Best Value Story Rich Games Under $40

The Story Rich games on Steam games under $40 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. 1Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition$0.06/1hr
  2. 2TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children$0.06/1hr
  3. 3Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc$0.07/1hr
  4. 4Graveyard Keeper$0.08/1hr
  5. 5FINAL FANTASY XIV Online$0.08/1hr
  6. 6Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition$0.09/1hr
  7. 7Fallout 4$0.09/1hr
  8. 8Monster Sanctuary$0.10/1hr
  9. 9The Elder Scrolls Online$0.10/1hr
  10. 10Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen$0.10/1hr
  11. 11Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition$0.11/1hr
  12. 12DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2$0.11/1hr
  13. 13Bean Battles$0.12/1hr
  14. 14Dying Light$0.12/1hr
  15. 15Beholder$0.13/1hr
  16. 16Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition$0.13/1hr
  17. 17Wartales$0.13/1hr
  18. 18Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition$0.13/1hr
  19. 19Solasta: Crown of the Magister$0.14/1hr
  20. 20Touhou Mystia's Izakaya$0.15/1hr
  21. 21Fallout: New Vegas$0.15/1hr
  22. 22The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition$0.15/1hr
  23. 23AI: The Somnium Files$0.16/1hr
  24. 24The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim$0.16/1hr
  25. 25Rune Factory 4 Special$0.16/1hr
  26. 26Punch Club$0.16/1hr
  27. 27鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal$0.17/1hr
  28. 28觅长生$0.17/1hr
  29. 29Do Not Feed the Monkeys$0.17/1hr
  30. 30Epic Battle Fantasy 5$0.18/1hr
  31. 31DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT$0.18/1hr
  32. 32Children of Morta$0.18/1hr
  33. 33Undertale$0.18/1hr
  34. 34STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords$0.19/1hr
  35. 35Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1$0.20/1hr
  36. 36The Last Campfire$0.20/1hr
  37. 37Laika: Aged Through Blood$0.20/1hr
  38. 38Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy$0.20/1hr
  39. 39L.A. Noire$0.21/1hr
  40. 40The Planet Crafter$0.21/1hr
  41. 41Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll$0.22/1hr
  42. 42The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut$0.22/1hr
  43. 43ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN$0.22/1hr
  44. 44Wandering Sword$0.22/1hr
  45. 45Party Hard$0.22/1hr
  46. 46Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire$0.23/1hr
  47. 47ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game$0.23/1hr
  48. 48Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen$0.24/1hr
  49. 49Persona 4 Golden$0.24/1hr
  50. 50EVERSPACE 2$0.24/1hr
  51. 51河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon)$0.25/1hr
  52. 52Company of Heroes$0.25/1hr
  53. 53Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony$0.25/1hr
  54. 54Wasteland 3$0.25/1hr
  55. 55Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair$0.25/1hr
  56. 56The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles$0.25/1hr
  57. 57Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition$0.25/1hr
  58. 58Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms$0.26/1hr
  59. 59FINAL FANTASY VIII$0.26/1hr
  60. 60BATTLETECH$0.26/1hr
  61. 61F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch$0.26/1hr
  62. 62Resident Evil$0.26/1hr
  63. 63Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters$0.26/1hr
  64. 64SENRAN KAGURA ESTIVAL VERSUS$0.26/1hr
  65. 65Mirror$0.27/1hr
  66. 66METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN$0.27/1hr
  67. 67Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game$0.27/1hr
  68. 68This War of Mine$0.27/1hr
  69. 69Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition$0.27/1hr
  70. 70Hollow Knight$0.27/1hr
  71. 71STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic$0.27/1hr
  72. 72Monster Prom$0.28/1hr
  73. 73Volcano Princess$0.28/1hr
  74. 74Sally Face - Episode One$0.28/1hr
  75. 75The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel$0.28/1hr
  76. 76An alt girl for skoof$0.29/1hr
  77. 77The Bureau: XCOM Declassified$0.29/1hr
  78. 78Songs of Conquest$0.30/1hr
  79. 79Yakuza: Like a Dragon$0.30/1hr
  80. 80GOD EATER 3$0.30/1hr
  81. 81Library Of Ruina$0.31/1hr
  82. 82Tom Clancy’s The Division 2$0.31/1hr
  83. 83Matchmaking Inc.$0.31/1hr
  84. 84Sailing Era$0.31/1hr
  85. 85Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin$0.31/1hr
  86. 86Disney Dreamlight Valley$0.31/1hr
  87. 87Gothic II: Gold Edition$0.31/1hr
  88. 88Immortal Life$0.31/1hr
  89. 89The Sinking City Remastered$0.31/1hr
  90. 90Red Dead Online$0.32/1hr
  91. 91Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition$0.32/1hr
  92. 92SOULCALIBUR VI$0.33/1hr
  93. 93Tricolour Lovestory$0.33/1hr
  94. 94Resident Evil 0$0.33/1hr
  95. 95Bully: Scholarship Edition$0.33/1hr
  96. 96Resident Evil 4$0.33/1hr
  97. 97CrossCode$0.33/1hr
  98. 98Dead Space 2$0.33/1hr
  99. 99Dishonored$0.34/1hr
  100. 100Rusted Moss$0.34/1hr

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.