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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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. 1Ultimate Fishing Simulator13 h/$
  2. 2Chill Pulse12 h/$
  3. 3Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator10 h/$
  4. 4Streets of Rogue9.1 h/$
  5. 5Placid Plastic Duck Simulator8.7 h/$
  6. 6Car Mechanic Simulator 20217.6 h/$
  7. 7Thief Simulator7.4 h/$
  8. 8Feed the Cups5.4 h/$
  9. 9Airport CEO5.1 h/$
  10. 10SnowRunner5.0 h/$
  11. 11Pathologic 24.5 h/$
  12. 12Ostranauts4.4 h/$
  13. 13Animal Shelter4.3 h/$
  14. 14Big Ambitions4.1 h/$
  15. 15Sailwind3.9 h/$
  16. 16Motor Town: Behind The Wheel3.9 h/$
  17. 17Cyber Manhunt3.6 h/$
  18. 18Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition3.6 h/$
  19. 19The Planet Crafter3.4 h/$
  20. 20Travellers Rest3.3 h/$
  21. 21TCG Card Shop Simulator3.2 h/$
  22. 22Old Market Simulator3.2 h/$
  23. 23theHunter: Call of the Wild3.1 h/$
  24. 24Cash Cleaner Simulator3.1 h/$
  25. 25ANEURISM IV3.1 h/$
  26. 26School Days2.9 h/$
  27. 27Farming Simulator 222.8 h/$
  28. 28American Truck Simulator2.8 h/$
  29. 29ContractVille2.8 h/$
  30. 30Car Dealer Simulator2.8 h/$
  31. 31Infection Free Zone2.8 h/$
  32. 32Barro2.7 h/$
  33. 33Legend of Heroes: Three Kingdoms2.6 h/$
  34. 34Euro Truck Simulator 22.6 h/$
  35. 35Supermarket Simulator2.6 h/$
  36. 36Dishonored2.5 h/$
  37. 37112 Operator2.3 h/$
  38. 38Easy Red 22.2 h/$
  39. 39Day of Dragons2.2 h/$
  40. 40Barony2.2 h/$
  41. 41Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator2.1 h/$
  42. 42GoreBox2.1 h/$
  43. 43System Shock2.0 h/$
  44. 44Chef RPG2.0 h/$
  45. 45My Garage1.9 h/$
  46. 46Little Witch in the Woods1.9 h/$
  47. 47Teardown1.9 h/$
  48. 48Depersonalization1.8 h/$
  49. 49Farmer's Life1.8 h/$
  50. 50E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy1.6 h/$
  51. 51Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop1.5 h/$
  52. 52Construction Simulator1.4 h/$
  53. 53SimCity 4 Deluxe Edition1.4 h/$
  54. 54Far Cry 21.4 h/$
  55. 55Finnish Cottage Simulator1.3 h/$
  56. 56Grocery Store Simulator1.3 h/$
  57. 57Comedy Night1.3 h/$
  58. 58Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut1.3 h/$
  59. 59Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game1.2 h/$
  60. 60Knowledge, or know Lady1.2 h/$
  61. 61My Dream Setup1.2 h/$
  62. 62Cyber Manhunt 2: New World - The Hacking Simulator1.1 h/$
  63. 63Wrestling Empire1.1 h/$
  64. 64Uncrashed : FPV Drone Simulator1.1 h/$
  65. 65Juice Galaxy1.1 h/$
  66. 66Dark Messiah of Might & Magic1.1 h/$
  67. 67Car For Sale Simulator 20231.0 h/$
  68. 68Liftoff: FPV Drone Racing1.0 h/$
  69. 69Vanity Fair: The Pursuit0.9 h/$
  70. 70To Pixelia0.9 h/$
  71. 71TRYP FPV: Drone Racer Simulator0.9 h/$
  72. 72Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm0.9 h/$
  73. 73Cruelty Squad0.9 h/$
  74. 74Zero Hour0.8 h/$
  75. 75Love Is All Around0.8 h/$
  76. 76Sticky Business0.8 h/$
  77. 77Fast Food Simulator0.8 h/$
  78. 78Streamer Life Simulator0.8 h/$
  79. 79BioShock Remastered0.8 h/$
  80. 80Gloomwood0.7 h/$
  81. 81Dreamlike Love with Seira0.7 h/$
  82. 82Kiosk0.7 h/$
  83. 8360 Seconds!0.7 h/$
  84. 84BioShock 2 Remastered0.7 h/$
  85. 8560 Seconds! Reatomized0.7 h/$
  86. 86JudgeSim0.7 h/$
  87. 87KinitoPET0.7 h/$
  88. 88Streamer Life Simulator 20.6 h/$
  89. 89Lawn Mowing Simulator0.6 h/$
  90. 90PC Building Simulator0.6 h/$
  91. 91Internet Cafe Simulator 20.6 h/$
  92. 92The Tenants0.5 h/$
  93. 93Endorphin Vice0.5 h/$
  94. 94[Chilla's Art] The Closing Shift | 閉店事件0.4 h/$
  95. 95No Case Should Remain Unsolved0.4 h/$
  96. 96Deus Ex: The Fall0.4 h/$
  97. 97The Exit 80.4 h/$
  98. 98Electrician Simulator0.3 h/$
  99. 99The Operator0.3 h/$
  100. 100The Test0.2 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.