Best Value Metroidvania Games Under $20

The Metroidvania 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. 1Blasphemous10 h/$
  2. 2Monster Sanctuary8.4 h/$
  3. 3CONTROL Ultimate Edition6.3 h/$
  4. 4Blasphemous 25.5 h/$
  5. 5Hollow Knight5.1 h/$
  6. 6Gato Roboto5.1 h/$
  7. 7The Messenger4.7 h/$
  8. 8Dust: An Elysian Tail4.5 h/$
  9. 9Death's Door4.5 h/$
  10. 10The Vagrant4.3 h/$
  11. 11CARRION3.9 h/$
  12. 12Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition3.6 h/$
  13. 13SteamWorld Dig 23.6 h/$
  14. 14F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch3.6 h/$
  15. 15Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition3.4 h/$
  16. 16Souldiers3.2 h/$
  17. 17Asterigos: Curse of the Stars3.1 h/$
  18. 18Rain World3.0 h/$
  19. 19Rabi-Ribi2.8 h/$
  20. 20Ori and the Will of the Wisps2.7 h/$
  21. 21Skul: The Hero Slayer2.4 h/$
  22. 22Yoku's Island Express2.4 h/$
  23. 23Dungreed2.4 h/$
  24. 24ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights2.3 h/$
  25. 25Dead Cells2.2 h/$
  26. 26Exit the Gungeon2.1 h/$
  27. 27SteamWorld Dig2.1 h/$
  28. 28GRIME2.0 h/$
  29. 29Death's Gambit: Afterlife2.0 h/$
  30. 30ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist2.0 h/$
  31. 31The Gunk1.9 h/$
  32. 32Phoenotopia: Awakening1.7 h/$
  33. 33Minishoot' Adventures1.6 h/$
  34. 34HAAK1.6 h/$
  35. 35Rogue Legacy1.6 h/$
  36. 36Lunacid1.5 h/$
  37. 37TEVI1.5 h/$
  38. 38Pseudoregalia1.4 h/$
  39. 39Laika: Aged Through Blood1.2 h/$
  40. 40Salt and Sanctuary1.2 h/$
  41. 41Dread Delusion1.2 h/$
  42. 42Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon1.1 h/$
  43. 43FEZ1.0 h/$
  44. 44Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition1.0 h/$
  45. 45Reventure1.0 h/$
  46. 46Darksiders Warmastered Edition1.0 h/$
  47. 47Chicory: A Colorful Tale0.9 h/$
  48. 48Supraland0.9 h/$
  49. 49Rusted Moss0.9 h/$
  50. 50Returnal0.9 h/$
  51. 51VVVVVV0.8 h/$
  52. 52Haydee0.8 h/$
  53. 53Axiom Verge0.8 h/$
  54. 54Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition0.8 h/$
  55. 55Supraland Six Inches Under0.8 h/$
  56. 56Iconoclasts0.8 h/$
  57. 57Cave Story+0.7 h/$
  58. 58Chasm0.7 h/$
  59. 59Momodora: Reverie Under The Moonlight0.7 h/$
  60. 60Touhou Luna Nights0.7 h/$
  61. 619 Years of Shadows0.7 h/$
  62. 62Mark of the Ninja: Remastered0.7 h/$
  63. 63Shantae and the Pirate's Curse0.7 h/$
  64. 64Momodora: Moonlit Farewell0.7 h/$
  65. 65Antichamber0.6 h/$
  66. 66A Castle Full of Cats0.6 h/$
  67. 67Haiku, the Robot0.6 h/$
  68. 68Record of Lodoss War-Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth-0.5 h/$
  69. 69ICEY0.5 h/$
  70. 70Hyper Light Drifter0.5 h/$
  71. 71Castlevania Anniversary Collection0.5 h/$
  72. 72Hue0.4 h/$
  73. 73Eastern Exorcist0.2 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.