Best Value Immersive Sim Games Under $20

The Immersive Sim 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. 1Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition$0.03/1hr
  2. 2theHunter: Call of the Wild$0.06/1hr
  3. 3Euro Truck Simulator 2$0.06/1hr
  4. 4Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut$0.06/1hr
  5. 5Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator$0.08/1hr
  6. 6Rising Storm 2: Vietnam$0.08/1hr
  7. 7Chill Pulse$0.08/1hr
  8. 8HITMAN World of Assassination$0.08/1hr
  9. 9Dishonored$0.09/1hr
  10. 10Deus Ex: Mankind Divided$0.09/1hr
  11. 11Car Mechanic Simulator 2021$0.09/1hr
  12. 12Cruelty Squad$0.11/1hr
  13. 13Placid Plastic Duck Simulator$0.11/1hr
  14. 14American Truck Simulator$0.11/1hr
  15. 15ANEURISM IV$0.11/1hr
  16. 16Ultimate Fishing Simulator$0.12/1hr
  17. 17Streets of Rogue$0.12/1hr
  18. 18Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm$0.12/1hr
  19. 19Airport CEO$0.13/1hr
  20. 20Thief Simulator$0.13/1hr
  21. 21Feed the Cups$0.14/1hr
  22. 22SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition$0.15/1hr
  23. 23SnowRunner$0.16/1hr
  24. 24Farming Simulator 22$0.16/1hr
  25. 25Stormworks: Build and Rescue$0.16/1hr
  26. 26Cyberpunk 2077$0.16/1hr
  27. 27Ranch Simulator: Build, Hunt, Farm$0.17/1hr
  28. 28Railroads Online$0.17/1hr
  29. 29PowerWash Simulator$0.17/1hr
  30. 30Streamer Life Simulator$0.17/1hr
  31. 31ContractVille$0.17/1hr
  32. 32Ostranauts$0.18/1hr
  33. 33Survival: Fountain of Youth$0.18/1hr
  34. 34Construction Simulator$0.19/1hr
  35. 35Electrician Simulator$0.19/1hr
  36. 36Prey$0.19/1hr
  37. 37Far Cry 2$0.20/1hr
  38. 38Pathologic 2$0.20/1hr
  39. 39Dark Messiah of Might & Magic$0.22/1hr
  40. 40The Planet Crafter$0.22/1hr
  41. 41BioShock 2 Remastered$0.22/1hr
  42. 42Travellers Rest$0.22/1hr
  43. 43Supermarket Simulator$0.23/1hr
  44. 44Roots of Pacha$0.24/1hr
  45. 45Motor Town: Behind The Wheel$0.24/1hr
  46. 46Dishonored 2$0.25/1hr
  47. 47Sons Of The Forest$0.25/1hr
  48. 48Farmer's Life$0.26/1hr
  49. 49Cyber Manhunt$0.26/1hr
  50. 50Heroes' Vow: Three Kingdoms$0.26/1hr
  51. 51Police Simulator: Patrol Officers$0.27/1hr
  52. 52Medieval Dynasty$0.28/1hr
  53. 53Cash Cleaner Simulator$0.28/1hr
  54. 54Barro$0.29/1hr
  55. 55Car Dealer Simulator$0.29/1hr
  56. 56Ghosts of Tabor$0.30/1hr
  57. 57Session: Skate Sim$0.30/1hr
  58. 58Animal Shelter$0.31/1hr
  59. 59Call of the Wild: The Angler$0.32/1hr
  60. 60Easy Red 2$0.32/1hr
  61. 61My Dream Setup$0.33/1hr
  62. 62Grocery Store Simulator$0.33/1hr
  63. 63Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey$0.33/1hr
  64. 64Little Witch in the Woods$0.33/1hr
  65. 65BioShock Remastered$0.35/1hr
  66. 66House Flipper$0.38/1hr
  67. 67WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition$0.38/1hr
  68. 68Old Market Simulator$0.39/1hr
  69. 69Vanity Fair: The Pursuit$0.39/1hr
  70. 70Chef RPG$0.40/1hr
  71. 71112 Operator$0.40/1hr
  72. 72Farthest Frontier$0.41/1hr
  73. 73TCG Card Shop Simulator$0.42/1hr
  74. 74Star Trucker$0.42/1hr
  75. 75Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora$0.42/1hr
  76. 76Day of Dragons$0.43/1hr
  77. 77School Days$0.45/1hr
  78. 78Infection Free Zone$0.45/1hr
  79. 79Amnesia: The Bunker$0.45/1hr
  80. 80Sailwind$0.46/1hr
  81. 81System Shock$0.46/1hr
  82. 82Undisputed$0.46/1hr
  83. 83Rival Stars Horse Racing: Desktop Edition$0.47/1hr
  84. 84Sticky Business$0.47/1hr
  85. 85My Garage$0.47/1hr
  86. 86DEATHLOOP$0.48/1hr
  87. 87GoreBox$0.48/1hr
  88. 88Barony$0.48/1hr
  89. 89RoadCraft$0.49/1hr
  90. 90Dishonored: Death of the Outsider$0.49/1hr
  91. 91Shadows of Doubt$0.49/1hr
  92. 92Teardown$0.51/1hr
  93. 93Havendock$0.53/1hr
  94. 94Knowledge, or know Lady$0.55/1hr
  95. 95Squad$0.55/1hr
  96. 96JudgeSim$0.56/1hr
  97. 97Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days$0.56/1hr
  98. 98Internet Cafe Simulator 2$0.57/1hr
  99. 99Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator$0.57/1hr
  100. 100SimRail - The Railway Simulator$0.59/1hr

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.