Best Procedural Generation indie games under $20
These are the best procedural generation indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 39 paid procedural generation 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 $15.32, and the cheapest is The Binding of Isaac at $4.99. The most reviewed is Lethal Company with 409,614 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 31 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 procedural generation 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
39
Avg list price
$15.32
Cheapest
$4.99
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Lethal Company
2023 · Action
$9.99 409,614 reviews · 97% positive
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
2014 · Action
$14.99 357,988 reviews · 97% positive
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Balatro
2024 · Casual
$14.99 155,457 reviews · 98% positive
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FTL: Faster Than Light
2012 · Indie
$9.99 62,078 reviews · 95% positive
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WorldBox - God Simulator
2021 · Indie
$19.99 48,959 reviews · 95% positive
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Core Keeper
2024 · Action
$19.99 48,722 reviews · 93% positive
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The Binding of Isaac
2011 · Action
$4.99 48,705 reviews · 95% positive
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Banished
2014 · Indie
$19.99 37,726 reviews · 90% positive
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暖雪 Warm Snow
2022 · Action
$17.99 34,987 reviews · 93% positive
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BlazBlue Entropy Effect
2024 · Action
$19.99 29,466 reviews · 94% positive
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Dorfromantik
2022 · Casual
$13.99 27,088 reviews · 96% positive
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Crypt of the NecroDancer
2015 · Action
$14.99 23,431 reviews · 96% positive
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Tiny Glade
2024 · Casual
$14.99 21,895 reviews · 97% positive
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9 Kings
2025 · RPG
$19.99 20,036 reviews · 93% positive
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Spelunky 2
2020 · Action
$19.99 19,488 reviews · 93% positive
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Into the Breach
2018 · Indie
$14.99 18,620 reviews · 94% positive
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Tribes of Midgard
2021 · Action
$19.99 17,392 reviews · 76% positive
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Streets of Rogue
2019 · Action
$19.99 17,038 reviews · 96% positive
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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
2015 · Indie
$14.99 16,856 reviews · 97% positive
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Magicraft
2024 · Action
$15.99 16,417 reviews · 93% positive
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Wobbledogs
2022 · Casual
$19.99 14,732 reviews · 98% positive
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Dicey Dungeons
2019 · Indie
$14.99 11,649 reviews · 89% positive
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Luck be a Landlord
2023 · Indie
$9.99 11,450 reviews · 93% positive
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Baldi's Basics Plus
2020 · Action
$9.99 10,863 reviews · 98% positive
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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth
2015 · Action
$10.99 8,067 reviews · 93% positive
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Tales of Maj'Eyal
2013 · Adventure
$6.99 7,319 reviews · 95% positive
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Keep Driving
2025 · Adventure
$17.99 6,065 reviews · 94% positive
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Sephiria
2025 · Action
$14.99 5,724 reviews · 94% positive
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Sol Cesto
2026 · Indie
$13.99 4,336 reviews · 91% positive
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Emberward
2024 · Action
$14.99 3,703 reviews · 97% positive
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Star of Providence
2017 · Action
$14.99 3,324 reviews · 97% positive
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Drop Duchy
2025 · Adventure
$14.99 2,932 reviews · 90% positive
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Siralim Ultimate
2021 · Indie
$19.99 2,462 reviews · 93% positive
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Glyphica: Typing Survival
2024 · Action
$9.99 2,358 reviews · 91% positive
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Flyout
2023 · Indie
$19.99 2,214 reviews · 83% positive
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Warsim: The Realm of Aslona
2022 · Indie
$9.99 2,178 reviews · 96% positive
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The Sapling
2019 · Simulation
$17.99 1,899 reviews · 90% positive
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Ancient Dungeon
2021 · Action
$19.99 1,683 reviews · 95% positive
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SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding
2025 · Action
$11.99 881 reviews · 97% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best procedural generation indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 39 paid procedural generation indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Lethal Company (409,614 reviews). The cheapest is The Binding of Isaac at $4.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid procedural generation 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.