Best Value Deckbuilding Games Under $20

The Deckbuilding games on Steam games under $20 that deliver the most playtime per dollar: median reviewer hours divided by current price.

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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. 1Hexarchy$0.09/1hr
  2. 2Across the Obelisk$0.18/1hr
  3. 3Esports Godfather$0.27/1hr
  4. 4Magicraft$0.31/1hr
  5. 5Gloomhaven$0.32/1hr
  6. 6Balatro$0.34/1hr
  7. 7ROUNDS$0.34/1hr
  8. 8Matchmaking Inc.$0.35/1hr
  9. 9Backpack Hero$0.36/1hr
  10. 10Nubby's Number Factory$0.37/1hr
  11. 11Aces & Adventures$0.40/1hr
  12. 129 Kings$0.48/1hr
  13. 13Luck be a Landlord$0.48/1hr
  14. 14Heretic's Fork$0.48/1hr
  15. 15Moonstone Island$0.48/1hr
  16. 16Border Pioneer$0.49/1hr
  17. 17Shogun Showdown$0.50/1hr
  18. 18Loop Hero$0.52/1hr
  19. 19Necroking$0.55/1hr
  20. 20DICEOMANCER$0.56/1hr
  21. 21Dicey Dungeons$0.56/1hr
  22. 22LONESTAR$0.63/1hr
  23. 23Emberward$0.65/1hr
  24. 24Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers$0.67/1hr
  25. 25Wildfrost$0.68/1hr
  26. 26Menace from the Deep$0.70/1hr
  27. 27Dungeon Clawler$0.72/1hr
  28. 28Cultist Simulator$0.73/1hr
  29. 29The Matchless Kungfu$0.74/1hr
  30. 30Cobalt Core$0.77/1hr
  31. 31暖雪 Warm Snow$0.81/1hr
  32. 32Die in the Dungeon$0.89/1hr
  33. 33Kabuto Park$0.94/1hr
  34. 34Ticket to Ride$0.96/1hr
  35. 35Peglin$0.97/1hr
  36. 36Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist$1.01/1hr
  37. 37TerraScape$1.04/1hr
  38. 38Inscryption$1.05/1hr
  39. 39Griftlands$1.06/1hr
  40. 40Dice & Fold$1.09/1hr
  41. 41Ballionaire$1.59/1hr
  42. 42Tainted Grail: Conquest$1.62/1hr
  43. 43Hand of Fate$1.80/1hr
  44. 44Cardboard Town$4.69/1hr

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.