Best Value Metroidvania Games Under $20

The Metroidvania 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. 1The Vagrant$0.06/1hr
  2. 2Souldiers$0.11/1hr
  3. 3Hollow Knight$0.21/1hr
  4. 4Laika: Aged Through Blood$0.23/1hr
  5. 5Death's Door$0.26/1hr
  6. 6Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight$0.26/1hr
  7. 7F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch$0.27/1hr
  8. 8ASTLIBRA Revision$0.30/1hr
  9. 9Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition$0.31/1hr
  10. 10SteamWorld Dig$0.32/1hr
  11. 11Guacamelee! 2$0.34/1hr
  12. 12Axiom Verge$0.35/1hr
  13. 13SteamWorld Dig 2$0.35/1hr
  14. 14Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition$0.36/1hr
  15. 15Dead Cells$0.37/1hr
  16. 16Supraland Six Inches Under$0.37/1hr
  17. 17ScourgeBringer$0.38/1hr
  18. 18Dungreed$0.42/1hr
  19. 19Nine Sols$0.43/1hr
  20. 20Castlevania Anniversary Collection$0.47/1hr
  21. 21Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2$0.48/1hr
  22. 22Rusted Moss$0.50/1hr
  23. 23Prince of Persia The Lost Crown$0.50/1hr
  24. 24Skul: The Hero Slayer$0.51/1hr
  25. 25Monster Sanctuary$0.54/1hr
  26. 26Phoenotopia: Awakening$0.62/1hr
  27. 27Pseudoregalia$0.66/1hr
  28. 28Rogue Legacy$0.68/1hr
  29. 29Rabi-Ribi$0.71/1hr
  30. 30HAAK$0.73/1hr
  31. 31Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon$0.75/1hr
  32. 32Dread Delusion$0.77/1hr
  33. 33Lunacid$0.77/1hr
  34. 34FEZ$0.80/1hr
  35. 35Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition$0.83/1hr
  36. 36Death's Gambit: Afterlife$0.85/1hr
  37. 37Salt and Sanctuary$0.86/1hr
  38. 38Momodora: Moonlit Farewell$0.86/1hr
  39. 39Darksiders Warmastered Edition$0.87/1hr
  40. 40Dust: An Elysian Tail$0.93/1hr
  41. 41Supraland$1.01/1hr
  42. 42Chicory: A Colorful Tale$1.07/1hr
  43. 43Reventure$1.07/1hr
  44. 44The Messenger$1.13/1hr
  45. 45Turok 2: Seeds of Evil$1.14/1hr
  46. 46Minishoot' Adventures$1.18/1hr
  47. 47VVVVVV$1.19/1hr
  48. 48Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition$1.25/1hr
  49. 49Iconoclasts$1.28/1hr
  50. 50Hob$1.30/1hr
  51. 51Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition$1.35/1hr
  52. 52Wuppo: Definitive Edition$1.42/1hr
  53. 53Cave Story+$1.46/1hr
  54. 54Shantae and the Pirate's Curse$1.55/1hr
  55. 559 Years of Shadows$1.58/1hr
  56. 56Blue Fire$1.59/1hr
  57. 57Owlboy$1.64/1hr
  58. 58A Castle Full of Cats$1.65/1hr
  59. 59Gato Roboto$1.67/1hr
  60. 60Mark of the Ninja: Remastered$1.73/1hr
  61. 61Touhou Luna Nights$1.85/1hr
  62. 62Haiku, the Robot$1.85/1hr
  63. 63Hyper Light Drifter$1.96/1hr
  64. 64ICEY$1.97/1hr
  65. 65Yoku's Island Express$2.04/1hr
  66. 66Hue$2.05/1hr
  67. 67Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-$2.10/1hr
  68. 68Timespinner$2.15/1hr
  69. 69Lost Ruins$2.16/1hr
  70. 70CARRION$2.63/1hr
  71. 71Antichamber$2.68/1hr
  72. 72The Gunk$2.83/1hr
  73. 73Minoria$2.86/1hr
  74. 74Haydee$4.64/1hr

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.