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.
- 1Stardew Valley1,038,43898.35%98.48%
- 2Euro Truck Simulator 2942,62997.31%97.44%
- 3Balatro198,51797.24%97.84%
- 4American Truck Simulator196,16296.35%96.91%
- 5DAVE THE DIVER162,35095.84%96.49%
- 6Crime Scene Cleaner34,32595.24%98.10%
- 7Chants of Sennaar34,43695.21%98.25%
- 8GRIS96,36595.04%96.05%
- 9A Short Hike22,69494.92%99.14%
- 10Crab Champions31,14394.84%97.89%
- 11PowerWash Simulator58,76094.78%96.39%
- 12TCG Card Shop Simulator49,62994.62%96.49%
- 13Fields of Mistria34,85494.43%97.04%
- 14CarX Drift Racing Online89,33894.11%95.09%
- 15Tiny Glade24,61893.85%97.31%
- 16Universe Sandbox32,22693.84%96.48%
- 17WorldBox - God Simulator56,74693.83%95.33%
- 18Dorfromantik29,61393.55%96.33%
- 19Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,24593.52%97.57%
- 20The Last Campfire20,54293.51%97.49%
- 21Farming Simulator 1976,31293.43%94.49%
- 22Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition53,33193.39%94.90%
- 23Mon Bazou20,79293.29%97.11%
- 24House Flipper111,79193.27%93.97%
- 25Mini Motorways24,42193.09%96.27%
- 26Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,77793.02%97.60%
- 27Bomb Rush Cyberfunk15,68193.00%97.88%
- 28Slime Rancher 250,02492.96%94.49%
- 29TOEM: A Photo Adventure12,14292.87%99.08%
- 30Our Life: Beginnings & Always13,75092.87%98.76%
- 31Webbed15,28492.77%97.58%
- 32ANIMAL WELL24,59192.74%95.73%
- 33Peggle Deluxe14,48492.66%97.66%
- 34Zup! S16,19792.42%96.80%
- 35Nodebuster14,05892.38%97.39%
- 36shapez 2 - Factory15,27392.37%96.97%
- 37Journey38,55192.28%94.08%
- 38PC Building Simulator52,74992.20%93.50%
- 39My Singing Monsters49,39392.15%93.53%
- 40Townscaper21,64492.14%95.28%
- 41Juice Galaxy10,57092.13%98.50%
- 42Rusty's Retirement14,85592.12%96.69%
- 43SpaceEngine16,57492.08%96.15%
- 44Mini Metro16,75992.02%96.00%
- 45Refunct17,46592.01%95.84%
- 46Core Keeper66,47091.95%92.94%
- 47Love Is All Around45,89491.82%93.23%
- 48Virtual Cottage11,09191.81%97.66%
- 49Descenders24,01691.76%94.43%
- 50Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game26,46591.74%94.15%
- 51Unpacking40,77391.68%93.23%
- 52Kingdoms and Castles31,42091.58%93.57%
- 53Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator44,67691.54%92.93%
- 54Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)8,97191.39%98.05%
- 55Farm Together22,11591.35%94.07%
- 56DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT68,12091.34%92.22%
- 57Retrowave15,43991.29%95.14%
- 58Superflight11,58691.26%96.37%
- 59Two Point Museum13,43091.11%95.41%
- 60ISLANDERS16,78591.04%94.44%
- 61Strange Horticulture16,13390.96%94.45%
- 62Derail Valley9,76690.95%96.63%
- 63ABZU27,64690.91%92.93%
- 64Digseum8,15390.88%97.68%
- 65Hidden Folks9,54690.88%96.68%
- 66Cat Goes Fishing16,53890.83%94.16%
- 67Hook8,92590.82%96.96%
- 68AudioSurf11,10290.78%95.69%
- 69Carto9,38190.70%96.34%
- 70SuchArt: Creative Space7,15690.65%97.97%
- 71Zup! F8,33090.65%96.87%
- 72Bloons TD 511,97090.46%94.68%
- 73Lil Gator Game6,12890.34%98.52%
- 74My Time at Portia44,31490.34%91.47%
- 75Coloring Pixels8,67990.30%96.02%
- 76Coffee Talk12,56690.29%94.68%
- 77Learn to Fly 311,30290.29%94.67%
- 78The Plan23,65890.22%92.29%
- 79Loddlenaut6,25990.21%97.99%
- 80Disney Dreamlight Valley24,78990.20%92.17%
- 81Minami Lane6,71490.17%97.38%
- 82Viscera Cleanup Detail23,75390.16%92.19%
- 83Dinkum29,13490.15%91.80%
- 84Hello Kitty Island Adventure12,45490.09%93.91%
- 85Turmoil16,14390.08%92.98%
- 86Insaniquarium Deluxe6,84090.00%96.81%
- 87LYNE8,24789.96%95.56%
- 88Wingspan11,99989.95%94.27%
- 89A Story About My Uncle29,23889.94%91.52%
- 90Cassette Beasts11,11189.91%94.02%
- 91FEZ16,25289.88%92.63%
- 92Kabuto Park4,62389.81%99.50%
- 93Vampires' Melody5,72989.75%97.45%
- 94Farming Simulator 1515,86689.73%92.51%
- 95A Castle Full of Cats4,52389.70%99.18%
- 96Neva10,65189.61%93.56%
- 97Starbound123,29989.59%89.94%
- 98Ostriv7,66489.54%95.03%
- 99A Building Full of Cats4,49189.54%98.89%
- 100Motor Town: Behind The Wheel9,69589.52%93.84%
