The Best Indie Games In 2022 For Under $5

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It’s been a bumper year for gamers on a budget. While we’ve seen prices of some triple-A games hit new highs, it’s the quiet, charming indie darlings that have stuck out most to me. Games like Vampire Survivors and more recently, Just King, cost next-to-nothing.

Rather than restrict how much a dev makes on their game, these low prices have ballooned their audiences and caused hugely popular reviews across Steam—you pay for what you get, and sometimes, you pay a lot less than you should. These games are all brilliant. Short, sweet little packages of fun, some of which will end up in GOTY lists across the board. Here’s our list of the very best games you can get for less than $5 on Steam.

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We’ve covered Vampire Survivors multiple times already here at TheGamer, including as a part of our indie spotlight piece where we emphasise just how much value you get out of your purchase. If you haven’t dived into the hyper-moreish world of Castlevania-inspired bullet hell chaos, the sort of game that has now inspired an entirely new genre (we still haven’t worked out a name for it), then I highly recommend you do so. Right now. This is a game that chomps its way straight through the arterial vein of my fledgling GOTY list.

First, there was Vampire Survivors. Then there was 20 Minutes Until Dawn. The premise is pretty similar—there are multiple waves of enemies you have to defeat interspersed with boss rounds that drop loot, and an upgrade system that changes the way your character plays. You do have to aim your weapon in 20 Minutes, so it’s a bit different in that regard, but otherwise it’s more of the same bullet hell action. Use the grenade launcher. I dare you.

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