Best Controller indie games under $20
These are the best controller indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 67 paid controller 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 $15.52, and the cheapest is We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip at $3.99. The most reviewed is Euro Truck Simulator 2 with 767,157 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 53 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 controller 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
67
Avg list price
$15.52
Cheapest
$3.99
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Euro Truck Simulator 2
2012 · Indie
$19.99 767,157 reviews · 97% positive
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Hollow Knight
2017 · Action
$14.99 488,027 reviews · 97% positive
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Vampire Survivors
2022 · Action
$4.99 249,099 reviews · 98% positive
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Assetto Corsa
2014 · Indie
$19.99 132,999 reviews · 93% positive
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Stick Fight: The Game
2017 · Action
$4.99 99,644 reviews · 93% positive
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Pummel Party
2018 · Action
$14.99 45,575 reviews · 89% positive
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DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT
2020 · Action
$19.99 43,477 reviews · 93% positive
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LIMBO
2011 · Action
$12.49 39,812 reviews · 92% positive
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Bully: Scholarship Edition
2008 · Action
$14.99 36,505 reviews · 84% positive
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KovaaK's
2018 · Action
$9.99 36,495 reviews · 93% positive
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Hero Siege
2014 · Action
$7.99 35,933 reviews · 67% positive
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Super Meat Boy
2010 · Indie
$14.99 29,347 reviews · 94% positive
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Dorfromantik
2022 · Casual
$13.99 29,288 reviews · 96% positive
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20 Minutes Till Dawn
2023 · Action
$4.99 28,846 reviews · 91% positive
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Dead Island Definitive Edition
2016 · Action
$19.99 27,682 reviews · 82% positive
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ABZU
2016 · Adventure
$19.99 27,365 reviews · 93% positive
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Soulstone Survivors
2025 · Action
$14.99 26,425 reviews · 91% positive
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We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
2023 · Adventure
$3.99 23,893 reviews · 90% positive
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Thronefall
2024 · Action
$12.99 23,080 reviews · 96% positive
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SpeedRunners
2016 · Action
$14.99 22,779 reviews · 94% positive
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Townscaper
2021 · Casual
$5.99 21,532 reviews · 95% positive
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Death's Door
2021 · Action
$19.99 21,394 reviews · 93% positive
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Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist
2013 · Action
$19.99 21,369 reviews · 79% positive
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Assassin's Creed® Revelations
2011 · Action
$19.99 20,215 reviews · 84% positive
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The Last Campfire
2021 · Adventure
$14.99 19,596 reviews · 98% positive
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Unrailed!
2020 · Action
$19.99 19,591 reviews · 93% positive
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Orcs Must Die! 2
2012 · Action
$14.99 19,562 reviews · 92% positive
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Escape Simulator
2021 · Adventure
$19.99 19,113 reviews · 94% positive
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Dust: An Elysian Tail
2013 · Action
$14.99 18,995 reviews · 95% positive
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Pseudoregalia
2023 · Action
$5.99 18,274 reviews · 97% positive
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Spelunky
2013 · Indie
$14.99 16,597 reviews · 92% positive
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FEZ
2013 · Indie
$9.99 16,149 reviews · 93% positive
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Touhou Luna Nights
2019 · Action
$17.99 14,771 reviews · 97% positive
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Furi
2016 · Action
$19.99 13,881 reviews · 90% positive
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Road Redemption
2017 · Action
$19.99 13,406 reviews · 83% positive
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Yet Another Zombie Survivors
2023 · Action
$14.99 13,299 reviews · 91% positive
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STAR WARS™ - The Force Unleashed™ Ultimate Sith Edition
2009 · Action
$19.99 12,066 reviews · 76% positive
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Amazing Frog?
2014 · Action
$19.99 11,546 reviews · 94% positive
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Cassette Beasts
2023 · Indie
$19.99 10,738 reviews · 94% positive
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LEGO® The Hobbit™
2014 · Action
$19.99 10,512 reviews · 81% positive
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Planet of Lana
2023 · Action
$19.99 9,854 reviews · 93% positive
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Unravel Two
2020 · Action
$19.99 8,868 reviews · 78% positive
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DSX
2022 · Action
$7.99 8,192 reviews · 69% positive
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Melatonin
2022 · Action
$14.99 8,072 reviews · 94% positive
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STAR WARS™: The Force Unleashed™ II
2010 · Action
$19.99 7,897 reviews · 63% positive
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Nidhogg
2014 · Action
$9.99 7,849 reviews · 90% positive
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Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
2025 · Action
$14.99 7,498 reviews · 83% positive
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Turbo Overkill
2023 · Action
$19.99 7,302 reviews · 94% positive
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Sephiria
2025 · Action
$14.99 5,811 reviews · 94% positive
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Copycat
2024 · Adventure
$14.99 5,394 reviews · 89% positive
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ANTONBLAST
2024 · Action
$19.99 4,537 reviews · 95% positive
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TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator
2022 · Indie
$16.99 3,100 reviews · 86% positive
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La-Mulana
2013 · Action
$14.99 2,602 reviews · 80% positive
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Embr
2021 · Action
$19.99 2,187 reviews · 86% positive
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Builder Simulator
2022 · Adventure
$19.99 2,153 reviews · 72% positive
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Slackers - Carts of Glory
2024 · Action
$12.99 2,062 reviews · 91% positive
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NIMRODS
2024 · Action
$9.99 1,795 reviews · 85% positive
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Obenseuer
2018 · Indie
$19.99 1,625 reviews · 94% positive
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Parking Garage Rally Circuit
2024 · Action
$9.99 1,604 reviews · 97% positive
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Achilles: Survivor
2025 · Action
$6.99 1,518 reviews · 83% positive
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Fraymakers
2023 · Action
$19.99 1,518 reviews · 79% positive
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Escape From Mystwood Mansion
2023 · Action
$16.99 1,284 reviews · 93% positive
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Iron Meat
2024 · Action
$19.99 1,073 reviews · 97% positive
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SNØ: Ultimate Freeriding
2025 · Action
$11.99 882 reviews · 97% positive
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WHAT THE CAR?
2024 · Action
$19.99 872 reviews · 85% positive
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The Use of Life
2025 · Adventure
$19.99 771 reviews · 91% positive
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NAIAD
2024 · Adventure
$19.99 659 reviews · 94% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best controller indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 67 paid controller indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Euro Truck Simulator 2 (767,157 reviews). The cheapest is We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip at $3.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid controller 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.