
$19.99 87,954 reviews · 93% positive
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Supermarket Simulator
2025 · Casual
$19.99 77,643 reviews · 92% positive
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Ravenfield
2017 · Action
$17.99 75,350 reviews · 97% positive
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DEVOUR
2021 · Indie
$9.99 68,077 reviews · 91% positive
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Outlast 2
2017 · Action
$19.99 52,979 reviews · 91% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's
2014 · Indie
$4.99 52,676 reviews · 94% positive
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The Long Drive
2019 · Action
$15.99 48,763 reviews · 89% positive
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Liar's Bar
2024 · Casual
$6.99 47,908 reviews · 90% positive
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Tabletop Simulator
2015 · Casual
$19.99 47,881 reviews · 96% positive
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What Remains of Edith Finch
2017 · Adventure
$19.99 45,388 reviews · 96% positive
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TCG Card Shop Simulator
2024 · Simulation
$12.99 45,356 reviews · 97% positive
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Stranded Deep
2022 · Adventure
$19.99 43,247 reviews · 74% positive
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PC Building Simulator
2019 · Indie
$19.99 41,947 reviews · 94% positive
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Crosshair X
2020 · Action
$3.99 39,581 reviews · 93% positive
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Thief Simulator
2018 · Action
$19.99 36,679 reviews · 88% positive
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KovaaK's
2018 · Action
$9.99 36,410 reviews · 93% positive
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Bright Memory: Infinite
2021 · Action
$19.99 36,072 reviews · 92% positive
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Mouthwashing
2024 · Adventure
$12.99 32,805 reviews · 95% positive
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Return of the Obra Dinn
2018 · Adventure
$19.99 31,275 reviews · 97% positive
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Paint the Town Red
2021 · Action
$19.99 28,669 reviews · 96% positive
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Hydroneer
2020 · Adventure
$14.99 26,565 reviews · 86% positive
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Who's Your Daddy?!
2016 · Action
$9.99 25,562 reviews · 80% positive
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
2017 · Action
$19.99 24,457 reviews · 89% positive
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Gas Station Simulator
2021 · Casual
$19.99 23,582 reviews · 88% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2014 · Indie
$7.99 23,407 reviews · 94% positive
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SurrounDead
2022 · Action
$11.99 22,653 reviews · 92% positive
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Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
2016 · Action
$19.99 22,312 reviews · 97% positive
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Tiny Glade
2024 · Casual
$14.99 21,895 reviews · 97% positive
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PAYDAY™ The Heist
2011 · Action
$9.99 21,724 reviews · 93% positive
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Before Your Eyes
2021 · Adventure
$9.99 20,416 reviews · 98% positive
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
2010 · Action
$19.99 20,154 reviews · 95% positive
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Witch It
2020 · Action
$19.99 19,769 reviews · 89% positive
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Demonologist
2023 · Action
$19.99 18,497 reviews · 85% positive
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The Room 4: Old Sins
2021 · Adventure
$8.99 17,987 reviews · 98% positive
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Viscera Cleanup Detail
2015 · Indie
$12.99 17,841 reviews · 92% positive
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We Were Here Together
2019 · Adventure
$12.99 17,431 reviews · 82% positive
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Call to Arms
2018 · Action
$14.99 17,272 reviews · 79% 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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Gold Mining Simulator
2017 · Indie
$19.99 16,166 reviews · 73% positive
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Barony
2015 · Action
$19.99 14,985 reviews · 91% positive
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Bendy and the Dark Revival
2022 · Action
$19.99 14,979 reviews · 93% positive
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Friends vs Friends
2023 · Action
$9.99 14,479 reviews · 83% positive
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Subsistence
2016 · Action
$13.99 13,692 reviews · 72% positive
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Natural Selection 2
2012 · Action
$4.99 13,342 reviews · 85% positive
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Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing
2018 · Indie
$19.99 13,330 reviews · 95% positive
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Easy Red 2
2022 · Action
$8.99 13,034 reviews · 90% 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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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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Lunacid
2023 · Indie
$13.99 11,016 reviews · 91% positive
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We Were Here Too
2018 · Adventure
$9.99 10,985 reviews · 79% positive
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Baldi's Basics Plus
2020 · Action
$9.99 10,863 reviews · 98% positive
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Iron Lung
2022 · Adventure
$7.99 10,767 reviews · 92% positive
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The Headliners
2025 · Action
$7.99 10,113 reviews · 86% positive
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Granny
2018 · Adventure
$7.99 10,076 reviews · 94% positive
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
2020 · Action
$19.99 10,017 reviews · 86% 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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Fast Food Simulator
2024 · Indie
$14.99 9,282 reviews · 89% positive
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MULLET MADJACK
2024 · Action
$19.99 9,163 reviews · 98% positive
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Tank Mechanic Simulator
2020 · Action
$19.99 9,139 reviews · 88% positive
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Dale & Dawson Stationery Supplies
2024 · Casual
$7.99 8,814 reviews · 92% positive
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CULTIC
2022 · Action
$9.99 8,379 reviews · 97% positive
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Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
2014 · Action
$16.99 8,191 reviews · 89% positive
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Jazzpunk: Director's Cut
2014 · Adventure
$14.99 8,130 reviews · 94% positive
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Gloomwood
2022 · Action
$19.99 8,125 reviews · 95% positive
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Day of Dragons
2019 · Indie
$19.99 7,770 reviews · 65% positive
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Turbo Overkill
2023 · Action
$19.99 7,288 reviews · 94% positive
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Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator
2021 · Action
$14.99 7,158 reviews · 95% positive
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Intruder
2019 · Early Access
$19.99 6,960 reviews · 90% positive
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Streamer Life Simulator 2
2026 · Indie
$19.99 6,795 reviews · 82% positive
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Thief Simulator 2
2023 · Action
$19.99 6,423 reviews · 88% positive
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HARD BULLET
2020 · Action
$19.99 6,407 reviews · 84% positive
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HROT
2023 · Action
$19.99 6,393 reviews · 97% positive
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POOLS
2024 · Adventure
$9.79 6,261 reviews · 95% positive
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Call of the Sea
2020 · Adventure
$19.99 6,105 reviews · 88% positive
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Euro Truck Simulator 2 - Scandinavia
2015 · Indie
$17.99 5,981 reviews · 95% positive
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Forgive Me Father
2022 · Action
$19.99 5,823 reviews · 84% positive
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DICEOMANCER
2024 · Casual
$14.99 5,535 reviews · 96% positive
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Outlast: Whistleblower DLC
2014 · Action
$4.99 5,441 reviews · 97% positive
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Guilty as Sock!
