Best Mystery indie games under $10
These are the best mystery indie games you can buy for under $10. indielist lists 32 paid mystery 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 $7.64, and the cheapest is Sally Face - Episode One at $2.99. The most reviewed is Town of Salem with 36,286 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 mystery 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
32
Avg list price
$7.64
Cheapest
$2.99
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Town of Salem
2014 · Action
$4.99 36,286 reviews · 88% positive
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Unheard - Voices of Crime
2019 · Indie
$6.99 33,237 reviews · 96% positive
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The Room
2014 · Adventure
$4.99 31,305 reviews · 98% positive
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Sally Face - Episode One
2016 · Adventure
$2.99 26,769 reviews · 97% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
2014 · Indie
$7.99 25,744 reviews · 94% positive
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We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
2023 · Adventure
$3.99 23,893 reviews · 90% positive
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Before Your Eyes
2021 · Adventure
$9.99 22,991 reviews · 98% positive
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The Room Two
2016 · Adventure
$4.99 21,457 reviews · 98% positive
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The Room 4: Old Sins
2021 · Adventure
$8.99 18,013 reviews · 98% positive
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The Past Within
2022 · Adventure
$5.99 16,532 reviews · 95% positive
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FEZ
2013 · Indie
$9.99 16,149 reviews · 93% positive
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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
2016 · Adventure
$9.99 15,458 reviews · 90% positive
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The Room Three
2018 · Adventure
$5.99 13,197 reviews · 96% positive
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Look Outside
2025 · Adventure
$9.99 12,795 reviews · 98% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
2016 · Action
$7.99 12,516 reviews · 90% positive
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Tick Tock: A Tale for Two
2019 · Adventure
$5.99 11,764 reviews · 85% positive
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Five Nights at Freddy's 3
2015 · Action
$7.99 11,165 reviews · 90% positive
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We Were Here Too
2018 · Adventure
$9.99 11,011 reviews · 79% positive
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Iron Lung
2022 · Adventure
$7.99 10,815 reviews · 92% positive
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Kindergarten
2017 · Adventure
$4.99 10,276 reviews · 97% positive
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Monument Valley
2022 · Adventure
$7.99 8,462 reviews · 98% positive
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Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
2024 · Adventure
$9.99 6,554 reviews · 95% positive
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POOLS
2024 · Adventure
$9.79 6,319 reviews · 95% positive
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Metal Garden
2025 · Action
$5.99 3,538 reviews · 97% positive
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Fears to Fathom - Woodbury Getaway
2024 · Adventure
$9.99 3,395 reviews · 87% positive
- D
Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
2025 · Adventure
$9.99 2,629 reviews · 97% positive
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
2015 · Adventure
$7.99 1,849 reviews · 97% positive
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SILENT BREATH
2024 · Adventure
$9.99 1,201 reviews · 69% positive
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Ghost Janitors
2025 · Action
$8.99 890 reviews · 85% positive
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Don't Escape Trilogy
2019 · Adventure
$4.99 736 reviews · 99% positive
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The Anomaly Project
2024 · Action
$7.99 615 reviews · 81% positive
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
2023 · Adventure
$7.99 171 reviews · 88% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best mystery indie games under $10?
- indielist lists 32 paid mystery indie games priced at or below $10, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Town of Salem (36,286 reviews). The cheapest is Sally Face - Episode One at $2.99.
- How is this "under $10" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid mystery 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.