Hidden Gem Action Games
Highly rated Action games that never got big: under $20, fewer than 25,000 reviews. The review cap filters out everything you've already heard of.
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Our score adjusts Steam's raw rating for sample size. The fewer reviews a game has, the more its score gets pulled toward the site-wide average, so a tiny game can't fluke its way to #1.
- 1Bopl Battle24,68793.81%97.22%
- 2Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades23,44993.54%97.02%
- 3ATLYSS22,49193.37%96.92%
- 4The WereCleaner12,76693.25%99.41%
- 5Papa's Freezeria Deluxe12,92093.24%99.23%
- 6Iron Snout17,45593.21%97.69%
- 7One Finger Death Punch16,32893.14%97.89%
- 8Outcore: Desktop Adventure17,87893.09%97.39%
- 9The Expendabros18,24593.05%97.25%
- 10Cruelty Squad23,59692.98%96.20%
- 11Thronefall23,07692.95%96.23%
- 12Untitled Goose Game24,47992.82%95.85%
- 13Pseudoregalia18,26492.79%96.84%
- 14Streets of Rogue22,84092.78%96.01%
- 15Webbed15,10192.73%97.58%
- 16Touhou Luna Nights14,76692.57%97.36%
- 17Nuclear Throne19,58292.46%96.06%
- 18Gunpoint13,28192.32%97.53%
- 19Quake15,46092.21%96.55%
- 20Trine 2: Complete Story21,97892.18%95.27%
- 21Darkwood24,32392.15%94.93%
- 22Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop23,59092.09%94.93%
- 23Eternal Senia12,04292.01%97.51%
- 24ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist17,99791.87%95.40%
- 25Alien Swarm21,54691.86%94.86%
- 26STAR WARS Republic Commando16,96591.85%95.66%
- 27Dust: An Elysian Tail18,99091.83%95.17%
- 28Post Void12,20691.69%96.85%
- 29Psychonauts18,96891.65%94.95%
- 30Trine Enchanted Edition15,86091.65%95.59%
- 31Rabbit and Steel11,07991.56%97.12%
- 32STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy13,72691.53%96.01%
- 33Nova Drift14,47691.48%95.68%
- 34Psychonauts 214,15891.46%95.75%
- 35MULLET MADJACK9,18091.35%97.72%
- 36Retrowave15,35091.33%95.19%
- 37Superflight11,56291.28%96.37%
- 38Supraland14,96691.28%95.21%
- 39FlyKnight11,41491.24%96.36%
- 40Company of Heroes18,41391.17%94.31%
- 41Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition15,41791.10%94.80%
- 42Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy8,73691.03%97.48%
- 43Everhood13,96691.00%95.02%
- 44VVVVVV10,45790.98%96.21%
- 45Tiny Rogues10,58390.97%96.25%
- 46BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT7,94790.95%97.95%
- 47The Talos Principle 213,10290.88%95.07%
- 48Pikuniku11,11590.87%95.81%
- 49CULTIC8,39090.87%97.27%
- 50Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines15,18690.87%94.48%
- 51Rabi-Ribi12,21690.85%95.33%
- 52Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name12,27090.85%95.30%
- 53Minishoot' Adventures7,62590.84%97.84%
- 54F.E.A.R.19,10990.84%93.69%
- 55Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion13,82990.76%94.65%
- 56Gothic II: Gold Edition17,33890.75%93.83%
- 57Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit10,81290.73%95.67%
- 58Death's Door21,38590.72%93.21%
- 59Hitman: Blood Money15,72690.71%94.09%
- 60Clustertruck18,24390.65%93.53%
- 61SuchArt: Creative Space7,14490.64%98.00%
- 62Brutal Legend20,16890.63%93.23%
- 63Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne14,16490.62%94.32%
- 64Unrailed!19,59090.57%93.22%
- 65Downwell8,53190.53%96.55%
- 66DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION13,72190.52%94.26%
- 67Bloody Hell6,81790.49%97.81%
- 68Another Crab's Treasure20,91990.49%92.88%
- 69Dungeon Defenders18,86690.48%93.17%
- 70Quake II10,12090.47%95.38%
- 71Spelunky 221,71190.45%92.79%
- 72Bloons TD 511,86990.43%94.67%
- 73Lil Gator Game5,97690.41%98.61%
- 74POSTAL: Brain Damaged10,85990.40%95.02%
- 75Severed Steel9,98690.39%95.40%
- 76Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad10,00790.36%95.32%
- 77Star Fetchers7,36490.34%97.07%
- 78Hyper Light Drifter18,74290.33%92.97%
- 79Dungeon Munchies7,13690.30%97.17%
- 80EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair10,42290.29%94.98%
- 81Learn to Fly 311,13190.28%94.66%
- 82Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,22390.25%92.44%
- 83Half-Life: Blue Shift20,72290.25%92.59%
- 84SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising13,05690.22%93.92%
- 85Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion16,29190.21%93.17%
- 86Orcs Must Die!8,45890.21%95.90%
- 87Devil Daggers9,37490.20%95.33%
- 88Door Kickers: Action Squad10,53090.18%94.72%
- 89Cat Quest10,54990.17%94.70%
- 90SteamWorld Dig 28,98490.17%95.48%
- 91Amazing Frog?11,54790.14%94.26%
- 92Dome Keeper21,20690.10%92.33%
- 93Anomaly Agent9,67590.09%94.96%
- 94Forts24,72990.09%91.99%
- 95Five Nights at Freddy's 416,65290.08%92.90%
- 96Judgment11,72990.07%94.07%
- 97GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R7,63190.05%96.16%
- 98CrossCode18,07890.04%92.60%
- 99Lethal League Blaze6,63490.02%97.00%
- 100Rogue Legacy18,71790.01%92.48%
