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 2468,80098.48%98.71%
- 2Portal200,75498.03%98.53%
- 3Vampire Survivors266,64197.93%98.30%
- 4Hades310,27397.68%97.99%
- 5Schedule I320,68297.48%97.77%
- 6Left 4 Dead 21,065,99097.43%97.52%
- 7Terraria1,564,30297.31%97.37%
- 8Half-Life 2281,39497.27%97.60%
- 9Slime Rancher157,54797.24%98.01%
- 10People Playground321,78397.19%97.47%
- 11Mount & Blade: Warband172,50597.18%97.71%
- 12Counter-Strike262,42797.06%97.40%
- 13Resident Evil 4284,26297.06%97.38%
- 14ULTRAKILL247,42896.98%97.34%
- 15Deep Rock Galactic381,11396.87%97.10%
- 16Dispatch184,26396.82%97.50%
- 17tModLoader382,73396.82%97.12%
- 18Lethal Company511,47396.78%96.95%
- 19Hollow Knight566,03796.76%96.91%
- 20Pizza Tower72,74796.70%98.28%
- 21Resident Evil 2226,86796.65%97.03%
- 22Celeste147,70396.63%97.40%
- 23The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth464,23596.61%96.79%
- 24Dead Cells184,47896.55%97.01%
- 25Katana ZERO76,16896.43%97.91%
- 26Dishonored88,40196.37%97.63%
- 27HoloCure - Save the Fans!40,78496.28%99.00%
- 28POSTAL 2138,08596.15%96.95%
- 29South Park: The Stick of Truth73,53896.09%97.57%
- 30Detroit: Become Human267,97596.09%96.39%
- 31Half-Life165,14596.01%96.49%
- 32Hotline Miami128,36895.98%96.82%
- 33Counter-Strike: Source193,94895.89%96.30%
- 34Life is Strange - Episode 1176,64195.82%96.26%
- 35R.E.P.O.429,75595.81%95.99%
- 36Cuphead223,26895.79%96.14%
- 37Ori and the Will of the Wisps146,36495.78%96.50%
- 38Tomb Raider Game of the Year271,45695.73%96.01%
- 39BattleBlock Theater72,90895.73%97.17%
- 40Outlast138,98295.68%96.44%
- 41Fallout: New Vegas262,78295.68%95.97%
- 42INSIDE75,99695.62%96.99%
- 43Devil May Cry 5171,87595.58%96.01%
- 44Castle Crashers140,84295.45%96.18%
- 45Ravenfield80,18095.42%96.70%
- 46The Forest685,40595.42%95.53%
- 47Titanfall 2288,63995.41%95.66%
- 48The Wolf Among Us40,29095.35%97.88%
- 49Crime Scene Cleaner34,46295.33%98.10%
- 50Broforce61,02895.26%96.91%
- 51Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition87,75695.22%96.37%
- 52DOOM222,36195.20%95.52%
- 53It Takes Two272,52595.18%95.44%
- 54Cult of the Lamb129,92395.12%95.89%
- 55Teardown136,38495.12%95.85%
- 56Dying Light497,80795.09%95.23%
- 57Brotato119,12095.09%95.92%
- 58SANABI45,21395.04%97.22%
- 59Resident Evil Village154,45595.00%95.64%
- 60Left 4 Dead68,20494.95%96.39%
- 61Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition78,38594.95%96.19%
- 62METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE89,08394.94%96.04%
- 63Blade and Sorcery62,23394.93%96.50%
- 64Hades II123,52594.92%95.71%
- 65Crab Champions31,17794.81%97.90%
- 66Kenshi116,86894.77%95.59%
- 67Don't Starve Together544,83894.77%94.89%
- 68Outer Wilds108,31994.72%95.60%
- 69Rhythm Doctor27,04194.65%98.15%
- 70Wobbly Life36,14894.61%97.22%
- 71Resident Evil 7 Biohazard127,33094.55%95.29%
- 72Your Only Move Is HUSTLE45,41894.47%96.51%
- 73Palworld493,75894.47%94.60%
- 74Hi-Fi RUSH35,96494.38%96.94%
- 75Buckshot Roulette126,38794.36%95.09%
- 76Just Shapes & Beats26,13194.34%97.62%
- 77Black Mesa144,91794.33%94.96%
- 78Saints Row: The Third69,72894.29%95.60%
- 79Phasmophobia841,80194.28%94.35%
- 80Abiotic Factor59,30094.25%95.78%
- 81Duck Game39,06894.25%96.56%
- 82PEAK374,01994.20%94.45%
- 83SOMA53,04694.15%95.84%
- 84Noita88,93194.12%95.12%
- 85Enter the Gungeon89,88794.10%95.10%
- 86Ultimate Chicken Horse53,59594.10%95.76%
- 87CarX Drift Racing Online89,38494.09%95.09%
- 88SIGNALIS34,48493.95%96.59%
- 89Clone Drone in the Danger Zone39,59893.93%96.13%
- 90Killing Floor68,96093.89%95.16%
- 91How to Fish69,17593.85%95.10%
- 92Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition71,55593.84%95.06%
- 93Neon White20,87393.77%97.88%
- 94VTOL VR21,85393.73%98.06%
- 95DOOM + DOOM II29,14393.71%96.64%
- 96Risk of Rain 2355,81293.69%93.85%
- 97DUSK25,52893.64%96.95%
- 98Rise of the Tomb Raider156,31493.64%94.18%
- 99Bopl Battle25,88293.59%97.19%
- 100Super Hexagon25,13393.54%96.87%
