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. 2Cornerpond$0.02/1hr
  3. 3Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi$0.02/1hr
  4. 4Ropuka's Idle Island$0.03/1hr
  5. 5Cookie Clicker$0.04/1hr
  6. 6The NOexistenceN of Lilith$0.04/1hr
  7. 7shapez$0.05/1hr
  8. 8TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children$0.06/1hr
  9. 9Transport Fever 2$0.07/1hr
  10. 10Brotato$0.07/1hr
  11. 11Chill Pulse$0.08/1hr
  12. 12Vampire Survivors$0.09/1hr
  13. 13Melvor Idle$0.09/1hr
  14. 14Orb of Creation$0.09/1hr
  15. 15Rusty's Retirement$0.10/1hr
  16. 16最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect$0.10/1hr
  17. 17Cyberhunt$0.10/1hr
  18. 18Rock 'N' Roll Defense$0.10/1hr
  19. 19Garry's Mod$0.10/1hr
  20. 20Tiny Pasture$0.11/1hr
  21. 21Dragon Cliff$0.11/1hr
  22. 22My Time at Sandrock$0.11/1hr
  23. 23DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2$0.11/1hr
  24. 24Town of Salem$0.11/1hr
  25. 25Esports Godfather$0.14/1hr
  26. 26Touhou Mystia's Izakaya$0.15/1hr
  27. 27House Flipper$0.15/1hr
  28. 28Spirit City: Lofi Sessions$0.15/1hr
  29. 29Army of Ruin$0.16/1hr
  30. 30Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok$0.16/1hr
  31. 31Barro$0.16/1hr
  32. 32Streamer Life Simulator$0.16/1hr
  33. 33The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome$0.16/1hr
  34. 3420 Minutes Till Dawn$0.16/1hr
  35. 35Feed the Cups$0.18/1hr
  36. 36God Of Weapons$0.18/1hr
  37. 37Razortron 2000$0.18/1hr
  38. 38Ithya: Magic Studies$0.18/1hr
  39. 39Starbound$0.18/1hr
  40. 40Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense$0.18/1hr
  41. 41Crab Champions$0.19/1hr
  42. 42Chillquarium$0.19/1hr
  43. 43Planes, Bullets and Vodka$0.20/1hr
  44. 44Blood and Bacon$0.20/1hr
  45. 45Factorio$0.20/1hr
  46. 46Among Us$0.21/1hr
  47. 47Muse Dash$0.21/1hr
  48. 48Wallpaper Engine$0.21/1hr
  49. 49People Playground$0.21/1hr
  50. 50Death Must Die$0.21/1hr
  51. 51Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll$0.22/1hr
  52. 52(the) Gnorp Apologue$0.22/1hr
  53. 53gogh: Focus with Your Avatar$0.23/1hr
  54. 54Coral Island$0.23/1hr
  55. 55Placid Plastic Duck Simulator$0.25/1hr
  56. 56TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer$0.25/1hr
  57. 57Parkitect$0.25/1hr
  58. 58ShellShock Live$0.26/1hr
  59. 59Boneraiser Minions$0.27/1hr
  60. 60Volcano Princess$0.28/1hr
  61. 61Motor Town: Behind The Wheel$0.28/1hr
  62. 62Doloc Town$0.29/1hr
  63. 63An alt girl for skoof$0.29/1hr
  64. 64WEBFISHING$0.29/1hr
  65. 65Ratopia$0.31/1hr
  66. 66Matchmaking Inc.$0.31/1hr
  67. 67Cat Quest$0.31/1hr
  68. 68Disney Dreamlight Valley$0.31/1hr
  69. 69The Spell Brigade$0.31/1hr
  70. 70Immortal Life$0.31/1hr
  71. 71Ale & Tale Tavern$0.31/1hr
  72. 72Tabletop Simulator$0.32/1hr
  73. 73Tricolour Lovestory$0.33/1hr
  74. 74Rocksmith 2014 Edition REMASTERED LEARN & PLAY$0.34/1hr
  75. 75Travellers Rest$0.34/1hr
  76. 76Mon Bazou$0.34/1hr
  77. 77Supermarket Simulator$0.34/1hr
  78. 78Megabonk$0.35/1hr
  79. 79Cauldron$0.35/1hr
  80. 80Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!$0.35/1hr
  81. 81Waterpark Simulator$0.35/1hr
  82. 82Papa's Freezeria Deluxe$0.35/1hr
  83. 83VillageRhapsody$0.36/1hr
  84. 84Draw & Guess$0.36/1hr
  85. 85Cash Cleaner Simulator$0.37/1hr
  86. 86Cluckmech Oasis$0.37/1hr
  87. 87Diablo IV$0.37/1hr
  88. 88Farm Together 2$0.37/1hr
  89. 89Dinkum$0.38/1hr
  90. 90Songs of Syx$0.38/1hr
  91. 91Dungeon Clawler$0.39/1hr
  92. 92Call of the Wild: The Angler$0.39/1hr
  93. 93Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe$0.40/1hr
  94. 94Nothing$0.40/1hr
  95. 95Little Witch in the Woods$0.41/1hr
  96. 96ATLYSS$0.41/1hr
  97. 97GoreBox$0.41/1hr
  98. 98PlateUp!$0.41/1hr
  99. 99Balatro$0.41/1hr
  100. 100Cardboard Town$0.41/1hr

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.