Best Cinematic indie games under $20
These are the best cinematic indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 14 paid cinematic 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 $17.10, and the cheapest is Cat Detective Albert Wilde at $11.99. The most reviewed is Tomb Raider Game of the Year with 170,089 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 14 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 cinematic 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
14
Avg list price
$17.10
Cheapest
$11.99
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Tomb Raider Game of the Year
2013 · Action
$19.99 170,089 reviews · 96% positive
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LIMBO
2011 · Action
$12.49 39,812 reviews · 92% positive
- L
L.A. Noire
2011 · Adventure
$19.99 30,604 reviews · 86% positive
- D
Demonologist
2023 · Action
$19.99 23,749 reviews · 85% positive
- T
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
2023 · Action
$14.99 22,780 reviews · 66% positive
- F
FINAL FANTASY® XIII
2014 · RPG
$15.99 19,513 reviews · 75% positive
- C
Car Dealer Simulator
2025 · Casual
$19.99 9,486 reviews · 89% positive
- T
Thank Goodness You're Here!
2024 · Adventure
$19.99 8,053 reviews · 96% positive
- H
HARD BULLET
2020 · Action
$19.99 6,424 reviews · 83% positive
- R
Rift of the NecroDancer
2025 · Action
$19.99 5,703 reviews · 95% positive
- B
Boxes: Lost Fragments
2024 · Adventure
$14.99 5,299 reviews · 93% positive
- A
At Dead Of Night
2020 · Action
$15.99 3,451 reviews · 94% positive
- G
Grunn
2024 · Adventure
$12.99 1,346 reviews · 96% positive
- C
Cat Detective Albert Wilde
2025 · Adventure
$11.99 163 reviews · 94% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best cinematic indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 14 paid cinematic indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Tomb Raider Game of the Year (170,089 reviews). The cheapest is Cat Detective Albert Wilde at $11.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid cinematic 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.