Best Team-Based indie games under $20
These are the best team-based indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 16 paid team-based 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 $14.05, and the cheapest is Natural Selection 2 at $4.99. The most reviewed is The Isle with 104,281 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 10 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 team-based 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
16
Avg list price
$14.05
Cheapest
$4.99
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The Isle
2015 · Action
$19.99 104,281 reviews · 80% positive
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Ravenfield
2017 · Action
$17.99 75,350 reviews · 97% positive
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Party Animals
2023 · Action
$19.99 56,574 reviews · 80% positive
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PAYDAY™ The Heist
2011 · Action
$9.99 21,724 reviews · 93% positive
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Witch It
2020 · Action
$19.99 19,769 reviews · 89% positive
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
2023 · Action
$14.99 18,971 reviews · 66% positive
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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
2015 · Indie
$14.99 16,856 reviews · 97% positive
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Friends vs Friends
2023 · Action
$9.99 14,479 reviews · 83% positive
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Natural Selection 2
2012 · Action
$4.99 13,342 reviews · 85% positive
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Easy Red 2
2022 · Action
$8.99 13,034 reviews · 90% positive
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The Headliners
2025 · Action
$7.99 10,113 reviews · 86% positive
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Intruder
2019 · Early Access
$19.99 6,960 reviews · 90% positive
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Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
2021 · Indie
$14.99 3,202 reviews · 90% positive
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West Hunt
2023 · Casual
$9.99 2,152 reviews · 83% positive
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Better Mart Simulator
2025 · Casual
$14.99 1,151 reviews · 90% positive
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Infinite Tournament Paintball
2020 · Action
$14.99 520 reviews · 86% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best team-based indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 16 paid team-based indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by The Isle (104,281 reviews). The cheapest is Natural Selection 2 at $4.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid team-based 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.