Best Value Psychological Horror Games Under $5

The Psychological Horror 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. 2Alan Wake8.8 h/$
  3. 3Pro Soccer Online7.7 h/$
  4. 4CONTROL Ultimate Edition6.3 h/$
  5. 5Undertale5.7 h/$
  6. 6Alan Wake's American Nightmare5.4 h/$
  7. 7WEBFISHING4.4 h/$
  8. 8Sally Face - Episode One4.1 h/$
  9. 9POSTAL Redux3.8 h/$
  10. 10Blood and Bacon3.7 h/$
  11. 11Cyber Manhunt3.6 h/$
  12. 12Nubby's Number Factory2.4 h/$
  13. 13Seen2.3 h/$
  14. 14Content Warning2.0 h/$
  15. 15That's not my Neighbor2.0 h/$
  16. 16I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream1.9 h/$
  17. 17Changed1.9 h/$
  18. 18Hand Simulator1.9 h/$
  19. 19Nothing1.8 h/$
  20. 20Scorn1.7 h/$
  21. 21Murky Divers1.7 h/$
  22. 22Rusty Lake Hotel1.7 h/$
  23. 23We Were Here Too1.6 h/$
  24. 24House of Detention1.6 h/$
  25. 25Buckshot Roulette1.5 h/$
  26. 26Kindergarten1.5 h/$
  27. 27Insaniquarium Deluxe1.4 h/$
  28. 28Zup! S1.3 h/$
  29. 29Tales of the Black Forest1.2 h/$
  30. 30Mister Furry: Hot Muscles1.0 h/$
  31. 31An alt girl for skoof0.9 h/$
  32. 32Pacify0.9 h/$
  33. 33Pony Island0.8 h/$
  34. 34The Room Two0.8 h/$
  35. 35Lunch Lady0.7 h/$
  36. 36Kiosk0.7 h/$
  37. 37RUSSIAPHOBIA0.7 h/$
  38. 38DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition0.7 h/$
  39. 39Miss Neko 30.6 h/$
  40. 40RATSHAKER0.6 h/$
  41. 41Five Nights at Freddy's0.6 h/$
  42. 42FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction0.5 h/$
  43. 43The Beginner's Guide0.4 h/$
  44. 44The Exit 80.4 h/$
  45. 45Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk0.3 h/$
  46. 46The Test0.2 h/$
  47. 47Ricochet0.2 h/$
  48. 48Cooking Simulator VR0.2 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.