Best Violent indie games under $20
These are the best violent indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 69 paid violent 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 $14.25, and the cheapest is Kindergarten at $4.99. The most reviewed is People Playground with 301,659 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 42 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 violent 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
69
Avg list price
$14.25
Cheapest
$4.99
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People Playground
2019 · Action
$9.99 301,659 reviews · 97% positive
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POSTAL 2
2012 · Action
$9.99 138,992 reviews · 97% positive
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Hotline Miami
2012 · Action
$9.99 110,606 reviews · 97% positive
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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
2015 · Action
$14.99 70,086 reviews · 94% positive
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DEVOUR
2021 · Indie
$9.99 68,921 reviews · 90% positive
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Katana ZERO
2019 · Action
$14.99 66,594 reviews · 98% positive
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Outlast 2
2017 · Action
$19.99 54,648 reviews · 91% positive
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Graveyard Keeper
2018 · Adventure
$19.99 40,205 reviews · 85% positive
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CARRION
2020 · Action
$19.99 36,327 reviews · 94% positive
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Bright Memory: Infinite
2021 · Action
$19.99 36,266 reviews · 92% positive
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Return of the Obra Dinn
2018 · Adventure
$19.99 32,723 reviews · 97% positive
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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
2021 · Casual
$14.99 30,593 reviews · 97% positive
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Paint the Town Red
2021 · Action
$19.99 29,374 reviews · 96% positive
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
2017 · Action
$19.99 26,462 reviews · 89% positive
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Hatred
2015 · Action
$5.99 26,100 reviews · 84% positive
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Beholder
2016 · Adventure
$13.99 23,357 reviews · 92% positive
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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
2023 · Action
$14.99 19,857 reviews · 66% positive
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Streets of Rogue
2019 · Action
$19.99 17,268 reviews · 96% positive
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Easy Red 2
2022 · Action
$8.99 14,636 reviews · 90% positive
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Mist Survival
2018 · Action
$10.99 13,713 reviews · 76% positive
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Furi
2016 · Action
$19.99 11,284 reviews · 90% positive
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Granny
2018 · Adventure
$7.99 11,194 reviews · 94% positive
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Road Redemption
2017 · Action
$19.99 10,931 reviews · 83% positive
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Lunacid
2023 · Indie
$13.99 10,478 reviews · 90% positive
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Kindergarten
2017 · Adventure
$4.99 10,314 reviews · 97% positive
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The Headliners
2025 · Action
$7.99 8,598 reviews · 86% positive
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
2021 · Adventure
$19.99 8,200 reviews · 88% positive
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FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
2022 · Adventure
$14.99 8,191 reviews · 95% positive
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5D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel
2020 · Indie
$11.99 8,142 reviews · 97% positive
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CULTIC
2022 · Action
$9.99 8,097 reviews · 97% positive
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Crow Country
2024 · Action
$19.99 7,920 reviews · 98% positive
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
2020 · Action
$19.99 7,627 reviews · 85% positive
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Beholder 2
2018 · Adventure
$17.99 6,901 reviews · 87% positive
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Turbo Overkill
2023 · Action
$19.99 6,466 reviews · 94% positive
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Mad Father
2016 · Adventure
$9.99 6,321 reviews · 97% positive
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HARD BULLET
2020 · Action
$19.99 5,886 reviews · 83% positive
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Kindergarten 2
2019 · Adventure
$14.99 5,631 reviews · 98% positive
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HROT
2023 · Action
$19.99 5,358 reviews · 97% positive
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Mr.President!
2016 · Action
$9.99 4,974 reviews · 83% positive
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Granny Simulator
2019 · Casual
$4.99 4,762 reviews · 90% positive
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Contractors
2018 · Action
$19.99 4,054 reviews · 83% positive
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Shadow Tactics: Aiko's Choice
2021 · Indie
$19.99 3,987 reviews · 93% positive
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Angels Fall First
2026 · Action
$17.99 3,891 reviews · 81% positive
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HOLE
2024 · Action
$4.99 3,875 reviews · 94% positive
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Forgive Me Father
2022 · Action
$19.99 3,776 reviews · 84% positive
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Ghost Exile
2022 · Action
$14.99 3,721 reviews · 89% positive
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Anger Foot
2024 · Action
$19.99 3,650 reviews · 93% positive
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Welcome to the Game II
2018 · Indie
$9.99 3,187 reviews · 84% positive
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STANDBOX
2023 · Action
$7.99 2,942 reviews · 90% positive
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Intravenous
2021 · Action
$19.99 2,895 reviews · 90% positive
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The Citadel
2020 · Action
$14.99 2,664 reviews · 93% positive
- C
Charlie Murder
2017 · Action
$9.99 2,650 reviews · 96% positive
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Heat
2020 · Action
$19.99 2,611 reviews · 49% positive
- C
Conquest Dark
2025 · Action
$9.99 2,578 reviews · 90% positive
- M
Megaton Rainfall
2017 · Action
$15.99 2,175 reviews · 72% positive
- G
Granny: Chapter Two
2019 · Adventure
$7.99 2,153 reviews · 95% positive
- M
Midnight Fight Express
2022 · Action
$19.99 2,009 reviews · 89% positive
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BRUTALISTICK VR
2024 · Action
$9.99 1,906 reviews · 95% positive
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Critters for Sale
2021 · Action
$9.99 1,823 reviews · 94% positive
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Welcome to Kowloon
2023 · Adventure
$6.99 1,807 reviews · 81% positive
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Skin Deep
2025 · Action
$19.99 1,690 reviews · 94% positive
- M
Mecha Knights: Nightmare
2021 · Action
$15.99 1,590 reviews · 91% positive
- G
Granny 3
2021 · Adventure
$7.99 1,401 reviews · 92% positive
- B
Beast Battle Simulator
2018 · Violent
$9.99 1,238 reviews · 88% positive
- C
Close To The Sun
2020 · Adventure
$19.99 884 reviews · 74% positive
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77p egg: Eggwife
2023 · Action
$9.99 585 reviews · 90% positive
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
2023 · Adventure
$7.99 205 reviews · 87% positive
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DUNGEONS OF CHAOS
2017 · Violent
$8.99 166 reviews · 86% positive
- B
Beware of Trains
2019 · Violent
$10.99 0 reviews · 81% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best violent indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 69 paid violent indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by People Playground (301,659 reviews). The cheapest is Kindergarten at $4.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid violent 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.