Best Value Puzzle Games Under $10

The Puzzle games on Steam games under $10 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. 1shapez27 h/$
  2. 2Mirror12 h/$
  3. 3Car Mechanic Simulator 20217.6 h/$
  4. 4Deponia7.4 h/$
  5. 5Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun6.7 h/$
  6. 6Niche - a genetics survival game6.6 h/$
  7. 7The Talos Principle 26.4 h/$
  8. 8Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition6.2 h/$
  9. 9The Talos Principle5.6 h/$
  10. 10Car Mechanic Simulator 20155.5 h/$
  11. 11ISLANDERS4.2 h/$
  12. 12Sally Face - Episode One4.1 h/$
  13. 13CARRION3.9 h/$
  14. 14LIMBO3.7 h/$
  15. 15Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition3.6 h/$
  16. 16Resident Evil3.6 h/$
  17. 17Cyber Manhunt3.6 h/$
  18. 18GemCraft - Chasing Shadows3.6 h/$
  19. 19Trine 2: Complete Story3.4 h/$
  20. 20Sudocats3.2 h/$
  21. 21Super Hexagon3.1 h/$
  22. 22Resident Evil 23.0 h/$
  23. 23LOCKDOWN Protocol3.0 h/$
  24. 24Mini Motorways2.9 h/$
  25. 25Draw & Guess2.8 h/$
  26. 26Resident Evil 02.8 h/$
  27. 27Unheard - Voices of Crime2.8 h/$
  28. 28The Escapists 22.7 h/$
  29. 29Ori and the Will of the Wisps2.7 h/$
  30. 30Half-Life 22.5 h/$
  31. 31Nubby's Number Factory2.4 h/$
  32. 32Titan Souls2.4 h/$
  33. 33Seen2.3 h/$
  34. 34Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition2.2 h/$
  35. 35Trine Enchanted Edition2.2 h/$
  36. 36LEGO Bricktales2.2 h/$
  37. 37The Farmer Was Replaced2.2 h/$
  38. 38Tricky Towers2.2 h/$
  39. 39Surgeon Simulator2.2 h/$
  40. 40The Escapists2.1 h/$
  41. 41Inside the Backrooms2.1 h/$
  42. 42Terra Nil2.1 h/$
  43. 43INSIDE2.0 h/$
  44. 44Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince2.0 h/$
  45. 45Pikuniku2.0 h/$
  46. 46Progressbar952.0 h/$
  47. 47That's not my Neighbor2.0 h/$
  48. 48I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream1.9 h/$
  49. 49Resident Evil 7 Biohazard1.9 h/$
  50. 50Changed1.9 h/$
  51. 51The Witness1.8 h/$
  52. 52Scorn1.7 h/$
  53. 53We Were Here Forever1.7 h/$
  54. 54GRIS1.7 h/$
  55. 55Murders on the Yangtze River1.7 h/$
  56. 56A Plague Tale: Innocence1.7 h/$
  57. 57Rusty Lake Hotel1.7 h/$
  58. 58The Red Strings Club1.6 h/$
  59. 59We Were Here Too1.6 h/$
  60. 60Zup! F1.5 h/$
  61. 61Zodiacats1.5 h/$
  62. 62Cat Goes Fishing1.5 h/$
  63. 63Buckshot Roulette1.5 h/$
  64. 64Kindergarten1.5 h/$
  65. 65The Room Three1.4 h/$
  66. 66Cats Organized Neatly1.3 h/$
  67. 67Dogs Organized Neatly1.3 h/$
  68. 68Zup! S1.3 h/$
  69. 69Half-Life: Opposing Force1.3 h/$
  70. 70Hitman: Blood Money1.3 h/$
  71. 71HuniePop1.3 h/$
  72. 72Peggle Deluxe1.3 h/$
  73. 73Click Mage1.2 h/$
  74. 74Tales of the Black Forest1.2 h/$
  75. 75Portal 21.2 h/$
  76. 76Otaku's Adventure1.2 h/$
  77. 77Golf Peaks1.1 h/$
  78. 78Papers, Please1.1 h/$
  79. 79Summon1.1 h/$
  80. 80Lucius1.0 h/$
  81. 81Operation: Tango1.0 h/$
  82. 82DEVOUR1.0 h/$
  83. 83PICO PARK1.0 h/$
  84. 84FEZ1.0 h/$
  85. 85Liar's Bar1.0 h/$
  86. 86Chinese Parents1.0 h/$
  87. 87A Shelter Full of Cats1.0 h/$
  88. 88LoveChoice0.9 h/$
  89. 89We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip0.9 h/$
  90. 90Assemble with Care0.9 h/$
  91. 91Mini Metro0.9 h/$
  92. 92inbento0.9 h/$
  93. 93Travellin Cats in China0.9 h/$
  94. 94Pony Island0.8 h/$
  95. 95Labyrinthine0.8 h/$
  96. 96The Stanley Parable0.8 h/$
  97. 97OneShot0.8 h/$
  98. 98Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light0.8 h/$
  99. 99VVVVVV0.8 h/$
  100. 100The Room Two0.8 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.