Best Space indie games under $20
These are the best space indie games you can buy for under $20. indielist lists 28 paid space 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 $15.35, and the cheapest is Natural Selection 2 at $4.99. The most reviewed is Starbound with 120,582 Steam reviews. Beyond the budget end, this wider list adds 22 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 space 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
28
Avg list price
$15.35
Cheapest
$4.99
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Starbound
2016 · Action
$14.99 120,582 reviews · 90% positive
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Dyson Sphere Program
2021 · Indie
$19.99 82,756 reviews · 97% positive
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Elite Dangerous
2015 · Action
$19.99 81,272 reviews · 77% positive
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FTL: Faster Than Light
2012 · Indie
$9.99 62,132 reviews · 95% positive
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Mouthwashing
2024 · Adventure
$12.99 36,944 reviews · 95% positive
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STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™
2009 · Adventure
$9.99 33,610 reviews · 91% positive
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STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™ II - The Sith Lords™
2012 · RPG
$9.99 25,757 reviews · 94% positive
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Viscera Cleanup Detail
2015 · Indie
$12.99 23,520 reviews · 92% positive
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Nova Drift
2024 · Action
$17.99 14,477 reviews · 96% positive
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Natural Selection 2
2012 · Action
$4.99 13,342 reviews · 85% positive
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Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander
2022 · Simulation
$19.99 12,655 reviews · 94% 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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EVERSPACE™
2017 · Action
$19.99 11,429 reviews · 78% positive
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Planetbase
2015 · Indie
$14.99 10,342 reviews · 80% positive
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Citizen Sleeper
2022 · Adventure
$19.99 10,118 reviews · 92% positive
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Spaceflight Simulator
2022 · Indie
$14.99 9,224 reviews · 97% positive
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STAR WARS™: The Force Unleashed™ II
2010 · Action
$19.99 7,897 reviews · 63% positive
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Heavenly Bodies
2021 · Action
$19.99 4,349 reviews · 95% positive
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Juno: New Origins
2023 · Indie
$19.99 3,451 reviews · 89% positive
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Angels Fall First
2015 · Action
$17.99 2,802 reviews · 82% positive
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Megaton Rainfall
2017 · Action
$15.99 2,234 reviews · 72% positive
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The Last Starship
2026 · Indie
$19.99 1,544 reviews · 75% positive
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Fractal Block World
2021 · Action
$6.99 1,347 reviews · 98% positive
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Ex-Zodiac
2022 · Action
$11.99 1,041 reviews · 94% positive
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Kerbal Space Program: Making History Expansion
2018 · Indie
$14.99 754 reviews · 68% positive
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Kerbal Space Program: Breaking Ground Expansion
2019 · Indie
$14.99 534 reviews · 77% positive
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Space Engineers Deluxe
2017 · Action
$7.99 236 reviews · 81% positive
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Out of Orbit
2023 · Action
$14.99 147 reviews · 79% positive
Frequently asked questions
- What are the best space indie games under $20?
- indielist lists 28 paid space indie games priced at or below $20, ranked by Steam reviews, led by Starbound (120,582 reviews). The cheapest is Natural Selection 2 at $4.99.
- How is this "under $20" list built?
- By a data filter, not opinion: a paid space 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.