Best Value Open World Games

The Open World 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. 1The Quinfall296 h/$
  2. 2Black Desert108 h/$
  3. 3Don't Starve Together62 h/$
  4. 4Hunt: Showdown 189641 h/$
  5. 5Hearts of Iron IV39 h/$
  6. 6Oxygen Not Included30 h/$
  7. 7shapez27 h/$
  8. 8CryoFall27 h/$
  9. 9Rust22 h/$
  10. 10X4: Foundations20 h/$
  11. 11Terraria19 h/$
  12. 12Foxhole19 h/$
  13. 13POSTAL 218 h/$
  14. 14Borderlands 216 h/$
  15. 15Tales of Maj'Eyal14 h/$
  16. 16Don't Starve14 h/$
  17. 17Ultimate Fishing Simulator13 h/$
  18. 18FINAL FANTASY VIII12 h/$
  19. 19Trailmakers12 h/$
  20. 20Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition11 h/$
  21. 21Monster Hunter: World11 h/$
  22. 22Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen11 h/$
  23. 23Space Engineers11 h/$
  24. 24FINAL FANTASY XIV Online10 h/$
  25. 25Deadside9.8 h/$
  26. 26Survivalist: Invisible Strain8.9 h/$
  27. 27Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel8.8 h/$
  28. 28Green Hell8.8 h/$
  29. 29Stardew Valley8.7 h/$
  30. 30My Time at Sandrock8.5 h/$
  31. 31Borderlands 38.2 h/$
  32. 32Fallout 48.2 h/$
  33. 33The Elder Scrolls Online8.0 h/$
  34. 34Valheim7.6 h/$
  35. 35Assassin's Creed Odyssey7.6 h/$
  36. 36Car Mechanic Simulator 20217.6 h/$
  37. 37Soulmask7.5 h/$
  38. 38Yakuza: Like a Dragon7.4 h/$
  39. 39Fallout: New Vegas7.4 h/$
  40. 40Thief Simulator7.4 h/$
  41. 41Assetto Corsa7.3 h/$
  42. 42HELLDIVERS 27.2 h/$
  43. 43MONSTER HUNTER RISE7.2 h/$
  44. 44FINAL FANTASY IX7.1 h/$
  45. 45Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition7.0 h/$
  46. 46Avorion6.8 h/$
  47. 47RimWorld6.8 h/$
  48. 48Age of History II6.7 h/$
  49. 49Fallout 766.7 h/$
  50. 50Starbound6.7 h/$
  51. 51Street Fighter 66.6 h/$
  52. 52Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition6.5 h/$
  53. 53ARK: Survival Evolved6.4 h/$
  54. 54ENDLESS Space 26.4 h/$
  55. 55Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom6.4 h/$
  56. 56CONTROL Ultimate Edition6.3 h/$
  57. 57UBOAT6.3 h/$
  58. 58Factorio6.3 h/$
  59. 59Vampyr6.3 h/$
  60. 60State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition6.0 h/$
  61. 61Mortal Online 25.9 h/$
  62. 62Dyson Sphere Program5.9 h/$
  63. 63Naval Action5.8 h/$
  64. 64Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire5.7 h/$
  65. 65觅长生5.7 h/$
  66. 66ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN5.7 h/$
  67. 67The Guild II Renaissance5.6 h/$
  68. 68Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition5.6 h/$
  69. 69The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim5.6 h/$
  70. 70Project Zomboid5.5 h/$
  71. 71Car Mechanic Simulator 20155.5 h/$
  72. 72The Long Dark5.5 h/$
  73. 73TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer5.5 h/$
  74. 74Beasts of Bermuda5.4 h/$
  75. 75Assassin's Creed Valhalla5.3 h/$
  76. 76DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE5.3 h/$
  77. 77UnderRail5.3 h/$
  78. 78TerraTech5.3 h/$
  79. 79Red Dead Online5.2 h/$
  80. 80Mafia III: Definitive Edition5.2 h/$
  81. 81Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet5.1 h/$
  82. 82Hollow Knight5.1 h/$
  83. 83Gato Roboto5.1 h/$
  84. 84SnowRunner5.0 h/$
  85. 85State of Decay: YOSE5.0 h/$
  86. 86Arma 35.0 h/$
  87. 87Pillars of Eternity4.9 h/$
  88. 88Yakuza 5 Remastered4.9 h/$
  89. 89The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut4.9 h/$
  90. 90DayZ4.9 h/$
  91. 91Slime Rancher4.8 h/$
  92. 92Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition4.8 h/$
  93. 93RUNNING WITH RIFLES4.8 h/$
  94. 94Shadow Warrior 24.7 h/$
  95. 95Fields of Mistria4.7 h/$
  96. 96ATLAS4.6 h/$
  97. 97SCUM4.6 h/$
  98. 98Satisfactory4.6 h/$
  99. 99Bus Simulator 184.6 h/$
  100. 100The Isle4.6 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.