Best Immersive Sim indie games under $20
These are the best immersive sim indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 30 paid immersive sim 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 $15.82, and the cheapest is KinitoPET at $5.99. The most reviewed is Euro Truck Simulator 2 with 766,107 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 23 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 immersive sim 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
30
Avg list price
$15.82
Cheapest
$5.99
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Euro Truck Simulator 2
2012 · Indie
$19.99 766,107 reviews · 97% positive
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Supermarket Simulator
2025 · Casual
$19.99 77,643 reviews · 92% positive
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TCG Card Shop Simulator
2024 · Simulation
$12.99 45,356 reviews · 97% positive
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PC Building Simulator
2019 · Indie
$19.99 41,947 reviews · 94% positive
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Thief Simulator
2018 · Action
$19.99 36,679 reviews · 88% positive
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Travellers Rest
2020 · Adventure
$17.99 17,392 reviews · 88% positive
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Streets of Rogue
2019 · Action
$19.99 17,038 reviews · 96% positive
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Barony
2015 · Action
$19.99 14,985 reviews · 91% positive
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KinitoPET
2024 · Casual
$5.99 14,346 reviews · 93% 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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Little Witch in the Woods
2025 · Adventure
$19.99 12,647 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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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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Sticky Business
2023 · Casual
$9.99 7,474 reviews · 94% positive
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Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator
2021 · Action
$14.99 7,158 reviews · 95% positive
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Streamer Life Simulator 2
2026 · Indie
$19.99 6,795 reviews · 82% positive
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My Dream Setup
2023 · Casual
$5.99 6,640 reviews · 91% positive
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Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game
2023 · Casual
$9.99 6,591 reviews · 88% positive
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Electrician Simulator
2022 · Adventure
$17.99 4,217 reviews · 80% positive
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TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator
2022 · Indie
$16.99 3,097 reviews · 86% positive
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Flyout
2023 · Indie
$19.99 2,214 reviews · 83% positive
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Builder Simulator
2022 · Adventure
$19.99 2,144 reviews · 72% positive
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Pih
2024 · Action
$8.99 1,565 reviews · 95% positive
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JudgeSim
2024 · Casual
$6.99 1,361 reviews · 84% positive
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Aquarist
2024 · Casual
$15.99 1,115 reviews · 84% positive
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ServiceIT: You can do IT
2025 · Casual
$12.99 664 reviews · 58% positive
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Emergency Cleanup Co.
2024 · Casual
$12.99 401 reviews · 89% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best immersive sim indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 30 paid immersive sim indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Euro Truck Simulator 2 (766,107 reviews). The cheapest is KinitoPET at $5.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid immersive sim 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.