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.
- 1Iron Snout17,48393.05%97.69%
- 2One Finger Death Punch16,34393.05%97.87%
- 3Peggle Deluxe14,55292.71%97.66%
- 4Zup! S16,20892.03%96.83%
- 5Post Void12,40591.60%96.77%
- 6Superflight11,58691.19%96.37%
- 7VVVVVV10,55790.82%96.16%
- 8Kindergarten10,64490.72%96.78%
- 9Downwell8,63390.44%96.54%
- 10DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION13,80590.42%94.22%
- 11Insaniquarium Deluxe6,85290.26%96.80%
- 12Hook8,92390.25%96.96%
- 13Bit Blaster XL6,15489.80%96.33%
- 14Amnesia: The Bunker12,63289.70%93.28%
- 15The Messenger13,27389.68%92.62%
- 16Nothing9,95989.62%94.08%
- 17Bean Battles10,13289.53%93.83%
- 18LYNE8,24789.37%95.56%
- 19Crazy Machines 310,10389.33%94.35%
- 20Quaver17,10589.24%91.60%
- 21Timberman11,16189.23%93.15%
- 22Long Live The Queen7,16889.21%94.84%
- 23SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER5,37088.96%96.00%
- 24UBERMOSH9,09688.96%92.46%
- 25Dead Estate6,65888.94%94.59%
- 26Voidigo4,92988.92%96.51%
- 27TrackMania Nations Forever24,41388.75%90.21%
- 28Out There Somewhere6,92488.72%92.98%
- 29Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)7,96288.72%93.15%
- 30Gato Roboto5,26188.69%94.24%
- 31POSTAL14,49088.61%91.60%
- 32Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition7,11088.39%92.45%
- 33The Escapists16,20388.29%90.21%
- 34You Have to Win the Game5,72788.24%93.00%
- 35GemCraft - Chasing Shadows4,41388.16%94.90%
- 36RED HOT VENGEANCE3,60088.07%96.08%
- 37HYPER DEMON3,37087.89%94.15%
- 38Wolfenstein 3D4,37887.69%93.42%
- 39FlatOut6,69387.55%91.08%
- 40Axiom Verge6,63287.51%90.12%
- 41Vecter2,91587.43%95.13%
- 42Dark Deception24,34487.40%88.32%
- 43Super Amazing Wagon Adventure1,92687.34%95.43%
- 44Savant - Ascent2,78587.16%92.14%
- 45Toribash16,83287.15%88.32%
- 46Guacamelee! 23,38987.12%91.09%
- 47Mountain16,29287.02%88.15%
- 48Nyan Cat: Lost In Space2,04886.98%92.87%
- 49Vault of the Void3,01186.81%92.23%
- 50Wild Animal Racing2,70786.79%92.72%
- 51Akane2,90986.78%95.43%
- 52Going Under4,17286.64%90.12%
- 53Lonely Mountains: Downhill3,09586.46%90.60%
- 54Boomerang X1,38286.40%95.22%
- 55Mafia16,35086.28%87.52%
- 56Injustice 224,55686.01%86.26%
- 57Music Racer3,62685.91%87.92%
- 58Changed18,58685.80%86.30%
- 59Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved1,11585.80%91.30%
- 60Loading Screen Simulator8,59785.76%86.70%
- 61Rock 'N' Roll Defense3,96985.72%87.07%
- 62Bleed1,91285.64%92.83%
- 63I Am Sakuya: Touhou FPS Game74785.62%91.43%
- 64Grim Nights1,55285.56%88.02%
- 65Swarm Queen41285.48%92.72%
- 66ScourgeBringer3,28285.48%86.38%
- 67Neon Boost2,46785.48%90.39%
- 68Reigns8,13385.42%86.84%
- 69Warstride Challenges32885.36%90.85%
- 70Super Sanctum TD1,58185.36%86.46%
- 71Iratus: Lord of the Dead8,27085.33%85.50%
- 72RIVE1,05285.28%83.46%
- 73Redout: Enhanced Edition4,67585.26%85.43%
- 74Knights and Merchants4,96185.19%85.20%
- 75永远消失的幻想乡 ～ The Disappearing of Gensokyo3,58185.17%83.47%
- 76Roguebook4,59085.17%83.83%
- 77Planes, Bullets and Vodka3,06485.16%85.08%
- 78Ultimate Zombie Defense4,80185.16%85.11%
- 79Tormentor❌Punisher60185.10%87.52%
- 80Zombie Party69984.86%84.84%
- 81HeXen II62084.78%78.23%
- 82Blackout Z: Slaughterhouse Edition1,94284.74%82.44%
- 83Coromon8,07984.72%84.44%
- 84Soccer Online: Ball 3D10,68484.67%84.42%
- 85CROSSBOW: Bloodnight52984.63%74.29%
- 86Bloodhound38684.54%67.88%
- 87Oik 31,06484.52%86.94%
- 88MINDNIGHT2,96084.39%84.80%
- 89Snake Pass3,34284.29%79.83%
- 90Cart Racer1,09484.27%78.06%
- 91God's Trigger1,00784.12%73.58%
- 92Stormbound1,22484.07%70.10%
- 93Overture1,25983.85%75.06%
- 94Revolution Ace1,88683.57%71.90%
- 95Polygoneer1,76583.57%79.60%
- 96Mitos.is: The Game12,05982.90%81.01%
- 97Receiver4,18982.90%79.64%
- 98West of Dead2,23082.68%71.48%
- 99SKYHILL5,77582.66%78.30%
- 100Never Split the Party4,40082.42%76.16%
