Best Value Open World Games Under $5

The Open World games on Steam games under $5 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. 4shapez27 h/$
  5. 5CryoFall27 h/$
  6. 6POSTAL 218 h/$
  7. 7Borderlands 216 h/$
  8. 8Don't Starve14 h/$
  9. 9Ultimate Fishing Simulator13 h/$
  10. 10FINAL FANTASY VIII12 h/$
  11. 11Trailmakers12 h/$
  12. 12Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen11 h/$
  13. 13Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel8.8 h/$
  14. 14Green Hell8.8 h/$
  15. 15Car Mechanic Simulator 20217.6 h/$
  16. 16Thief Simulator7.4 h/$
  17. 17Assetto Corsa7.3 h/$
  18. 18Age of History II6.7 h/$
  19. 19CONTROL Ultimate Edition6.3 h/$
  20. 20Vampyr6.3 h/$
  21. 21Car Mechanic Simulator 20155.5 h/$
  22. 22TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer5.5 h/$
  23. 23DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE5.3 h/$
  24. 24Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet5.1 h/$
  25. 25Gato Roboto5.1 h/$
  26. 26State of Decay: YOSE5.0 h/$
  27. 27Slime Rancher4.8 h/$
  28. 28Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition4.8 h/$
  29. 29RUNNING WITH RIFLES4.8 h/$
  30. 30Shadow Warrior 24.7 h/$
  31. 31Bus Simulator 184.6 h/$
  32. 32Cat Quest4.5 h/$
  33. 33MudRunner4.0 h/$
  34. 34Brutal Legend4.0 h/$
  35. 35RUINER3.7 h/$
  36. 36Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition3.6 h/$
  37. 37The Survivalists3.5 h/$
  38. 38Sunset Overdrive3.5 h/$
  39. 39Gold Mining Simulator3.2 h/$
  40. 40Mafia3.0 h/$
  41. 41Cat Quest II3.0 h/$
  42. 42The Escapists 22.7 h/$
  43. 43Car Mechanic Simulator 20182.4 h/$
  44. 44One Piece Pirate Warriors 32.4 h/$
  45. 45Yoku's Island Express2.4 h/$
  46. 46112 Operator2.3 h/$
  47. 47Ryse: Son of Rome2.1 h/$
  48. 48Outpath2.1 h/$
  49. 49Street Racing Syndicate2.0 h/$
  50. 50WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship2.0 h/$
  51. 51Hand Simulator1.9 h/$
  52. 52Gourdlets1.5 h/$
  53. 53Maniac0.9 h/$
  54. 54Superflight0.9 h/$
  55. 55VVVVVV0.8 h/$
  56. 56Dystopika0.7 h/$
  57. 57RUSSIAPHOBIA0.7 h/$
  58. 58Chushpan Simulator0.7 h/$
  59. 59Refunct0.6 h/$
  60. 60ABZU0.6 h/$
  61. 61LIZARDS MUST DIE0.5 h/$
  62. 62Initial Drift Online0.1 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.