Best Value Story Rich Games Under $20

The Story Rich games on Steam games under $20 that deliver the most playtime per dollar: median reviewer hours divided by current price.

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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. 1The Vagrant$0.06/1hr
  2. 2FOR HONOR$0.07/1hr
  3. 3Styx: Master of Shadows$0.07/1hr
  4. 4FINAL FANTASY XIV Online$0.08/1hr
  5. 5Bean Battles$0.09/1hr
  6. 6Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen$0.09/1hr
  7. 7The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos$0.10/1hr
  8. 8The Surge$0.10/1hr
  9. 9GreedFall$0.11/1hr
  10. 10Deponia$0.11/1hr
  11. 11The Elder Scrolls Online$0.11/1hr
  12. 12Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition$0.11/1hr
  13. 13Company of Heroes$0.12/1hr
  14. 14Hacknet$0.13/1hr
  15. 15河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon)$0.13/1hr
  16. 16Vampyr$0.14/1hr
  17. 17Tricolour Lovestory$0.15/1hr
  18. 18The Surge 2$0.15/1hr
  19. 19This War of Mine$0.15/1hr
  20. 20Beholder$0.15/1hr
  21. 21Fallout: New Vegas$0.15/1hr
  22. 22觅长生$0.15/1hr
  23. 23Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition$0.15/1hr
  24. 24Do Not Feed the Monkeys$0.16/1hr
  25. 25Undertale$0.17/1hr
  26. 26Touhou Mystia's Izakaya$0.17/1hr
  27. 27Children of Morta$0.18/1hr
  28. 28Super Robot Wars 30$0.18/1hr
  29. 29The Planet Crafter$0.18/1hr
  30. 30Crashlands$0.19/1hr
  31. 31The Room Three$0.19/1hr
  32. 32The Last Campfire$0.19/1hr
  33. 33Hades$0.19/1hr
  34. 34Sailing Era$0.19/1hr
  35. 35The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim$0.20/1hr
  36. 36STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords$0.20/1hr
  37. 37Wandering Sword$0.21/1hr
  38. 38Tainted Grail: Conquest$0.21/1hr
  39. 39Hollow Knight$0.21/1hr
  40. 40Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition$0.21/1hr
  41. 41EVERSPACE 2$0.21/1hr
  42. 42Fallout 4$0.21/1hr
  43. 43Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire$0.22/1hr
  44. 44Call of Juarez: Gunslinger$0.22/1hr
  45. 45Suzerain$0.22/1hr
  46. 46鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal$0.22/1hr
  47. 47South Park: The Fractured But Whole$0.22/1hr
  48. 48Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy$0.22/1hr
  49. 49Legend of Heroes: Three Kingdoms$0.22/1hr
  50. 50Celeste$0.22/1hr
  51. 51Sally Face - Episode One$0.23/1hr
  52. 52One Piece Pirate Warriors 3$0.23/1hr
  53. 53Laika: Aged Through Blood$0.24/1hr
  54. 54The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles$0.24/1hr
  55. 55The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut$0.24/1hr
  56. 56The Talos Principle 2$0.24/1hr
  57. 57Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters$0.24/1hr
  58. 58Far Cry$0.25/1hr
  59. 59Persona 4 Golden$0.25/1hr
  60. 60Resident Evil$0.26/1hr
  61. 61The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition$0.26/1hr
  62. 62Resident Evil 4$0.26/1hr
  63. 63Songs of Conquest$0.27/1hr
  64. 64FINAL FANTASY VIII$0.27/1hr
  65. 65F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch$0.27/1hr
  66. 66Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition$0.27/1hr
  67. 67STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic$0.27/1hr
  68. 68Mirror$0.28/1hr
  69. 69Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game$0.28/1hr
  70. 70The Room Two$0.28/1hr
  71. 71Volcano Princess$0.28/1hr
  72. 72A Plague Tale: Innocence$0.28/1hr
  73. 73Mortal Kombat 11$0.28/1hr
  74. 74Gujian3(古剑奇谭三)$0.29/1hr
  75. 75METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN$0.29/1hr
  76. 76The Room$0.29/1hr
  77. 77Nothing$0.30/1hr
  78. 78Yakuza: Like a Dragon$0.30/1hr
  79. 79Resident Evil 0$0.30/1hr
  80. 80Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Ultimate Edition$0.31/1hr
  81. 81Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition$0.31/1hr
  82. 82Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition$0.31/1hr
  83. 83Call of Cthulhu$0.32/1hr
  84. 84VillageRhapsody$0.32/1hr
  85. 85CrossCode$0.33/1hr
  86. 86Sands of Salzaar$0.33/1hr
  87. 87DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT$0.33/1hr
  88. 88Path Of Wuxia$0.33/1hr
  89. 89Tropico 6$0.33/1hr
  90. 90Yakuza 5 Remastered$0.33/1hr
  91. 91Assassin's Creed Revelations$0.34/1hr
  92. 92The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)$0.34/1hr
  93. 93Neo Cab$0.34/1hr
  94. 94Resident Evil Revelations 2$0.34/1hr
  95. 95Little Witch in the Woods$0.34/1hr
  96. 96Seen$0.35/1hr
  97. 97Anno 1800$0.35/1hr
  98. 98Resident Evil 2$0.36/1hr
  99. 99Gothic II: Gold Edition$0.36/1hr
  100. 100Immortal Life$0.36/1hr

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.