Best Resource Management indie games under $20
These are the best resource management indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 34 paid resource management 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 $14.37, and the cheapest is Cookie Clicker at $4.99. The most reviewed is This War of Mine with 88,714 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 24 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 resource management 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
34
Avg list price
$14.37
Cheapest
$4.99
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This War of Mine
2014 · Adventure
$19.99 88,714 reviews · 94% positive
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Cookie Clicker
2021 · Casual
$4.99 85,736 reviews · 96% positive
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Dyson Sphere Program
2021 · Indie
$19.99 82,685 reviews · 97% positive
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Supermarket Simulator
2025 · Casual
$19.99 77,643 reviews · 92% 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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Forager
2019 · Action
$19.99 35,009 reviews · 90% positive
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Loop Hero
2021 · Indie
$14.99 33,548 reviews · 93% positive
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Dorfromantik
2022 · Casual
$13.99 27,088 reviews · 96% positive
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Hydroneer
2020 · Adventure
$14.99 26,565 reviews · 86% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2014 · Indie
$7.99 23,407 reviews · 94% positive
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Mindustry
2019 · Strategy
$9.99 23,402 reviews · 96% positive
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Mini Motorways
2021 · Casual
$9.99 23,045 reviews · 96% positive
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Travellers Rest
2020 · Adventure
$17.99 17,392 reviews · 88% positive
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Turmoil
2016 · Indie
$12.99 15,909 reviews · 93% positive
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Tavern Master
2021 · Simulation
$14.99 12,976 reviews · 92% positive
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Luck be a Landlord
2023 · Indie
$9.99 11,450 reviews · 93% positive
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(the) Gnorp Apologue
2023 · Casual
$6.99 9,698 reviews · 95% positive
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Tank Mechanic Simulator
2020 · Action
$19.99 9,139 reviews · 88% positive
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The Farmer Was Replaced
2025 · Casual
$9.99 8,532 reviews · 96% positive
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Gloomwood
2022 · Action
$19.99 8,125 reviews · 95% 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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Keep Driving
2025 · Adventure
$17.99 6,065 reviews · 94% positive
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Let's Build a Zoo
2021 · Simulation
$19.99 4,062 reviews · 89% positive
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Emberward
2024 · Action
$14.99 3,703 reviews · 97% positive
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Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
2022 · Casual
$11.99 3,286 reviews · 97% positive
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Dummynation
2022 · Indie
$11.99 3,080 reviews · 88% positive
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Outpath
2023 · Adventure
$14.99 3,011 reviews · 93% positive
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Beltmatic
2024 · Casual
$6.99 2,105 reviews · 94% positive
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Laundry Store Simulator
2024 · Indie
$11.99 1,854 reviews · 89% positive
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Obenseuer
2018 · Indie
$19.99 1,619 reviews · 94% positive
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Microcivilization
2026 · Indie
$17.99 1,387 reviews · 80% positive
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Better Mart Simulator
2025 · Casual
$14.99 1,151 reviews · 90% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best resource management indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 34 paid resource management indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by This War of Mine (88,714 reviews). The cheapest is Cookie Clicker at $4.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid resource management 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.