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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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.
- 1Stardew Valley1,046,40998.38%98.48%
- 2Schedule I320,68297.48%97.77%
- 3RimWorld248,58197.47%97.85%
- 4Euro Truck Simulator 2950,40297.34%97.44%
- 5Terraria1,564,30297.31%97.37%
- 6Slime Rancher157,54797.24%98.01%
- 7Mount & Blade: Warband172,50597.18%97.71%
- 8Factorio236,11397.14%97.52%
- 9BeamNG.drive425,58996.98%97.19%
- 10Satisfactory281,59196.94%97.26%
- 11Subnautica382,14496.86%97.09%
- 12Hollow Knight566,03796.76%96.91%
- 13Stray179,66696.73%97.21%
- 14American Truck Simulator198,23396.49%96.91%
- 15Dishonored88,40196.37%97.63%
- 16Dyson Sphere Program91,78696.21%97.42%
- 17POSTAL 2138,08596.15%96.95%
- 18South Park: The Stick of Truth73,53896.09%97.57%
- 19Oxygen Not Included143,95395.97%96.72%
- 20A Hat in Time53,50395.82%97.80%
- 21Ori and the Will of the Wisps146,36495.78%96.50%
- 22Fallout: New Vegas262,78295.68%95.97%
- 23Don't Starve113,49895.62%96.54%
- 24The Forest685,40595.42%95.53%
- 25Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition87,75695.22%96.37%
- 26Teardown136,38495.12%95.85%
- 27Dying Light497,80795.09%95.23%
- 28Resident Evil Village154,45595.00%95.64%
- 29Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition78,38594.95%96.19%
- 30Kerbal Space Program147,14794.94%95.60%
- 31Kenshi116,86894.77%95.59%
- 32Don't Starve Together544,83894.77%94.89%
- 33The Planet Crafter74,15394.74%96.03%
- 34Outer Wilds108,31994.72%95.60%
- 35Wobbly Life36,14894.61%97.22%
- 36A Short Hike22,71994.59%99.14%
- 37The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim317,83194.59%94.79%
- 38Palworld493,75894.47%94.60%
- 39Human Fall Flat227,72494.33%94.61%
- 40Saints Row: The Third69,72894.29%95.60%
- 41DREDGE57,10594.25%95.83%
- 42Fields of Mistria35,20794.21%97.04%
- 43My Summer Car117,79094.16%94.92%
- 44Noita88,93194.12%95.12%
- 45CarX Drift Racing Online89,38494.09%95.09%
- 46Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition71,55593.84%95.06%
- 47Universe Sandbox32,29993.81%96.49%
- 48Rise of the Tomb Raider156,31493.64%94.18%
- 49Project Zomboid490,39093.63%93.75%
- 50Car Mechanic Simulator 202138,72793.56%95.72%
- 51Brick Rigs59,78693.50%94.90%
- 52LEGO Star Wars - The Complete Saga25,52793.46%96.71%
- 53The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)53,08293.45%95.01%
- 54Farming Simulator 1976,33093.41%94.49%
- 55Valheim561,82993.39%93.49%
- 56LEGO Marvel Super Heroes31,45793.29%95.68%
- 57Mon Bazou20,84593.25%97.12%
- 58S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat31,43593.15%95.68%
- 59Wandering Sword45,63893.12%94.86%
- 60Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition79,78293.12%94.11%
- 61LIZARDS MUST DIE26,43893.10%96.19%
- 62S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl48,15293.04%94.68%
- 63Slime Rancher 250,20192.96%94.50%
- 64The Expendabros18,26192.88%97.23%
- 65Raft380,14692.85%92.97%
- 66Assetto Corsa175,45392.62%92.88%
- 67Goat Simulator 315,98192.59%97.80%
- 68Mafia II (Classic)58,76992.50%93.75%
- 69Against the Storm37,56492.49%94.44%
- 70Red Dead Redemption 2930,39092.48%92.53%
- 71Rain World57,48792.44%93.70%
- 72Dwarf Fortress31,52692.44%94.74%
- 73The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition28,66092.39%95.23%
- 74Contraband Police25,80292.27%95.02%
- 75WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition13,36592.23%97.51%
- 76Yakuza: Like a Dragon37,62692.13%93.98%
- 77Days Gone117,24592.13%92.72%
- 78Darkwood25,01292.11%94.89%
- 79The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition381,49292.09%92.20%
- 80Townscaper21,64892.09%95.28%
- 81Disco Elysium - The Final Cut131,35492.03%92.55%
- 82Farming Simulator 2292,92792.00%92.73%
- 83DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT58,39491.99%93.16%
- 84Refunct17,46891.97%95.85%
- 85NIGHT-RUNNERS PROLOGUE22,61491.96%94.96%
- 86Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor97,36191.83%92.52%
- 87Metro 2033 Redux142,12691.83%92.29%
- 88shapez15,95191.78%95.91%
- 89SPORE72,78391.73%92.63%
- 90Descenders24,05891.71%94.43%
- 91SpaceEngine16,62891.69%96.16%
- 92Mad Max90,59991.64%92.35%
- 93Little Kitty, Big City13,87791.60%96.89%
- 94Kingdoms and Castles31,43891.54%93.57%
- 95West of Loathing10,31891.53%97.68%
- 96ASTRONEER139,45491.45%91.90%
- 97Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game25,23891.42%94.25%
- 98Assetto Corsa Competizione48,45291.41%92.69%
- 99DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT68,70991.31%92.20%
- 100Scrap Mechanic122,94391.31%91.80%
