Best Rated Open World Games Under $40
The best rated Open World games on Steam for games under $40. Scores are weighted by review volume, so small-sample flukes stay off the list.
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By price
Our score adjusts Steam's raw rating for sample size. The fewer reviews a game has, the more its score gets pulled toward the site-wide average, so a tiny game can't fluke its way to #1.
- 1Stardew Valley1,043,08798.38%98.48%
- 2Schedule I318,68797.49%97.78%
- 3RimWorld247,49997.47%97.85%
- 4Euro Truck Simulator 2947,24997.35%97.44%
- 5Terraria1,560,46297.31%97.37%
- 6Slime Rancher157,54797.24%98.01%
- 7Mount & Blade: Warband172,36297.19%97.71%
- 8Factorio235,52397.14%97.52%
- 9BeamNG.drive421,79296.98%97.19%
- 10Satisfactory280,63296.95%97.26%
- 11Subnautica381,30596.86%97.09%
- 12Hollow Knight564,16396.76%96.91%
- 13Stray178,95696.73%97.21%
- 14American Truck Simulator197,47796.50%96.92%
- 15Dishonored88,40196.37%97.63%
- 16The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered901,31796.31%96.40%
- 17Dyson Sphere Program91,78696.21%97.42%
- 18POSTAL 2138,08596.15%96.95%
- 19South Park: The Stick of Truth73,53896.09%97.57%
- 20Oxygen Not Included143,95395.97%96.72%
- 21A Hat in Time53,50395.82%97.80%
- 22Ori and the Will of the Wisps146,36495.78%96.50%
- 23Fallout: New Vegas262,24095.69%95.98%
- 24Don't Starve113,49895.62%96.54%
- 25God of War185,53995.53%95.93%
- 26The Forest684,06795.42%95.52%
- 27Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered143,95695.31%96.02%
- 28Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition87,75695.22%96.37%
- 29Teardown136,38495.12%95.85%
- 30Dying Light496,77195.09%95.23%
- 31Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition357,02395.05%95.25%
- 32Resident Evil Village154,45595.00%95.64%
- 33Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition78,38594.95%96.19%
- 34Kerbal Space Program147,14794.94%95.60%
- 35Don't Starve Together544,11694.78%94.90%
- 36Kenshi116,86894.77%95.59%
- 37The Planet Crafter74,15394.74%96.03%
- 38Outer Wilds108,31994.72%95.60%
- 39Wobbly Life36,14894.61%97.22%
- 40The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim317,80194.59%94.80%
- 41A Short Hike22,71994.59%99.14%
- 42Palworld491,61194.46%94.59%
- 43Human Fall Flat227,49994.34%94.61%
- 44Saints Row: The Third69,72894.29%95.60%
- 45DREDGE57,10594.25%95.83%
- 46Fields of Mistria35,20794.21%97.04%
- 47DARK SOULS III441,32894.20%94.33%
- 48My Summer Car117,79094.16%94.92%
- 49Noita88,93194.12%95.12%
- 50CarX Drift Racing Online89,38494.09%95.09%
- 51Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition71,55593.84%95.06%
- 52Universe Sandbox32,29993.81%96.49%
- 53Rise of the Tomb Raider156,31493.64%94.18%
- 54Project Zomboid486,52393.64%93.75%
- 55Car Mechanic Simulator 202138,72793.56%95.72%
- 56Valheim557,97893.51%93.61%
- 57Brick Rigs59,78693.50%94.90%
- 58Kingdom Come: Deliverance II196,17593.50%93.93%
- 59LEGO Star Wars - The Complete Saga25,52793.46%96.71%
- 60The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)53,08293.45%95.01%
- 61Farming Simulator 1976,33093.41%94.49%
- 62LEGO Marvel Super Heroes31,45793.29%95.68%
- 63Mon Bazou20,84593.25%97.12%
- 64LIZARDS MUST DIE26,43893.18%96.21%
- 65S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat31,43593.15%95.68%
- 66Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT96,85093.14%93.96%
- 67Wandering Sword45,63893.12%94.86%
- 68Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition79,78293.12%94.11%
- 69S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl48,15293.04%94.68%
- 70Slime Rancher 250,20192.96%94.50%
- 71The Expendabros18,26192.88%97.23%
- 72Raft379,44892.86%92.99%
- 73Assetto Corsa174,89592.61%92.87%
- 74Goat Simulator 315,98192.59%97.80%
- 75Mafia II (Classic)58,76992.50%93.75%
- 76Against the Storm37,56492.49%94.44%
- 77Red Dead Redemption 2925,18392.46%92.51%
- 78Rain World57,48792.44%93.70%
- 79Dwarf Fortress31,52692.44%94.74%
- 80The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition28,66092.39%95.23%
- 81Contraband Police25,80292.27%95.02%
- 82WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition13,36592.23%97.51%
- 83Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy45,43192.22%93.77%
- 84Yakuza: Like a Dragon37,62692.13%93.98%
- 85Days Gone117,24592.13%92.72%
- 86Darkwood25,01292.11%94.89%
- 87Townscaper21,64892.09%95.28%
- 88The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition379,51492.09%92.19%
- 89Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales56,71692.08%93.30%
- 90Disco Elysium - The Final Cut131,35492.03%92.55%
- 91Farming Simulator 2292,92792.00%92.73%
- 92DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT58,39491.99%93.16%
- 93Refunct17,46891.97%95.85%
- 94NIGHT-RUNNERS PROLOGUE22,61491.96%94.96%
- 95Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor97,36191.83%92.52%
- 96Metro 2033 Redux142,12691.83%92.29%
- 97shapez15,95191.78%95.91%
- 98SPORE72,78391.73%92.63%
- 99Descenders24,05891.71%94.43%
- 100SpaceEngine16,62891.69%96.16%
