Hidden Gem Difficult Games Under $5
Highly rated Difficult games on Steam for games under $5, 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.
- 1One Finger Death Punch16,32893.14%97.89%
- 2Peggle Deluxe13,82392.53%97.61%
- 3Zup! S15,95792.41%96.82%
- 4Post Void12,20691.69%96.85%
- 5Superflight11,56291.28%96.37%
- 6Kindergarten10,27591.18%96.81%
- 7VVVVVV10,45790.98%96.21%
- 8Hook8,90690.84%96.96%
- 9Clustertruck18,24390.65%93.53%
- 10Downwell8,53190.53%96.55%
- 11DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION13,72190.52%94.26%
- 12LYNE8,23590.03%95.65%
- 13Insaniquarium Deluxe6,68289.97%96.83%
- 14Crazy Machines 310,07989.89%94.35%
- 15Nothing9,84989.74%94.16%
- 16Bit Blaster XL6,14889.65%96.39%
- 17Bean Battles10,08389.63%93.83%
- 18The Messenger12,96589.56%92.78%
- 19Timberman11,18689.47%93.13%
- 20SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER5,34189.11%96.07%
- 21Voidigo4,80789.01%96.55%
- 22Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)7,93788.86%93.22%
- 23Wuppo: Definitive Edition5,92788.79%94.35%
- 24Monster Sanctuary12,47088.73%91.32%
- 25Ultra Street Fighter IV16,77988.57%90.47%
- 26Gato Roboto5,12288.50%94.34%
- 27Out There Somewhere6,91288.49%92.98%
- 28Wall World12,29188.45%90.94%
- 29The Escapists16,17288.36%90.19%
- 30Hot Lava6,12588.35%93.19%
- 31Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition7,03588.34%92.38%
- 32Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon4,46788.22%94.31%
- 33Overcooked16,33988.09%89.74%
- 34Party Hard12,42488.04%90.16%
- 35UBERMOSH7,53988.02%91.36%
- 36Serious Sam II13,89988.00%89.88%
- 37Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta)5,46787.99%92.76%
- 38Wolfenstein 3D4,26687.76%93.32%
- 39TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part II2,61887.74%96.72%
- 40FlatOut6,48487.67%91.18%
- 41Akane2,87087.65%95.51%
- 42RUINER12,23887.54%89.29%
- 43Invisible, Inc.5,73887.53%91.25%
- 44Hand of Fate10,64587.35%89.19%
- 45X-Morph: Defense4,12487.15%91.42%
- 46Ikaruga2,32687.15%94.71%
- 47Mountain16,28987.11%88.17%
- 48LUFTRAUSERS4,49787.05%90.73%
- 49Super Amazing Wagon Adventure1,92887.00%95.33%
- 50Wild Animal Racing2,70586.97%92.79%
- 51Savant - Ascent2,79186.95%92.12%
- 52Assault Android Cactus+2,00486.85%94.11%
- 53Guacamelee! 23,32486.83%91.16%
- 54Mafia16,14186.70%87.50%
- 55Serious Sam Classics: Revolution3,75086.66%90.03%
- 56Nyan Cat: Lost In Space2,00786.65%92.92%
- 57Bleed1,90986.57%92.72%
- 58Shadow Warrior Classic Redux3,61386.51%89.59%
- 59Predynastic Egypt1,91186.38%91.58%
- 60Jet Lancer1,20186.15%92.42%
- 61Reigns8,08186.11%86.99%
- 62Changed18,28686.09%86.47%
- 63Music Racer3,63286.08%87.97%
- 64KILLBUG52086.07%96.92%
- 65Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved1,09685.96%91.15%
- 66Grim Nights1,54285.73%87.94%
- 67Iris and the Giant1,31385.72%88.19%
- 68Super 3-D Noah's Ark90585.71%87.96%
- 69Rock 'N' Roll Defense3,78885.69%86.48%
- 70Swarm Queen39785.67%92.70%
- 71Oik 31,04385.66%87.15%
- 72High Hell1,53985.65%86.61%
- 73ScourgeBringer3,23485.61%86.27%
- 74Egypt: Old Kingdom1,24785.56%86.93%
- 75Super Sanctum TD1,57685.54%86.48%
- 76Iratus: Lord of the Dead8,19185.50%85.63%
- 77Zombie Party69885.36%84.96%
- 78Crown Trick5,37085.35%85.27%
- 79Dungeon of the ENDLESS14,00385.33%85.28%
- 80Planes, Bullets and Vodka3,00585.32%85.09%
- 81Ultimate Zombie Defense4,72285.27%85.01%
- 82Full Mojo Rampage1,25385.25%84.12%
- 83RIVE1,03585.22%83.57%
- 84Marble Age74485.22%82.93%
- 85HeXen II60585.11%78.68%
- 86永远消失的幻想乡 ～ The Disappearing of Gensokyo3,56385.01%83.64%
- 87Heavy Bullets1,56485.00%81.78%
- 88CROSSBOW: Bloodnight51484.98%74.90%
