Best Survival Horror indie games under $20
These are the best survival horror indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 45 paid survival horror 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 $13.61, and the cheapest is Five Nights at Freddy's at $4.99. The most reviewed is The Forest with 571,186 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 survival horror 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
45
Avg list price
$13.61
Cheapest
$4.99
-
The Forest
2018 · Action
$19.99 571,186 reviews · 96% positive
-
Lethal Company
2023 · Action
$9.99 409,659 reviews · 97% positive
-
Don't Starve Together
2016 · Action
$14.99 367,214 reviews · 95% positive
-
Project Zomboid
2013 · Indie
$19.99 343,332 reviews · 94% positive
-
Escape the Backrooms
2025 · Action
$9.99 117,480 reviews · 90% positive
-
The Long Dark
2017 · Adventure
$19.99 110,207 reviews · 89% positive
-
Outlast
2013 · Action
$14.99 101,617 reviews · 96% positive
-
Don't Starve
2013 · Adventure
$9.99 96,213 reviews · 97% positive
-
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
2017 · Action
$7.99 74,112 reviews · 82% positive
-
DEVOUR
2021 · Indie
$9.99 68,080 reviews · 91% positive
-
Outlast 2
2017 · Action
$19.99 52,990 reviews · 91% positive
-
Five Nights at Freddy's
2014 · Indie
$4.99 52,684 reviews · 94% positive
-
Little Nightmares
2017 · Adventure
$19.99 51,672 reviews · 95% positive
-
Bendy and the Ink Machine
2017 · Action
$19.99 24,470 reviews · 89% positive
-
Demonologist
2023 · Action
$19.99 23,737 reviews · 85% positive
-
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2014 · Indie
$7.99 23,417 reviews · 94% positive
-
Aseprite
2016 · Animation & Modeling
$19.99 20,495 reviews · 99% positive
-
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
2010 · Action
$19.99 20,155 reviews · 95% positive
-
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
2023 · Action
$14.99 18,972 reviews · 66% positive
-
Five Nights at Freddy's 4
2015 · Action
$7.99 16,627 reviews · 93% positive
-
Bendy and the Dark Revival
2022 · Action
$19.99 14,985 reviews · 93% positive
-
ZERO Sievert
2024 · Action
$19.99 14,893 reviews · 85% positive
-
100% Orange Juice
2014 · Indie
$6.99 14,738 reviews · 91% positive
-
Look Outside
2025 · Adventure
$9.99 12,700 reviews · 98% positive
-
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
2016 · Action
$7.99 12,506 reviews · 90% positive
-
Five Nights at Freddy's 3
2015 · Action
$7.99 11,157 reviews · 90% positive
-
CastleMiner Z
2014 · Action
$5.99 11,130 reviews · 81% positive
-
Baldi's Basics Plus
2020 · Action
$9.99 10,874 reviews · 98% positive
-
Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit
2024 · Action
$19.99 10,808 reviews · 96% positive
-
The Headliners
2025 · Action
$7.99 10,118 reviews · 86% positive
-
Granny
2018 · Adventure
$7.99 10,100 reviews · 94% positive
-
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
2020 · Action
$19.99 10,018 reviews · 86% positive
-
FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
2022 · Adventure
$14.99 8,596 reviews · 95% positive
-
Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
2014 · Action
$16.99 8,192 reviews · 89% positive
-
Gloomwood
2022 · Action
$19.99 8,132 reviews · 95% positive
-
Crow Country
2024 · Action
$19.99 7,488 reviews · 98% positive
-
Mad Father
2016 · Adventure
$9.99 6,541 reviews · 97% positive
-
DreadOut
2014 · Adventure
$14.99 5,667 reviews · 77% positive
-
Outlast: Whistleblower DLC
2014 · Action
$4.99 5,443 reviews · 97% positive
-
Psychopomp GOLD
2024 · Action
$8.99 5,028 reviews · 98% positive
-
Cepheus Protocol
2020 · Action
$19.99 3,601 reviews · 76% positive
-
At Dead Of Night
2020 · Action
$15.99 3,443 reviews · 94% positive
-
Granny: Chapter Two
2019 · Adventure
$7.99 2,019 reviews · 95% positive
-
Backrooms: Extractions
2025 · Action
$6.99 695 reviews · 73% positive
-
Studio System : Guardian Angel
2025 · Action
$11.99 516 reviews · 94% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best survival horror indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 45 paid survival horror indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by The Forest (571,186 reviews). The cheapest is Five Nights at Freddy's at $4.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid survival horror 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.