Best Value Simulation Games

The Simulation games that stretch a budget furthest: median reviewer playtime divided by current price. Pick your currency in the top bar to rank against your local prices.

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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. 1BidKing$0.01/1hr
  2. 2Cornerpond$0.02/1hr
  3. 3Ropuka's Idle Island$0.03/1hr
  4. 4Cookie Clicker$0.04/1hr
  5. 5FTL: Faster Than Light$0.04/1hr
  6. 6The NOexistenceN of Lilith$0.04/1hr
  7. 7shapez$0.05/1hr
  8. 8X4: Foundations$0.06/1hr
  9. 9Transport Fever 2$0.07/1hr
  10. 10Space Engineers$0.07/1hr
  11. 11RimWorld$0.08/1hr
  12. 12Graveyard Keeper$0.08/1hr
  13. 13Chill Pulse$0.08/1hr
  14. 14Naval Action$0.08/1hr
  15. 15theHunter: Call of the Wild$0.09/1hr
  16. 16Rising Storm 2: Vietnam$0.09/1hr
  17. 17Rusty's Retirement$0.10/1hr
  18. 18Garry's Mod$0.10/1hr
  19. 19Tiny Pasture$0.11/1hr
  20. 20Stardew Valley$0.11/1hr
  21. 21Dragon Cliff$0.11/1hr
  22. 22Elite Dangerous$0.11/1hr
  23. 23Galactic Civilizations IV$0.11/1hr
  24. 24My Time at Sandrock$0.11/1hr
  25. 25Mechabellum$0.11/1hr
  26. 26Oxygen Not Included$0.12/1hr
  27. 27DSX$0.12/1hr
  28. 287 Days to Die$0.12/1hr
  29. 29ICARUS$0.12/1hr
  30. 30Avorion$0.13/1hr
  31. 31Green Hell$0.13/1hr
  32. 32Project Zomboid$0.14/1hr
  33. 33Esports Godfather$0.14/1hr
  34. 34Europa Universalis IV$0.14/1hr
  35. 35FlatOut$0.14/1hr
  36. 36Touhou Mystia's Izakaya$0.15/1hr
  37. 37House Flipper$0.15/1hr
  38. 38Eco$0.15/1hr
  39. 39Spirit City: Lofi Sessions$0.15/1hr
  40. 40Stellaris$0.16/1hr
  41. 41RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe$0.16/1hr
  42. 42Survival: Fountain of Youth$0.16/1hr
  43. 43Dyson Sphere Program$0.16/1hr
  44. 44Streamer Life Simulator$0.16/1hr
  45. 45鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal$0.17/1hr
  46. 46The Guild II Renaissance$0.17/1hr
  47. 47Empyrion - Galactic Survival$0.17/1hr
  48. 48The Lost Village$0.17/1hr
  49. 49Do Not Feed the Monkeys$0.17/1hr
  50. 50Fields of Mistria$0.18/1hr
  51. 51Feed the Cups$0.18/1hr
  52. 52Internet Cafe Simulator$0.18/1hr
  53. 53KovaaK's$0.19/1hr
  54. 54Hearts of Iron IV$0.19/1hr
  55. 55SnowRunner$0.19/1hr
  56. 56Chillquarium$0.19/1hr
  57. 57Elin$0.20/1hr
  58. 58Factorio$0.20/1hr
  59. 59Don't Starve Together$0.21/1hr
  60. 60Frostpunk$0.21/1hr
  61. 61Into the Breach$0.21/1hr
  62. 62People Playground$0.21/1hr
  63. 63Your Only Move Is HUSTLE$0.22/1hr
  64. 64Settlement Survival$0.22/1hr
  65. 65Slime Rancher$0.22/1hr
  66. 66Euro Truck Simulator 2$0.22/1hr
  67. 67(the) Gnorp Apologue$0.22/1hr
  68. 68Soulmask$0.22/1hr
  69. 69gogh: Focus with Your Avatar$0.23/1hr
  70. 70Assetto Corsa$0.23/1hr
  71. 71Victoria 3$0.23/1hr
  72. 72American Truck Simulator$0.23/1hr
  73. 73Farming Simulator 22$0.23/1hr
  74. 74Outpath$0.23/1hr
  75. 75Motorsport Manager$0.23/1hr
  76. 76Coral Island$0.23/1hr
  77. 77Stormworks: Build and Rescue$0.24/1hr
  78. 78EVERSPACE 2$0.24/1hr
  79. 79SpaceCraft$0.25/1hr
  80. 80The Isle$0.25/1hr
  81. 81Placid Plastic Duck Simulator$0.25/1hr
  82. 82Card Survival: Tropical Island$0.25/1hr
  83. 83Timberborn$0.25/1hr
  84. 84Cosmoteer: Starship Architect & Commander$0.25/1hr
  85. 85Ostranauts$0.25/1hr
  86. 86Satisfactory$0.25/1hr
  87. 87Parkitect$0.25/1hr
  88. 88Tropico 4$0.26/1hr
  89. 89Mewgenics$0.26/1hr
  90. 90Per Aspera$0.26/1hr
  91. 91Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms$0.26/1hr
  92. 92Farming Simulator 25$0.26/1hr
  93. 93F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch$0.26/1hr
  94. 94Crusader Kings III$0.26/1hr
  95. 95Survivalist: Invisible Strain$0.27/1hr
  96. 96Captain of Industry$0.27/1hr
  97. 97Scrap Mechanic$0.27/1hr
  98. 98This War of Mine$0.27/1hr
  99. 99Mind Over Magic$0.27/1hr
  100. 100Supermarket Chaos$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.