Best Value Deckbuilding Games Under $40

The Deckbuilding 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. 1Slay the Spire13 h/$
  2. 2Loop Hero10 h/$
  3. 3ROUNDS4.6 h/$
  4. 4Gordian Quest4.5 h/$
  5. 5METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED4.2 h/$
  6. 6Across the Obelisk4.0 h/$
  7. 7Magicraft3.9 h/$
  8. 8Esports Godfather3.8 h/$
  9. 9Monster Train 23.5 h/$
  10. 10Library Of Ruina3.4 h/$
  11. 11Megaloot3.2 h/$
  12. 12Cobalt Core2.9 h/$
  13. 13Griftlands2.7 h/$
  14. 14Emberward2.6 h/$
  15. 15Matchmaking Inc.2.6 h/$
  16. 16BOOK OF HOURS2.6 h/$
  17. 17Chrono Ark2.4 h/$
  18. 18Nubby's Number Factory2.4 h/$
  19. 19Balatro2.2 h/$
  20. 20Backpack Hero2.2 h/$
  21. 21Dice & Fold2.0 h/$
  22. 22Dune: Imperium2.0 h/$
  23. 23Luck be a Landlord1.9 h/$
  24. 24暖雪 Warm Snow1.8 h/$
  25. 25Cultist Simulator1.8 h/$
  26. 26Cardboard Town1.8 h/$
  27. 27Peglin1.7 h/$
  28. 28The Matchless Kungfu1.7 h/$
  29. 29Yao-Guai Hunter1.5 h/$
  30. 30Menace from the Deep1.5 h/$
  31. 31Moonstone Island1.5 h/$
  32. 32Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles1.4 h/$
  33. 33Gloomhaven1.4 h/$
  34. 34Shogun Showdown1.4 h/$
  35. 35Ticket to Ride1.3 h/$
  36. 36Potionomics1.3 h/$
  37. 37LONESTAR1.2 h/$
  38. 38Black Book1.2 h/$
  39. 39Inscryption1.2 h/$
  40. 40Roguebook1.1 h/$
  41. 41Dungeon Clawler1.1 h/$
  42. 429 Kings1.1 h/$
  43. 43DICEOMANCER1.1 h/$
  44. 44I Was a Teenage Exocolonist1.1 h/$
  45. 45Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist : Link Evolution1.1 h/$
  46. 46Die in the Dungeon1.1 h/$
  47. 47Heretic's Fork1.0 h/$
  48. 48Wildfrost1.0 h/$
  49. 49Border Pioneer1.0 h/$
  50. 50One Step From Eden1.0 h/$
  51. 51Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend1.0 h/$
  52. 52Dicey Dungeons0.9 h/$
  53. 53Rebellion GODSOUL: Awakening0.9 h/$
  54. 54Monster Train0.9 h/$
  55. 55StarVaders0.8 h/$
  56. 56Ballionaire0.8 h/$
  57. 57HELLCARD0.8 h/$
  58. 58Fights in Tight Spaces0.8 h/$
  59. 59Alina of the Arena0.8 h/$
  60. 60Tainted Grail: Conquest0.7 h/$
  61. 61Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers0.7 h/$
  62. 62Kabuto Park0.7 h/$
  63. 63Lost in Random0.7 h/$
  64. 64Hexarchy0.6 h/$
  65. 65Book of Demons0.6 h/$
  66. 66Rogue Voltage0.6 h/$
  67. 67Aces & Adventures0.5 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.