Best Value RPG Games Under $40

The RPG games on Steam games under $40 that deliver the most playtime per dollar: median reviewer hours divided by current price.

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By price

Any priceUnder $5Under $10Under $20Under $40
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. 1Starbound$0.04/1hr
  2. 2Warhammer: Vermintide 2$0.06/1hr
  3. 3The Vagrant$0.06/1hr
  4. 4The NOexistenceN of Lilith$0.07/1hr
  5. 5Melvor Idle$0.08/1hr
  6. 6FINAL FANTASY XIV Online$0.08/1hr
  7. 7Kenshi$0.09/1hr
  8. 8Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen$0.09/1hr
  9. 9Terraria$0.09/1hr
  10. 10My Time at Portia$0.10/1hr
  11. 11最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect$0.10/1hr
  12. 12Brotato$0.10/1hr
  13. 13The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos$0.10/1hr
  14. 14Talisman: Digital Classic Edition$0.10/1hr
  15. 15Valheim$0.10/1hr
  16. 16Death Road to Canada$0.10/1hr
  17. 17The Surge$0.10/1hr
  18. 18GreedFall$0.11/1hr
  19. 19The Elder Scrolls Online$0.11/1hr
  20. 20Warhammer: Chaosbane$0.11/1hr
  21. 21Stardew Valley$0.11/1hr
  22. 22Warhammer 40,000: Darktide$0.11/1hr
  23. 23Path of Exile 2$0.11/1hr
  24. 24Vampire Survivors$0.12/1hr
  25. 25Rust$0.12/1hr
  26. 26Elite Dangerous$0.12/1hr
  27. 27Pax Dei$0.12/1hr
  28. 28Conan Exiles Enhanced$0.12/1hr
  29. 29High Sea Saga DX$0.12/1hr
  30. 30Survivalist: Invisible Strain$0.13/1hr
  31. 31Iratus: Lord of the Dead$0.13/1hr
  32. 32河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon)$0.13/1hr
  33. 33ARK: Survival Evolved$0.13/1hr
  34. 34PAYDAY 2$0.13/1hr
  35. 35My Time at Sandrock$0.13/1hr
  36. 36Dragon Cliff$0.14/1hr
  37. 37Vampyr$0.14/1hr
  38. 38Sid Meier's Pirates!$0.15/1hr
  39. 39The Surge 2$0.15/1hr
  40. 40Fallout: New Vegas$0.15/1hr
  41. 41觅长生$0.15/1hr
  42. 42Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition$0.15/1hr
  43. 43Lost Castle / 失落城堡$0.16/1hr
  44. 44Cauldron$0.16/1hr
  45. 45Sun Haven$0.16/1hr
  46. 46Undertale$0.17/1hr
  47. 47Touhou Mystia's Izakaya$0.17/1hr
  48. 48Mortal Online 2$0.17/1hr
  49. 49Across the Obelisk$0.17/1hr
  50. 50Tom Clancy’s The Division$0.17/1hr
  51. 51Children of Morta$0.18/1hr
  52. 52Super Robot Wars 30$0.18/1hr
  53. 53Crashlands$0.19/1hr
  54. 54Hades$0.19/1hr
  55. 55Sailing Era$0.19/1hr
  56. 56The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim$0.20/1hr
  57. 57Paleo Pines$0.20/1hr
  58. 58CODE VEIN$0.20/1hr
  59. 59Fields of Mistria$0.20/1hr
  60. 60STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords$0.20/1hr
  61. 61Wandering Sword$0.21/1hr
  62. 62Tainted Grail: Conquest$0.21/1hr
  63. 63Town of Salem$0.21/1hr
  64. 64Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition$0.21/1hr
  65. 65EVERSPACE 2$0.21/1hr
  66. 66UnderRail$0.21/1hr
  67. 67Fallout 4$0.21/1hr
  68. 68Into the Breach$0.21/1hr
  69. 69Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire$0.22/1hr
  70. 70Suzerain$0.22/1hr
  71. 71鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal$0.22/1hr
  72. 72South Park: The Fractured But Whole$0.22/1hr
  73. 73Hero Siege$0.22/1hr
  74. 74Tales of Maj'Eyal$0.22/1hr
  75. 75Legend of Heroes: Three Kingdoms$0.22/1hr
  76. 76Cassette Beasts$0.22/1hr
  77. 77Grim Dawn$0.22/1hr
  78. 78Elin$0.22/1hr
  79. 79Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok$0.23/1hr
  80. 80Soulmask$0.23/1hr
  81. 81Halls of Torment$0.23/1hr
  82. 82Mount & Blade: Warband$0.23/1hr
  83. 83Project Zomboid$0.23/1hr
  84. 84Legend of Mortal$0.24/1hr
  85. 85The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut$0.24/1hr
  86. 86Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion$0.24/1hr
  87. 87Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters$0.24/1hr
  88. 88God Of Weapons$0.25/1hr
  89. 89Space Haven$0.25/1hr
  90. 90Persona 4 Golden$0.25/1hr
  91. 91Death's Door$0.26/1hr
  92. 92Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot$0.26/1hr
  93. 93Noita$0.26/1hr
  94. 94The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition$0.26/1hr
  95. 95Tiny Rogues$0.26/1hr
  96. 96The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome$0.26/1hr
  97. 97Death Must Die$0.26/1hr
  98. 98Dungeon Siege$0.27/1hr
  99. 99Songs of Conquest$0.27/1hr
  100. 100FINAL FANTASY VIII$0.27/1hr

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.