Hidden Gem Action Games Under $20

Highly rated Action 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.
  1. 1Bopl Battle93.81%
  2. 2Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades93.54%
  3. 3ATLYSS93.37%
  4. 4Papa's Freezeria Deluxe93.24%
  5. 5One Finger Death Punch93.14%
  6. 6Cruelty Squad92.98%
  7. 7Thronefall92.95%
  8. 8Untitled Goose Game92.82%
  9. 9Pseudoregalia92.79%
  10. 10Streets of Rogue92.78%
  11. 11Webbed92.73%
  12. 12Touhou Luna Nights92.57%
  13. 13Nuclear Throne92.46%
  14. 14Gunpoint92.32%
  15. 15Quake92.21%
  16. 16Trine 2: Complete Story92.18%
  17. 17Darkwood92.15%
  18. 18ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist91.87%
  19. 19STAR WARS Republic Commando91.85%
  20. 20Dust: An Elysian Tail91.83%
  21. 21Post Void91.69%
  22. 22Psychonauts91.65%
  23. 23Trine Enchanted Edition91.65%
  24. 24Rabbit and Steel91.56%
  25. 25STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy91.53%
  26. 26Nova Drift91.48%
  27. 27Psychonauts 291.46%
  28. 28MULLET MADJACK91.35%
  29. 29Retrowave91.33%
  30. 30Superflight91.28%
  31. 31Supraland91.28%
  32. 32FlyKnight91.24%
  33. 33Company of Heroes91.17%
  34. 34Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition91.10%
  35. 35Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy91.03%
  36. 36Everhood91.00%
  37. 37VVVVVV90.98%
  38. 38Tiny Rogues90.97%
  39. 39BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT90.95%
  40. 40The Talos Principle 290.88%
  41. 41Pikuniku90.87%
  42. 42CULTIC90.87%
  43. 43Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines90.87%
  44. 44Rabi-Ribi90.85%
  45. 45Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name90.85%
  46. 46Minishoot' Adventures90.84%
  47. 47F.E.A.R.90.84%
  48. 48Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion90.76%
  49. 49Gothic II: Gold Edition90.75%
  50. 50Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit90.73%
  51. 51Death's Door90.72%
  52. 52Hitman: Blood Money90.71%
  53. 53Clustertruck90.65%
  54. 54Brutal Legend90.63%
  55. 55Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne90.62%
  56. 56Unrailed!90.57%
  57. 57Downwell90.53%
  58. 58DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION90.52%
  59. 59Another Crab's Treasure90.49%
  60. 60Dungeon Defenders90.48%
  61. 61Quake II90.47%
  62. 62Spelunky 290.45%
  63. 63Bloons TD 590.43%
  64. 64Lil Gator Game90.41%
  65. 65POSTAL: Brain Damaged90.40%
  66. 66Severed Steel90.39%
  67. 67Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad90.36%
  68. 68Hyper Light Drifter90.33%
  69. 69Dungeon Munchies90.30%
  70. 70EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair90.29%
  71. 71Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead90.25%
  72. 72Half-Life: Blue Shift90.25%
  73. 73SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising90.22%
  74. 74Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion90.21%
  75. 75Orcs Must Die!90.21%
  76. 76Devil Daggers90.20%
  77. 77Door Kickers: Action Squad90.18%
  78. 78Cat Quest90.17%
  79. 79SteamWorld Dig 290.17%
  80. 80Amazing Frog?90.14%
  81. 81Dome Keeper90.10%
  82. 82Anomaly Agent90.09%
  83. 83Forts90.09%
  84. 84Five Nights at Freddy's 490.08%
  85. 85Judgment90.07%
  86. 86GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R90.05%
  87. 87CrossCode90.04%
  88. 88Lethal League Blaze90.02%
  89. 89Rogue Legacy90.01%