Best Value Platformer Games Under $5

The Platformer 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. 1Geometry Dash16 h/$
  2. 2Blasphemous10 h/$
  3. 3Psychonauts9.7 h/$
  4. 4Monster Sanctuary8.4 h/$
  5. 5Downwell7.8 h/$
  6. 6Celeste6.7 h/$
  7. 7Garfield Kart6.6 h/$
  8. 8Neon Abyss6.2 h/$
  9. 9SpeedRunners5.9 h/$
  10. 10Gato Roboto5.1 h/$
  11. 11The Messenger4.7 h/$
  12. 12ROUNDS4.6 h/$
  13. 13Dust: An Elysian Tail4.5 h/$
  14. 14The Vagrant4.3 h/$
  15. 15Broforce4.1 h/$
  16. 16Worms Armageddon4.0 h/$
  17. 17CARRION3.9 h/$
  18. 18Hot Lava3.8 h/$
  19. 19LIMBO3.7 h/$
  20. 20Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition3.6 h/$
  21. 21SteamWorld Dig 23.6 h/$
  22. 22F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch3.6 h/$
  23. 23Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy3.4 h/$
  24. 24Trine 2: Complete Story3.4 h/$
  25. 25Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition3.4 h/$
  26. 26Souldiers3.2 h/$
  27. 27Turok2.5 h/$
  28. 28Yoku's Island Express2.4 h/$
  29. 29Seen2.3 h/$
  30. 30Trine Enchanted Edition2.2 h/$
  31. 31Exit the Gungeon2.1 h/$
  32. 32SteamWorld Dig2.1 h/$
  33. 33INSIDE2.0 h/$
  34. 34Pikuniku2.0 h/$
  35. 35The Final Station1.9 h/$
  36. 36GRIS1.7 h/$
  37. 37Anomaly Agent1.7 h/$
  38. 38Clustertruck1.6 h/$
  39. 39My Friend Pedro1.6 h/$
  40. 40Chained Together1.4 h/$
  41. 41Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon1.1 h/$
  42. 42PICO PARK1.0 h/$
  43. 43VVVVVV0.8 h/$
  44. 44Refunct0.6 h/$
  45. 45Ricochet0.2 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.