Best Value Adventure Games Under $20

The Adventure games on Steam games under $20 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. 2Black Desert108 h/$
  3. 3Don't Starve Together62 h/$
  4. 4CryoFall27 h/$
  5. 5Rust22 h/$
  6. 6Terraria19 h/$
  7. 7POSTAL 218 h/$
  8. 8Tales of Maj'Eyal14 h/$
  9. 9Melvor Idle14 h/$
  10. 10Wall World14 h/$
  11. 11Don't Starve14 h/$
  12. 12Enter the Gungeon13 h/$
  13. 13Graveyard Keeper13 h/$
  14. 14Mirror12 h/$
  15. 15Trailmakers12 h/$
  16. 16Chill Pulse12 h/$
  17. 17Rock 'N' Roll Defense12 h/$
  18. 18Dungeon of the ENDLESS11 h/$
  19. 19Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition11 h/$
  20. 20Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen11 h/$
  21. 21Cyberhunt10 h/$
  22. 22Blasphemous10 h/$
  23. 23Deadside9.8 h/$
  24. 24The Binding of Isaac9.5 h/$
  25. 25DSX9.5 h/$
  26. 26Streets of Rogue9.1 h/$
  27. 27Hero Siege9.0 h/$
  28. 28Survivalist: Invisible Strain8.9 h/$
  29. 29Alan Wake8.8 h/$
  30. 30Green Hell8.8 h/$
  31. 31The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos8.7 h/$
  32. 32My Time at Sandrock8.5 h/$
  33. 33Monster Sanctuary8.4 h/$
  34. 34Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth8.4 h/$
  35. 35Orcs Must Die! 28.1 h/$
  36. 36The Elder Scrolls Online8.0 h/$
  37. 37Downwell7.8 h/$
  38. 38Valheim7.6 h/$
  39. 39Assassin's Creed Odyssey7.6 h/$
  40. 40Tank Mechanic Simulator7.5 h/$
  41. 41Deponia7.4 h/$
  42. 42Yakuza: Like a Dragon7.4 h/$
  43. 43Thief Simulator7.4 h/$
  44. 44The Riftbreaker7.0 h/$
  45. 45Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition7.0 h/$
  46. 46Beholder6.7 h/$
  47. 47Starbound6.7 h/$
  48. 48Celeste6.7 h/$
  49. 49Street Fighter 66.6 h/$
  50. 50Path of Exile 26.5 h/$
  51. 51ARK: Survival Evolved6.4 h/$
  52. 52The Talos Principle 26.4 h/$
  53. 53Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom6.4 h/$
  54. 54Reigns6.4 h/$
  55. 55CONTROL Ultimate Edition6.3 h/$
  56. 56Neon Abyss6.2 h/$
  57. 57Sun Haven5.8 h/$
  58. 58Portal Knights5.7 h/$
  59. 59Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition5.6 h/$
  60. 60SKYHILL5.6 h/$
  61. 61The Talos Principle5.6 h/$
  62. 62The Long Dark5.5 h/$
  63. 63Blasphemous 25.5 h/$
  64. 64Alan Wake's American Nightmare5.4 h/$
  65. 65Beasts of Bermuda5.4 h/$
  66. 66Suzerain5.4 h/$
  67. 67Assassin's Creed Valhalla5.3 h/$
  68. 68Dragon Cliff5.3 h/$
  69. 69Red Dead Online5.2 h/$
  70. 70Mafia III: Definitive Edition5.2 h/$
  71. 71Hollow Knight5.1 h/$
  72. 72Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour5.1 h/$
  73. 73Gato Roboto5.1 h/$
  74. 74SnowRunner5.0 h/$
  75. 75Lethal Company5.0 h/$
  76. 76Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth5.0 h/$
  77. 77Yakuza 5 Remastered4.9 h/$
  78. 78Slime Rancher4.8 h/$
  79. 79Gunfire Reborn4.7 h/$
  80. 80Shadow Warrior 24.7 h/$
  81. 81Resident Evil 64.7 h/$
  82. 82The Isle4.6 h/$
  83. 83Dust: An Elysian Tail4.5 h/$
  84. 84Pathologic 24.5 h/$
  85. 85鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal4.5 h/$
  86. 86Death's Door4.5 h/$
  87. 87Gordian Quest4.5 h/$
  88. 88Cat Quest4.5 h/$
  89. 89Shadow Warrior4.4 h/$
  90. 90Cauldron4.4 h/$
  91. 91DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT4.4 h/$
  92. 92Dome Keeper4.3 h/$
  93. 93Noita4.3 h/$
  94. 9420 Minutes Till Dawn4.3 h/$
  95. 95The Vagrant4.3 h/$
  96. 96Scrap Mechanic4.3 h/$
  97. 97Empyrion - Galactic Survival4.3 h/$
  98. 98Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition4.3 h/$
  99. 99Animal Shelter4.3 h/$
  100. 100Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition4.2 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.