Best Open World Survival Craft indie games under $20
These are the best open world survival craft indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 33 paid open world survival craft 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 $16.70, and the cheapest is CastleMiner Z at $5.99. The most reviewed is Terraria with 1,227,439 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 29 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 open world survival craft 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
33
Avg list price
$16.70
Cheapest
$5.99
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Terraria
2011 · Action
$9.99 1,227,439 reviews · 97% positive
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ARK: Survival Evolved
2017 · Action
$14.99 583,081 reviews · 83% positive
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The Forest
2018 · Action
$19.99 577,971 reviews · 96% positive
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Valheim
2021 · Action
$19.99 455,972 reviews · 94% positive
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Don't Starve Together
2016 · Action
$14.99 373,459 reviews · 95% positive
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Project Zomboid
2013 · Indie
$19.99 350,081 reviews · 94% positive
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Raft
2022 · Adventure
$19.99 321,118 reviews · 93% positive
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Starbound
2016 · Action
$14.99 120,624 reviews · 90% positive
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Don't Starve
2013 · Adventure
$9.99 113,208 reviews · 97% positive
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The Long Dark
2017 · Adventure
$19.99 110,972 reviews · 89% positive
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Core Keeper
2024 · Action
$19.99 49,416 reviews · 93% positive
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Forager
2019 · Action
$19.99 43,850 reviews · 90% positive
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Stranded Deep
2022 · Adventure
$19.99 43,449 reviews · 74% positive
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Dinkum
2025 · Adventure
$19.99 24,507 reviews · 92% positive
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SurrounDead
2022 · Action
$11.99 23,635 reviews · 92% positive
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Necesse
2025 · Action
$14.99 23,379 reviews · 93% positive
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Tribes of Midgard
2021 · Action
$19.99 23,196 reviews · 76% positive
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Mist Survival
2018 · Action
$10.99 13,525 reviews · 76% positive
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CastleMiner Z
2014 · Action
$5.99 7,934 reviews · 81% positive
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Rising World
2014 · Action
$14.99 5,252 reviews · 86% positive
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Terminus: Zombie Survivors
2024 · Adventure
$19.99 4,289 reviews · 94% positive
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I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival
2024 · Indie
$19.99 3,966 reviews · 85% positive
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Tinkerlands
2025 · Action
$12.99 3,542 reviews · 86% positive
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Astrometica
2024 · Adventure
$19.99 2,864 reviews · 83% positive
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Heat
2020 · Action
$19.99 2,614 reviews · 49% positive
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Ostranauts
2020 · Indie
$19.99 2,589 reviews · 81% positive
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IfSunSets
2024 · Action
$19.99 2,133 reviews · 75% positive
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Dustland Delivery
2024 · Adventure
$7.99 1,242 reviews · 88% positive
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UnReal World
2016 · Indie
$14.50 1,230 reviews · 94% positive
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Everafter Falls
2024 · Action
$19.99 714 reviews · 84% positive
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Fabled Lands
2022 · Adventure
$18.99 537 reviews · 80% positive
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Urge
2021 · Action
$17.99 487 reviews · 90% positive
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Out of Orbit
2023 · Action
$14.99 165 reviews · 80% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best open world survival craft indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 33 paid open world survival craft indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Terraria (1,227,439 reviews). The cheapest is CastleMiner Z at $5.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid open world survival craft 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.