Best Rated Open World Games Under $40
The best rated Open World 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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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.
- 1Stardew Valley1,026,30398.35%98.48%
- 2Schedule I309,12697.42%97.82%
- 3RimWorld243,52497.35%97.86%
- 4Euro Truck Simulator 2933,20797.32%97.45%
- 5Terraria1,540,01997.30%97.38%
- 6Slime Rancher155,56997.21%98.00%
- 7BeamNG.drive406,31597.15%97.45%
- 8Mount & Blade: Warband171,67497.02%97.72%
- 9Factorio232,42996.99%97.51%
- 10Satisfactory276,23196.83%97.26%
- 11Subnautica377,30096.78%97.09%
- 12Hollow Knight553,55696.70%96.91%
- 13The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt878,89696.63%96.76%
- 14Stray175,99496.56%97.22%
- 15American Truck Simulator194,31596.34%96.92%
- 16Dishonored87,39996.33%97.63%
- 17Dyson Sphere Program91,26896.24%97.47%
- 18POSTAL 2136,17996.14%96.96%
- 19South Park: The Stick of Truth73,10696.05%97.56%
- 20Oxygen Not Included142,83295.97%96.74%
- 21A Hat in Time53,30695.79%97.81%
- 22Ori and the Will of the Wisps145,60595.76%96.50%
- 23Don't Starve113,23295.61%96.55%
- 24Fallout: New Vegas259,68995.58%95.99%
- 25The Forest678,90895.38%95.53%
- 26Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition86,17095.17%96.35%
- 27Teardown133,94395.08%95.83%
- 28Dying Light491,91795.03%95.23%
- 29Resident Evil Village151,56094.96%95.62%
- 30Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition77,28494.90%96.18%
- 31Kerbal Space Program144,90394.88%95.56%
- 32A Short Hike22,44394.79%99.16%
- 33Don't Starve Together539,86094.76%94.95%
- 34Kenshi114,92294.72%95.56%
- 35The Planet Crafter72,16294.70%96.05%
- 36Outer Wilds105,60494.69%95.61%
- 37Wobbly Life34,99194.51%97.23%
- 38The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim317,68594.49%94.79%
- 39Fields of Mistria28,93894.42%97.68%
- 40Saints Row: The Third69,59494.29%95.63%
- 41Human Fall Flat225,67394.22%94.63%
- 42Palworld453,70094.18%94.38%
- 43DREDGE55,78594.18%95.83%
- 44My Summer Car115,85894.15%94.94%
- 45Noita88,02794.13%95.17%
- 46CarX Drift Racing Online89,04894.09%95.11%
- 47Valheim538,63493.83%93.99%
- 48Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition71,20593.82%95.06%
- 49Project Zomboid461,78193.81%94.01%
- 50Universe Sandbox31,78093.74%96.49%
- 51Rise of the Tomb Raider154,32093.61%94.17%
- 52Car Mechanic Simulator 202137,95093.47%95.70%
- 53Brick Rigs58,58493.46%94.90%
- 54The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)52,76993.43%95.03%
- 55The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition Deluxe (2009)52,76993.43%95.03%
- 56LEGO Star Wars - The Complete Saga25,38493.39%96.71%
- 57Farming Simulator 1976,17493.37%94.47%
- 58LIZARDS MUST DIE26,46393.15%96.24%
- 59Mon Bazou20,44893.15%97.14%
- 60S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat31,37893.10%95.69%
- 61Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition78,53693.06%94.08%
- 62Wandering Sword43,57493.02%94.87%
- 63S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl48,04793.00%94.67%
- 64LEGO Marvel Super Heroes30,42392.98%95.61%
- 65Slime Rancher 249,24992.91%94.53%
- 66The Expendabros18,25792.90%97.24%
- 67Raft376,04692.81%93.02%
- 68Goat Simulator 315,64892.80%97.80%
- 69The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition28,37692.59%95.27%
- 70Mafia II (Classic)58,39092.53%93.82%
- 71Against the Storm36,93592.47%94.49%
- 72Rain World55,36992.43%93.77%
- 73Dwarf Fortress31,30292.41%94.79%
- 74Assetto Corsa172,38292.40%92.83%
- 75The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition371,70292.23%92.43%
- 76Contraband Police25,30492.18%95.02%
- 77Days Gone115,83892.11%92.73%
- 78Yakuza: Like a Dragon37,18292.11%94.03%
- 79WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition13,08792.09%97.52%
- 80Disco Elysium - The Final Cut129,16092.05%92.60%
- 81Darkwood24,66692.05%94.92%
- 82Townscaper21,58092.03%95.30%
- 83DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT58,02691.97%93.18%
- 84Farming Simulator 2292,10091.94%92.69%
- 85Refunct17,45391.88%95.84%
- 86NIGHT-RUNNERS PROLOGUE22,19691.87%94.97%
- 87SpaceEngine16,12491.86%96.12%
- 88Little Kitty, Big City13,71091.85%96.86%
- 89Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor96,58991.80%92.51%
- 90Metro 2033 Redux139,08291.77%92.26%
- 91SPORE72,22691.67%92.60%
- 92shapez15,69991.67%95.94%
- 93Descenders23,53791.61%94.43%
- 94Mad Max89,88091.61%92.35%
- 95Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game24,97791.58%94.23%
- 96Scrap Mechanic119,43491.47%92.02%
- 97Kingdoms and Castles31,28591.47%93.55%
- 98ASTRONEER138,75991.46%91.93%
- 99West of Loathing10,24491.40%97.68%
- 100DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT66,71291.36%92.31%
