Best Futuristic indie games under $20
These are the best futuristic indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 14 paid futuristic 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 $13.92, and the cheapest is Nodebuster at $2.99. The most reviewed is Clone Drone in the Danger Zone with 38,415 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 9 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 futuristic 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
$13.92
Cheapest
$2.99
- C
Clone Drone in the Danger Zone
2021 · Action
$19.99 38,415 reviews · 96% positive
- B
Bright Memory: Infinite
2021 · Action
$19.99 36,086 reviews · 92% positive
- D
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
2013 · Action
$19.99 29,520 reviews · 92% positive
- F
FINAL FANTASY® XIII
2014 · RPG
$15.99 19,513 reviews · 75% positive
- C
Cloudpunk
2020 · Adventure
$19.99 15,235 reviews · 88% positive
- N
Nodebuster
2024 · Casual
$2.99 13,769 reviews · 98% positive
- N
Natural Selection 2
2012 · Action
$4.99 13,342 reviews · 85% positive
- C
Citizen Sleeper
2022 · Adventure
$19.99 10,118 reviews · 92% positive
- M
Metal Garden
2025 · Action
$5.99 3,538 reviews · 97% positive
- S
STANDBOX
2023 · Action
$7.99 2,930 reviews · 91% positive
- A
Angels Fall First
2015 · Action
$17.99 2,802 reviews · 82% positive
- E
Endless Alice
2025 · Action
$8.99 2,101 reviews · 91% positive
- B
BLADECHIMERA
2025 · Action
$14.99 1,371 reviews · 89% positive
- O
Out of Orbit
2023 · Action
$14.99 147 reviews · 79% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best futuristic indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 14 paid futuristic indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Clone Drone in the Danger Zone (38,415 reviews). The cheapest is Nodebuster at $2.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid futuristic 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.