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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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. 1Brotato77 h/$
  2. 2Cornerpond58 h/$
  3. 3Ropuka's Idle Island33 h/$
  4. 4BidKing30 h/$
  5. 5shapez27 h/$
  6. 6Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi23 h/$
  7. 7Cookie Clicker23 h/$
  8. 8Vampire Survivors17 h/$
  9. 9Tiny Pasture17 h/$
  10. 10Melvor Idle14 h/$
  11. 11Ultimate Fishing Simulator13 h/$
  12. 12Chill Pulse12 h/$
  13. 13Rock 'N' Roll Defense12 h/$
  14. 14Cyberhunt10 h/$
  15. 15最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect10 h/$
  16. 16Town of Salem10 h/$
  17. 17Rusty's Retirement10 h/$
  18. 18Garry's Mod9.3 h/$
  19. 19Placid Plastic Duck Simulator8.7 h/$
  20. 20My Time at Sandrock8.5 h/$
  21. 21Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth8.4 h/$
  22. 22Downwell7.8 h/$
  23. 23Tank Mechanic Simulator7.5 h/$
  24. 24Disney Dreamlight Valley7.0 h/$
  25. 25Touhou Mystia's Izakaya6.9 h/$
  26. 26Among Us6.9 h/$
  27. 27Starbound6.7 h/$
  28. 28Factorio6.3 h/$
  29. 29gogh: Focus with Your Avatar6.0 h/$
  30. 30TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children6.0 h/$
  31. 31Army of Ruin5.9 h/$
  32. 32SpeedRunners5.9 h/$
  33. 33Razortron 20005.8 h/$
  34. 34Sun Haven5.8 h/$
  35. 35Karate Survivor5.7 h/$
  36. 36Planes, Bullets and Vodka5.7 h/$
  37. 37Spirit City: Lofi Sessions5.7 h/$
  38. 38People Playground5.6 h/$
  39. 39Golf With Your Friends5.6 h/$
  40. 40God Of Weapons5.6 h/$
  41. 41Chillquarium5.5 h/$
  42. 42TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer5.5 h/$
  43. 43Feed the Cups5.4 h/$
  44. 44Dragon Cliff5.3 h/$
  45. 45Cozy Grove5.1 h/$
  46. 46Rogue: Genesia5.1 h/$
  47. 47Wallpaper Engine4.8 h/$
  48. 48Ithya: Magic Studies4.8 h/$
  49. 49Death Must Die4.8 h/$
  50. 50Muse Dash4.7 h/$
  51. 51Overcooked4.7 h/$
  52. 52Cat Quest4.5 h/$
  53. 53Cauldron4.4 h/$
  54. 54WEBFISHING4.4 h/$
  55. 5520 Minutes Till Dawn4.3 h/$
  56. 56Animal Shelter4.3 h/$
  57. 57ISLANDERS4.2 h/$
  58. 58Papa's Freezeria Deluxe4.2 h/$
  59. 59Broforce4.1 h/$
  60. 60Paleo Pines4.0 h/$
  61. 61The Scroll Of Taiwu4.0 h/$
  62. 62Sailwind3.9 h/$
  63. 63Motor Town: Behind The Wheel3.9 h/$
  64. 64(the) Gnorp Apologue3.8 h/$
  65. 65Coral Island3.8 h/$
  66. 66Esports Godfather3.8 h/$
  67. 67Crab Champions3.7 h/$
  68. 68Blood and Bacon3.7 h/$
  69. 69The Battle of Polytopia3.6 h/$
  70. 70The Survivalists3.5 h/$
  71. 71Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot3.4 h/$
  72. 72Doloc Town3.4 h/$
  73. 73Stick Fight: The Game3.4 h/$
  74. 74Tabletop Simulator3.4 h/$
  75. 75NIMRODS3.3 h/$
  76. 76Ratopia3.3 h/$
  77. 77Travellers Rest3.3 h/$
  78. 78Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok3.3 h/$
  79. 79Megaloot3.2 h/$
  80. 80Sudocats3.2 h/$
  81. 81ShellShock Live3.2 h/$
  82. 82Cash Cleaner Simulator3.1 h/$
  83. 83LOCKDOWN Protocol3.0 h/$
  84. 84OpenTTD3.0 h/$
  85. 85The Infected3.0 h/$
  86. 86Yet Another Zombie Survivors2.9 h/$
  87. 87DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 22.9 h/$
  88. 88Mini Motorways2.9 h/$
  89. 89Dinkum2.9 h/$
  90. 90School Days2.9 h/$
  91. 91Farm Together2.9 h/$
  92. 92Rabi-Ribi2.8 h/$
  93. 93Draw & Guess2.8 h/$
  94. 94shapez 2 - Factory2.8 h/$
  95. 95ContractVille2.8 h/$
  96. 96Car Dealer Simulator2.8 h/$
  97. 97Barro2.7 h/$
  98. 98Mon Bazou2.7 h/$
  99. 99Hold Your Own2.7 h/$
  100. 100Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense2.7 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.