Best Value Indie Games Under $40

The Indie 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. 1Crosshair X233 h/$
  2. 2YoloMouse - Cursor Changer122 h/$
  3. 3Brotato77 h/$
  4. 4Don't Starve Together62 h/$
  5. 5Cornerpond58 h/$
  6. 6Ropuka's Idle Island33 h/$
  7. 7BidKing30 h/$
  8. 8Oxygen Not Included30 h/$
  9. 9shapez27 h/$
  10. 10CryoFall27 h/$
  11. 11Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi23 h/$
  12. 12Cookie Clicker23 h/$
  13. 13Rust22 h/$
  14. 14Terraria19 h/$
  15. 15Foxhole19 h/$
  16. 16POSTAL 218 h/$
  17. 17Vampire Survivors17 h/$
  18. 18Tiny Pasture17 h/$
  19. 19Geometry Dash16 h/$
  20. 20Tales of Maj'Eyal14 h/$
  21. 21Melvor Idle14 h/$
  22. 22Banner of the Maid14 h/$
  23. 23Wall World14 h/$
  24. 24Don't Starve14 h/$
  25. 25Slay the Spire13 h/$
  26. 26Enter the Gungeon13 h/$
  27. 27Graveyard Keeper13 h/$
  28. 28Bean Battles12 h/$
  29. 29Mirror12 h/$
  30. 30Trailmakers12 h/$
  31. 31Chill Pulse12 h/$
  32. 32Dungeon of the ENDLESS11 h/$
  33. 33Space Engineers11 h/$
  34. 34Loop Hero10 h/$
  35. 35Cyberhunt10 h/$
  36. 36Rusty's Retirement10 h/$
  37. 37Blasphemous10 h/$
  38. 38Hotline Miami10 h/$
  39. 39Serious Sam II10 h/$
  40. 40Mechabellum9.9 h/$
  41. 41Deadside9.8 h/$
  42. 42Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number9.7 h/$
  43. 43The Binding of Isaac9.5 h/$
  44. 44DSX9.5 h/$
  45. 45Garry's Mod9.3 h/$
  46. 46Streets of Rogue9.1 h/$
  47. 47Hero Siege9.0 h/$
  48. 48Survivalist: Invisible Strain8.9 h/$
  49. 49Green Hell8.8 h/$
  50. 50The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos8.7 h/$
  51. 51Stardew Valley8.7 h/$
  52. 52My Time at Sandrock8.5 h/$
  53. 53Monster Sanctuary8.4 h/$
  54. 54Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth8.4 h/$
  55. 55UBERMOSH8.3 h/$
  56. 56Orcs Must Die! 28.1 h/$
  57. 57Downwell7.8 h/$
  58. 58Hacknet7.7 h/$
  59. 59Valheim7.6 h/$
  60. 60Tank Mechanic Simulator7.5 h/$
  61. 61Soulmask7.5 h/$
  62. 62Heroes of Hammerwatch7.4 h/$
  63. 63Deponia7.4 h/$
  64. 64Punch Club7.4 h/$
  65. 65Thief Simulator7.4 h/$
  66. 66Phasmophobia7.3 h/$
  67. 67Assetto Corsa7.3 h/$
  68. 68The Riftbreaker7.0 h/$
  69. 69Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition7.0 h/$
  70. 70Touhou Mystia's Izakaya6.9 h/$
  71. 71Avorion6.8 h/$
  72. 72RimWorld6.8 h/$
  73. 73Beholder6.7 h/$
  74. 74Starbound6.7 h/$
  75. 75Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun6.7 h/$
  76. 76Celeste6.7 h/$
  77. 77Niche - a genetics survival game6.6 h/$
  78. 78ARK: Survival Evolved6.4 h/$
  79. 79Reigns6.4 h/$
  80. 80UBOAT6.3 h/$
  81. 81Factorio6.3 h/$
  82. 82Orcs Must Die!6.2 h/$
  83. 83Neon Abyss6.2 h/$
  84. 84gogh: Focus with Your Avatar6.0 h/$
  85. 85TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children6.0 h/$
  86. 86Army of Ruin5.9 h/$
  87. 87Mortal Online 25.9 h/$
  88. 88SpeedRunners5.9 h/$
  89. 89Dyson Sphere Program5.9 h/$
  90. 90Razortron 20005.8 h/$
  91. 91Naval Action5.8 h/$
  92. 92Sun Haven5.8 h/$
  93. 93Karate Survivor5.7 h/$
  94. 94Planes, Bullets and Vodka5.7 h/$
  95. 95Undertale5.7 h/$
  96. 96觅长生5.7 h/$
  97. 97Spirit City: Lofi Sessions5.7 h/$
  98. 98SKYHILL5.6 h/$
  99. 99People Playground5.6 h/$
  100. 100Golf With Your Friends5.6 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.