Best Historical indie games under $20
These are the best historical indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 18 paid historical 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 $15.05, and the cheapest is Five Nights at Freddy's at $4.99. The most reviewed is Totally Accurate Battle Simulator with 140,498 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 13 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 historical 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
18
Avg list price
$15.05
Cheapest
$4.99
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Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
2021 · Indie
$19.99 140,498 reviews · 98% positive
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Mount & Blade: Warband
2010 · Action
$19.99 134,572 reviews · 98% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's
2014 · Indie
$4.99 52,676 reviews · 94% positive
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Banished
2014 · Indie
$19.99 37,726 reviews · 90% positive
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Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
2022 · Indie
$19.99 37,031 reviews · 93% positive
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Return of the Obra Dinn
2018 · Adventure
$19.99 31,275 reviews · 97% positive
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Valiant Hearts: The Great War™ / Soldats Inconnus : Mémoires de la Grande Guerre™
2014 · Adventure
$14.99 24,204 reviews · 96% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2014 · Indie
$7.99 23,407 reviews · 94% positive
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Turmoil
2016 · Indie
$12.99 15,909 reviews · 93% positive
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Easy Red 2
2022 · Action
$8.99 13,034 reviews · 90% positive
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Tavern Master
2021 · Simulation
$14.99 12,976 reviews · 92% positive
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Call of the Sea
2020 · Adventure
$19.99 6,105 reviews · 88% positive
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Mr.President!
2016 · Action
$9.99 5,484 reviews · 83% positive
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Fantasy Map Simulator
2024 · Indie
$7.99 4,031 reviews · 89% positive
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The Rise of the Golden Idol
2024 · Adventure
$19.99 3,944 reviews · 93% positive
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Drop Duchy
2025 · Adventure
$14.99 2,932 reviews · 90% positive
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Microcivilization
2026 · Indie
$17.99 1,387 reviews · 80% positive
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Valiant Hearts: Coming Home
2024 · Adventure
$14.99 504 reviews · 64% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best historical indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 18 paid historical indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (140,498 reviews). The cheapest is Five Nights at Freddy's at $4.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid historical 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.