Best Top-Down indie games under $20
These are the best top-down indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 34 paid top-down 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 $13.05, and the cheapest is The Binding of Isaac at $4.99. The most reviewed is Hotline Miami with 104,245 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 20 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 top-down 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
$13.05
Cheapest
$4.99
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Hotline Miami
2012 · Action
$9.99 104,245 reviews · 97% positive
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Don't Starve
2013 · Adventure
$9.99 96,212 reviews · 97% positive
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Enter the Gungeon
2016 · Action
$14.99 78,401 reviews · 95% positive
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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
2015 · Action
$14.99 67,285 reviews · 94% positive
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FTL: Faster Than Light
2012 · Indie
$9.99 62,078 reviews · 95% positive
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The Binding of Isaac
2011 · Action
$4.99 48,705 reviews · 95% positive
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Hero Siege
2014 · Action
$7.99 35,911 reviews · 67% positive
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暖雪 Warm Snow
2022 · Action
$17.99 34,987 reviews · 93% positive
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Mini Motorways
2021 · Casual
$9.99 23,045 reviews · 96% positive
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Tiny Glade
2024 · Casual
$14.99 21,895 reviews · 97% positive
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Baba Is You
2019 · Indie
$14.99 20,582 reviews · 98% positive
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Hyper Light Drifter
2016 · Action
$19.99 18,724 reviews · 93% positive
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Mini Metro
2015 · Indie
$9.99 16,498 reviews · 96% positive
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Magicraft
2024 · Action
$15.99 16,417 reviews · 93% positive
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ZERO Sievert
2024 · Action
$19.99 14,885 reviews · 85% positive
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Yet Another Zombie Survivors
2023 · Action
$14.99 13,267 reviews · 91% positive
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Tavern Master
2021 · Simulation
$14.99 12,976 reviews · 92% positive
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Tiny Rogues
2022 · Action
$9.99 10,567 reviews · 96% positive
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Tales of Maj'Eyal
2013 · Adventure
$6.99 7,319 reviews · 95% positive
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Sephiria
2025 · Action
$14.99 5,724 reviews · 94% positive
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Root
2020 · Indie
$14.99 5,323 reviews · 90% positive
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Spilled!
2025 · Adventure
$5.99 4,941 reviews · 94% positive
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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
2015 · Action
$9.99 4,364 reviews · 95% positive
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Emberward
2024 · Action
$14.99 3,703 reviews · 97% positive
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Void Stranger
2023 · Adventure
$11.99 3,410 reviews · 91% positive
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Star of Providence
2017 · Action
$14.99 3,324 reviews · 97% positive
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Glyphica: Typing Survival
2024 · Action
$9.99 2,358 reviews · 91% positive
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Be My Horde
2024 · Action
$9.99 2,017 reviews · 85% positive
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The Chef's Shift
2025 · Casual
$12.99 1,736 reviews · 98% positive
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The Last Starship
2026 · Indie
$19.99 1,523 reviews · 75% positive
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Achilles: Survivor
2025 · Action
$6.99 1,517 reviews · 83% positive
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Cozy Caravan
2026 · Adventure
$19.99 1,256 reviews · 94% positive
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Paquerette Down the Bunburrows
2023 · Adventure
$11.99 1,240 reviews · 96% positive
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NAIAD
2024 · Adventure
$19.99 659 reviews · 94% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best top-down indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 34 paid top-down indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Hotline Miami (104,245 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 top-down 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.