Best Value Post-apocalyptic Games Under $20

The Post-apocalyptic 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. 1Rust22 h/$
  2. 2Rusty's Retirement10 h/$
  3. 3Deadside9.8 h/$
  4. 4Survivalist: Invisible Strain8.9 h/$
  5. 5My Time at Sandrock8.5 h/$
  6. 6Fallout 48.2 h/$
  7. 7Fallout: New Vegas7.4 h/$
  8. 8The Talos Principle 26.4 h/$
  9. 9Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition6.2 h/$
  10. 10R.E.P.O.6.1 h/$
  11. 11State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition6.0 h/$
  12. 12Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition5.6 h/$
  13. 13SKYHILL5.6 h/$
  14. 14The Talos Principle5.6 h/$
  15. 15Left 4 Dead 25.6 h/$
  16. 16Project Zomboid5.5 h/$
  17. 17The Long Dark5.5 h/$
  18. 18UnderRail5.3 h/$
  19. 19State of Decay: YOSE5.0 h/$
  20. 20CODE VEIN4.8 h/$
  21. 21DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT4.4 h/$
  22. 22Dome Keeper4.3 h/$
  23. 23ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game4.3 h/$
  24. 24Wasteland 34.1 h/$
  25. 25Nuclear Throne4.0 h/$
  26. 26Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game3.9 h/$
  27. 27XCOM 23.9 h/$
  28. 28Pacific Drive3.7 h/$
  29. 29Sunset Overdrive3.5 h/$
  30. 30Doloc Town3.4 h/$
  31. 31Chernobylite Complete Edition3.4 h/$
  32. 32Borderlands Game of the Year3.2 h/$
  33. 33IXION3.0 h/$
  34. 34Rain World3.0 h/$
  35. 35Infection Free Zone2.8 h/$
  36. 36Kill The Crows2.4 h/$
  37. 37HumanitZ2.4 h/$
  38. 38ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights2.3 h/$
  39. 39Sunkenland2.2 h/$
  40. 40SurrounDead2.2 h/$
  41. 41Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game2.1 h/$
  42. 42Terra Nil2.1 h/$
  43. 43Thymesia2.0 h/$
  44. 44RAGE2.0 h/$
  45. 45DUCKSIDE1.9 h/$
  46. 46The Final Station1.9 h/$
  47. 47I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream1.9 h/$
  48. 48Mad Max1.9 h/$
  49. 49DeadPoly1.9 h/$
  50. 50ZERO Sievert1.8 h/$
  51. 51Forever Skies1.7 h/$
  52. 52LISA: The Painful1.7 h/$
  53. 53A Plague Tale: Innocence1.7 h/$
  54. 54HAAK1.6 h/$
  55. 55The Wandering Village1.5 h/$
  56. 56BlazBlue Entropy Effect1.5 h/$
  57. 57I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival1.5 h/$
  58. 58Fallout 31.5 h/$
  59. 59Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut1.4 h/$
  60. 60OUTRIDERS1.4 h/$
  61. 61Chained Together1.4 h/$
  62. 62This War of Mine1.4 h/$
  63. 63Ghostrunner 21.3 h/$
  64. 64Dread Delusion1.2 h/$
  65. 65S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl1.2 h/$
  66. 66S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat1.1 h/$
  67. 67Left 4 Dead1.1 h/$
  68. 68The Long Drive1.1 h/$
  69. 69The Walking Dead1.0 h/$
  70. 70Insect Swarm1.0 h/$
  71. 71Darksiders Warmastered Edition1.0 h/$
  72. 72Rusted Moss0.9 h/$
  73. 73Cruelty Squad0.9 h/$
  74. 74The End Is Nigh0.9 h/$
  75. 75CRUEL0.9 h/$
  76. 76S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky0.9 h/$
  77. 77Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition0.8 h/$
  78. 78INCISION0.8 h/$
  79. 79Survive the Nights0.8 h/$
  80. 80Metro: Last Light Redux0.7 h/$
  81. 81The Walking Dead: Season Two0.7 h/$
  82. 82Metro 2033 Redux0.7 h/$
  83. 8360 Seconds!0.7 h/$
  84. 84Plague Inc: Evolved0.7 h/$
  85. 8560 Seconds! Reatomized0.7 h/$
  86. 86PILGRIM0.7 h/$
  87. 87Touhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost0.7 h/$
  88. 88The Walking Dead: The Final Season0.7 h/$
  89. 89Bastion0.6 h/$
  90. 90Dungeon Munchies0.6 h/$
  91. 91The Walking Dead: A New Frontier0.6 h/$
  92. 92Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon0.5 h/$
  93. 93Hyper Light Drifter0.5 h/$
  94. 94BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT0.5 h/$
  95. 95FAR: Lone Sails0.3 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.