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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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. 1Banner of the Maid14 h/$
  2. 2Football, Tactics & Glory13 h/$
  3. 3Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete12 h/$
  4. 4Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition11 h/$
  5. 5Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword9.9 h/$
  6. 6Mechabellum9.9 h/$
  7. 7The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos8.7 h/$
  8. 8Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition7.0 h/$
  9. 9Age of History II6.7 h/$
  10. 10Niche - a genetics survival game6.6 h/$
  11. 11ENDLESS Space 26.4 h/$
  12. 12Total War: SHOGUN 26.4 h/$
  13. 13TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children6.0 h/$
  14. 14Terraforming Mars5.9 h/$
  15. 15Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition5.1 h/$
  16. 16Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition4.7 h/$
  17. 17Talisman: Digital Classic Edition4.7 h/$
  18. 18Sid Meier's Civilization V4.5 h/$
  19. 19Gordian Quest4.5 h/$
  20. 20Cauldron4.4 h/$
  21. 21Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition4.3 h/$
  22. 22ISLANDERS4.2 h/$
  23. 23Might & Magic: Heroes VI4.2 h/$
  24. 24Super Robot Wars 304.1 h/$
  25. 25XCOM: Enemy Unknown4.0 h/$
  26. 26Persona 4 Golden4.0 h/$
  27. 27Worms Armageddon4.0 h/$
  28. 28HUMANKIND4.0 h/$
  29. 29XCOM 23.9 h/$
  30. 30Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion3.8 h/$
  31. 31Terraformers3.8 h/$
  32. 32Esports Godfather3.8 h/$
  33. 33Your Only Move Is HUSTLE3.7 h/$
  34. 34BATTLETECH3.7 h/$
  35. 35The Battle of Polytopia3.6 h/$
  36. 36Monster Train 23.5 h/$
  37. 37Library Of Ruina3.4 h/$
  38. 38dotAGE3.3 h/$
  39. 39Fantasy General II3.3 h/$
  40. 40ENDLESS Legend3.3 h/$
  41. 41Total War: THREE KINGDOMS3.3 h/$
  42. 42Wandering Sword3.2 h/$
  43. 43Megaloot3.2 h/$
  44. 44ShellShock Live3.2 h/$
  45. 45Panzer Corps 23.1 h/$
  46. 46Cobalt Core2.9 h/$
  47. 47Mordheim: City of the Damned2.9 h/$
  48. 48Heroes of Might & Magic III - HD Edition2.8 h/$
  49. 49Battle Brothers2.7 h/$
  50. 50Galactic Civilizations IV2.7 h/$
  51. 51XCOM: Chimera Squad2.7 h/$
  52. 52Wartales2.7 h/$
  53. 53Phoenix Point2.7 h/$
  54. 54Legend of Heroes: Three Kingdoms2.6 h/$
  55. 55Worms Ultimate Mayhem2.4 h/$
  56. 56Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga2.4 h/$
  57. 57Balatro2.2 h/$
  58. 58Backpack Hero2.2 h/$
  59. 59Never Second in Rome2.2 h/$
  60. 60Master of Orion2.1 h/$
  61. 61Gladiator Guild Manager2.1 h/$
  62. 62This Is the Police 22.1 h/$
  63. 63Terra Nil2.1 h/$
  64. 64Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth2.1 h/$
  65. 65The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky2.0 h/$
  66. 66Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI with Power Up Kit2.0 h/$
  67. 67Dice & Fold2.0 h/$
  68. 68Valkyria Chronicles2.0 h/$
  69. 69Into the Breach1.9 h/$
  70. 70Worms W.M.D1.9 h/$
  71. 71The Last Spell1.9 h/$
  72. 72SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS1.8 h/$
  73. 73Hero's Hour1.8 h/$
  74. 74Shadow Empire1.8 h/$
  75. 75Cardboard Town1.8 h/$
  76. 76Total War: ROME REMASTERED1.8 h/$
  77. 77Sultan's Game1.7 h/$
  78. 78ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS 8 REMAKE1.7 h/$
  79. 79The Matchless Kungfu1.7 h/$
  80. 80Armello1.7 h/$
  81. 81WARNO1.7 h/$
  82. 82Conquest of Elysium 51.6 h/$
  83. 83Songs of Conquest1.6 h/$
  84. 84Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition1.6 h/$
  85. 85Wingspan1.5 h/$
  86. 86Heart of the Machine1.5 h/$
  87. 87Wildermyth1.4 h/$
  88. 88Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles1.4 h/$
  89. 89Ara History Untold: Anniversary Edition 1.4 h/$
  90. 90Gloomhaven1.4 h/$
  91. 91Breachway1.4 h/$
  92. 92Shogun Showdown1.4 h/$
  93. 93Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate1.4 h/$
  94. 94Ticket to Ride1.3 h/$
  95. 95West of Loathing1.3 h/$
  96. 96Fell Seal: Arbiter's Mark1.3 h/$
  97. 97Old World1.3 h/$
  98. 98Ultimate General: Civil War1.3 h/$
  99. 99Dorfromantik1.2 h/$
  100. 100LONESTAR1.2 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.