Best Value JRPG Games Under $40

The JRPG 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. 1Banner of the Maid14 h/$
  2. 2FINAL FANTASY VIII12 h/$
  3. 3Mirror12 h/$
  4. 4Monster Hunter: World11 h/$
  5. 5Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen11 h/$
  6. 6FINAL FANTASY XIV Online10 h/$
  7. 7Monster Sanctuary8.4 h/$
  8. 8FINAL FANTASY XIII7.4 h/$
  9. 9Yakuza: Like a Dragon7.4 h/$
  10. 10Nioh: Complete Edition7.2 h/$
  11. 11MONSTER HUNTER RISE7.2 h/$
  12. 12FINAL FANTASY IX7.1 h/$
  13. 13Touhou Mystia's Izakaya6.9 h/$
  14. 14Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom6.4 h/$
  15. 15TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children6.0 h/$
  16. 16Dragon Cliff5.3 h/$
  17. 17Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet5.1 h/$
  18. 18Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth5.0 h/$
  19. 19Yakuza 5 Remastered4.9 h/$
  20. 20CODE VEIN4.8 h/$
  21. 21Cassette Beasts4.4 h/$
  22. 22Super Robot Wars 304.1 h/$
  23. 23FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH4.1 h/$
  24. 24FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster4.0 h/$
  25. 25Persona 4 Golden4.0 h/$
  26. 26DYNASTY WARRIORS 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition3.9 h/$
  27. 27Elin3.9 h/$
  28. 28Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising3.6 h/$
  29. 29Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy3.4 h/$
  30. 30FINAL FANTASY XIII-23.4 h/$
  31. 31FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION3.3 h/$
  32. 32FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE3.1 h/$
  33. 33DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT3.1 h/$
  34. 34Yakuza 6: The Song of Life3.0 h/$
  35. 35Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition3.0 h/$
  36. 36Terra Memoria2.9 h/$
  37. 37FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE2.8 h/$
  38. 38CrossCode2.7 h/$
  39. 39Yakuza 4 Remastered2.7 h/$
  40. 40Yog-Sothoth’s Yard2.7 h/$
  41. 41Like a Dragon: Ishin!2.5 h/$
  42. 42Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling2.5 h/$
  43. 43Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii2.5 h/$
  44. 44FINAL FANTASY XVI2.4 h/$
  45. 45One Piece Pirate Warriors 32.4 h/$
  46. 46Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga2.4 h/$
  47. 47ASTLIBRA Revision2.3 h/$
  48. 48Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth12.2 h/$
  49. 49Epic Battle Fantasy 52.2 h/$
  50. 50Secrets of Grindea2.1 h/$
  51. 51Volcano Princess2.0 h/$
  52. 52The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky2.0 h/$
  53. 53Valkyria Chronicles2.0 h/$
  54. 54Okami HD1.9 h/$
  55. 55SD GUNDAM G GENERATION CROSS RAYS1.8 h/$
  56. 56CHRONO TRIGGER1.8 h/$
  57. 57Granblue Fantasy: Relink1.7 h/$
  58. 58Chained Echoes1.7 h/$
  59. 59LISA: The Painful1.7 h/$
  60. 60Phoenotopia: Awakening1.7 h/$
  61. 61Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin1.7 h/$
  62. 62Hylics1.6 h/$
  63. 63Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name1.6 h/$
  64. 64The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel1.6 h/$
  65. 65Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition1.6 h/$
  66. 66OMORI1.5 h/$
  67. 67Fate/Samurai Remnant1.5 h/$
  68. 68Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty1.5 h/$
  69. 69DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition1.4 h/$
  70. 70CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION1.4 h/$
  71. 71Ys Origin1.4 h/$
  72. 72Living With Sister: Monochrome Fantasy1.4 h/$
  73. 73FINAL FANTASY1.3 h/$
  74. 74Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA1.2 h/$
  75. 75Coromon1.2 h/$
  76. 76Potion Permit1.2 h/$
  77. 77Tales of the Black Forest1.2 h/$
  78. 78DELTARUNE1.2 h/$
  79. 79Ruined King: A League of Legends Story1.1 h/$
  80. 80Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend1.0 h/$
  81. 81NieR:Automata1.0 h/$
  82. 82WitchSpring R1.0 h/$
  83. 83Eastward0.9 h/$
  84. 84Rebellion GODSOUL: Awakening0.9 h/$
  85. 85Bloomtown: A Different Story0.8 h/$
  86. 86Rune Factory 4 Special0.8 h/$
  87. 87Haven0.7 h/$
  88. 88Attack on Titan 2 - A.O.T.20.7 h/$
  89. 89Winter Memories0.6 h/$
  90. 90South Park: The Stick of Truth0.6 h/$
  91. 91Rogue Voltage0.6 h/$
  92. 92Shin chan: Shiro and the Coal Town0.5 h/$
  93. 93Finding Paradise0.5 h/$
  94. 94Summer Memories0.5 h/$
  95. 95OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition0.4 h/$
  96. 96Impostor Factory0.4 h/$
  97. 97Word Game0.2 h/$
  98. 98The 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.