Best Value Survival Games Under $10

The Survival 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. 1Crosshair X233 h/$
  2. 2Brotato77 h/$
  3. 3Don't Starve Together62 h/$
  4. 4Oxygen Not Included30 h/$
  5. 5CryoFall27 h/$
  6. 6Terraria19 h/$
  7. 7Don't Starve14 h/$
  8. 8Trailmakers12 h/$
  9. 9Dungeon of the ENDLESS11 h/$
  10. 10Town of Salem10 h/$
  11. 11Deadside9.8 h/$
  12. 12The Binding of Isaac9.5 h/$
  13. 13Survivalist: Invisible Strain8.9 h/$
  14. 14Settlement Survival8.9 h/$
  15. 15Alan Wake8.8 h/$
  16. 16Green Hell8.8 h/$
  17. 17Fallout: New Vegas7.4 h/$
  18. 18The Riftbreaker7.0 h/$
  19. 19Among Us6.9 h/$
  20. 20Picayune Dreams6.8 h/$
  21. 21Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun6.7 h/$
  22. 22Niche - a genetics survival game6.6 h/$
  23. 23Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom6.4 h/$
  24. 24UBOAT6.3 h/$
  25. 25Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition6.2 h/$
  26. 26R.E.P.O.6.1 h/$
  27. 27State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition6.0 h/$
  28. 28Army of Ruin5.9 h/$
  29. 29Portal Knights5.7 h/$
  30. 30Mindustry5.7 h/$
  31. 31SKYHILL5.6 h/$
  32. 32Left 4 Dead 25.6 h/$
  33. 33God Of Weapons5.6 h/$
  34. 34Alan Wake's American Nightmare5.4 h/$
  35. 35TerraTech5.3 h/$
  36. 36State of Decay: YOSE5.0 h/$
  37. 37Resident Evil 64.7 h/$
  38. 38Pathologic 24.5 h/$
  39. 39FTL: Faster Than Light4.4 h/$
  40. 4020 Minutes Till Dawn4.3 h/$
  41. 41Resident Evil 4 (2005)4.1 h/$
  42. 42Terraformers3.8 h/$
  43. 43Pacific Drive3.7 h/$
  44. 44Blood and Bacon3.7 h/$
  45. 45Resident Evil3.6 h/$
  46. 46Resident Evil 53.6 h/$
  47. 47The Survivalists3.5 h/$
  48. 48Chernobylite Complete Edition3.4 h/$
  49. 49ANEURISM IV3.1 h/$
  50. 50Resident Evil 23.0 h/$
  51. 51Resident Evil Revelations 23.0 h/$
  52. 52Yet Another Zombie Survivors2.9 h/$
  53. 53Resident Evil 42.9 h/$
  54. 54Resident Evil 02.8 h/$
  55. 55Aliens: Fireteam Elite2.6 h/$
  56. 56Resident Evil Revelations2.3 h/$
  57. 57Risk of Rain (2013)2.3 h/$
  58. 58The Escapists2.1 h/$
  59. 59Counter-Strike: Source2.1 h/$
  60. 60Hello Neighbor2.0 h/$
  61. 61RAGE2.0 h/$
  62. 62DUCKSIDE1.9 h/$
  63. 63The Final Station1.9 h/$
  64. 64Resident Evil Village1.9 h/$
  65. 65Resident Evil 7 Biohazard1.9 h/$
  66. 66DeadPoly1.9 h/$
  67. 67Counter-Strike1.8 h/$
  68. 68Castle Story1.8 h/$
  69. 69Unrailed!1.7 h/$
  70. 70A Plague Tale: Innocence1.7 h/$
  71. 71Wedding Witch1.7 h/$
  72. 72Quake Live1.6 h/$
  73. 73Cluckmech Oasis1.5 h/$
  74. 74Monstrum1.5 h/$
  75. 75DOOM 31.5 h/$
  76. 76Bloons TD 51.5 h/$
  77. 77Feign1.5 h/$
  78. 78Far Cry 21.4 h/$
  79. 79Far Cry1.2 h/$
  80. 80Left 4 Dead1.1 h/$
  81. 81DEVOUR1.0 h/$
  82. 82Chinese Parents1.0 h/$
  83. 83CastleMiner Z0.9 h/$
  84. 84POSTAL 4: No Regerts0.8 h/$
  85. 85Ultimate Zombie Defense0.8 h/$
  86. 86Hatred0.8 h/$
  87. 87Devil Daggers0.8 h/$
  88. 8860 Seconds!0.7 h/$
  89. 89PANICORE0.7 h/$
  90. 90Counter-Strike: Condition Zero0.7 h/$
  91. 9160 Seconds! Reatomized0.7 h/$
  92. 92The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope0.6 h/$
  93. 93Five Nights at Freddy's0.6 h/$
  94. 94Dino D-Day0.6 h/$
  95. 95Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location0.5 h/$
  96. 96Who's Your Daddy?!0.5 h/$
  97. 97Five Nights at Freddy's 20.4 h/$
  98. 98Five Nights at Freddy's 40.4 h/$
  99. 99Five Nights at Freddy's 30.3 h/$
  100. 100Arctico0.2 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.