Best Classic indie games under $20
These are the best classic indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 29 paid classic 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 $13.06, and the cheapest is Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition at $4.99. The most reviewed is Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition with 140,718 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 16 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 classic 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
29
Avg list price
$13.06
Cheapest
$4.99
- P
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
2009 · Strategy
$4.99 140,718 reviews · 98% positive
- B
Black Mesa
2020 · Action
$19.99 132,882 reviews · 95% positive
- P
POSTAL 2
2012 · Action
$9.99 114,324 reviews · 97% positive
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The Henry Stickmin Collection
2020 · Adventure
$14.99 53,881 reviews · 99% positive
- T
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)
2009 · RPG
$14.99 42,508 reviews · 95% positive
- B
Bully: Scholarship Edition
2008 · Action
$14.99 36,505 reviews · 84% positive
- J
Journey
2020 · Adventure
$14.99 34,157 reviews · 94% positive
- S
STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™
2009 · Adventure
$9.99 33,610 reviews · 91% positive
- B
BioShock™
2007 · Action
$19.99 31,938 reviews · 94% positive
- T
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition
2009 · RPG
$14.99 28,147 reviews · 95% positive
- S
STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™
2012 · RPG
$9.99 25,757 reviews · 94% positive
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Titan Quest Anniversary Edition
2016 · Action
$19.99 25,613 reviews · 90% positive
- F
Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
2015 · RPG
$9.99 24,772 reviews · 94% positive
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Psychonauts
2006 · Action
$9.99 18,971 reviews · 95% positive
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Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
2007 · Action
$6.99 15,420 reviews · 95% positive
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
2007 · Action
$19.99 15,189 reviews · 94% positive
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CHRONO TRIGGER®
2018 · RPG
$14.99 13,118 reviews · 88% positive
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Papa's Freezeria Deluxe
2023 · Action
$5.99 12,929 reviews · 99% positive
- S
STAR WARS™ - The Force Unleashed™ Ultimate Sith Edition
2009 · Action
$19.99 12,066 reviews · 76% positive
- D
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
2006 · Action
$9.99 11,600 reviews · 91% positive
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Okami HD
2017 · Adventure
$19.99 10,573 reviews · 92% positive
- F
FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
2022 · Adventure
$14.99 8,611 reviews · 95% positive
- C
Cave Story+
2011 · Action
$14.99 8,082 reviews · 93% positive
- Z
Zuma Deluxe
2006 · Casual
$4.99 6,588 reviews · 96% positive
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GemCraft - Chasing Shadows
2015 · Action
$9.99 4,367 reviews · 95% positive
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La-Mulana
2013 · Action
$14.99 2,602 reviews · 80% positive
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Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
2015 · Adventure
$7.99 1,849 reviews · 97% positive
- H
House Flipper - Garden DLC
2019 · Casual
$14.99 894 reviews · 66% positive
- H
Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
2023 · Adventure
$7.99 171 reviews · 88% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best classic indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 29 paid classic indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition (140,718 reviews). The cheapest is Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition at $4.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid classic 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.