Best Value Open World Games Under $20

The Open World 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. 1The Quinfall296 h/$
  2. 2Black Desert108 h/$
  3. 3Don't Starve Together62 h/$
  4. 4Hunt: Showdown 189641 h/$
  5. 5Hearts of Iron IV39 h/$
  6. 6Oxygen Not Included30 h/$
  7. 7shapez27 h/$
  8. 8CryoFall27 h/$
  9. 9Rust22 h/$
  10. 10X4: Foundations20 h/$
  11. 11Terraria19 h/$
  12. 12POSTAL 218 h/$
  13. 13Borderlands 216 h/$
  14. 14Tales of Maj'Eyal14 h/$
  15. 15Don't Starve14 h/$
  16. 16Ultimate Fishing Simulator13 h/$
  17. 17FINAL FANTASY VIII12 h/$
  18. 18Trailmakers12 h/$
  19. 19Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition11 h/$
  20. 20Monster Hunter: World11 h/$
  21. 21Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen11 h/$
  22. 22Space Engineers11 h/$
  23. 23FINAL FANTASY XIV Online10 h/$
  24. 24Deadside9.8 h/$
  25. 25Survivalist: Invisible Strain8.9 h/$
  26. 26Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel8.8 h/$
  27. 27Green Hell8.8 h/$
  28. 28Stardew Valley8.7 h/$
  29. 29My Time at Sandrock8.5 h/$
  30. 30Borderlands 38.2 h/$
  31. 31Fallout 48.2 h/$
  32. 32The Elder Scrolls Online8.0 h/$
  33. 33Valheim7.6 h/$
  34. 34Assassin's Creed Odyssey7.6 h/$
  35. 35Car Mechanic Simulator 20217.6 h/$
  36. 36Yakuza: Like a Dragon7.4 h/$
  37. 37Fallout: New Vegas7.4 h/$
  38. 38Thief Simulator7.4 h/$
  39. 39Assetto Corsa7.3 h/$
  40. 40MONSTER HUNTER RISE7.2 h/$
  41. 41FINAL FANTASY IX7.1 h/$
  42. 42Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition7.0 h/$
  43. 43Age of History II6.7 h/$
  44. 44Starbound6.7 h/$
  45. 45Street Fighter 66.6 h/$
  46. 46Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition6.5 h/$
  47. 47ARK: Survival Evolved6.4 h/$
  48. 48ENDLESS Space 26.4 h/$
  49. 49Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom6.4 h/$
  50. 50CONTROL Ultimate Edition6.3 h/$
  51. 51UBOAT6.3 h/$
  52. 52Vampyr6.3 h/$
  53. 53State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition6.0 h/$
  54. 54Dyson Sphere Program5.9 h/$
  55. 55Naval Action5.8 h/$
  56. 56Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire5.7 h/$
  57. 57觅长生5.7 h/$
  58. 58The Guild II Renaissance5.6 h/$
  59. 59Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition5.6 h/$
  60. 60The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim5.6 h/$
  61. 61Project Zomboid5.5 h/$
  62. 62Car Mechanic Simulator 20155.5 h/$
  63. 63The Long Dark5.5 h/$
  64. 64TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer5.5 h/$
  65. 65Beasts of Bermuda5.4 h/$
  66. 66Assassin's Creed Valhalla5.3 h/$
  67. 67DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE5.3 h/$
  68. 68UnderRail5.3 h/$
  69. 69TerraTech5.3 h/$
  70. 70Red Dead Online5.2 h/$
  71. 71Mafia III: Definitive Edition5.2 h/$
  72. 72Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet5.1 h/$
  73. 73Hollow Knight5.1 h/$
  74. 74Gato Roboto5.1 h/$
  75. 75SnowRunner5.0 h/$
  76. 76State of Decay: YOSE5.0 h/$
  77. 77Pillars of Eternity4.9 h/$
  78. 78Yakuza 5 Remastered4.9 h/$
  79. 79The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut4.9 h/$
  80. 80Slime Rancher4.8 h/$
  81. 81Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition4.8 h/$
  82. 82RUNNING WITH RIFLES4.8 h/$
  83. 83Shadow Warrior 24.7 h/$
  84. 84Fields of Mistria4.7 h/$
  85. 85Bus Simulator 184.6 h/$
  86. 86The Isle4.6 h/$
  87. 87Pathologic 24.5 h/$
  88. 88Cat Quest4.5 h/$
  89. 89Cassette Beasts4.4 h/$
  90. 90Ostranauts4.4 h/$
  91. 91DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT4.4 h/$
  92. 92ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game4.3 h/$
  93. 93Noita4.3 h/$
  94. 94Scrap Mechanic4.3 h/$
  95. 95Empyrion - Galactic Survival4.3 h/$
  96. 96Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition4.3 h/$
  97. 97Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition4.2 h/$
  98. 98Mount & Blade: Warband4.2 h/$
  99. 99河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon)4.2 h/$
  100. 100Grounded4.1 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.