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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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 Valley1,012,35198.35%98.48%
- 2Euro Truck Simulator 2922,89597.33%97.45%
- 3Balatro192,69197.25%97.87%
- 4American Truck Simulator192,19796.35%96.92%
- 5DAVE THE DIVER150,93896.03%96.73%
- 6Chants of Sennaar31,25095.17%98.30%
- 7Crime Scene Cleaner32,78395.13%98.10%
- 8GRIS94,80095.05%96.07%
- 9A Short Hike22,12094.87%99.16%
- 10Crab Champions30,58394.82%97.90%
- 11PowerWash Simulator58,10394.79%96.41%
- 12TCG Card Shop Simulator47,81894.69%96.64%
- 13Fields of Mistria28,02394.52%97.78%
- 14CarX Drift Racing Online88,52994.13%95.12%
- 15Universe Sandbox31,39893.80%96.48%
- 16Tiny Glade23,86793.78%97.29%
- 17WorldBox - God Simulator54,75193.75%95.27%
- 18Dorfromantik29,27993.57%96.36%
- 19Placid Plastic Duck Simulator19,81193.50%97.60%
- 20The Last Campfire19,58493.45%97.57%
- 21Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition52,39793.44%94.97%
- 22Farming Simulator 1975,97393.40%94.46%
- 23House Flipper109,76293.30%94.02%
- 24Mon Bazou20,10493.28%97.20%
- 25Mini Motorways23,94993.06%96.27%
- 26Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,17692.99%97.69%
- 27Slime Rancher 248,50792.97%94.53%
- 28Bomb Rush Cyberfunk15,23792.95%97.91%
- 29Webbed15,10192.73%97.58%
- 30ANIMAL WELL24,01292.71%95.75%
- 31TOEM: A Photo Adventure11,03692.68%99.18%
- 32Peggle Deluxe13,82392.53%97.61%
- 33Nodebuster13,76392.50%97.58%
- 34shapez 2 - Factory14,47992.44%97.31%
- 35Zup! S15,95792.41%96.82%
- 36Journey37,77892.28%94.11%
- 37PC Building Simulator52,52892.22%93.52%
- 38Rusty's Retirement14,58792.17%96.82%
- 39Townscaper21,53292.16%95.31%
- 40Mini Metro16,52792.05%96.07%
- 41Refunct17,42992.04%95.86%
- 42Juice Galaxy10,26092.00%98.45%
- 43SpaceEngine15,73991.95%96.11%
- 44Core Keeper64,83191.93%92.94%
- 45Love Is All Around45,85291.86%93.28%
- 46Descenders23,02591.68%94.41%
- 47Unpacking39,91791.65%93.22%
- 48Kingdoms and Castles31,13791.56%93.54%
- 49Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator43,77191.50%92.90%
- 50DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT64,91891.47%92.40%
- 51Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)8,98691.38%98.05%
- 52Farm Together22,05191.38%94.09%
- 53Retrowave15,35091.33%95.19%
- 54Superflight11,56291.28%96.37%
- 55ISLANDERS16,74991.06%94.45%
- 56Strange Horticulture15,58790.96%94.53%
- 57Digseum7,83890.92%97.83%
- 58Two Point Museum11,92090.92%95.55%
- 59ABZU27,35890.91%92.92%
- 60Hidden Folks9,49690.89%96.67%
- 61Hook8,90690.84%96.96%
- 62AudioSurf11,07990.80%95.69%
- 63Cat Goes Fishing16,10590.80%94.16%
- 64Derail Valley9,07190.73%96.62%
- 65Carto9,24090.63%96.30%
- 66Zup! F8,31690.61%96.89%
- 67Coffee Talk12,35690.58%94.77%
- 68Bloons TD 511,86990.43%94.67%
- 69Lil Gator Game5,97690.41%98.61%
- 70My Time at Portia44,15190.40%91.53%
- 71Dinkum28,78890.22%91.90%
- 72Minami Lane6,50290.21%97.45%
- 73Viscera Cleanup Detail23,51690.19%92.23%
- 74Disney Dreamlight Valley24,11590.19%92.17%
- 75Wingspan11,66590.18%94.28%
- 76Loddlenaut5,88390.17%98.10%
- 77Hello Kitty Island Adventure11,72890.06%94.04%
- 78Turmoil15,92590.06%92.99%
- 79LYNE8,23590.03%95.65%
- 80Insaniquarium Deluxe6,68289.97%96.83%
- 81A Story About My Uncle29,18589.96%91.52%
- 82Cassette Beasts10,73389.95%94.20%
- 83FEZ16,14289.92%92.65%
- 84Vampires' Melody5,69789.77%97.45%
- 85Starbound123,01989.75%90.10%
- 86Farming Simulator 1515,78889.72%92.47%
- 87A Castle Full of Cats4,42489.71%99.21%
- 88Kabuto Park4,21389.62%99.64%
- 89Ostriv7,49889.59%95.04%
- 90Neva9,97489.56%93.63%
- 91A Building Full of Cats4,41089.53%98.91%
- 92Zup!8,90689.52%94.15%
