Best Science indie games under $20
These are the best science indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 9 paid science 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 $17.21, and the cheapest is Aviassembly at $9.99. The most reviewed is Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing with 13,330 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 8 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 science 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
9
Avg list price
$17.21
Cheapest
$9.99
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Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing
2018 · Indie
$19.99 13,330 reviews · 95% positive
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Spaceflight Simulator
2022 · Indie
$14.99 9,144 reviews · 97% positive
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Aviassembly
2025 · Simulation
$9.99 8,834 reviews · 97% positive
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Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator
2021 · Action
$14.99 7,158 reviews · 95% positive
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Juno: New Origins
2023 · Indie
$19.99 3,447 reviews · 89% 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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The Sapling
2019 · Simulation
$17.99 1,899 reviews · 90% positive
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The Last Starship
2026 · Indie
$19.99 1,523 reviews · 75% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best science indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 9 paid science indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Liftoff®: FPV Drone Racing (13,330 reviews). The cheapest is Aviassembly at $9.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid science 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.