Best Survival Games Under $5

The 25 highest-rated survival games you can get for under $5, 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. #695% 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
  7. #796% 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
  8. #895% 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
  9. #992% 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
  10. #1093% 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
  11. #1192% of 23,059 Steam reviews
    This War of Mine game key cover art

    This War of Mine

    $19.99 -94%
    $1.03
    green man gaming & 38 stores
    2014
    SurvivalWarAtmospheric
    Steam92%
    Achieve59
    Deckgold
  12. #1295% of 1,593 Steam reviews
    Endling: Extinction is Forever game key cover art

    Endling: Extinction is Forever

    $29.99 -90%
    $2.82
    driffle & 20 stores
    2022
    EmotionalAdventureAtmospheric
    Steam95%
    Achieve28
    Deckgold
  13. #1392% of 12,882 Steam reviews
    20 Minutes Till Dawn game key cover art

    20 Minutes Till Dawn

    $4.99
    steam & 5 stores
    2022
    Action RoguelikeBullet HellSurvival
    Steam92%
    Achieve34
    Deckplatinum
  14. #1490% of 54,976 Steam reviews
    V Rising game key cover art

    V Rising

    $34.99 -87%
    Historic Low $4.48
    driffle & 29 stores
    2024
    SurvivalOpen WorldBase Building
    Steam90%
    Achieve49
    Deckgold
  15. #1594% of 1,027 Steam reviews
    UnReal World game key cover art

    UnReal World

    $14.50 -86%
    Historic Low $2.01
    kinguin & 6 stores
    2006
    Open WorldSurvivalRoguelike
    Steam94%
    Deckpending
  16. #1691% of 9,500 Steam reviews
    The Riftbreaker game key cover art

    The Riftbreaker

    $29.99 -94%
    $1.68
    driffle & 31 stores
    2021
    Base BuildingOnline Co-OpMultiplayer
    Steam91%
    Achieve54
    Deckgold
  17. #1795% of 637 Steam reviews
    Stone Simulator game key cover art

    Stone Simulator

    $3.99 -27%
    $2.90
    kinguin & 1 store
    2025
    ExplorationImmersive SimIdler
    Steam95%
    Achieve44
    Decksilver
  18. #1898% of 189 Steam reviews
    They Don't Sleep game key cover art

    They Don't Sleep

    $2.99
    steam
    2022
    Action RoguelikePixel GraphicsLife Sim
    Steam98%
    Achieve17
    Deckpending
  19. #19100% of 96 Steam reviews
    The Lacerator game key cover art

    The Lacerator

    $9.99 -69%
    $3.04
    kinguin & 6 stores
    2025
    Survival HorrorHorrorSurvival
    Steam100%
    Achieve41
    Deckpending
  20. #2089% of 51,841 Steam reviews
    Starbound game key cover art

    Starbound

    $14.99 -88%
    $1.70
    driffle & 21 stores
    2016
    Open World Survival CraftSandboxSurvival
    Steam89%
    Achieve51
    Deckgold
  21. #2191% of 1,460 Steam reviews
    Winter Burrow game key cover art

    Winter Burrow

    $19.99 -76%
    $4.75
    driffle & 14 stores
    2025
    CozyExplorationCrafting
    Steam91%
    Achieve32
    Deckplatinum
  22. #2294% of 346 Steam reviews
    Voids Vigil game key cover art

    Voids Vigil

    $4.99
    steam
    2025
    SingleplayerRoguelikeAction Roguelike
    Steam94%
    Achieve234
    Deckpending
  23. #2397% of 129 Steam reviews
    Battle Bears -1 game key cover art

    Battle Bears -1

    $2.99
    steam
    2020
    ActionCasualShooter
    Steam97%
    Deckplatinum
  24. #2491% of 905 Steam reviews
    Tunguska: The Visitation game key cover art

    Tunguska: The Visitation

    $14.99 -90%
    $1.41
    driffle & 12 stores
    2021
    Post-apocalypticSurvivalTop-Down Shooter
    Steam91%
    Achieve26
    Deckgold
  25. #2589% of 3,687 Steam reviews
    NEO Scavenger game key cover art

    NEO Scavenger

    $14.99 -74%
    $3.77
    driffle & 14 stores
    2014
    SurvivalPost-apocalypticRoguelike
    Steam89%
    Deckgold
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