2025 · Casual
$5.50 5,397 reviews · 90% positive
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Job Simulator
2016 · Action
$19.99 5,370 reviews · 91% positive
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I Am Your Beast
2024 · Action
$19.99 5,298 reviews · 98% positive
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Psychopomp GOLD
2024 · Action
$8.99 5,024 reviews · 98% positive
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Contractors
2018 · Action
$19.99 4,637 reviews · 83% positive
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Perfect Heist 2
2021 · Action
$9.99 4,614 reviews · 93% positive
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That's not my Neighbor
2025 · Adventure
$2.99 4,412 reviews · 89% positive
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Electrician Simulator
2022 · Adventure
$17.99 4,217 reviews · 80% positive
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HOLE
2024 · Action
$4.99 3,609 reviews · 94% positive
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Metal Garden
2025 · Action
$5.99 3,489 reviews · 97% positive
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At Dead Of Night
2020 · Action
$15.99 3,443 reviews · 94% positive
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Fears to Fathom - Woodbury Getaway
2024 · Adventure
$9.99 3,386 reviews · 87% positive
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NORCO
2022 · Adventure
$14.99 3,106 reviews · 93% positive
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VOIN
2024 · Action
$19.99 3,104 reviews · 93% positive
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TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator
2022 · Indie
$16.99 3,097 reviews · 86% positive
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STANDBOX
2023 · Action
$7.99 2,923 reviews · 91% positive
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Storm Chasers
2019 · Action
$12.99 2,906 reviews · 90% positive
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Angels Fall First
2015 · Action
$17.99 2,801 reviews · 82% positive
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Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - Winds of Magic
2019 · Action
$19.99 2,609 reviews · 32% positive
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Megaton Rainfall
2017 · Action
$15.99 2,233 reviews · 72% positive
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Nine-Ball Roulette
2025 · RPG
$3.99 2,221 reviews · 88% positive
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Embr
2021 · Action
$19.99 2,186 reviews · 86% positive
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Builder Simulator
2022 · Adventure
$19.99 2,144 reviews · 72% positive
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Endless Alice
2025 · Action
$8.99 2,079 reviews · 91% positive
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Slackers - Carts of Glory
2024 · Action
$12.99 2,057 reviews · 91% positive
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Granny: Chapter Two
2019 · Adventure
$7.99 2,016 reviews · 95% positive
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Doors: Paradox
2022 · Adventure
$14.99 2,013 reviews · 91% positive
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Laundry Store Simulator
2024 · Indie
$11.99 1,854 reviews · 89% positive
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Dreamcore
2025 · Adventure
$17.99 1,718 reviews · 89% positive
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Duck Season
2017 · Action
$19.99 1,589 reviews · 85% positive
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The Magic Circle
2015 · Action
$19.99 1,498 reviews · 93% positive
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Fractal Block World
2021 · Action
$6.99 1,344 reviews · 98% positive
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Grunn
2024 · Adventure
$12.99 1,340 reviews · 96% positive
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Close To The Sun
2020 · Adventure
$19.99 1,300 reviews · 74% positive
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Escape From Mystwood Mansion
2023 · Action
$16.99 1,278 reviews · 93% positive
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SILENT BREATH
2024 · Adventure
$9.99 1,201 reviews · 69% positive
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Aquarist
2024 · Casual
$15.99 1,115 reviews · 84% positive
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The Other Side
2025 · Action
$13.99 1,075 reviews · 94% positive
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House Flipper - Garden DLC
2019 · Casual
$14.99 893 reviews · 66% positive
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Ghost Janitors
2025 · Action
$8.99 882 reviews · 85% positive
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American Truck Simulator - Washington
2019 · Indie
$11.99 754 reviews · 93% positive
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FPV LOGIC
2023 · Indie
$19.99 694 reviews · 89% positive
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Backrooms: Extractions
2025 · Action
$6.99 693 reviews · 73% positive
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ServiceIT: You can do IT
2025 · Casual
$12.99 664 reviews · 58% positive
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The Anomaly Project
2024 · Action
$7.99 614 reviews · 81% positive
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Frogmonster
2024 · Action
$19.99 581 reviews · 96% positive
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Infinite Tournament Paintball
2020 · Action
$14.99 520 reviews · 86% positive
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Click To Continue
2025 · Indie
$4.99 404 reviews · 93% positive
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Emergency Cleanup Co.
2024 · Casual
$12.99 401 reviews · 89% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best first-person indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 151 paid first-person indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Garry's Mod (1,070,495 reviews). The cheapest is Buckshot Roulette at $2.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid first-person 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.