Best Value Turn-Based Strategy Games Under $40

The Turn-Based Strategy 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. 1XCOM 2$0.03/1hr
  2. 2Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword$0.06/1hr
  3. 3Old World$0.06/1hr
  4. 4Roguebook$0.09/1hr
  5. 5Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete$0.10/1hr
  6. 6Battle Brothers$0.11/1hr
  7. 7XCOM: Enemy Unknown$0.12/1hr
  8. 8The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos$0.12/1hr
  9. 9The Last Spell$0.12/1hr
  10. 10Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga$0.12/1hr
  11. 11Sid Meier's Civilization V$0.14/1hr
  12. 12King's Bounty: Warriors of the North$0.14/1hr
  13. 13Mechabellum$0.15/1hr
  14. 14XCOM: Chimera Squad$0.16/1hr
  15. 15ENDLESS Space 2$0.17/1hr
  16. 16Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition$0.19/1hr
  17. 17Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition$0.19/1hr
  18. 18Quasimorph$0.20/1hr
  19. 19Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition$0.20/1hr
  20. 20Total War: ATTILA$0.22/1hr
  21. 21Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion$0.23/1hr
  22. 22ShellShock Live$0.24/1hr
  23. 23The Battle of Polytopia$0.24/1hr
  24. 24Persona 4 Golden$0.24/1hr
  25. 25Ticket to Ride$0.25/1hr
  26. 26Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition$0.25/1hr
  27. 27Niche - a genetics survival game$0.26/1hr
  28. 28Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms$0.26/1hr
  29. 29Darkest Dungeon II$0.26/1hr
  30. 30HUMANKIND$0.27/1hr
  31. 31Your Only Move Is HUSTLE$0.27/1hr
  32. 32Marvel's Midnight Suns$0.27/1hr
  33. 33Shadowrun Returns$0.28/1hr
  34. 34Total War: SHOGUN 2$0.28/1hr
  35. 35Ultimate General: Civil War$0.29/1hr
  36. 36Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition$0.29/1hr
  37. 37Balatro$0.30/1hr
  38. 38Library Of Ruina$0.31/1hr
  39. 39Gordian Quest$0.32/1hr
  40. 40Backpack Hero$0.33/1hr
  41. 41TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children$0.33/1hr
  42. 42Cauldron$0.33/1hr
  43. 43BATTLETECH$0.35/1hr
  44. 44Terraforming Mars$0.35/1hr
  45. 45Phoenix Point$0.37/1hr
  46. 46The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky$0.39/1hr
  47. 47Wandering Sword$0.40/1hr
  48. 48Heart of the Machine$0.40/1hr
  49. 49Terminus: Zombie Survivors$0.41/1hr
  50. 50Monster Train 2$0.43/1hr
  51. 51Gladiator Guild Manager$0.43/1hr
  52. 52Banner of the Maid$0.44/1hr
  53. 53Total War: THREE KINGDOMS$0.44/1hr
  54. 54A Total War Saga: TROY$0.45/1hr
  55. 55Galactic Civilizations IV$0.46/1hr
  56. 56Die in the Dungeon$0.46/1hr
  57. 57Wartales$0.47/1hr
  58. 58Sultan's Game$0.47/1hr
  59. 59Might & Magic: Heroes VI$0.48/1hr
  60. 60Xenonauts 2$0.50/1hr
  61. 61Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts$0.51/1hr
  62. 62Master of Orion$0.51/1hr
  63. 63Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition$0.53/1hr
  64. 64Age of History II$0.53/1hr
  65. 65Gremlins, Inc.$0.54/1hr
  66. 66Super Robot Wars 30$0.54/1hr
  67. 67Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition$0.55/1hr
  68. 68Valkyria Chronicles$0.55/1hr
  69. 69Never Second in Rome$0.56/1hr
  70. 70TerraScape$0.57/1hr
  71. 71West of Loathing$0.58/1hr
  72. 72Nordhold$0.58/1hr
  73. 73Shogun Showdown$0.60/1hr
  74. 74Conquest of Elysium 5$0.60/1hr
  75. 75The Matchless Kungfu$0.61/1hr
  76. 76Dungeon Clawler$0.62/1hr
  77. 77Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit$0.62/1hr
  78. 78Wingspan$0.62/1hr
  79. 79Wildfrost$0.63/1hr
  80. 80Sid Meier's Civilization IV$0.64/1hr
  81. 81For The King II$0.64/1hr
  82. 82Total War: ROME REMASTERED$0.64/1hr
  83. 839 Kings$0.65/1hr
  84. 84Cobalt Core$0.65/1hr
  85. 85Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth$0.66/1hr
  86. 86Armello$0.67/1hr
  87. 87Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend$0.68/1hr
  88. 88Gloomhaven$0.69/1hr
  89. 89ENDLESS Legend$0.69/1hr
  90. 90Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate$0.70/1hr
  91. 91Talisman: Digital Classic Edition$0.70/1hr
  92. 92Urban Strife$0.71/1hr
  93. 93A Total War Saga: THRONES OF BRITANNIA$0.72/1hr
  94. 94Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition$0.73/1hr
  95. 95SteamWorld Heist$0.75/1hr
  96. 96Invisible, Inc.$0.77/1hr
  97. 97Into the Breach$0.77/1hr
  98. 98Blood Bowl 3$0.78/1hr
  99. 99Breachway$0.79/1hr
  100. 100The Last Flame$0.80/1hr

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.