Best Interactive Fiction indie games under $20
These are the best interactive fiction indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 32 paid interactive fiction 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 $14.44, and the cheapest is Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk at $1.49. The most reviewed is To the Moon with 68,610 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 24 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 interactive fiction 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
$14.44
Cheapest
$1.49
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To the Moon
2012 · Adventure
$9.99 68,610 reviews · 96% positive
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The Henry Stickmin Collection
2020 · Adventure
$14.99 53,881 reviews · 99% positive
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LoveChoice
2021 · Adventure
$1.99 36,198 reviews · 92% positive
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Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
2020 · Adventure
$1.49 33,541 reviews · 96% positive
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Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
2023 · Adventure
$17.99 32,134 reviews · 97% positive
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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
2021 · Casual
$14.99 31,136 reviews · 97% positive
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Sally Face - Episode One
2016 · Adventure
$2.99 26,769 reviews · 97% positive
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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
2020 · Adventure
$12.99 25,484 reviews · 98% positive
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Before Your Eyes
2021 · Adventure
$9.99 22,991 reviews · 98% positive
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Gorogoa
2017 · Adventure
$14.99 20,221 reviews · 97% positive
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Gone Home
2013 · Adventure
$14.99 18,350 reviews · 77% positive
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Until Then
2024 · Adventure
$19.99 16,787 reviews · 97% positive
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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
2016 · Adventure
$9.99 15,458 reviews · 90% positive
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Little Misfortune
2019 · Adventure
$19.99 13,762 reviews · 92% positive
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Coffee Talk
2020 · Adventure
$12.99 12,363 reviews · 95% positive
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Donut County
2018 · Adventure
$12.99 11,788 reviews · 92% positive
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Suzerain
2020 · Adventure
$19.99 11,411 reviews · 93% positive
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Citizen Sleeper
2022 · Adventure
$19.99 10,118 reviews · 92% positive
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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
2021 · Adventure
$19.99 9,652 reviews · 89% positive
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The Roottrees are Dead
2025 · Adventure
$19.99 8,696 reviews · 97% positive
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Death and Taxes
2020 · Adventure
$12.99 8,338 reviews · 86% positive
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Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
2024 · Adventure
$9.99 6,554 reviews · 95% positive
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The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
2023 · Adventure
$17.99 6,006 reviews · 93% positive
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Hypnospace Outlaw
2019 · Simulation
$19.99 5,439 reviews · 97% positive
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The Rise of the Golden Idol
2024 · Adventure
$19.99 3,965 reviews · 93% positive
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Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
2025 · RPG
$14.00 3,140 reviews · 95% positive
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Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
2023 · Adventure
$14.99 2,714 reviews · 97% positive
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Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping
2025 · Adventure
$9.99 2,629 reviews · 97% positive
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Best Served Cold
2025 · Adventure
$17.99 648 reviews · 88% positive
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Love, Ghostie
2024 · Casual
$19.99 622 reviews · 97% positive
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Fabled Lands
2022 · Adventure
$18.99 535 reviews · 80% positive
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Cat Detective Albert Wilde
2025 · Adventure
$11.99 163 reviews · 94% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best interactive fiction indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 32 paid interactive fiction indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by To the Moon (68,610 reviews). The cheapest is Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk at $1.49.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid interactive fiction 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.