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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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 Valley1,030,34698.35%98.48%
- 2Schedule I311,76597.41%97.81%
- 3RimWorld244,38597.35%97.85%
- 4Euro Truck Simulator 2935,72297.31%97.45%
- 5Terraria1,543,70197.30%97.38%
- 6Slime Rancher156,17497.21%98.00%
- 7Mount & Blade: Warband171,82797.01%97.71%
- 8Factorio233,08997.00%97.51%
- 9BeamNG.drive412,52896.98%97.27%
- 10Satisfactory277,33296.83%97.26%
- 11Subnautica378,11296.78%97.09%
- 12Hollow Knight556,11496.70%96.91%
- 13The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt880,83996.63%96.76%
- 14Stray176,55696.56%97.21%
- 15American Truck Simulator194,79996.33%96.92%
- 16Dishonored87,71496.33%97.63%
- 17Dyson Sphere Program91,41196.22%97.46%
- 18POSTAL 2136,61796.14%96.96%
- 19South Park: The Stick of Truth73,24496.05%97.56%
- 20Oxygen Not Included143,18295.96%96.73%
- 21A Hat in Time53,36195.78%97.81%
- 22Ori and the Will of the Wisps145,81695.76%96.51%
- 23Don't Starve113,30695.61%96.55%
- 24Fallout: New Vegas260,41595.58%95.98%
- 25The Forest679,80795.38%95.53%
- 26Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition86,69295.17%96.35%
- 27Teardown134,43795.08%95.83%
- 28Dying Light493,25095.03%95.23%
- 29Resident Evil Village152,45894.96%95.62%
- 30Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition77,60794.90%96.18%
- 31Kerbal Space Program145,60794.89%95.57%
- 32A Short Hike22,53394.78%99.15%
- 33Don't Starve Together540,96094.75%94.93%
- 34Kenshi115,45194.73%95.57%
- 35The Planet Crafter72,73194.70%96.04%
- 36Outer Wilds106,28794.69%95.60%
- 37Wobbly Life35,24694.52%97.24%
- 38The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim317,72394.49%94.79%
- 39Fields of Mistria30,70994.38%97.45%
- 40Palworld471,92294.29%94.49%
- 41Saints Row: The Third69,63194.27%95.61%
- 42Human Fall Flat226,10694.22%94.63%
- 43DREDGE56,04794.18%95.83%
- 44My Summer Car116,38594.14%94.93%
- 45Noita88,30694.11%95.15%
- 46CarX Drift Racing Online89,13394.07%95.10%
- 47Valheim539,73893.82%93.99%
- 48Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition71,29493.82%95.07%
- 49Universe Sandbox31,90593.73%96.49%
- 50Project Zomboid469,54693.68%93.87%
- 51Rise of the Tomb Raider154,74193.61%94.17%
- 52Car Mechanic Simulator 202138,07393.46%95.70%
- 53Brick Rigs58,90793.46%94.90%
- 54The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)52,88693.41%95.02%
- 55The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition Deluxe (2009)52,88693.41%95.02%
- 56LEGO Star Wars - The Complete Saga25,43193.39%96.71%
- 57Farming Simulator 1976,21693.36%94.47%
- 58Mon Bazou20,55493.14%97.12%
- 59S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat31,38893.09%95.69%
- 60Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition78,86493.07%94.10%
- 61LIZARDS MUST DIE26,45293.07%96.24%
- 62Wandering Sword44,26893.02%94.85%
- 63LEGO Marvel Super Heroes30,75093.00%95.63%
- 64S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl48,08293.00%94.67%
- 65Slime Rancher 249,48792.90%94.51%
- 66The Expendabros18,26292.89%97.24%
- 67Goat Simulator 315,76792.80%97.79%
- 68Raft376,74392.80%93.01%
- 69The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition28,45292.57%95.26%
- 70Mafia II (Classic)58,46692.51%93.81%
- 71Against the Storm37,09992.45%94.47%
- 72Assetto Corsa172,84692.41%92.84%
- 73Rain World56,04892.41%93.74%
- 74Dwarf Fortress31,36592.41%94.79%
- 75The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition373,11192.25%92.44%
- 76Contraband Police25,39792.18%95.03%
- 77Days Gone116,25692.11%92.73%
- 78Yakuza: Like a Dragon37,28192.10%94.02%
- 79WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition13,17092.10%97.53%
- 80Disco Elysium - The Final Cut129,72692.03%92.58%
- 81Darkwood24,77792.03%94.89%
- 82Townscaper21,59292.02%95.30%
- 83DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT58,12891.96%93.17%
- 84Farming Simulator 2292,33791.94%92.70%
- 85SpaceEngine16,24491.88%96.15%
- 86Refunct17,45991.87%95.84%
- 87NIGHT-RUNNERS PROLOGUE22,33491.86%94.96%
- 88Little Kitty, Big City13,76391.84%96.86%
- 89Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor96,71991.81%92.52%
- 90Metro 2033 Redux139,78491.78%92.27%
- 91SPORE72,39891.68%92.61%
- 92shapez15,76091.67%95.93%
- 93Descenders23,69791.63%94.45%
- 94Mad Max90,07791.61%92.35%
- 95Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game25,05391.59%94.24%
- 96Kingdoms and Castles31,34591.47%93.56%
- 97ASTRONEER138,88791.46%91.93%
- 98Scrap Mechanic121,28991.40%91.93%
- 99West of Loathing10,26091.39%97.68%
- 100DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT67,11791.35%92.30%
