Best Value Life Sim Games

The Life Sim games that stretch a budget furthest: median reviewer playtime divided by current price. Pick your currency in the top bar to rank against your local prices.

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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. 1Ropuka's Idle Island33 h/$
  2. 2Chill Pulse12 h/$
  3. 3Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator10 h/$
  4. 4Placid Plastic Duck Simulator8.7 h/$
  5. 5Stardew Valley8.7 h/$
  6. 6My Time at Sandrock8.5 h/$
  7. 7Disney Dreamlight Valley7.0 h/$
  8. 8Reigns6.4 h/$
  9. 9Sun Haven5.8 h/$
  10. 10Spirit City: Lofi Sessions5.7 h/$
  11. 11The Guild II Renaissance5.6 h/$
  12. 12Cozy Grove5.1 h/$
  13. 13Ithya: Magic Studies4.8 h/$
  14. 14Fields of Mistria4.7 h/$
  15. 15Ostranauts4.4 h/$
  16. 16Animal Shelter4.3 h/$
  17. 17Big Ambitions4.1 h/$
  18. 18Paleo Pines4.0 h/$
  19. 19Crusader Kings III4.0 h/$
  20. 20The Sims 33.9 h/$
  21. 21Sailwind3.9 h/$
  22. 22Coral Island3.8 h/$
  23. 23Bellwright3.6 h/$
  24. 24Travellers Rest3.3 h/$
  25. 25TCG Card Shop Simulator3.2 h/$
  26. 26Old Market Simulator3.2 h/$
  27. 27Cash Cleaner Simulator3.1 h/$
  28. 28ANEURISM IV3.1 h/$
  29. 29Dinkum2.9 h/$
  30. 30School Days2.9 h/$
  31. 31ContractVille2.8 h/$
  32. 32Car Dealer Simulator2.8 h/$
  33. 33Mon Bazou2.7 h/$
  34. 34Supermarket Simulator2.6 h/$
  35. 35Wylde Flowers2.6 h/$
  36. 36VillageRhapsody2.6 h/$
  37. 37Kynseed2.6 h/$
  38. 38Drug Lord Tycoon2.6 h/$
  39. 39BOOK OF HOURS2.6 h/$
  40. 40Critter Cove2.5 h/$
  41. 41Wobbly Life2.4 h/$
  42. 42Echoes of the Plum Grove2.2 h/$
  43. 43Kebab Chefs! - Restaurant Simulator2.1 h/$
  44. 44Volcano Princess2.0 h/$
  45. 45Roots of Pacha2.0 h/$
  46. 46The Ranch of Rivershine2.0 h/$
  47. 47My Time at Portia2.0 h/$
  48. 48Progressbar952.0 h/$
  49. 49Chef RPG2.0 h/$
  50. 50WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition1.9 h/$
  51. 51Little Witch in the Woods1.9 h/$
  52. 52Project Hospital1.9 h/$
  53. 53Two Point Museum1.8 h/$
  54. 54Farm Together 21.8 h/$
  55. 55Card Survival: Fantasy Forest1.7 h/$
  56. 56TheoTown1.7 h/$
  57. 57Sengoku Dynasty1.6 h/$
  58. 58THE GAME OF LIFE 21.6 h/$
  59. 59Mr. Prepper1.6 h/$
  60. 60The Wandering Village1.5 h/$
  61. 61I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival1.5 h/$
  62. 62WorldBox - God Simulator1.5 h/$
  63. 63Moonstone Island1.5 h/$
  64. 64One Hour One Life1.4 h/$
  65. 65Finnish Cottage Simulator1.3 h/$
  66. 66Potionomics1.3 h/$
  67. 67Comedy Night1.3 h/$
  68. 68Crime Scene Cleaner1.3 h/$
  69. 69Growing Up1.3 h/$
  70. 70Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game1.2 h/$
  71. 71Potion Permit1.2 h/$
  72. 72Punch Club 2: Fast Forward1.2 h/$
  73. 73Chinese Online Game1.1 h/$
  74. 74I Was a Teenage Exocolonist1.1 h/$
  75. 75Summon1.1 h/$
  76. 76Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator1.1 h/$
  77. 77Car For Sale Simulator 20231.0 h/$
  78. 78Chinese Parents1.0 h/$
  79. 79VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action1.0 h/$
  80. 80SimRail - The Railway Simulator1.0 h/$
  81. 81Vanity Fair: The Pursuit0.9 h/$
  82. 82To Pixelia0.9 h/$
  83. 83Calico0.9 h/$
  84. 84Hello Kitty Island Adventure0.9 h/$
  85. 85Trash Goblin0.9 h/$
  86. 86Cozy Caravan0.9 h/$
  87. 87Minami Lane0.8 h/$
  88. 88TOGETHER BnB0.8 h/$
  89. 89Bloomtown: A Different Story0.8 h/$
  90. 9060 Parsecs!0.8 h/$
  91. 91Go-Go Town!0.8 h/$
  92. 92inZOI0.8 h/$
  93. 93Sticky Business0.8 h/$
  94. 94The Sims 2 Legacy Collection0.8 h/$
  95. 95Streamer Life Simulator0.8 h/$
  96. 96Hotel Renovator0.8 h/$
  97. 97Russian Life Simulator0.7 h/$
  98. 98Bear and Breakfast0.7 h/$
  99. 99Chushpan Simulator0.7 h/$
  100. 10060 Seconds! Reatomized0.7 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.