Best PvE indie games under $20
These are the best pve indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 34 paid pve 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 $13.93, and the cheapest is Achilles: Survivor at $6.99. The most reviewed is Valheim with 453,292 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 20 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 pve 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
34
Avg list price
$13.93
Cheapest
$6.99
- V
Valheim
2021 · Action
$19.99 453,292 reviews · 94% positive
- L
Lethal Company
2023 · Action
$9.99 409,883 reviews · 97% positive
- T
The Elder Scrolls® Online
2017 · Action
$19.99 133,323 reviews · 81% positive
- X
XCOM® 2
2016 · Strategy
$19.99 78,860 reviews · 85% positive
- P
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition
2021 · Action
$19.99 43,043 reviews · 84% positive
- M
Mindustry
2019 · Strategy
$9.99 26,869 reviews · 96% positive
- S
SurrounDead
2022 · Action
$11.99 25,078 reviews · 92% positive
- T
Tribes of Midgard
2021 · Action
$19.99 23,145 reviews · 76% positive
- A
ATLYSS
2024 · Action
$9.99 22,497 reviews · 97% positive
- D
Dungeon Defenders
2011 · Action
$14.99 18,870 reviews · 93% positive
- T
Turmoil
2016 · Indie
$12.99 15,930 reviews · 93% positive
- P
PANICORE
2024 · Action
$9.99 12,685 reviews · 79% positive
- T
The Quinfall
2026 · Massively Multiplayer
$9.99 12,515 reviews · 52% positive
- R
Rabbit and Steel
2024 · Action
$14.99 11,102 reviews · 97% positive
- L
Lunacid
2023 · Indie
$13.99 11,058 reviews · 91% positive
- B
Biped
2020 · Action
$14.99 11,013 reviews · 85% positive
- S
Shotgun Farmers
2019 · Action
$9.99 9,856 reviews · 93% positive
- C
Chronicon
2020 · Action
$13.99 9,640 reviews · 94% positive
- C
CULTIC
2022 · Action
$9.99 8,392 reviews · 97% positive
- G
Gloomwood
2022 · Action
$19.99 8,161 reviews · 95% positive
- D
Day of Dragons
2019 · Indie
$19.99 7,784 reviews · 65% positive
- J
Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel
2025 · Action
$14.99 7,498 reviews · 83% positive
- S
Sephiria
2025 · Action
$14.99 5,811 reviews · 94% positive
- I
I Am Your Beast
2024 · Action
$19.99 5,337 reviews · 98% positive
- E
Element TD 2 - Tower Defense
2021 · Indie
$14.99 3,204 reviews · 90% positive
- W
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 - Winds of Magic
2019 · Action
$19.99 2,611 reviews · 32% positive
- G
Glyphica: Typing Survival
2024 · Action
$9.99 2,368 reviews · 91% positive
- E
Endless Alice
2025 · Action
$8.99 2,101 reviews · 91% positive
- N
NIMRODS
2024 · Action
$9.99 1,795 reviews · 85% positive
- A
Achilles: Survivor
2025 · Action
$6.99 1,518 reviews · 83% positive
- B
Badlands Crew - Drive, Command, Conquer
2025 · Action
$18.99 1,193 reviews · 79% positive
- G
Ghost Janitors
2025 · Action
$8.99 890 reviews · 85% positive
- B
Backrooms: Extractions
2025 · Action
$6.99 694 reviews · 73% positive
- S
Sonny Legacy Collection
2024 · Action
$9.99 360 reviews · 91% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best pve indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 34 paid pve indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Valheim (453,292 reviews). The cheapest is Achilles: Survivor at $6.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid pve 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.