Hidden Gem Difficult Games Under $20
Highly rated Difficult games on Steam for games under $20, capped at 25,000 reviews. The 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.
- 1Baba Is You24,16394.13%97.74%
- 2One Finger Death Punch16,32893.14%97.89%
- 3Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes16,87592.87%97.30%
- 4Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense16,58892.80%97.27%
- 5Touhou Luna Nights14,76692.57%97.36%
- 6Peggle Deluxe13,82392.53%97.61%
- 7Nuclear Throne19,58292.46%96.06%
- 8Zup! S15,95792.41%96.82%
- 9Mini Metro16,52792.05%96.07%
- 10Trombone Champ10,96892.01%97.94%
- 11ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist17,99791.87%95.40%
- 12Post Void12,20691.69%96.85%
- 13Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game24,77391.67%94.21%
- 14Antichamber17,64691.60%95.12%
- 15Rabbit and Steel11,07991.56%97.12%
- 1660 Seconds! Reatomized19,09291.31%94.41%
- 17Superflight11,56291.28%96.37%
- 18Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense10,45091.19%96.75%
- 19Kindergarten10,27591.18%96.81%
- 20VVVVVV10,45790.98%96.21%
- 21Tiny Rogues10,58390.97%96.25%
- 22Rabi-Ribi12,21690.85%95.33%
- 23Hook8,90690.84%96.96%
- 24Cat Goes Fishing16,10590.80%94.16%
- 25Gothic II: Gold Edition17,33890.75%93.83%
- 26Hitman: Blood Money15,72690.71%94.09%
- 275D Chess With Multiverse Time Travel8,86890.65%96.58%
- 28Clustertruck18,24390.65%93.53%
- 29Downwell8,53190.53%96.55%
- 30DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION13,72190.52%94.26%
- 31Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander12,64390.51%94.47%
- 32Spelunky 221,71190.45%92.79%
- 33Bloons TD 511,86990.43%94.67%
- 349 Kings21,98790.42%92.70%
- 35Monster Train 29,73690.36%95.46%
- 36Hyper Light Drifter18,74290.33%92.97%
- 37Dungeon Munchies7,13690.30%97.17%
- 38EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair10,42290.29%94.98%
- 39Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead22,22390.25%92.44%
- 40SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising13,05690.22%93.92%
- 41Devil Daggers9,37490.20%95.33%
- 42Five Nights at Freddy's 416,65290.08%92.90%
- 43GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R7,63190.05%96.16%
- 44CrossCode18,07890.04%92.60%
- 45LYNE8,23590.03%95.65%
- 46Insaniquarium Deluxe6,68289.97%96.83%
- 47Gothic 117,89789.94%92.48%
- 48Crazy Machines 310,07989.89%94.35%
- 49Kingdom Rush Vengeance - Tower Defense10,63089.88%94.11%
- 50Octodad: Dadliest Catch10,61889.86%94.08%
- 51Kingdom Rush Origins - Tower Defense7,81589.85%95.56%
- 52Door Kickers10,02389.79%94.18%
- 53Nothing9,84989.74%94.16%
- 54Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight11,74189.67%93.21%
- 55Bit Blaster XL6,14889.65%96.39%
- 56Bean Battles10,08389.63%93.83%
- 57Spelunky16,59589.59%92.12%
- 58The Messenger12,96589.56%92.78%
- 59Timberman11,18689.47%93.13%
- 60Touhou Tenkuushou ~ Hidden Star in Four Seasons.4,52689.47%98.48%
- 61Melatonin8,07189.44%94.33%
- 62Shogun Showdown6,77589.37%95.23%
- 63Long Live The Queen7,12889.32%94.82%
- 64Braid9,93489.29%93.22%
- 65Tales of Maj'Eyal7,32289.29%94.61%
- 66Dungreed9,54689.27%93.33%
- 67The Swapper7,54289.20%94.11%
- 68Elin8,89889.20%93.47%
- 69SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER5,34189.11%96.07%
- 70Death Road to Canada10,27789.10%92.71%
- 71Poly Bridge18,54389.08%91.07%
- 72Motorsport Manager14,08789.08%91.69%
- 73Turbo Overkill7,30189.06%94.10%
- 74Dead Estate6,52989.06%94.67%
- 75Barony15,02089.03%91.44%
- 76Voidigo4,80789.01%96.55%
- 77Wizard of Legend20,95288.90%90.57%
- 78Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)7,93788.86%93.22%
- 79Pathologic 212,02988.82%91.68%
- 80One Step From Eden7,62288.82%93.31%
- 81Wuppo: Definitive Edition5,92788.79%94.35%
- 82One Finger Death Punch 24,48688.78%96.32%
- 83Blasphemous 218,69488.76%90.56%
- 84Cave Story+8,07988.75%92.91%
- 85Monster Sanctuary12,47088.73%91.32%
- 86Legend of Grimrock6,66988.66%93.57%
- 87Cook, Serve, Delicious!5,69988.65%94.37%
- 88Ultra Street Fighter IV16,77988.57%90.47%
- 89Race The Sun6,34688.52%93.44%
- 90Gato Roboto5,12288.50%94.34%
- 91Out There Somewhere6,91288.49%92.98%
- 92Quake III Arena4,03388.46%95.78%
- 93Wall World12,29188.45%90.94%
- 94The Escapists16,17288.36%90.19%
- 95Dungeons of Dredmor5,40888.36%93.84%
- 96Hot Lava6,12588.35%93.19%
