Best Rated Relaxing Games Under $40
The best rated Relaxing 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 Valley1,043,08798.38%98.48%
- 2Balatro199,59697.37%97.83%
- 3Euro Truck Simulator 2947,24997.35%97.44%
- 4American Truck Simulator197,47796.50%96.92%
- 5DAVE THE DIVER162,72495.83%96.48%
- 6Chants of Sennaar34,89795.33%98.24%
- 7Crime Scene Cleaner34,46295.33%98.10%
- 8GRIS96,45195.03%96.05%
- 9Crab Champions31,17794.81%97.90%
- 10PowerWash Simulator58,80494.75%96.38%
- 11A Short Hike22,71994.59%99.14%
- 12TCG Card Shop Simulator50,11894.52%96.39%
- 13Fields of Mistria35,20794.21%97.04%
- 14CarX Drift Racing Online89,38494.09%95.09%
- 15Tiny Glade24,72393.83%97.33%
- 16WorldBox - God Simulator56,87093.82%95.33%
- 17Universe Sandbox32,29993.81%96.49%
- 18Dorfromantik29,63893.51%96.32%
- 19Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,26393.47%97.57%
- 20Farming Simulator 1976,33093.41%94.49%
- 21Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition53,38593.37%94.90%
- 22Mon Bazou20,84593.25%97.12%
- 23House Flipper112,04693.25%93.97%
- 24The Last Campfire20,64793.18%97.50%
- 25TOEM: A Photo Adventure12,20293.09%99.09%
- 26Mini Motorways24,45893.05%96.26%
- 27Our Life: Beginnings & Always13,77893.04%98.74%
- 28Slime Rancher 250,20192.96%94.50%
- 29ANIMAL WELL24,63292.85%95.72%
- 30Peggle Deluxe14,55292.71%97.66%
- 31Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,81092.62%97.58%
- 32Bomb Rush Cyberfunk15,69792.58%97.88%
- 33Webbed15,29592.32%97.58%
- 34Journey38,59492.24%94.07%
- 35Nodebuster14,06392.18%97.39%
- 36PC Building Simulator52,75992.18%93.50%
- 37My Singing Monsters49,60092.12%93.52%
- 38Townscaper21,64892.09%95.28%
- 39Zup! S16,20892.03%96.83%
- 40Juice Galaxy10,59492.03%98.50%
- 41Virtual Cottage11,09592.03%97.67%
- 42Rusty's Retirement14,85891.97%96.70%
- 43Refunct17,46891.97%95.85%
- 44shapez 2 - Factory15,34091.94%96.94%
- 45Core Keeper66,65691.93%92.94%
- 46Love Is All Around45,88691.79%93.23%
- 47Descenders24,05891.71%94.43%
- 48SpaceEngine16,62891.69%96.16%
- 49Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game26,48091.69%94.14%
- 50Unpacking40,88591.65%93.24%
- 51Mini Metro16,76791.62%96.00%
- 52Kingdoms and Castles31,43891.54%93.57%
- 53Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator44,77591.53%92.95%
- 54DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT68,70991.31%92.20%
- 55Farm Together22,11991.30%94.07%
- 56Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)8,97391.27%98.05%
- 57Retrowave15,43691.23%95.15%
- 58Superflight11,58691.19%96.37%
- 59Two Point Museum13,49991.04%95.38%
- 60ISLANDERS16,78890.99%94.44%
- 61ABZU27,66890.87%92.93%
- 62Derail Valley9,82090.86%96.64%
- 63Cat Goes Fishing16,55090.78%94.16%
- 64Digseum8,15990.67%97.68%
- 65Bloons TD 511,97790.63%94.68%
- 66Carto9,39890.59%96.34%
- 67Planet Coaster72,20990.58%91.32%
- 68Strange Horticulture16,15090.56%94.45%
- 69SuchArt: Creative Space7,15890.52%97.97%
- 70Zup! F8,32790.50%96.88%
- 71Planet Zoo97,81090.45%90.98%
- 72Hidden Folks9,55290.33%96.68%
- 73My Time at Portia44,31990.31%91.46%
- 74AudioSurf11,10690.28%95.69%
- 75Insaniquarium Deluxe6,85290.26%96.80%
- 76Hook8,92390.25%96.96%
- 77The Plan23,66290.18%92.30%
- 78Disney Dreamlight Valley24,86190.16%92.16%
- 79Wingspan12,02990.15%94.29%
- 80Dinkum29,15090.09%91.78%
- 81Minami Lane6,75690.09%97.35%
- 82Coffee Talk12,58890.08%94.70%
- 83Coloring Pixels8,68590.05%96.03%
- 84Turmoil16,16890.00%92.98%
- 85A Castle Full of Cats4,52889.95%99.18%
- 86FEZ16,26389.93%92.64%
- 87A Story About My Uncle29,24489.90%91.52%
- 88Viscera Cleanup Detail23,76589.84%92.19%
- 89Learn to Fly 311,31689.79%94.68%
- 90Starbound123,32789.79%89.93%
- 91Cassette Beasts11,12089.73%94.03%
- 92Lil Gator Game6,14089.69%98.52%
- 93Farming Simulator 1515,86989.68%92.51%
- 94Hello Kitty Island Adventure12,48789.63%93.93%
- 95Loddlenaut6,27189.55%97.97%
- 96Neva10,70089.51%93.56%
- 97Vampires' Melody5,73189.51%97.45%
- 98Ostriv7,68189.46%95.03%
- 99Motor Town: Behind The Wheel9,71589.46%93.85%
- 100Banished43,35089.45%90.43%
