Best Value Steam Games

Median reviewer playtime divided by current price, which works out to a rough hours-per-dollar figure. Pick your currency in the top bar and the list re-ranks against real regional prices.

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Median reviewer playtime divided by price. Reviewers tend to sink more hours in than the average owner, so treat this as an optimistic estimate. Free games are excluded because there's no price to divide by.
  1. 1The Quinfall296 h/$
  2. 2Crosshair X233 h/$
  3. 3YoloMouse - Cursor Changer122 h/$
  4. 4Black Desert108 h/$
  5. 5Brotato77 h/$
  6. 6Don't Starve Together62 h/$
  7. 7Cornerpond58 h/$
  8. 8Hunt: Showdown 189641 h/$
  9. 9Hearts of Iron IV39 h/$
  10. 10Ropuka's Idle Island33 h/$
  11. 11BidKing30 h/$
  12. 12Oxygen Not Included30 h/$
  13. 13shapez27 h/$
  14. 14CryoFall27 h/$
  15. 15Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi23 h/$
  16. 16Cookie Clicker23 h/$
  17. 17Rust22 h/$
  18. 18OVR Advanced Settings22 h/$
  19. 19X4: Foundations20 h/$
  20. 20Soccer Online: Ball 3D19 h/$
  21. 21Terraria19 h/$
  22. 22Foxhole19 h/$
  23. 23Dead by Daylight19 h/$
  24. 24Soundpad18 h/$
  25. 25POSTAL 218 h/$
  26. 26Vampire Survivors17 h/$
  27. 27Victoria 317 h/$
  28. 28Tiny Pasture17 h/$
  29. 29Borderlands 216 h/$
  30. 30Geometry Dash16 h/$
  31. 31Tales of Maj'Eyal14 h/$
  32. 32Melvor Idle14 h/$
  33. 33Banner of the Maid14 h/$
  34. 34Wall World14 h/$
  35. 35Don't Starve14 h/$
  36. 36Slay the Spire13 h/$
  37. 37Enter the Gungeon13 h/$
  38. 38Football, Tactics & Glory13 h/$
  39. 39Ultimate Fishing Simulator13 h/$
  40. 40Graveyard Keeper13 h/$
  41. 41FINAL FANTASY VIII12 h/$
  42. 42Bean Battles12 h/$
  43. 43Mirror12 h/$
  44. 44Trailmakers12 h/$
  45. 45Chill Pulse12 h/$
  46. 46Rock 'N' Roll Defense12 h/$
  47. 47Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete12 h/$
  48. 48Dungeon of the ENDLESS11 h/$
  49. 49Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition11 h/$
  50. 50Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition11 h/$
  51. 51Monster Hunter: World11 h/$
  52. 52Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen11 h/$
  53. 53FlatOut 211 h/$
  54. 54Space Engineers11 h/$
  55. 55Loop Hero10 h/$
  56. 56Cyberhunt10 h/$
  57. 57最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect10 h/$
  58. 58Town of Salem10 h/$
  59. 59Rusty's Retirement10 h/$
  60. 60Blasphemous10 h/$
  61. 61Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator10 h/$
  62. 62FINAL FANTASY XIV Online10 h/$
  63. 63Hotline Miami10 h/$
  64. 64Serious Sam II10 h/$
  65. 65Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword9.9 h/$
  66. 66Mechabellum9.9 h/$
  67. 67Deadside9.8 h/$
  68. 68Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number9.7 h/$
  69. 69Psychonauts9.7 h/$
  70. 70The Binding of Isaac9.5 h/$
  71. 71DSX9.5 h/$
  72. 72The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth9.4 h/$
  73. 73Garry's Mod9.3 h/$
  74. 74Streets of Rogue9.1 h/$
  75. 75Hero Siege9.0 h/$
  76. 76Survivalist: Invisible Strain8.9 h/$
  77. 77Settlement Survival8.9 h/$
  78. 78Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel8.8 h/$
  79. 79Alan Wake8.8 h/$
  80. 80Green Hell8.8 h/$
  81. 81The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos8.7 h/$
  82. 82Placid Plastic Duck Simulator8.7 h/$
  83. 83MyDockFinder8.7 h/$
  84. 84Stardew Valley8.7 h/$
  85. 85My Time at Sandrock8.5 h/$
  86. 86Monster Sanctuary8.4 h/$
  87. 87Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth8.4 h/$
  88. 88UBERMOSH8.3 h/$
  89. 89Borderlands 38.2 h/$
  90. 90Fallout 48.2 h/$
  91. 91Orcs Must Die! 28.1 h/$
  92. 92The Elder Scrolls Online8.0 h/$
  93. 93rFactor 27.8 h/$
  94. 94Downwell7.8 h/$
  95. 95Hacknet7.7 h/$
  96. 96Pro Soccer Online7.7 h/$
  97. 97Valheim7.6 h/$
  98. 98Assassin's Creed Odyssey7.6 h/$
  99. 99Car Mechanic Simulator 20217.6 h/$
  100. 100Tank Mechanic Simulator7.5 h/$

How the math works: we sample each game’s Steam reviewers, take the median of their total recorded playtime (lifetime hours, not hours at the time of review), and divide it by the game’s current price in your selected currency. Reviewers usually sink more hours in than the average owner, so the numbers run generous. Free games aren’t listed because there’s no price to divide by, and a game needs playtime data from at least 20 reviewers before it qualifies. All prices are Steam’s own regional prices, never exchange-rate conversions.