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. 1Souldiers$0.09/1hr
  2. 2ScourgeBringer$0.15/1hr
  3. 3Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition$0.16/1hr
  4. 4Monster Sanctuary$0.17/1hr
  5. 5Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition$0.18/1hr
  6. 6Supraland$0.18/1hr
  7. 7The Messenger$0.22/1hr
  8. 8CONTROL Ultimate Edition$0.22/1hr
  9. 9Blasphemous 2$0.23/1hr
  10. 10Hollow Knight$0.23/1hr
  11. 11VVVVVV$0.24/1hr
  12. 12Dungreed$0.24/1hr
  13. 13Gato Roboto$0.24/1hr
  14. 14Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition$0.25/1hr
  15. 15Blasphemous$0.31/1hr
  16. 16Vigil: The Longest Night$0.33/1hr
  17. 17Guacamelee! 2$0.34/1hr
  18. 18Rain World$0.35/1hr
  19. 19Yoku's Island Express$0.35/1hr
  20. 20Blue Fire$0.36/1hr
  21. 21Axiom Verge$0.40/1hr
  22. 22GRIME$0.42/1hr
  23. 23Skul: The Hero Slayer$0.46/1hr
  24. 24Dead Cells$0.47/1hr
  25. 25Supraland Six Inches Under$0.48/1hr
  26. 26Haiku, the Robot$0.55/1hr
  27. 27Phoenotopia: Awakening$0.59/1hr
  28. 28Minishoot' Adventures$0.59/1hr
  29. 299 Years of Shadows$0.63/1hr
  30. 30Lunacid$0.66/1hr
  31. 31HAAK$0.70/1hr
  32. 32Pseudoregalia$0.72/1hr
  33. 33Dread Delusion$0.76/1hr
  34. 34Rusted Moss$0.85/1hr
  35. 35Darksiders Warmastered Edition$0.85/1hr
  36. 36F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch$0.86/1hr
  37. 37Laika: Aged Through Blood$0.86/1hr
  38. 38Dust: An Elysian Tail$0.87/1hr
  39. 39Salt and Sanctuary$0.90/1hr
  40. 40Reventure$0.91/1hr
  41. 41Death's Gambit: Afterlife$0.97/1hr
  42. 42Rogue Legacy$0.97/1hr
  43. 43FEZ$1.00/1hr
  44. 44Death's Door$1.15/1hr
  45. 45SteamWorld Dig$1.29/1hr
  46. 46Cave Story+$1.30/1hr
  47. 47Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition$1.45/1hr
  48. 48Hob$1.48/1hr
  49. 49Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight$1.53/1hr
  50. 50Momodora: Moonlit Farewell$1.53/1hr
  51. 51Hyper Light Drifter$1.54/1hr
  52. 52A Castle Full of Cats$1.60/1hr
  53. 53SteamWorld Dig 2$1.68/1hr
  54. 54Lost Ruins$1.87/1hr
  55. 55Mark of the Ninja: Remastered$1.89/1hr
  56. 56Touhou Luna Nights$1.93/1hr
  57. 57ICEY$2.06/1hr
  58. 58Castlevania Anniversary Collection$2.06/1hr
  59. 59Hue$2.17/1hr
  60. 60Antichamber$2.56/1hr
  61. 61Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-$2.76/1hr
  62. 62The Gunk$2.85/1hr
  63. 63CARRION$3.11/1hr

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.