Best Value Indie Games Under $20

The Indie games on Steam games under $20 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. 1Crosshair X233 h/$
  2. 2YoloMouse - Cursor Changer122 h/$
  3. 3Brotato77 h/$
  4. 4Don't Starve Together62 h/$
  5. 5Cornerpond58 h/$
  6. 6Ropuka's Idle Island33 h/$
  7. 7BidKing30 h/$
  8. 8Oxygen Not Included30 h/$
  9. 9shapez27 h/$
  10. 10CryoFall27 h/$
  11. 11Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi23 h/$
  12. 12Cookie Clicker23 h/$
  13. 13Rust22 h/$
  14. 14Terraria19 h/$
  15. 15POSTAL 218 h/$
  16. 16Vampire Survivors17 h/$
  17. 17Tiny Pasture17 h/$
  18. 18Geometry Dash16 h/$
  19. 19Tales of Maj'Eyal14 h/$
  20. 20Melvor Idle14 h/$
  21. 21Banner of the Maid14 h/$
  22. 22Wall World14 h/$
  23. 23Don't Starve14 h/$
  24. 24Slay the Spire13 h/$
  25. 25Enter the Gungeon13 h/$
  26. 26Graveyard Keeper13 h/$
  27. 27Bean Battles12 h/$
  28. 28Mirror12 h/$
  29. 29Trailmakers12 h/$
  30. 30Chill Pulse12 h/$
  31. 31Dungeon of the ENDLESS11 h/$
  32. 32Space Engineers11 h/$
  33. 33Loop Hero10 h/$
  34. 34Cyberhunt10 h/$
  35. 35Rusty's Retirement10 h/$
  36. 36Blasphemous10 h/$
  37. 37Hotline Miami10 h/$
  38. 38Serious Sam II10 h/$
  39. 39Mechabellum9.9 h/$
  40. 40Deadside9.8 h/$
  41. 41Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number9.7 h/$
  42. 42The Binding of Isaac9.5 h/$
  43. 43DSX9.5 h/$
  44. 44Garry's Mod9.3 h/$
  45. 45Streets of Rogue9.1 h/$
  46. 46Hero Siege9.0 h/$
  47. 47Survivalist: Invisible Strain8.9 h/$
  48. 48Green Hell8.8 h/$
  49. 49The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos8.7 h/$
  50. 50Stardew Valley8.7 h/$
  51. 51My Time at Sandrock8.5 h/$
  52. 52Monster Sanctuary8.4 h/$
  53. 53Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth8.4 h/$
  54. 54UBERMOSH8.3 h/$
  55. 55Orcs Must Die! 28.1 h/$
  56. 56Downwell7.8 h/$
  57. 57Hacknet7.7 h/$
  58. 58Valheim7.6 h/$
  59. 59Tank Mechanic Simulator7.5 h/$
  60. 60Heroes of Hammerwatch7.4 h/$
  61. 61Deponia7.4 h/$
  62. 62Punch Club7.4 h/$
  63. 63Thief Simulator7.4 h/$
  64. 64Phasmophobia7.3 h/$
  65. 65Assetto Corsa7.3 h/$
  66. 66The Riftbreaker7.0 h/$
  67. 67Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition7.0 h/$
  68. 68Touhou Mystia's Izakaya6.9 h/$
  69. 69Beholder6.7 h/$
  70. 70Starbound6.7 h/$
  71. 71Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun6.7 h/$
  72. 72Celeste6.7 h/$
  73. 73Niche - a genetics survival game6.6 h/$
  74. 74ARK: Survival Evolved6.4 h/$
  75. 75Reigns6.4 h/$
  76. 76UBOAT6.3 h/$
  77. 77Orcs Must Die!6.2 h/$
  78. 78Neon Abyss6.2 h/$
  79. 79gogh: Focus with Your Avatar6.0 h/$
  80. 80Army of Ruin5.9 h/$
  81. 81SpeedRunners5.9 h/$
  82. 82Dyson Sphere Program5.9 h/$
  83. 83Razortron 20005.8 h/$
  84. 84Naval Action5.8 h/$
  85. 85Sun Haven5.8 h/$
  86. 86Karate Survivor5.7 h/$
  87. 87Planes, Bullets and Vodka5.7 h/$
  88. 88Undertale5.7 h/$
  89. 89觅长生5.7 h/$
  90. 90Spirit City: Lofi Sessions5.7 h/$
  91. 91SKYHILL5.6 h/$
  92. 92People Playground5.6 h/$
  93. 93Golf With Your Friends5.6 h/$
  94. 94The Talos Principle5.6 h/$
  95. 95God Of Weapons5.6 h/$
  96. 96Project Zomboid5.5 h/$
  97. 97The Long Dark5.5 h/$
  98. 98Soulstone Survivors5.5 h/$
  99. 99TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer5.5 h/$
  100. 100Blasphemous 25.5 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.