Steam Holiday Sale 2017: 10 great games that cost $10 or less

Honestly, most PC gamers should have expected this game to make an appearance just from the title alone. Stardew Valley's overnight fame has been inescapable ever since it launched back in early 2016. Putting you in the shoes of a corporate drone-turned-farmer, Stardew Valley is all about creating a profitable farm and building relationships with your new neighbors in the quaint Pelican Town. Stardew Valley has attracted hordes of fans in time since it launched, and it's easy to see why – it's addicting, fun, and even heartwarming at parts.

While Don't Starve and its standalone multiplayer spin-off, Don't Starve Together, weren't the first survival games, they're absolutely some of the best. In Don't Starve Together, you and your friends will be dropped in a mysterious world and tasked with staving off hunger, injury, and insanity as long as possible. Doing so won't be easy, as the world around you is filled with magical and surreal beings who seem to want only to kill you. Inspired as much by Tim Burton as Minecraft, Don't Starve Together is game you and your friends must check out if you consider yourselves to be survival enthusiasts.

Strange as it may be to see on an old N64 game on here, there's good reason for its presence on this list. Nightdive Studios has done an excellent job in porting these classic Turok games to PC and remastering them for the modern era, and while the original Turok is definitely worth your consideration, Turok 2 is the high point of the series. It's true that it looks a little outdated here in 2017, but if you can get past the somewhat blocky graphics and you happen to like bloody FPS games, you're in for a treat. Nightdive, along with other developers like Beamdog with its Baldur's Gate re-releases, has really set the bar for PC remasters, and this one shouldn't be missed by those who look back on the Turok franchise fondly.

It's kind of difficult to place Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+ in one genre. The classic Pac-Man gameplay nearly everyone is familiar with is still at the center of this release, only it's been sped up to levels that are downright frantic. A perfect game to pick up and play when you don't have a lot of time to devote, Championship Edition's score attack gameplay will definitely keep you coming back for more.

If you've had a Steam account for any amount of time, there's a good chance you're already played Terraria. If you somehow haven't, though, you need to finally take the plunge and buy it during the Holiday Sale. I've owned this game since it came out back in 2011, and in the time since then, I have played it for nearly 500 hours. It's currently the most played game in my Steam library, and for good reason. In some ways, Terraria is like a 2D Minecraft, but there's more focus on exploration, combat, and progression. It is a wonderful little title that the developers have supported well over the years, doubling the content multiple times through regular updates. I honestly can't think of a way to make $5 go further on Steam at the moment.

Perhaps the best CRPG ever made, Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition is a game that every fantasy lover should play at some point in their life. Don't expect this to be like many modern RPGs, which can sometimes be as big as an ocean but as deep as a puddle – Baldur's Gate II definitely has plenty of depth to go along with its size. Based on the Advanced Dungeon and Dragons 2nd Edition ruleset, there's certainly a lot to love for those who enjoy complex rules that set the stage for a lot of customization. If you already love Baldur's Gate II, the Enhanced Edition just makes the game all the more awesome.