Best Rated Difficult Games Under $5
The best rated Difficult games on Steam for games under $5. Scores are weighted by review volume, so small-sample flukes stay off the list.
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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.
- 1Celeste141,89896.63%97.42%
- 2Hotline Miami122,44296.11%96.98%
- 3Don't Starve112,70395.66%96.57%
- 4Don't Starve Together532,35594.84%95.02%
- 5Enter the Gungeon88,84194.21%95.20%
- 6Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition70,62193.90%95.10%
- 7Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun38,26293.82%96.02%
- 8Super Hexagon25,01693.60%96.88%
- 9The Binding of Isaac62,39093.41%94.70%
- 10LIZARDS MUST DIE26,46293.28%96.27%
- 11Resident Evil 4 (2005)95,73693.25%94.08%
- 12Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number77,89993.20%94.20%
- 13One Finger Death Punch16,32893.14%97.89%
- 14The Talos Principle32,81693.00%95.32%
- 15Geometry Dash605,41892.94%93.06%
- 16Crypt of the NecroDancer26,32692.72%95.51%
- 17Five Nights at Freddy's58,38992.55%93.78%
- 18Peggle Deluxe13,82392.53%97.61%
- 19Zup! S15,95792.41%96.82%
- 20Hitman: Absolution62,21092.07%93.15%
- 21Post Void12,20691.69%96.85%
- 22LIMBO61,15791.30%92.27%
- 23Hacknet25,93191.28%93.55%
- 24Superflight11,56291.28%96.37%
- 25Kindergarten10,27591.18%96.81%
- 26Muse Dash120,91991.01%91.48%
- 27VVVVVV10,45790.98%96.21%
- 28Hook8,90690.84%96.96%
- 29Resident Evil34,86990.75%92.29%
- 30Clustertruck18,24390.65%93.53%
- 31Downwell8,53190.53%96.55%
- 32DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION13,72190.52%94.26%
- 33LYNE8,23590.03%95.65%
- 34Insaniquarium Deluxe6,68289.97%96.83%
- 35Crazy Machines 310,07989.89%94.35%
- 36Nothing9,84989.74%94.16%
- 37Bit Blaster XL6,14889.65%96.39%
- 38Bean Battles10,08389.63%93.83%
- 39The Messenger12,96589.56%92.78%
- 40Timberman11,18689.47%93.13%
- 41PICO PARK29,76589.43%90.79%
- 42The Escapists 233,45989.39%90.59%
- 43Blasphemous63,79589.22%89.82%
- 44SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER5,34189.11%96.07%
- 45Voidigo4,80789.01%96.55%
- 46Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)7,93788.86%93.22%
- 47Wuppo: Definitive Edition5,92788.79%94.35%
- 48Monster Sanctuary12,47088.73%91.32%
- 49Ultra Street Fighter IV16,77988.57%90.47%
- 50Gato Roboto5,12288.50%94.34%
- 51Out There Somewhere6,91288.49%92.98%
- 52Wall World12,29188.45%90.94%
- 53The Escapists16,17288.36%90.19%
- 54Hot Lava6,12588.35%93.19%
- 55Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition7,03588.34%92.38%
- 56Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon4,46788.22%94.31%
- 57Overcooked16,33988.09%89.74%
- 58Party Hard12,42488.04%90.16%
- 59UBERMOSH7,53988.02%91.36%
- 60Serious Sam II13,89988.00%89.88%
- 61Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta)5,46787.99%92.76%
- 62Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen48,54987.91%88.43%
- 63Wolfenstein 3D4,26687.76%93.32%
- 64TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival Part II2,61887.74%96.72%
- 65FlatOut6,48487.67%91.18%
- 66Akane2,87087.65%95.51%
- 67RUINER12,23887.54%89.29%
- 68Invisible, Inc.5,73887.53%91.25%
- 69Serious Sam 3: BFE28,44987.47%88.20%
- 70Hand of Fate10,64587.35%89.19%
- 71Golf With Your Friends73,74187.26%87.52%
- 72X-Morph: Defense4,12487.15%91.42%
- 73Ikaruga2,32687.15%94.71%
- 74Mountain16,28987.11%88.17%
- 75LUFTRAUSERS4,49787.05%90.73%
- 76Super Amazing Wagon Adventure1,92887.00%95.33%
- 77Wild Animal Racing2,70586.97%92.79%
- 78Savant - Ascent2,79186.95%92.12%
- 79Assault Android Cactus+2,00486.85%94.11%
- 80Guacamelee! 23,32486.83%91.16%
- 81Mafia16,14186.70%87.50%
- 82Serious Sam Classics: Revolution3,75086.66%90.03%
- 83Nyan Cat: Lost In Space2,00786.65%92.92%
