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 Valley1,030,34698.35%98.48%
- 2Euro Truck Simulator 2935,72297.31%97.45%
- 3Balatro196,51697.22%97.84%
- 4American Truck Simulator194,79996.33%96.92%
- 5DAVE THE DIVER160,12395.84%96.53%
- 6Chants of Sennaar33,60195.19%98.24%
- 7Crime Scene Cleaner33,80995.09%98.09%
- 8GRIS95,94995.00%96.05%
- 9A Short Hike22,53394.78%99.15%
- 10PowerWash Simulator58,50994.73%96.41%
- 11Crab Champions30,95594.72%97.88%
- 12TCG Card Shop Simulator48,89394.57%96.54%
- 13Fields of Mistria30,70994.38%97.45%
- 14CarX Drift Racing Online89,13394.07%95.10%
- 15WorldBox - God Simulator56,04793.76%95.33%
- 16Universe Sandbox31,90593.73%96.49%
- 17Tiny Glade24,32393.70%97.30%
- 18Dorfromantik29,51293.45%96.34%
- 19Placid Plastic Duck Simulator20,09393.38%97.58%
- 20The Last Campfire20,26093.36%97.52%
- 21Farming Simulator 1976,21693.36%94.47%
- 22Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition53,03893.36%94.95%
- 23House Flipper111,14393.24%93.99%
- 24Mon Bazou20,55493.14%97.12%
- 25Mini Motorways24,29792.97%96.27%
- 26Our Life: Beginnings & Always13,66792.92%98.76%
- 27Slime Rancher 249,48792.90%94.51%
- 28Spirit City: Lofi Sessions16,46592.84%97.63%
- 29Bomb Rush Cyberfunk15,52392.82%97.90%
- 30TOEM: A Photo Adventure11,81492.61%99.11%
- 31Webbed15,22892.58%97.59%
- 32ANIMAL WELL24,37292.54%95.77%
- 33Peggle Deluxe14,25392.41%97.65%
- 34Zup! S16,12392.26%96.79%
- 35shapez 2 - Factory15,01892.22%97.07%
- 36Journey38,23292.19%94.09%
- 37PC Building Simulator52,71492.14%93.50%
- 38Nodebuster13,97392.11%97.43%
- 39My Singing Monsters48,68792.06%93.53%
- 40Townscaper21,59292.02%95.30%
- 41Rusty's Retirement14,75891.95%96.71%
- 42Core Keeper65,87291.90%92.95%
- 43SpaceEngine16,24491.88%96.15%
- 44Refunct17,45991.87%95.84%
- 45Mini Metro16,69591.87%96.02%
- 46Juice Galaxy10,47891.86%98.47%
- 47Love Is All Around45,88191.75%93.24%
- 48Descenders23,69791.63%94.45%
- 49Leaf Blower Revolution - Idle Game26,41991.62%94.15%
- 50Virtual Cottage11,06091.61%97.64%
- 51Unpacking40,57691.57%93.21%
- 52Kingdoms and Castles31,34591.47%93.56%
- 53Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator44,33891.46%92.93%
- 54DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT67,11791.35%92.30%
- 55Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)8,98191.27%98.06%
- 56Farm Together22,10291.23%94.08%
- 57Retrowave15,53891.15%95.15%
- 58Superflight11,57191.07%96.37%
- 59ISLANDERS16,77590.89%94.43%
- 60Two Point Museum13,03990.84%95.37%
- 61ABZU27,57390.81%92.94%
- 62Strange Horticulture15,92390.81%94.49%
- 63Derail Valley9,61290.68%96.65%
- 64Hidden Folks9,53590.67%96.69%
- 65Cat Goes Fishing16,41190.66%94.14%
- 66Hook8,91990.61%96.96%
- 67AudioSurf11,10090.59%95.68%
- 68Digseum8,08390.51%97.71%
- 69Carto9,34190.44%96.34%
- 70SuchArt: Creative Space7,14590.36%97.96%
- 71Coffee Talk12,51090.36%94.70%
- 72Zup! F8,31590.36%96.89%
- 73My Time at Portia44,26190.29%91.50%
- 74Bloons TD 511,93890.23%94.66%
- 75Disney Dreamlight Valley24,60990.10%92.20%
- 76The Plan23,61490.10%92.29%
- 77Learn to Fly 311,23190.09%94.68%
- 78Coloring Pixels8,61590.08%96.04%
- 79Lil Gator Game6,07490.08%98.53%
- 80Dinkum29,02390.07%91.84%
- 81Viscera Cleanup Detail23,70090.05%92.20%
- 82Wingspan11,92190.00%94.25%
- 83Minami Lane6,64689.91%97.40%
- 84Loddlenaut6,13489.91%98.01%
- 85Hello Kitty Island Adventure12,21789.88%93.93%
- 86Turmoil16,09189.88%92.95%
- 87A Story About My Uncle29,22489.84%91.51%
- 88Cassette Beasts10,99189.82%94.06%
- 89LYNE8,24489.74%95.57%
- 90Insaniquarium Deluxe6,79189.74%96.82%
- 91FEZ16,21589.72%92.66%
- 92Farming Simulator 1515,84189.65%92.49%
- 93Starbound123,23689.60%89.97%
- 94A Castle Full of Cats4,48289.50%99.17%
- 95Kabuto Park4,50089.47%99.53%
- 96Banished43,25989.40%90.43%
- 97Vampires' Melody5,71889.33%97.45%
- 98A Little to the Left18,82389.29%91.61%
- 99Zup!8,92289.27%94.13%
- 100Motor Town: Behind The Wheel9,51989.25%93.78%
