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.

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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. 2Crosshair X233 h/$
  3. 3YoloMouse - Cursor Changer122 h/$
  4. 4Black Desert108 h/$
  5. 5Brotato77 h/$
  6. 6Don't Starve Together62 h/$
  7. 7Cornerpond58 h/$
  8. 8Hunt: Showdown 189641 h/$
  9. 9Hearts of Iron IV39 h/$
  10. 10Ropuka's Idle Island33 h/$
  11. 11BidKing30 h/$
  12. 12Oxygen Not Included30 h/$
  13. 13shapez27 h/$
  14. 14CryoFall27 h/$
  15. 15Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi23 h/$
  16. 16Cookie Clicker23 h/$
  17. 17Rust22 h/$
  18. 18OVR Advanced Settings22 h/$
  19. 19X4: Foundations20 h/$
  20. 20Soccer Online: Ball 3D19 h/$
  21. 21Terraria19 h/$
  22. 22Dead by Daylight19 h/$
  23. 23Soundpad18 h/$
  24. 24POSTAL 218 h/$
  25. 25Vampire Survivors17 h/$
  26. 26Victoria 317 h/$
  27. 27Tiny Pasture17 h/$
  28. 28Borderlands 216 h/$
  29. 29Geometry Dash16 h/$
  30. 30Tales of Maj'Eyal14 h/$
  31. 31Melvor Idle14 h/$
  32. 32Banner of the Maid14 h/$
  33. 33Wall World14 h/$
  34. 34Don't Starve14 h/$
  35. 35Slay the Spire13 h/$
  36. 36Enter the Gungeon13 h/$
  37. 37Football, Tactics & Glory13 h/$
  38. 38Ultimate Fishing Simulator13 h/$
  39. 39Graveyard Keeper13 h/$
  40. 40FINAL FANTASY VIII12 h/$
  41. 41Bean Battles12 h/$
  42. 42Mirror12 h/$
  43. 43Trailmakers12 h/$
  44. 44Chill Pulse12 h/$
  45. 45Rock 'N' Roll Defense12 h/$
  46. 46Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete12 h/$
  47. 47Dungeon of the ENDLESS11 h/$
  48. 48Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition11 h/$
  49. 49Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition11 h/$
  50. 50Monster Hunter: World11 h/$
  51. 51Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen11 h/$
  52. 52FlatOut 211 h/$
  53. 53Space Engineers11 h/$
  54. 54Loop Hero10 h/$
  55. 55Cyberhunt10 h/$
  56. 56最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect10 h/$
  57. 57Town of Salem10 h/$
  58. 58Rusty's Retirement10 h/$
  59. 59Blasphemous10 h/$
  60. 60Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator10 h/$
  61. 61FINAL FANTASY XIV Online10 h/$
  62. 62Hotline Miami10 h/$
  63. 63Serious Sam II10 h/$
  64. 64Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword9.9 h/$
  65. 65Mechabellum9.9 h/$
  66. 66Deadside9.8 h/$
  67. 67Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number9.7 h/$
  68. 68Psychonauts9.7 h/$
  69. 69The Binding of Isaac9.5 h/$
  70. 70DSX9.5 h/$
  71. 71The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth9.4 h/$
  72. 72Garry's Mod9.3 h/$
  73. 73Streets of Rogue9.1 h/$
  74. 74Hero Siege9.0 h/$
  75. 75Survivalist: Invisible Strain8.9 h/$
  76. 76Settlement Survival8.9 h/$
  77. 77Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel8.8 h/$
  78. 78Alan Wake8.8 h/$
  79. 79Green Hell8.8 h/$
  80. 80The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos8.7 h/$
  81. 81Placid Plastic Duck Simulator8.7 h/$
  82. 82MyDockFinder8.7 h/$
  83. 83Stardew Valley8.7 h/$
  84. 84My Time at Sandrock8.5 h/$
  85. 85Monster Sanctuary8.4 h/$
  86. 86Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth8.4 h/$
  87. 87UBERMOSH8.3 h/$
  88. 88Borderlands 38.2 h/$
  89. 89Fallout 48.2 h/$
  90. 90Orcs Must Die! 28.1 h/$
  91. 91The Elder Scrolls Online8.0 h/$
  92. 92rFactor 27.8 h/$
  93. 93Downwell7.8 h/$
  94. 94Hacknet7.7 h/$
  95. 95Pro Soccer Online7.7 h/$
  96. 96Valheim7.6 h/$
  97. 97Assassin's Creed Odyssey7.6 h/$
  98. 98Car Mechanic Simulator 20217.6 h/$
  99. 99Tank Mechanic Simulator7.5 h/$
  100. 100Cities: Skylines7.5 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.