Best Dystopian indie games under $10
These are the best dystopian indie games you can buy for under $10. indielist lists 10 paid dystopian games with a list price at or below $10, ranked by Steam review count so the most-validated picks lead. The average list price here is $8.29, and the cheapest is Click To Continue at $4.99. The most reviewed is Papers, Please with 72,119 Steam reviews. 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 dystopian 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
10
Avg list price
$8.29
Cheapest
$4.99
- P
Papers, Please
2013 · Adventure
$9.99 72,119 reviews · 97% positive
- D
Dishonored
2012 · Action
$9.99 65,452 reviews · 98% positive
- H
Hacknet
2015 · Indie
$9.99 25,934 reviews · 94% positive
- O
Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
2016 · Adventure
$9.99 15,458 reviews · 90% positive
- D
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
2007 · Action
$6.99 15,420 reviews · 95% positive
- I
Iron Lung
2022 · Adventure
$7.99 10,815 reviews · 92% positive
- M
Metal Garden
2025 · Action
$5.99 3,538 reviews · 97% positive
- J
JudgeSim
2024 · Casual
$6.99 1,362 reviews · 84% positive
- C
Click To Continue
2025 · Indie
$4.99 404 reviews · 93% positive
- S
Sonny Legacy Collection
2024 · Action
$9.99 360 reviews · 91% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best dystopian indie games under $10?
- indielist lists 10 paid dystopian indie games priced at or below $10, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Papers, Please (72,119 reviews). The cheapest is Click To Continue at $4.99.
- How is this "under $10" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid dystopian game qualifies if its tracked Steam list price is at or below $10. The list is ranked by review count and updates as prices and the catalog change. Free-to-play games are excluded.