When you browse a collection ofthe best games of the year, you may notice that most of them are pretty expensive. However, luckily for those gaming on a budget, not all outstanding games are pricey.

There are plenty of wonderful ones that you can buy right now for $10 or less. There are RPGs, puzzle games, shooters, and more available at this price. They haven’t just all been released on the same system, either. You can find reasonably priced games forXbox, PlayStation, PC, and Switch. Here are the titles under $10 that stand out the most.

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The Fate Of The Wasteland Is In Your Hands

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Fallout: New Vegas is an action RPG set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. You control a courier who is left for dead at the start of the game. As such, your courier job gets put on hold as you adventure across the wasteland to get revenge. Along the way, you get wrapped up in even more important things.

When you speak to Fallout fans about the best games in the series, New Vegas is often brought up. It offers a different experience from the likes of Fallout 3 and Fallout 4.

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This is because you aren’t a bright-eyed vault dweller embarking on the Wasteland for the first time. You’re controlling someone who knows the place really well and what a place it is. It might not be too visually appealing, but the Wasteland is fun to explore. Equally enjoyable are the combat and conversations in the game.

Don’t Trust Anybody

Among Us is a social deduction multiplayer game. Most players are crew members who must roam around the spaceship doing tasks. Among them is at least one imposter who is trying to kill them. The crew must try to figure out who the murderer is and vote them out, while the imposter must eliminate them all.

Among Us gained significant fame because many streamers have played it. Yet, it isn’t just a title that’s enjoyable to watch other people play; it’s actually fun in general. As a crew member, things are always tense, as you never know who you can trust. This makes things compelling, even when you’re just doing basic tasks.

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Playing as the killer, however, might be even more enjoyable, as you have to be smart and strategic to pick people off. Plus, you have free reign to lie and manipulate people as much as you want.

A Two-Dimensional Sandbox

In Terrarria, you’re placed in a 2D procedurally generated world and tasked with creating a life for yourself. This means crafting things, exploring places, and surviving encounters with dangerous beasts. It’s truly your own sandbox.

Terraria and Minecraft often get compared because they’re similar in concept and released around the same time. However, Terraria has managed to get out of Mincraft’s shadow and make a name for itself.

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This is a genuinely wonderful sandbox survival game. Combat and crafting are both very satisfying. On top of that, exploration is simply a lot of fun, as you never know what you’re going to find. Also, the 2D camera angle gives the game a unique feel, as sandbox titles tend to be 3D.

A Weird Weekend Away

Oxenfree is a narrative adventure game featuring a teenage girl named Alex, who goes to an island for a weekend getaway with her friends. While there, they begin to discover something strange about the island. The gameplay revolves around walking around the area and engaging in interesting conversations with your pals.

Oxenfree is an exceptional and unique narrative adventure game. The characters are interesting, as are the interactions between them. Also, the mystery surrounding what is really going on with the island is captivating, particularly due to the story’s nice pacing.

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Unlike most games of this type, there are no cutscenes. The entire tale is told through conversations and the occasional short set-piece. The downside of the lack of cutscenes is you don’t get a closer look at the beautiful character models in the title. After all, Oxenfree has a distinct visual style that’s easy on the eye.

Think With Portals

Portal 2 is an iconic first-person puzzle game that puts you in the jumpsuit of a test subject locked in a large facility. Under orders from an AI, you must complete all the puzzles you encounter with the help of your handy gun that shoots portals.

In concept, Portal 2 is a rather simple game. All you have at your disposal is your ability to jump and a portal gun that fires two portals that you may run through. From that, the developers have been able to make all sorts of wild and challenging puzzles for both the single-player and co-op campaigns.

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Solving them is very enjoyable and satisfying, especially when you figure out a tricky one. What makes the experience even better, though, is the few characters you meet during the adventure. The likes of GlaDOS and Wheatley are hilarious, and hearing them ramble on is always a treat.

As Action-Packed As It Gets

Hotline Miami is a top-down shooter set in an alternate version of 1989 Miami. The place is really colorful, and you stain it with plenty of blood. After all, this is an action-packed and violent game where you gun down a bunch of people working in the Mafia.

There aren’t many games out there that are quite like Hotline Miami, and certainly, not many games move at the speed of Hotline Miami. You move fast, you shoot fast, you die fast, and you restart fast. This is what helps make it such an exciting game.

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The soundtrack and visuals also contribute to its greatness. Both are clearly inspired by the bright and vibrant ’80s and fit with the wild and frantic gameplay. There’s just a lot of style in this game that helps set it apart from other top-down shooters.

Play How You Want

Dishonored follows an assassin named Corvo, who has been accused of killing an Empress and masterminding a kidnapping of her daughter. So, he goes on a mission to eliminate the people who are really responsible and get the kid back. It’s an action-adventure game with open gameplay.

The biggest selling point of Dishonored is how much freedom the game gives you. For each level, you’re given a target to take out but few restrictions regarding how you go about it. You may take a stealth approach and sneak around or go in head first. Maybe you will skulk around the rooftops to keep above the enemies or stick to the street level and use the environment as cover.

Even how you deal with your target is up to you, as you can take a lethal or non-lethal approach. This level of freedom is great, and it’s equally nice to see how your playstyle impacts the world around you.

FAQ

How To Refund Xbox Games?

To refund a game on Xbox, you may go to the Xbox website. Then, go into your account settings and order history to find the game you want to refund. From there, you can request a refund of the title.Here is a more in-depth guide to getting a refund.

Does Steam Offer Free Games?

Yes, along with games that are less than $10, there are plenty of games that cost nothing on Steam. you’re able to find these titles in the free-to-play category on the site.