Best Survival Games Under $20

The 25 highest-rated survival games you can get for under $20, ranked by Steam reviews, with the cheapest key across 21 stores.

  1. #198% of 602,435 Steam reviews
    Terraria game key cover art

    Terraria

    $9.99 -79%
    $2.09
    GameSeal & 23 stores
    2011
    Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival
    Steam98%
    Achieve137
    Deckgold
  2. #297% of 189,224 Steam reviews
    Subnautica game key cover art

    Subnautica

    $29.99 -85%
    $4.42
    driffle & 30 stores
    2018
    Open World Survival CraftSurvivalHorror
    Steam97%
    Achieve17
    Deckgold
  3. #396% of 49,501 Steam reviews
    Oxygen Not Included game key cover art

    Oxygen Not Included

    $24.99 -95%
    $1.07
    eneba & 9 stores
    2019
    Colony SimBase BuildingSurvival
    Steam96%
    Achieve51
    Deckplatinum
  4. #496% of 33,070 Steam reviews
    Don't Starve game key cover art

    Don't Starve

    $9.99 -83%
    $1.66
    GameSeal & 14 stores
    2013
    SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftCrafting
    Steam96%
    Deckplatinum
  5. #595% of 177,857 Steam reviews
    The Forest game key cover art

    The Forest

    $19.99 -86%
    $2.69
    difmark & 17 stores
    2018
    Open World Survival CraftSurvivalHorror
    Steam95%
    Achieve45
    Deckgold
  6. #696% of 37,709 Steam reviews
    Planet Crafter game key cover art

    Planet Crafter

    $23.99 -41%
    $14.09
    gamivo & 4 stores
    2024
    Base BuildingOpen World Survival CraftSurvival
    Steam96%
    Achieve55
    Deckgold
  7. #795% of 82,194 Steam reviews
    Don't Starve Together game key cover art

    Don't Starve Together

    $14.99 -92%
    $1.15
    GameSeal & 27 stores
    2016
    SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftMultiplayer
    Steam95%
    Deckgold
  8. #896% of 21,816 Steam reviews
    Killing Floor game key cover art

    Killing Floor

    $19.99 -90%
    $1.85
    gamivo & 24 stores
    2009
    FPSZombiesCo-op
    Steam96%
    Achieve285
    Deckplatinum
  9. #998% of 2,707 Steam reviews
    Grimshire game key cover art

    Grimshire

    $14.99 -25%
    Historic Low $11.24
    steam & 3 stores
    2025
    DarkFarming SimPixel Graphics
    Steam98%
    Achieve19
    Deckpending
  10. #1094% of 263,538 Steam reviews
    Valheim game key cover art

    Valheim

    $29.99 -34%
    $19.75
    driffle & 23 stores
    2026
    Open World Survival CraftSurvivalOnline Co-Op
    Steam94%
    Achieve53
    Deckplatinum
  11. #1195% of 28,791 Steam reviews
    Barotrauma game key cover art

    Barotrauma

    $34.99 -76%
    $8.37
    driffle & 25 stores
    2023
    Co-opMultiplayerSurvival
    Steam95%
    Achieve76
    Deckplatinum
  12. #1295% of 48,785 Steam reviews
    Kenshi game key cover art

    Kenshi

    $29.99 -76%
    $7.15
    driffle & 22 stores
    2018
    Open WorldSandboxSurvival
    Steam95%
    Deckgold
  13. #1395% of 30,700 Steam reviews
    Rain World game key cover art

    Rain World

    $24.99 -94%
    $1.39
    driffle & 30 stores
    2017
    DifficultAtmosphericSurvival
    Steam95%
    Achieve47
    Deckplatinum
  14. #1495% of 11,931 Steam reviews
    Stacklands game key cover art

    Stacklands

    $7.99
    steam & 8 stores
    2022
    Card GameManagementSurvival
    Steam95%
    Achieve36
    Deckplatinum
  15. #1594% of 158,932 Steam reviews
    Project Zomboid game key cover art

    Project Zomboid

    $24.99 -67%
    $8.23
    gamivo & 23 stores
    2013
    SurvivalZombiesOpen World
    Steam94%
    Deckplatinum
  16. #1695% of 23,634 Steam reviews
    Core Keeper game key cover art

    Core Keeper

    $19.99 -68%
    $6.25
    driffle & 26 stores
    2024
    Open WorldSurvivalExploration
    Steam95%
    Achieve59
    Deckplatinum
  17. #1794% of 130,200 Steam reviews
    Raft game key cover art

    Raft

    $19.93
    gamivo & 8 stores
    2022
    SurvivalMultiplayerOpen World Survival Craft
    Steam94%
    Achieve104
    Deckgold
  18. #1895% of 9,351 Steam reviews
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat game key cover art

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

    $19.99 -17%
    $16.46
    eneba & 16 stores
    2009
    AtmosphericOpen WorldPost-apocalyptic
    Steam95%
    Deckgold
  19. #1995% of 6,365 Steam reviews
    Death Road to Canada game key cover art

    Death Road to Canada

    $14.99 -21%
    $11.73
    difmark & 12 stores
    2016
    ZombiesPixel GraphicsAction Roguelike
    Steam95%
    Achieve72
    Deckgold
  20. #2094% of 15,104 Steam reviews
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl game key cover art

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

    $19.99 -25%
    $14.88
    eneba & 17 stores
    2007
    AtmosphericPost-apocalypticOpen World
    Steam94%
    Deckplatinum
  21. #2192% of 381,693 Steam reviews
    Among Us game key cover art

    Among Us

    $4.99 -49%
    $2.51
    gamivo & 21 stores
    2018
    MultiplayerSocial DeductionOnline Co-Op
    Steam92%
    Achieve33
    Deckgold
  22. #2293% of 37,217 Steam reviews
    My Summer Car game key cover art

    My Summer Car

    $14.99 -10%
    $13.45
    gamivo & 8 stores
    2025
    Automobile SimSimulationOpen World
    Steam93%
    Achieve77
    Deckgold
  23. #2394% of 7,626 Steam reviews
    Into the Radius game key cover art

    Into the Radius

    $29.99 -71%
    $8.43
    driffle & 14 stores
    2020
    VRFPSPvE
    Steam94%
    Achieve10
    Deckgold
  24. #2493% of 39,059 Steam reviews
    Frostpunk game key cover art

    Frostpunk

    $29.99 -91%
    $2.62
    k4g & 37 stores
    2018
    City BuilderSurvivalResource Management
    Steam93%
    Achieve115
    Deckgold
  25. #2593% of 12,055 Steam reviews
    Dead Space 2 game key cover art

    Dead Space 2

    $19.99 -24%
    $15.03
    kinguin & 12 stores
    2011
    HorrorSurvival HorrorThird-Person Shooter
    Steam93%
    Deckplatinum
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