Best Value Casual Games Under $40

The Casual games on Steam games under $40 that deliver the most playtime per dollar: median reviewer hours divided by current price.

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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. 1BidKing$0.01/1hr
  2. 2Ropuka's Idle Island$0.02/1hr
  3. 3The NOexistenceN of Lilith$0.03/1hr
  4. 4Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi$0.04/1hr
  5. 5Cookie Clicker$0.04/1hr
  6. 6Melvor Idle$0.04/1hr
  7. 7shapez$0.05/1hr
  8. 8Spirit City: Lofi Sessions$0.05/1hr
  9. 9PlateUp!$0.06/1hr
  10. 10Rusty's Retirement$0.06/1hr
  11. 11People Playground$0.08/1hr
  12. 12My Time at Portia$0.08/1hr
  13. 13Rock 'N' Roll Defense$0.09/1hr
  14. 14Chillquarium$0.09/1hr
  15. 15最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect$0.10/1hr
  16. 16Orb of Creation$0.10/1hr
  17. 17Tiny Pasture$0.10/1hr
  18. 18Mr. Prepper$0.10/1hr
  19. 19Town of Salem$0.10/1hr
  20. 20Brotato$0.11/1hr
  21. 21Placid Plastic Duck Simulator$0.11/1hr
  22. 22Chill Pulse$0.11/1hr
  23. 23Among Us$0.11/1hr
  24. 24Vampire Survivors$0.12/1hr
  25. 25Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth$0.12/1hr
  26. 26My Time at Sandrock$0.12/1hr
  27. 27Touhou Mystia's Izakaya$0.12/1hr
  28. 28Dragon Cliff$0.13/1hr
  29. 29God Of Weapons$0.13/1hr
  30. 30Feed the Cups$0.14/1hr
  31. 31Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok$0.15/1hr
  32. 32Scribblenauts Unlimited$0.16/1hr
  33. 33Ithya: Magic Studies$0.16/1hr
  34. 34Factorio$0.17/1hr
  35. 35Streamer Life Simulator$0.17/1hr
  36. 36Party Club$0.18/1hr
  37. 37Wallpaper Engine$0.19/1hr
  38. 38The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome$0.19/1hr
  39. 39Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions$0.20/1hr
  40. 40Disney Dreamlight Valley$0.20/1hr
  41. 41Crab Champions$0.20/1hr
  42. 42The Survivalists$0.20/1hr
  43. 43DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition$0.20/1hr
  44. 44Death Must Die$0.21/1hr
  45. 45Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense$0.21/1hr
  46. 46Muse Dash$0.21/1hr
  47. 47Blood and Bacon$0.21/1hr
  48. 48Returns Outlet Simulator$0.22/1hr
  49. 49Garry's Mod$0.22/1hr
  50. 50Travellers Rest$0.22/1hr
  51. 51Cats Organized Neatly$0.22/1hr
  52. 52gogh: Focus with Your Avatar$0.23/1hr
  53. 53ShellShock Live$0.24/1hr
  54. 54(the) Gnorp Apologue$0.24/1hr
  55. 55The Battle of Polytopia$0.24/1hr
  56. 56Coral Island$0.25/1hr
  57. 57Doloc Town$0.25/1hr
  58. 58Ticket to Ride$0.25/1hr
  59. 59Echoes of the Plum Grove$0.25/1hr
  60. 60Starbound$0.25/1hr
  61. 61TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer$0.25/1hr
  62. 62Farmer's Life$0.26/1hr
  63. 63Yet Another Zombie Survivors$0.27/1hr
  64. 64Cash Cleaner Simulator$0.28/1hr
  65. 65OpenTTD$0.29/1hr
  66. 66Barro$0.29/1hr
  67. 67Motor Town: Behind The Wheel$0.30/1hr
  68. 68Balatro$0.30/1hr
  69. 69Matchmaking Inc.$0.31/1hr
  70. 70Restaurant Empire II$0.31/1hr
  71. 71WEBFISHING$0.31/1hr
  72. 72Animal Shelter$0.31/1hr
  73. 73Boneraiser Minions$0.31/1hr
  74. 74Ale & Tale Tavern$0.31/1hr
  75. 75Ratopia$0.32/1hr
  76. 76Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe$0.32/1hr
  77. 77Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!$0.32/1hr
  78. 78Nothing$0.32/1hr
  79. 79Game Dev Tycoon$0.33/1hr
  80. 80Rocksmith 2014 Edition REMASTERED LEARN & PLAY$0.33/1hr
  81. 81Tricolour Lovestory$0.33/1hr
  82. 82Waterpark Simulator$0.33/1hr
  83. 83Backpack Hero$0.33/1hr
  84. 84My Dream Setup$0.33/1hr
  85. 85Cluckmech Oasis$0.33/1hr
  86. 86Insect Swarm$0.33/1hr
  87. 87TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children$0.33/1hr
  88. 88Cauldron$0.33/1hr
  89. 89Mon Bazou$0.34/1hr
  90. 90Parcel Simulator$0.34/1hr
  91. 91Papa's Freezeria Deluxe$0.34/1hr
  92. 92Astro Colony$0.34/1hr
  93. 93Tabletop Simulator$0.34/1hr
  94. 94The Spell Brigade$0.35/1hr
  95. 95Megabonk$0.35/1hr
  96. 96Stick Fight: The Game$0.35/1hr
  97. 97Dinkum$0.36/1hr
  98. 98Witch It$0.36/1hr
  99. 99VillageRhapsody$0.36/1hr
  100. 100ATLYSS$0.36/1hr

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.