Best Value Action Games

The Action games that stretch a budget furthest: median reviewer playtime divided by current price. Pick your currency in the top bar to rank against your local prices.

All Indie Action Adventure Simulation RPG Strategy Co-op Open World Story Rich Casual Funny Survival Difficult Pixel Graphics PvP Horror Anime Puzzle Rogue-like Relaxing Turn-Based Strategy Local Co-Op Psychological Horror Hack and Slash Platformer MMO RTS Immersive Sim Post-apocalyptic Action Roguelike City Builder Life Sim Zombies Sports Racing Survival Horror Stealth Bullet Hell Dungeon Crawler Visual Novel JRPG Deckbuilding Grand Strategy Cyberpunk Tower Defense Clicker Fighting Open World Survival Craft Boomer Shooter Colony Sim Farming Sim Cozy Auto Battler Cooking Twin Stick Shooter Metroidvania 4X Souls-like Dating Sim MMORPG

By price

Any priceUnder $5Under $10Under $20Under $40
Price divided by median reviewer playtime — how much you pay per hour of gameplay. Lower is better. 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. 1YoloMouse - Cursor Changer$0.01/1hr
  2. 2Dead by Daylight$0.02/1hr
  3. 3Crosshair X$0.03/1hr
  4. 4SCUM$0.03/1hr
  5. 5GemCraft - Chasing Shadows$0.04/1hr
  6. 6Elite Dangerous$0.04/1hr
  7. 7Fallout: New Vegas$0.04/1hr
  8. 8SpiritVale$0.05/1hr
  9. 9Geometry Dash$0.05/1hr
  10. 10PlateUp!$0.06/1hr
  11. 11The Elder Scrolls Online$0.06/1hr
  12. 12Hero Siege$0.07/1hr
  13. 13Enter the Gungeon$0.07/1hr
  14. 14Deep Rock Galactic$0.07/1hr
  15. 15Mad Max$0.07/1hr
  16. 16Warhammer 40,000: Darktide$0.07/1hr
  17. 17The Surge$0.07/1hr
  18. 18Atomicrops$0.07/1hr
  19. 19Hunt: Showdown 1896$0.07/1hr
  20. 20People Playground$0.08/1hr
  21. 21Subsistence$0.08/1hr
  22. 22ORION: Prelude$0.08/1hr
  23. 23HITMAN World of Assassination$0.08/1hr
  24. 24The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth$0.08/1hr
  25. 25Rock 'N' Roll Defense$0.09/1hr
  26. 26Souldiers$0.09/1hr
  27. 27Darkwood$0.09/1hr
  28. 28Terraria$0.09/1hr
  29. 29Batman: Arkham Knight$0.10/1hr
  30. 30Don't Starve Together$0.10/1hr
  31. 31HELLDIVERS 2$0.10/1hr
  32. 32Kenshi$0.10/1hr
  33. 33Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen$0.10/1hr
  34. 34Mr. Prepper$0.10/1hr
  35. 35Town of Salem$0.10/1hr
  36. 36DSX$0.11/1hr
  37. 37Brotato$0.11/1hr
  38. 38UBERMOSH$0.11/1hr
  39. 39Noita$0.11/1hr
  40. 40Super Hexagon$0.11/1hr
  41. 41ARC Raiders$0.12/1hr
  42. 42The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos$0.12/1hr
  43. 43Vampire Survivors$0.12/1hr
  44. 44Hogwarts Legacy$0.12/1hr
  45. 45The Last Spell$0.12/1hr
  46. 46LEGO City Undercover$0.12/1hr
  47. 47Middle-earth: Shadow of War$0.13/1hr
  48. 48Warhammer: Vermintide 2$0.13/1hr
  49. 49Mortal Online 2$0.13/1hr
  50. 50LEGO Marvel Super Heroes$0.13/1hr
  51. 51Bloodshed$0.13/1hr
  52. 52Risk of Rain 2$0.13/1hr
  53. 53PAYDAY 2$0.13/1hr
  54. 54God Of Weapons$0.13/1hr
  55. 55Picayune Dreams$0.13/1hr
  56. 56Bean Battles$0.14/1hr
  57. 57Space Engineers$0.14/1hr
  58. 58Rust$0.14/1hr
  59. 59Avorion$0.14/1hr
  60. 60Red Dead Redemption 2$0.14/1hr
  61. 61Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number$0.14/1hr
  62. 62ScourgeBringer$0.15/1hr
  63. 63Mechabellum$0.15/1hr
  64. 64FlatOut$0.15/1hr
  65. 65Halls of Torment$0.15/1hr
  66. 66The Surge 2$0.15/1hr
  67. 67Green Hell$0.15/1hr
  68. 68Valheim$0.15/1hr
  69. 69Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok$0.15/1hr
  70. 70Mafia III: Definitive Edition$0.15/1hr
  71. 71Dungeon Defenders$0.16/1hr
  72. 72DayZ$0.16/1hr
  73. 73Phasmophobia$0.16/1hr
  74. 74Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition$0.16/1hr
  75. 75LEGO The Hobbit$0.16/1hr
  76. 76Black Desert$0.16/1hr
  77. 77Breathedge$0.16/1hr
  78. 78Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion$0.16/1hr
  79. 79PEAK$0.16/1hr
  80. 80Monster Sanctuary$0.17/1hr
  81. 81Alan Wake$0.17/1hr
  82. 82Streamer Life Simulator$0.17/1hr
  83. 83Voidigo$0.17/1hr
  84. 84Foxhole$0.18/1hr
  85. 85ARK: Survival Evolved$0.18/1hr
  86. 86Hotline Miami$0.18/1hr
  87. 87Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition$0.18/1hr
  88. 88Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2$0.18/1hr
  89. 89Celeste$0.18/1hr
  90. 90Party Club$0.18/1hr
  91. 91Core Keeper$0.18/1hr
  92. 92Supraland$0.18/1hr
  93. 93Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition$0.19/1hr
  94. 94Palworld$0.19/1hr
  95. 95NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER$0.19/1hr
  96. 96Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy$0.20/1hr
  97. 97Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions$0.20/1hr
  98. 98REMATCH$0.20/1hr
  99. 99Disney Dreamlight Valley$0.20/1hr
  100. 100Crab Champions$0.20/1hr

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.