Best Value Steam Games Under $20

The Steam games games under $20 that deliver the most playtime per dollar: median reviewer hours divided by current price.

By price

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. 1YoloMouse - Cursor Changer$0.01/1hr
  2. 2OVR Advanced Settings$0.01/1hr
  3. 3BidKing$0.01/1hr
  4. 4Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword$0.02/1hr
  5. 5Ropuka's Idle Island$0.02/1hr
  6. 6The Quinfall$0.02/1hr
  7. 7Wallpaper Engine$0.02/1hr
  8. 8Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi$0.02/1hr
  9. 9shapez$0.03/1hr
  10. 10Cornerpond$0.03/1hr
  11. 11Sid Meier's Civilization V$0.04/1hr
  12. 12Starbound$0.04/1hr
  13. 13Cookie Clicker$0.04/1hr
  14. 14Soundpad$0.04/1hr
  15. 15OVR Toolkit - Desktop Overlay$0.05/1hr
  16. 16Sid Meier’s Civilization VI$0.05/1hr
  17. 17Crosshair X$0.05/1hr
  18. 18Razortron 2000$0.05/1hr
  19. 19Dead by Daylight$0.05/1hr
  20. 20The Vagrant$0.06/1hr
  21. 21Geometry Dash$0.06/1hr
  22. 22FOR HONOR$0.06/1hr
  23. 23Monster Hunter: World$0.06/1hr
  24. 24The NOexistenceN of Lilith$0.07/1hr
  25. 25FTL: Faster Than Light$0.07/1hr
  26. 26Tiny Pasture$0.07/1hr
  27. 27Hunt: Showdown 1896$0.07/1hr
  28. 28Styx: Master of Shadows$0.07/1hr
  29. 29Soccer Online: Ball 3D$0.07/1hr
  30. 30Wall World$0.07/1hr
  31. 31Melvor Idle$0.08/1hr
  32. 32Chill Pulse$0.08/1hr
  33. 33Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete$0.08/1hr
  34. 34Arma 3$0.08/1hr
  35. 35Victoria 3$0.08/1hr
  36. 36FINAL FANTASY XIV Online$0.08/1hr
  37. 37Rock 'N' Roll Defense$0.09/1hr
  38. 38Bean Battles$0.09/1hr
  39. 39Beasts of Bermuda$0.09/1hr
  40. 40Talisman: Digital Classic Edition$0.09/1hr
  41. 41Company of Heroes 2$0.09/1hr
  42. 42Kenshi$0.09/1hr
  43. 43My Time at Portia$0.09/1hr
  44. 44The Surge$0.09/1hr
  45. 45Tricolour Lovestory$0.10/1hr
  46. 46Terraria$0.10/1hr
  47. 47Cyberhunt$0.10/1hr
  48. 48最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect$0.10/1hr
  49. 49Death Road to Canada$0.10/1hr
  50. 50The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos$0.10/1hr
  51. 51Brotato$0.10/1hr
  52. 52Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen$0.10/1hr
  53. 53Battlefleet Gothic: Armada 2$0.10/1hr
  54. 54Pro Soccer Online$0.11/1hr
  55. 55Deponia$0.11/1hr
  56. 56Souldiers$0.11/1hr
  57. 57UBERMOSH$0.11/1hr
  58. 58Among Us$0.11/1hr
  59. 59Elite Dangerous$0.11/1hr
  60. 60The Elder Scrolls Online$0.11/1hr
  61. 61Deep Rock Galactic$0.11/1hr
  62. 62GreedFall$0.11/1hr
  63. 63Warhammer 40,000: Darktide$0.11/1hr
  64. 64Rusty's Retirement$0.11/1hr
  65. 65Trailmakers$0.11/1hr
  66. 66Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition$0.12/1hr
  67. 67Tales of Zestiria$0.12/1hr
  68. 68Vampire Survivors$0.12/1hr
  69. 69Company of Heroes$0.12/1hr
  70. 70Stardew Valley$0.12/1hr
  71. 71Phasmophobia$0.12/1hr
  72. 72Pax Dei$0.12/1hr
  73. 73Karate Survivor$0.12/1hr
  74. 74Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced$0.12/1hr
  75. 75Timberman$0.12/1hr
  76. 76MONSTER HUNTER RISE$0.12/1hr
  77. 77High Sea Saga DX$0.12/1hr
  78. 78theHunter: Call of the Wild$0.13/1hr
  79. 79Tropico 4$0.13/1hr
  80. 80河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu : The Books of Dragon)$0.13/1hr
  81. 81Poly Bridge$0.13/1hr
  82. 82My Time at Sandrock$0.13/1hr
  83. 83MyDockFinder$0.14/1hr
  84. 84Vampyr$0.14/1hr
  85. 85ARK: Survival Evolved$0.14/1hr
  86. 86Dragon Cliff$0.14/1hr
  87. 87Slay the Spire$0.14/1hr
  88. 88Beholder$0.14/1hr
  89. 89Iratus: Lord of the Dead$0.14/1hr
  90. 90Anno 1404 - History Edition$0.14/1hr
  91. 91FlatOut 2$0.14/1hr
  92. 92Sid Meier's Pirates!$0.14/1hr
  93. 93Enter the Gungeon$0.14/1hr
  94. 94SteamWorld Heist$0.14/1hr
  95. 95Fallout: New Vegas$0.15/1hr
  96. 96TerraTech$0.15/1hr
  97. 97Warhammer: Chaosbane$0.15/1hr
  98. 98Orb of Creation$0.15/1hr
  99. 99This War of Mine$0.15/1hr
  100. 100Unity of Command II$0.15/1hr

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.