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 Valley1,012,35198.35%98.48%
- 2Schedule I301,94797.46%97.86%
- 3RimWorld240,69397.39%97.88%
- 4Euro Truck Simulator 2922,89597.33%97.45%
- 5Terraria1,527,76697.31%97.39%
- 6Slime Rancher154,02397.22%97.99%
- 7BeamNG.drive398,23897.15%97.44%
- 8Mount & Blade: Warband171,08997.04%97.72%
- 9Factorio230,35697.01%97.51%
- 10Satisfactory272,41396.83%97.25%
- 11Subnautica371,44296.78%97.08%
- 12Hollow Knight544,93196.71%96.92%
- 13The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt871,58596.65%96.78%
- 14Stray173,34196.57%97.22%
- 15Dishonored86,06396.36%97.63%
- 16American Truck Simulator192,19796.35%96.92%
- 17Dyson Sphere Program90,84996.29%97.49%
- 18POSTAL 2133,97996.16%96.96%
- 19South Park: The Stick of Truth72,70596.10%97.57%
- 20Oxygen Not Included140,81596.02%96.77%
- 21A Hat in Time53,12095.86%97.83%
- 22Ori and the Will of the Wisps144,42395.81%96.53%
- 23Don't Starve112,70395.66%96.57%
- 24Fallout: New Vegas258,00995.60%96.00%
- 25The Forest672,68495.39%95.54%
- 26Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition84,52095.17%96.33%
- 27Teardown131,38395.09%95.83%
- 28Dying Light488,32895.04%95.24%
- 29Resident Evil Village148,37794.96%95.61%
- 30Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition76,22594.92%96.17%
- 31A Short Hike22,12094.87%99.16%
- 32Don't Starve Together532,35594.84%95.02%
- 33Kerbal Space Program142,21294.84%95.51%
- 34Kenshi113,28294.75%95.57%
- 35The Planet Crafter70,62394.72%96.05%
- 36Outer Wilds103,22094.71%95.61%
- 37Wobbly Life34,34394.55%97.21%
- 38Fields of Mistria28,02394.52%97.78%
- 39The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim317,65094.51%94.79%
- 40Saints Row: The Third69,46394.36%95.65%
- 41Human Fall Flat224,59694.24%94.63%
- 42DREDGE54,49494.22%95.84%
- 43Noita87,16194.18%95.19%
- 44My Summer Car114,40294.17%94.94%
- 45CarX Drift Racing Online88,52994.13%95.12%
- 46Palworld422,57194.06%94.26%
- 47Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition70,62193.90%95.10%
- 48Valheim535,06993.86%94.02%
- 49Project Zomboid453,29293.85%94.04%
- 50Universe Sandbox31,39893.80%96.48%
- 51Rise of the Tomb Raider152,54793.62%94.16%
- 52Car Mechanic Simulator 202137,16993.53%95.72%
- 53LEGO Star Wars - The Complete Saga25,22093.50%96.72%
- 54The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)52,53493.50%95.04%
- 55The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition Deluxe (2009)52,53493.50%95.04%
- 56Brick Rigs57,74493.49%94.89%
- 57Farming Simulator 1975,97393.40%94.46%
- 58LIZARDS MUST DIE26,46293.28%96.27%
- 59Mon Bazou20,10493.28%97.20%
- 60S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat31,34393.18%95.67%
- 61S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl47,95093.07%94.67%
- 62Wandering Sword42,24993.05%94.86%
- 63LEGO Marvel Super Heroes29,92193.04%95.59%
- 64Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition77,27093.03%94.02%
- 65Slime Rancher 248,50792.97%94.53%
- 66Goat Simulator 315,21492.85%97.76%
- 67Raft372,93192.84%93.04%
- 68Rain World52,26292.68%94.08%
- 69The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition28,14392.68%95.26%
- 70Against the Storm36,13492.63%94.63%
- 71Mafia II (Classic)58,07392.62%93.87%
- 72Dwarf Fortress31,10892.53%94.83%
- 73Assetto Corsa170,28292.41%92.82%
- 74Contraband Police24,94392.24%94.99%
- 75WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition12,86192.24%97.56%
- 76Yakuza: Like a Dragon36,79692.23%94.09%
- 77The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition367,95092.19%92.38%
- 78Townscaper21,53292.16%95.31%
- 79Darkwood24,32392.15%94.93%
- 80Days Gone114,38892.15%92.74%
- 81Disco Elysium - The Final Cut127,42892.11%92.64%
- 82Refunct17,42992.04%95.86%
- 83DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT57,68392.04%93.19%
- 84Little Kitty, Big City13,47791.96%96.83%
- 85SpaceEngine15,73991.95%96.11%
- 86Farming Simulator 2291,37791.94%92.65%
- 87Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor96,03791.82%92.49%
- 88shapez15,50391.81%95.96%
- 89Metro 2033 Redux135,28691.72%92.19%
- 90SPORE71,48291.70%92.58%
- 91Descenders23,02591.68%94.41%
- 92Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game24,77391.67%94.21%
- 93Mad Max89,19091.64%92.34%
- 94West of Loathing10,18191.60%97.69%
- 95Kingdoms and Castles31,13791.56%93.54%
- 96ASTRONEER138,16091.51%91.95%
- 97DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT64,91891.47%92.40%
- 98The Forgotten City13,25191.42%95.97%
