Best Rated Relaxing Games Under $40

The best rated Relaxing 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.
  1. 1Stardew Valley98.35%
  2. 2Euro Truck Simulator 297.32%
  3. 3Balatro97.22%
  4. 4American Truck Simulator96.34%
  5. 5DAVE THE DIVER95.86%
  6. 6Chants of Sennaar95.17%
  7. 7Crime Scene Cleaner95.08%
  8. 8GRIS95.01%
  9. 9A Short Hike94.79%
  10. 10PowerWash Simulator94.73%
  11. 11Crab Champions94.73%
  12. 12TCG Card Shop Simulator94.59%
  13. 13Fields of Mistria94.42%
  14. 14CarX Drift Racing Online94.09%
  15. 15Universe Sandbox93.74%
  16. 16WorldBox - God Simulator93.73%
  17. 17Tiny Glade93.70%
  18. 18Dorfromantik93.47%
  19. 19Placid Plastic Duck Simulator93.40%
  20. 20Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition93.37%
  21. 21Farming Simulator 1993.37%
  22. 22The Last Campfire93.36%
  23. 23House Flipper93.25%
  24. 24Mon Bazou93.15%
  25. 25Mini Motorways92.97%
  26. 26Our Life: Beginnings & Always92.93%
  27. 27Slime Rancher 292.91%
  28. 28Spirit City: Lofi Sessions92.85%
  29. 29Bomb Rush Cyberfunk92.81%
  30. 30ANIMAL WELL92.62%
  31. 31Webbed92.59%
  32. 32TOEM: A Photo Adventure92.59%
  33. 33Peggle Deluxe92.39%
  34. 34Zup! S92.26%
  35. 35shapez 2 - Factory92.25%
  36. 36Nodebuster92.24%
  37. 37Journey92.20%
  38. 38PC Building Simulator92.15%
  39. 39My Singing Monsters92.05%
  40. 40Townscaper92.03%
  41. 41Rusty's Retirement91.98%
  42. 42Core Keeper91.89%
  43. 43Refunct91.88%
  44. 44Mini Metro91.88%
  45. 45Juice Galaxy91.86%
  46. 46SpaceEngine91.86%
  47. 47Love Is All Around91.78%
  48. 48Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game91.63%
  49. 49Virtual Cottage91.63%
  50. 50Descenders91.61%
  51. 51Unpacking91.58%
  52. 52Kingdoms and Castles91.47%
  53. 53Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator91.45%
  54. 54DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT91.36%
  55. 55Farm Together91.24%
  56. 56Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)91.16%
  57. 57Retrowave91.15%
  58. 58Superflight91.09%
  59. 59ISLANDERS90.90%
  60. 60ABZU90.82%
  61. 61Two Point Museum90.82%
  62. 62Strange Horticulture90.80%
  63. 63Hidden Folks90.69%
  64. 64Cat Goes Fishing90.69%
  65. 65Digseum90.68%
  66. 66Derail Valley90.65%
  67. 67Hook90.63%
  68. 68AudioSurf90.60%
  69. 69Carto90.45%
  70. 70Zup! F90.39%
  71. 71SuchArt: Creative Space90.39%
  72. 72Coffee Talk90.38%
  73. 73My Time at Portia90.31%
  74. 74Bloons TD 590.25%
  75. 75The Plan90.12%
  76. 76Coloring Pixels90.11%
  77. 77Learn to Fly 390.10%
  78. 78Lil Gator Game90.10%
  79. 79Disney Dreamlight Valley90.10%
  80. 80Dinkum90.09%
  81. 81Viscera Cleanup Detail90.07%
  82. 82Wingspan90.02%
  83. 83Minami Lane89.94%
  84. 84Loddlenaut89.90%
  85. 85Hello Kitty Island Adventure89.89%
  86. 86Turmoil89.89%
  87. 87A Story About My Uncle89.85%
  88. 88LYNE89.76%
  89. 89Insaniquarium Deluxe89.76%
  90. 90FEZ89.74%
  91. 91Cassette Beasts89.74%
  92. 92Starbound89.63%
  93. 93Farming Simulator 1589.58%
  94. 94Vampires' Melody89.51%
  95. 95Kabuto Park89.46%
  96. 96Banished89.40%
  97. 97A Castle Full of Cats89.39%
  98. 98Neva89.34%
  99. 99A Little to the Left89.32%
  100. 100Zup!89.30%