Best Value Metroidvania Games

The Metroidvania games that stretch a budget furthest: median reviewer playtime divided by current price. Pick your currency in the top bar to rank against your local prices.

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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. 1Blasphemous10 h/$
  2. 2Monster Sanctuary8.4 h/$
  3. 3CONTROL Ultimate Edition6.3 h/$
  4. 4Blasphemous 25.5 h/$
  5. 5Hollow Knight5.1 h/$
  6. 6Gato Roboto5.1 h/$
  7. 7The Messenger4.7 h/$
  8. 8Dust: An Elysian Tail4.5 h/$
  9. 9Death's Door4.5 h/$
  10. 10The Vagrant4.3 h/$
  11. 11CARRION3.9 h/$
  12. 12Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition3.6 h/$
  13. 13SteamWorld Dig 23.6 h/$
  14. 14F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch3.6 h/$
  15. 15Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition3.4 h/$
  16. 16Souldiers3.2 h/$
  17. 17Asterigos: Curse of the Stars3.1 h/$
  18. 18Rain World3.0 h/$
  19. 19Rabi-Ribi2.8 h/$
  20. 20Ori and the Will of the Wisps2.7 h/$
  21. 21Skul: The Hero Slayer2.4 h/$
  22. 22Yoku's Island Express2.4 h/$
  23. 23Dungreed2.4 h/$
  24. 24ASTLIBRA Revision2.3 h/$
  25. 25ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights2.3 h/$
  26. 26Dead Cells2.2 h/$
  27. 27Exit the Gungeon2.1 h/$
  28. 28SteamWorld Dig2.1 h/$
  29. 29GRIME2.0 h/$
  30. 30Death's Gambit: Afterlife2.0 h/$
  31. 31ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist2.0 h/$
  32. 32The Gunk1.9 h/$
  33. 33Phoenotopia: Awakening1.7 h/$
  34. 34Minishoot' Adventures1.6 h/$
  35. 35HAAK1.6 h/$
  36. 36Rogue Legacy1.6 h/$
  37. 37Lunacid1.5 h/$
  38. 38TEVI1.5 h/$
  39. 39Pseudoregalia1.4 h/$
  40. 40Vigil: The Longest Night1.3 h/$
  41. 41Laika: Aged Through Blood1.2 h/$
  42. 42Salt and Sanctuary1.2 h/$
  43. 43Dread Delusion1.2 h/$
  44. 44Nine Sols1.2 h/$
  45. 45Afterimage1.2 h/$
  46. 46Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon1.1 h/$
  47. 47FEZ1.0 h/$
  48. 48Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition1.0 h/$
  49. 49Reventure1.0 h/$
  50. 50Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition1.0 h/$
  51. 51Darksiders Warmastered Edition1.0 h/$
  52. 52Prince of Persia The Lost Crown1.0 h/$
  53. 53The Last Faith0.9 h/$
  54. 54Chicory: A Colorful Tale0.9 h/$
  55. 55Rogue Legacy 20.9 h/$
  56. 56Supraland0.9 h/$
  57. 57Rusted Moss0.9 h/$
  58. 58Returnal0.9 h/$
  59. 59VVVVVV0.8 h/$
  60. 60Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition0.8 h/$
  61. 61Haydee0.8 h/$
  62. 62Axiom Verge0.8 h/$
  63. 63Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition0.8 h/$
  64. 64Supraland Six Inches Under0.8 h/$
  65. 65Iconoclasts0.8 h/$
  66. 66Cave Story+0.7 h/$
  67. 67Chasm0.7 h/$
  68. 68Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight0.7 h/$
  69. 69Touhou Luna Nights0.7 h/$
  70. 70ANIMAL WELL0.7 h/$
  71. 719 Years of Shadows0.7 h/$
  72. 72Mark of the Ninja: Remastered0.7 h/$
  73. 73TUNIC0.7 h/$
  74. 74Shantae and the Pirate's Curse0.7 h/$
  75. 75Have a Nice Death0.7 h/$
  76. 76Momodora: Moonlit Farewell0.7 h/$
  77. 77Antichamber0.6 h/$
  78. 78STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order0.6 h/$
  79. 79Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night0.6 h/$
  80. 80A Castle Full of Cats0.6 h/$
  81. 81Haiku, the Robot0.6 h/$
  82. 82Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-0.5 h/$
  83. 83ICEY0.5 h/$
  84. 84Tails of Iron0.5 h/$
  85. 85Hyper Light Drifter0.5 h/$
  86. 86Castlevania Anniversary Collection0.5 h/$
  87. 87Journey To The Savage Planet0.4 h/$
  88. 88Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 20.4 h/$
  89. 89Hue0.4 h/$
  90. 90Eastern Exorcist0.2 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.