Best Value Horror Games Under $40

The Horror games on Steam games under $40 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. 1YoloMouse - Cursor Changer122 h/$
  2. 2Don't Starve Together62 h/$
  3. 3Hunt: Showdown 189641 h/$
  4. 4Cookie Clicker23 h/$
  5. 5Dead by Daylight19 h/$
  6. 6Don't Starve14 h/$
  7. 7Bean Battles12 h/$
  8. 8Blasphemous10 h/$
  9. 9The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth9.4 h/$
  10. 10Alan Wake8.8 h/$
  11. 11Phasmophobia7.3 h/$
  12. 12Fallout 766.7 h/$
  13. 13Path of Exile 26.5 h/$
  14. 14CONTROL Ultimate Edition6.3 h/$
  15. 15Vampyr6.3 h/$
  16. 16R.E.P.O.6.1 h/$
  17. 17State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition6.0 h/$
  18. 18Undertale5.7 h/$
  19. 19Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition5.6 h/$
  20. 20SKYHILL5.6 h/$
  21. 21People Playground5.6 h/$
  22. 22Left 4 Dead 25.6 h/$
  23. 23Blasphemous 25.5 h/$
  24. 24Alan Wake's American Nightmare5.4 h/$
  25. 25Beasts of Bermuda5.4 h/$
  26. 26Lethal Company5.0 h/$
  27. 27Wallpaper Engine4.8 h/$
  28. 28Resident Evil 64.7 h/$
  29. 29The Isle4.6 h/$
  30. 30DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT4.4 h/$
  31. 3120 Minutes Till Dawn4.3 h/$
  32. 32KovaaK's4.2 h/$
  33. 33Grounded4.1 h/$
  34. 34Party Hard4.1 h/$
  35. 35Sally Face - Episode One4.1 h/$
  36. 36Barotrauma4.1 h/$
  37. 37Resident Evil 4 (2005)4.1 h/$
  38. 38CARRION3.9 h/$
  39. 39Deep Rock Galactic3.8 h/$
  40. 40POSTAL Redux3.8 h/$
  41. 41Blood and Bacon3.7 h/$
  42. 42LIMBO3.7 h/$
  43. 43Resident Evil3.6 h/$
  44. 44Resident Evil 53.6 h/$
  45. 45Dead Estate3.4 h/$
  46. 46Chernobylite Complete Edition3.4 h/$
  47. 47Library Of Ruina3.4 h/$
  48. 48Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation3.2 h/$
  49. 49Exanima3.2 h/$
  50. 50Resident Evil 23.0 h/$
  51. 51Resident Evil Revelations 23.0 h/$
  52. 52The Infected3.0 h/$
  53. 53Resident Evil 42.9 h/$
  54. 54Resident Evil 02.8 h/$
  55. 55Unheard - Voices of Crime2.8 h/$
  56. 56Yog-Sothoth’s Yard2.7 h/$
  57. 57Phoenix Point2.7 h/$
  58. 58The Darkness II2.6 h/$
  59. 59Aliens: Fireteam Elite2.6 h/$
  60. 60Warhammer 40,000: Darktide2.5 h/$
  61. 61Half-Life 22.5 h/$
  62. 62Nubby's Number Factory2.4 h/$
  63. 63HumanitZ2.4 h/$
  64. 64Resident Evil Revelations2.3 h/$
  65. 65Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition2.2 h/$
  66. 66Aliens: Dark Descent2.2 h/$
  67. 67Darkest Dungeon2.2 h/$
  68. 68Inside the Backrooms2.1 h/$
  69. 69Batman: Arkham Knight2.1 h/$
  70. 70System Shock2.0 h/$
  71. 71Hello Neighbor2.0 h/$
  72. 72INSIDE2.0 h/$
  73. 73Content Warning2.0 h/$
  74. 74Thymesia2.0 h/$
  75. 75RAGE2.0 h/$
  76. 76That's not my Neighbor2.0 h/$
  77. 77The Final Station1.9 h/$
  78. 78Resident Evil Village1.9 h/$
  79. 79Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair1.9 h/$
  80. 80I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream1.9 h/$
  81. 81Mist Survival1.9 h/$
  82. 82DREDGE1.9 h/$
  83. 83Resident Evil 7 Biohazard1.9 h/$
  84. 84Changed1.9 h/$
  85. 85Hand Simulator1.9 h/$
  86. 86CULTIC1.8 h/$
  87. 87Nothing1.8 h/$
  88. 88Scorn1.7 h/$
  89. 89Alice: Madness Returns1.7 h/$
  90. 90We Were Here Forever1.7 h/$
  91. 91Murky Divers1.7 h/$
  92. 92Atomic Heart1.7 h/$
  93. 93Dying Light1.7 h/$
  94. 94LISA: The Painful1.7 h/$
  95. 95A Plague Tale: Innocence1.7 h/$
  96. 96Rusty Lake Hotel1.7 h/$
  97. 97We Happy Few1.7 h/$
  98. 98KLETKA1.6 h/$
  99. 99Darkwood1.6 h/$
  100. 100We Were Here Too1.6 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.