Best Value Deckbuilding Games Under $20

The Deckbuilding games on Steam games under $20 that deliver the most playtime per dollar: median reviewer hours divided by current price.

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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. 1Slay the Spire$0.14/1hr
  2. 2Across the Obelisk$0.17/1hr
  3. 3ROUNDS$0.20/1hr
  4. 4Tainted Grail: Conquest$0.21/1hr
  5. 5Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist$0.26/1hr
  6. 6Necroking$0.29/1hr
  7. 7Shogun Showdown$0.29/1hr
  8. 8Cross Blitz$0.30/1hr
  9. 9The Matchless Kungfu$0.31/1hr
  10. 10Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist : Link Evolution$0.31/1hr
  11. 11LONESTAR$0.35/1hr
  12. 12Ticket to Ride$0.39/1hr
  13. 13Magicraft$0.39/1hr
  14. 14Esports Godfather$0.40/1hr
  15. 15Wildfrost$0.40/1hr
  16. 16Balatro$0.40/1hr
  17. 17Dune: Imperium$0.41/1hr
  18. 18Matchmaking Inc.$0.42/1hr
  19. 19Nubby's Number Factory$0.44/1hr
  20. 20Dice & Fold$0.47/1hr
  21. 21Dungeon Clawler$0.50/1hr
  22. 22暖雪 Warm Snow$0.51/1hr
  23. 23Heretic's Fork$0.51/1hr
  24. 24Slime 3K: Rise Against Despot$0.52/1hr
  25. 25Loop Hero$0.52/1hr
  26. 26Border Pioneer$0.52/1hr
  27. 27Backpack Hero$0.56/1hr
  28. 28Luck be a Landlord$0.57/1hr
  29. 29Rogue Voltage$0.62/1hr
  30. 30Moonstone Island$0.66/1hr
  31. 31Menace from the Deep$0.69/1hr
  32. 32Office Life$0.70/1hr
  33. 33Gordian Quest$0.74/1hr
  34. 34Dicey Dungeons$0.75/1hr
  35. 35DICEOMANCER$0.78/1hr
  36. 36Cobalt Core$0.79/1hr
  37. 37Meme Mayhem$0.80/1hr
  38. 38Cardboard Town$0.82/1hr
  39. 39Peglin$0.87/1hr
  40. 40TerraScape$0.87/1hr
  41. 41Emberward$0.87/1hr
  42. 42Cultist Simulator$0.91/1hr
  43. 43Yao-Guai Hunter$0.94/1hr
  44. 44Die in the Dungeon$0.99/1hr
  45. 459 Kings$1.02/1hr
  46. 46Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers$1.10/1hr
  47. 47Inscryption$1.12/1hr
  48. 48StarVaders$1.20/1hr
  49. 49Rebellion GODSOUL: Awakening$1.32/1hr
  50. 50The Legend of Bum-Bo$1.47/1hr
  51. 51Griftlands$1.47/1hr
  52. 52Kabuto Park$1.52/1hr
  53. 53Hand of Fate$1.54/1hr
  54. 54Aces & Adventures$1.69/1hr
  55. 55Ballionaire$1.73/1hr
  56. 56Hexarchy$2.24/1hr

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.