Best Post-apocalyptic indie games under $20
These are the best post-apocalyptic indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 27 paid post-apocalyptic 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 Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition at $4.99. The most reviewed is Project Zomboid with 344,149 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 23 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 post-apocalyptic 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
27
Avg list price
$17.10
Cheapest
$4.99
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Project Zomboid
2013 · Indie
$19.99 344,149 reviews · 94% positive
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Fallout 4
2015 · RPG
$19.99 287,429 reviews · 81% positive
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Fallout: New Vegas
2010 · Action
$9.99 208,574 reviews · 96% positive
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
2009 · Strategy
$4.99 140,718 reviews · 98% positive
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The Long Dark
2017 · Adventure
$19.99 110,320 reviews · 89% positive
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This War of Mine
2014 · Adventure
$19.99 88,747 reviews · 94% positive
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XCOM® 2
2016 · Strategy
$19.99 78,860 reviews · 85% positive
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Mad Max
2015 · Action
$19.99 56,749 reviews · 92% positive
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Plague Inc: Evolved
2016 · Casual
$14.99 56,431 reviews · 94% positive
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The Long Drive
2019 · Action
$15.99 48,845 reviews · 89% positive
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OUTRIDERS
2021 · Action
$19.99 46,035 reviews · 67% positive
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Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
2009 · RPG
$19.99 43,485 reviews · 82% positive
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BlazBlue Entropy Effect
2024 · Action
$19.99 35,288 reviews · 94% positive
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SurrounDead
2022 · Action
$11.99 25,078 reviews · 92% positive
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Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game
2015 · RPG
$9.99 24,772 reviews · 94% positive
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Fallout 3
2008 · RPG
$9.99 22,018 reviews · 81% positive
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Nuclear Throne
2015 · Action
$11.99 19,584 reviews · 96% positive
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Hyper Light Drifter
2016 · Action
$19.99 18,743 reviews · 93% positive
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LISA: The Painful
2014 · Adventure
$19.99 15,038 reviews · 95% positive
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ZERO Sievert
2024 · Action
$19.99 14,922 reviews · 85% positive
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HumanitZ
2026 · Action
$19.99 13,067 reviews · 75% positive
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Cepheus Protocol
2020 · Action
$19.99 3,610 reviews · 76% positive
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Rusted Moss
2023 · Action
$19.99 1,610 reviews · 89% positive
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Infectonator 3: Apocalypse
2018 · Indie
$12.99 1,325 reviews · 83% positive
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Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer
2025 · Action
$18.99 1,193 reviews · 79% positive
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Iron Meat
2024 · Action
$19.99 1,073 reviews · 97% positive
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MEMOLITH: Forsaken by Light
2026 · Indie
$19.99 198 reviews · 78% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best post-apocalyptic indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 27 paid post-apocalyptic indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Project Zomboid (344,149 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 post-apocalyptic 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.