Best Value Action Games Under $10

The Action games on Steam games under $10 that deliver the most playtime per dollar: median reviewer hours divided by current price.

By price

Price divided by median reviewer playtime — how much you pay per hour of gameplay. Lower is better. 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. 1YoloMouse - Cursor Changer$0.01/1hr
  2. 2Black Desert$0.02/1hr
  3. 3Crosshair X$0.02/1hr
  4. 4Geometry Dash$0.02/1hr
  5. 5Left 4 Dead 2$0.02/1hr
  6. 6The Elder Scrolls Online$0.03/1hr
  7. 7Dead by Daylight$0.03/1hr
  8. 8Dungeon Defenders$0.03/1hr
  9. 9Total War: WARHAMMER III$0.03/1hr
  10. 10Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition$0.03/1hr
  11. 11SpiritVale$0.03/1hr
  12. 12The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut$0.03/1hr
  13. 13Muse Dash$0.04/1hr
  14. 14Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition$0.04/1hr
  15. 15FOR HONOR$0.04/1hr
  16. 16Terraria$0.04/1hr
  17. 17GemCraft - Chasing Shadows$0.04/1hr
  18. 18Elite Dangerous$0.04/1hr
  19. 19Grim Dawn$0.04/1hr
  20. 20The Outlast Trials$0.05/1hr
  21. 21Avorion$0.05/1hr
  22. 22Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion$0.05/1hr
  23. 23Don't Starve Together$0.05/1hr
  24. 24Company of Heroes$0.05/1hr
  25. 25Town of Salem$0.05/1hr
  26. 26Mount & Blade: Warband$0.05/1hr
  27. 27MONSTER HUNTER RISE$0.06/1hr
  28. 28PlateUp!$0.06/1hr
  29. 29God Of Weapons$0.06/1hr
  30. 30Jagged Alliance 3$0.06/1hr
  31. 31Tom Clancy’s The Division 2$0.06/1hr
  32. 32X4: Foundations$0.06/1hr
  33. 33Brotato$0.06/1hr
  34. 34Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut$0.06/1hr
  35. 35CrossCode$0.07/1hr
  36. 36Hero Siege$0.07/1hr
  37. 37Enter the Gungeon$0.07/1hr
  38. 38Just Cause 2$0.07/1hr
  39. 39Styx: Master of Shadows$0.07/1hr
  40. 40Bean Battles$0.07/1hr
  41. 41Space Engineers$0.07/1hr
  42. 42Mad Max$0.07/1hr
  43. 43Dying Light$0.07/1hr
  44. 44MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries$0.07/1hr
  45. 45DSX$0.07/1hr
  46. 46Gothic II: Gold Edition$0.07/1hr
  47. 47POSTAL 2$0.07/1hr
  48. 48Warhammer 40,000: Darktide$0.07/1hr
  49. 49The Surge$0.07/1hr
  50. 50Drug Dealer Simulator$0.07/1hr
  51. 51Atomicrops$0.07/1hr
  52. 52Fallout: New Vegas$0.07/1hr
  53. 53People Playground$0.07/1hr
  54. 54Kingdom Come: Deliverance$0.07/1hr
  55. 55The Talos Principle 2$0.08/1hr
  56. 56Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront$0.08/1hr
  57. 57Death Road to Canada$0.08/1hr
  58. 58Saints Row 2$0.08/1hr
  59. 59Beyond: Two Souls$0.08/1hr
  60. 60Wall World$0.08/1hr
  61. 61ARK: Survival Evolved$0.08/1hr
  62. 62Rising Storm 2: Vietnam$0.08/1hr
  63. 63Just Cause 3$0.08/1hr
  64. 64ORION: Prelude$0.08/1hr
  65. 65HITMAN World of Assassination$0.08/1hr
  66. 66Vampire Survivors$0.08/1hr
  67. 67Spelunky 2$0.08/1hr
  68. 68Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem$0.08/1hr
  69. 69Warhammer: Vermintide 2$0.08/1hr
  70. 70Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok$0.08/1hr
  71. 71Counter-Strike: Source$0.08/1hr
  72. 72Hitman: Blood Money$0.08/1hr
  73. 73Monster Hunter: World$0.08/1hr
  74. 74Starbound$0.08/1hr
  75. 75The Binding of Isaac$0.09/1hr
  76. 76Mechabellum$0.09/1hr
  77. 77BATTLETECH$0.09/1hr
  78. 78Dishonored$0.09/1hr
  79. 79Blasphemous$0.09/1hr
  80. 80Heavy Rain$0.09/1hr
  81. 81Deus Ex: Mankind Divided$0.09/1hr
  82. 82Rock 'N' Roll Defense$0.09/1hr
  83. 83Souldiers$0.09/1hr
  84. 84Darkwood$0.09/1hr
  85. 85Half-Life 2$0.09/1hr
  86. 86Watch_Dogs$0.09/1hr
  87. 87Warhammer: Chaosbane$0.09/1hr
  88. 88Subsistence$0.09/1hr
  89. 89Sniper Ghost Warrior 3$0.09/1hr
  90. 90Batman: Arkham Knight$0.10/1hr
  91. 91Deep Rock Galactic$0.10/1hr
  92. 92Rogue Legacy$0.10/1hr
  93. 93Arma 3$0.10/1hr
  94. 94Metro Exodus$0.10/1hr
  95. 95Chronicon$0.10/1hr
  96. 96Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword$0.10/1hr
  97. 97PEAK$0.10/1hr
  98. 98Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen$0.10/1hr
  99. 99Tom Clancy’s The Division$0.10/1hr
  100. 100Tank Mechanic Simulator$0.10/1hr

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.