Best Value Action Games Under $5

The Action games on Steam games under $5 that deliver the most playtime per dollar: median reviewer hours divided by current price.

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Median reviewer playtime divided by price. 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. 1Crosshair X233 h/$
  2. 2YoloMouse - Cursor Changer122 h/$
  3. 3Black Desert108 h/$
  4. 4Brotato77 h/$
  5. 5Don't Starve Together62 h/$
  6. 6CryoFall27 h/$
  7. 7POSTAL 218 h/$
  8. 8Vampire Survivors17 h/$
  9. 9Borderlands 216 h/$
  10. 10Geometry Dash16 h/$
  11. 11Wall World14 h/$
  12. 12Enter the Gungeon13 h/$
  13. 13Bean Battles12 h/$
  14. 14Trailmakers12 h/$
  15. 15Rock 'N' Roll Defense12 h/$
  16. 16Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen11 h/$
  17. 17Cyberhunt10 h/$
  18. 18Town of Salem10 h/$
  19. 19Blasphemous10 h/$
  20. 20Hotline Miami10 h/$
  21. 21Serious Sam II10 h/$
  22. 22Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number9.7 h/$
  23. 23Psychonauts9.7 h/$
  24. 24The Binding of Isaac9.5 h/$
  25. 25Streets of Rogue9.1 h/$
  26. 26Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel8.8 h/$
  27. 27Alan Wake8.8 h/$
  28. 28Green Hell8.8 h/$
  29. 29Monster Sanctuary8.4 h/$
  30. 30UBERMOSH8.3 h/$
  31. 31Orcs Must Die! 28.1 h/$
  32. 32Downwell7.8 h/$
  33. 33Tank Mechanic Simulator7.5 h/$
  34. 34Heroes of Hammerwatch7.4 h/$
  35. 35Thief Simulator7.4 h/$
  36. 36Halo: Spartan Assault7.3 h/$
  37. 37Hitman: Absolution7.1 h/$
  38. 38Picayune Dreams6.8 h/$
  39. 39Celeste6.7 h/$
  40. 40FlatOut6.3 h/$
  41. 41CONTROL Ultimate Edition6.3 h/$
  42. 42Vampyr6.3 h/$
  43. 43Orcs Must Die!6.2 h/$
  44. 44Neon Abyss6.2 h/$
  45. 45Army of Ruin5.9 h/$
  46. 46SpeedRunners5.9 h/$
  47. 47Karate Survivor5.7 h/$
  48. 48Portal Knights5.7 h/$
  49. 49Planes, Bullets and Vodka5.7 h/$
  50. 50The Talos Principle5.6 h/$
  51. 51God Of Weapons5.6 h/$
  52. 52Alan Wake's American Nightmare5.4 h/$
  53. 53DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE5.3 h/$
  54. 54Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta)5.3 h/$
  55. 55Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet5.1 h/$
  56. 56Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour5.1 h/$
  57. 57Gato Roboto5.1 h/$
  58. 58State of Decay: YOSE5.0 h/$
  59. 59Slime Rancher4.8 h/$
  60. 60RUNNING WITH RIFLES4.8 h/$
  61. 61Halls of Torment4.7 h/$
  62. 62Shadow Warrior 24.7 h/$
  63. 63Muse Dash4.7 h/$
  64. 64Resident Evil 64.7 h/$
  65. 65The Messenger4.7 h/$
  66. 66Overcooked4.7 h/$
  67. 67ROUNDS4.6 h/$
  68. 68Crypt of the NecroDancer4.6 h/$
  69. 69Dust: An Elysian Tail4.5 h/$
  70. 70Death's Door4.5 h/$
  71. 71Cat Quest4.5 h/$
  72. 72Shadow Warrior4.4 h/$
  73. 73NeuroVoider4.4 h/$
  74. 7420 Minutes Till Dawn4.3 h/$
  75. 75The Vagrant4.3 h/$
  76. 76Party Hard4.1 h/$
  77. 77Voidigo4.1 h/$
  78. 78Broforce4.1 h/$
  79. 79Resident Evil 4 (2005)4.1 h/$
  80. 80Brutal Legend4.0 h/$
  81. 81CARRION3.9 h/$
  82. 82POSTAL Redux3.8 h/$
  83. 83Hot Lava3.8 h/$
  84. 84Your Only Move Is HUSTLE3.7 h/$
  85. 85RUINER3.7 h/$
  86. 86Blood and Bacon3.7 h/$
  87. 87LIMBO3.7 h/$
  88. 88Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition3.6 h/$
  89. 89Resident Evil3.6 h/$
  90. 90SteamWorld Dig 23.6 h/$
  91. 91F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch3.6 h/$
  92. 92Resident Evil 53.6 h/$
  93. 93Serious Sam 3: BFE3.6 h/$
  94. 94The Survivalists3.5 h/$
  95. 95Sunset Overdrive3.5 h/$
  96. 96Friends vs Friends3.4 h/$
  97. 97Warpips3.4 h/$
  98. 98Stick Fight: The Game3.4 h/$
  99. 99Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy3.4 h/$
  100. 100Natural Selection 23.4 h/$

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.