Best Value Deckbuilding Games Under $40

The Deckbuilding games on Steam games under $40 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. 8Library Of Ruina$0.34/1hr
  9. 9Monster Train 2$0.34/1hr
  10. 10Matchmaking Inc.$0.35/1hr
  11. 11Backpack Hero$0.36/1hr
  12. 12Nubby's Number Factory$0.37/1hr
  13. 13Aces & Adventures$0.40/1hr
  14. 149 Kings$0.48/1hr
  15. 15Luck be a Landlord$0.48/1hr
  16. 16Heretic's Fork$0.48/1hr
  17. 17Moonstone Island$0.48/1hr
  18. 18Border Pioneer$0.49/1hr
  19. 19Shogun Showdown$0.50/1hr
  20. 20Chrono Ark$0.51/1hr
  21. 21Loop Hero$0.52/1hr
  22. 22BOOK OF HOURS$0.53/1hr
  23. 23HELLCARD$0.54/1hr
  24. 24Necroking$0.55/1hr
  25. 25DICEOMANCER$0.56/1hr
  26. 26Dicey Dungeons$0.56/1hr
  27. 27LONESTAR$0.63/1hr
  28. 28Monster Train$0.64/1hr
  29. 29Emberward$0.65/1hr
  30. 30Dungeons & Degenerate Gamblers$0.67/1hr
  31. 31Wildfrost$0.68/1hr
  32. 32Potionomics$0.69/1hr
  33. 33Menace from the Deep$0.70/1hr
  34. 34Fights in Tight Spaces$0.72/1hr
  35. 35Dungeon Clawler$0.72/1hr
  36. 36Cultist Simulator$0.73/1hr
  37. 37Black Book$0.73/1hr
  38. 38The Matchless Kungfu$0.74/1hr
  39. 39Cobalt Core$0.77/1hr
  40. 40Dune: Imperium$0.77/1hr
  41. 41暖雪 Warm Snow$0.81/1hr
  42. 42Slay the Spire$0.83/1hr
  43. 43Die in the Dungeon$0.89/1hr
  44. 44I Was a Teenage Exocolonist$0.93/1hr
  45. 45Kabuto Park$0.94/1hr
  46. 46Ticket to Ride$0.96/1hr
  47. 47Peglin$0.97/1hr
  48. 48Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist$1.01/1hr
  49. 49Cross Blitz$1.04/1hr
  50. 50TerraScape$1.04/1hr
  51. 51Inscryption$1.05/1hr
  52. 52Griftlands$1.06/1hr
  53. 53Dice & Fold$1.09/1hr
  54. 54Spirit Island$1.12/1hr
  55. 55Yu-Gi-Oh! Legacy of the Duelist : Link Evolution$1.13/1hr
  56. 56StarVaders$1.57/1hr
  57. 57Ballionaire$1.59/1hr
  58. 58Tainted Grail: Conquest$1.62/1hr
  59. 59Roguebook$1.63/1hr
  60. 60Lost in Random$1.67/1hr
  61. 61Book of Demons$1.69/1hr
  62. 62Hand of Fate$1.80/1hr
  63. 63Cardboard 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.