Best Rated Action Games Under $40
The best rated Action games on Steam for games under $40. Scores are weighted by review volume, so small-sample flukes stay off the list.
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By price
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.
- 1Portal 2464,29598.43%98.70%
- 2People Playground315,66298.07%98.47%
- 3Portal197,49697.89%98.52%
- 4Vampire Survivors264,25897.86%98.33%
- 5Hades306,70297.62%98.02%
- 6Schedule I309,29197.43%97.82%
- 7Left 4 Dead 21,049,04997.41%97.52%
- 8Terraria1,540,26597.30%97.38%
- 9Slime Rancher155,60797.24%98.00%
- 10Half-Life 2276,86897.18%97.60%
- 11Mount & Blade: Warband171,69997.04%97.72%
- 12Counter-Strike260,90996.96%97.41%
- 13Dispatch180,81696.90%97.54%
- 14Resident Evil 4268,33396.90%97.33%
- 15ULTRAKILL238,23396.90%97.38%
- 16Deep Rock Galactic378,29796.84%97.14%
- 17tModLoader375,79396.83%97.13%
- 18Lethal Company509,85096.76%96.98%
- 19Pizza Tower72,22296.73%98.29%
- 20Hollow Knight553,75196.71%96.91%
- 21The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth434,52396.70%96.96%
- 22Celeste144,68696.63%97.40%
- 23Resident Evil 2218,80096.54%97.05%
- 24Katana ZERO75,64896.47%97.93%
- 25Dead Cells182,01096.44%97.04%
- 26Dishonored87,41896.38%97.63%
- 27HoloCure - Save the Fans!40,55196.33%99.01%
- 28POSTAL 2136,21196.17%96.96%
- 29South Park: The Stick of Truth73,11596.10%97.56%
- 30Hotline Miami126,60596.02%96.85%
- 31Detroit: Become Human256,15995.93%96.34%
- 32Half-Life162,98895.86%96.50%
- 33R.E.P.O.412,65395.81%96.06%
- 34Ori and the Will of the Wisps145,61795.79%96.50%
- 35BattleBlock Theater72,79995.76%97.18%
- 36Counter-Strike: Source192,52495.76%96.29%
- 37Cuphead217,70395.70%96.18%
- 38Outlast137,71095.70%96.44%
- 39Life is Strange - Episode 1174,94695.66%96.24%
- 40Tomb Raider Game of the Year268,25295.65%96.03%
- 41INSIDE75,15395.63%96.99%
- 42Fallout: New Vegas259,74295.60%95.99%
- 43Ravenfield79,62295.47%96.72%
- 44Castle Crashers139,80495.46%96.18%
- 45Devil May Cry 5168,62995.45%96.04%
- 46The Wolf Among Us39,90595.40%97.89%
- 47The Forest678,98395.39%95.53%
- 48Broforce60,86795.30%96.92%
- 49Titanfall 2283,73395.28%95.63%
- 50Brotato116,96795.22%96.05%
- 51Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition86,20595.22%96.35%
- 52Crime Scene Cleaner33,58995.19%98.09%
- 53Cult of the Lamb126,65495.12%95.88%
- 54Teardown133,98095.11%95.83%
- 55SANABI44,54295.09%97.26%
- 56DOOM220,08995.07%95.51%
- 57It Takes Two265,87195.06%95.42%
- 58Dying Light491,98295.04%95.23%
- 59Resident Evil Village151,63894.99%95.62%
- 60Left 4 Dead67,65094.98%96.39%
- 61Blade and Sorcery61,80494.98%96.52%
- 62METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE88,54694.95%96.03%
- 63Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition77,31894.95%96.18%
- 64Hades II121,54794.92%95.70%
- 65Crab Champions30,88294.84%97.89%
- 66Don't Starve Together539,94494.77%94.94%
- 67Kenshi114,97794.76%95.56%
- 68Outer Wilds105,68494.73%95.61%
- 69Rhythm Doctor26,75294.69%98.14%
- 70Wobbly Life35,00294.61%97.23%
- 71Resident Evil 7 Biohazard124,60294.57%95.31%
- 72Buckshot Roulette122,86294.48%95.22%
- 73Hi-Fi RUSH35,74994.46%96.98%
- 74Your Only Move Is HUSTLE44,07294.44%96.48%
- 75PEAK339,91894.40%94.66%
- 76Saints Row: The Third69,59694.35%95.63%
- 77Black Mesa143,95094.35%94.97%
- 78Duck Game39,02394.31%96.58%
- 79Phasmophobia835,35394.30%94.41%
- 80Abiotic Factor57,52894.27%95.80%
- 81Just Shapes & Beats25,82294.23%97.63%
- 82Palworld455,17894.20%94.39%
- 83SOMA52,08494.19%95.86%
- 84Noita88,05094.17%95.16%
- 85Enter the Gungeon89,49394.16%95.14%
- 86Ultimate Chicken Horse53,00794.14%95.78%
- 87CarX Drift Racing Online89,06394.13%95.11%
- 88SIGNALIS33,69594.05%96.60%
- 89Clone Drone in the Danger Zone39,03593.95%96.13%
- 90VTOL VR21,66093.93%98.06%
- 91Killing Floor68,81193.93%95.16%
- 92Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition71,21193.88%95.07%
- 93Neon White20,46393.84%97.94%
- 94Valheim538,74893.84%93.99%
- 95Bopl Battle25,29693.76%97.22%
- 96DOOM + DOOM II28,62893.73%96.62%
- 97DUSK25,36093.72%96.98%
- 98Rise of the Tomb Raider154,35193.64%94.17%
- 99Super Hexagon25,07393.62%96.88%
- 100Megabonk104,31293.62%94.45%
