Best Mining indie games under $20
These are the best mining indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 10 paid mining 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 $14.89, and the cheapest is (the) Gnorp Apologue at $6.99. The most reviewed is Core Keeper with 48,849 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 7 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 mining 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
10
Avg list price
$14.89
Cheapest
$6.99
- C
Core Keeper
2024 · Action
$19.99 48,849 reviews · 93% positive
- F
Fields of Mistria
2024 · Indie
$13.99 28,045 reviews · 98% positive
- H
Hydroneer
2020 · Adventure
$14.99 27,976 reviews · 86% positive
- G
Gold Mining Simulator
2017 · Indie
$19.99 16,185 reviews · 73% positive
- T
Turmoil
2016 · Indie
$12.99 15,930 reviews · 93% positive
- M
Melvor Idle
2021 · Adventure
$9.99 15,859 reviews · 90% positive
- T
The Quinfall
2026 · Massively Multiplayer
$9.99 12,515 reviews · 52% positive
- L
Luma Island
2024 · Adventure
$19.99 12,379 reviews · 84% positive
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(the) Gnorp Apologue
2023 · Casual
$6.99 9,716 reviews · 95% positive
- T
The Last Starship
2026 · Indie
$19.99 1,544 reviews · 75% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best mining indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 10 paid mining indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Core Keeper (48,849 reviews). The cheapest is (the) Gnorp Apologue at $6.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid mining 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.