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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Price divided by median reviewer playtime — how much you pay per hour of gameplay. Lower is better. 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. 1Black Desert$0.01/1hr
  2. 2The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut$0.03/1hr
  3. 3The Elder Scrolls Online$0.03/1hr
  4. 4The Guild II Renaissance$0.04/1hr
  5. 5Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition$0.05/1hr
  6. 6Rust$0.05/1hr
  7. 7Foxhole$0.05/1hr
  8. 8ORION: Prelude$0.05/1hr
  9. 9Fallout: New Vegas$0.05/1hr
  10. 10Terraria$0.07/1hr
  11. 11X4: Foundations$0.07/1hr
  12. 12Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game$0.07/1hr
  13. 13FINAL FANTASY XIV Online$0.07/1hr
  14. 14Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands$0.07/1hr
  15. 15Beasts of Bermuda$0.07/1hr
  16. 16Space Engineers$0.08/1hr
  17. 17The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt$0.08/1hr
  18. 18Fallout 4$0.08/1hr
  19. 19Gothic II: Gold Edition$0.08/1hr
  20. 20The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)$0.08/1hr
  21. 21Fallout 76$0.08/1hr
  22. 22The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition$0.09/1hr
  23. 23The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition$0.09/1hr
  24. 24Starbound$0.10/1hr
  25. 25Risen$0.10/1hr
  26. 26Just Cause 3$0.10/1hr
  27. 27Drug Dealer Simulator$0.10/1hr
  28. 28LEGO City Undercover$0.10/1hr
  29. 29Just Cause 2$0.11/1hr
  30. 30Borderlands 2$0.11/1hr
  31. 31Stardew Valley$0.11/1hr
  32. 32RimWorld$0.11/1hr
  33. 33Tom Clancy’s The Division 2$0.12/1hr
  34. 34The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition Deluxe (2009)$0.12/1hr
  35. 35Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales$0.12/1hr
  36. 36Dishonored$0.12/1hr
  37. 37Eco$0.12/1hr
  38. 38Darksiders Warmastered Edition$0.12/1hr
  39. 39Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game$0.12/1hr
  40. 40Assassin's Creed Odyssey$0.13/1hr
  41. 41Project Zomboid$0.13/1hr
  42. 42Age of History II$0.13/1hr
  43. 43ENDLESS Legend$0.13/1hr
  44. 44Dying Light$0.13/1hr
  45. 45Need for Speed Heat$0.13/1hr
  46. 46Gothic 3$0.13/1hr
  47. 47Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel$0.13/1hr
  48. 48Hunt: Showdown 1896$0.13/1hr
  49. 49Titan Quest Anniversary Edition$0.14/1hr
  50. 50Borderlands 3$0.14/1hr
  51. 51Outward Definitive Edition$0.14/1hr
  52. 52Factorio$0.14/1hr
  53. 53The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition$0.14/1hr
  54. 54觅长生$0.14/1hr
  55. 55Deus Ex: Mankind Divided$0.14/1hr
  56. 56Deadside$0.15/1hr
  57. 57FINAL FANTASY IX$0.15/1hr
  58. 58ELEX$0.15/1hr
  59. 59Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition$0.15/1hr
  60. 60The Quinfall$0.15/1hr
  61. 61Battlefield 1$0.15/1hr
  62. 62Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition$0.15/1hr
  63. 63The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome$0.15/1hr
  64. 64Gothic 1$0.15/1hr
  65. 65FINAL FANTASY VIII$0.16/1hr
  66. 66Hearts of Iron IV$0.16/1hr
  67. 67RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe$0.16/1hr
  68. 68LEGO Marvel Super Heroes$0.16/1hr
  69. 69Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition$0.16/1hr
  70. 70Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition$0.16/1hr
  71. 717 Days to Die$0.17/1hr
  72. 72Mass Effect: Andromeda Deluxe Edition$0.17/1hr
  73. 73Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced$0.17/1hr
  74. 74Oxygen Not Included$0.17/1hr
  75. 75Avorion$0.17/1hr
  76. 76For The King$0.17/1hr
  77. 77The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim$0.17/1hr
  78. 78Dragon Age Inquisition$0.17/1hr
  79. 79Cyberpunk 2077$0.17/1hr
  80. 80HELLDIVERS 2$0.17/1hr
  81. 81Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition$0.17/1hr
  82. 82Red Dead Online$0.17/1hr
  83. 83ARK: Survival Evolved$0.17/1hr
  84. 84UnderRail$0.17/1hr
  85. 85Pathologic 2$0.17/1hr
  86. 86Need for Speed Payback$0.18/1hr
  87. 87Mount & Blade: Warband$0.18/1hr
  88. 88Elite Dangerous$0.18/1hr
  89. 89Prey$0.18/1hr
  90. 90Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition$0.18/1hr
  91. 91Mortal Online 2$0.18/1hr
  92. 92Naval Action$0.18/1hr
  93. 93Farming Simulator 19$0.19/1hr
  94. 94BeamNG.drive$0.19/1hr
  95. 95The Long Dark$0.19/1hr
  96. 96SpellForce 3 Reforced$0.20/1hr
  97. 97Murdered: Soul Suspect$0.20/1hr
  98. 98The Isle$0.20/1hr
  99. 99Fallout 3$0.20/1hr
  100. 100Survivalist: Invisible Strain$0.20/1hr

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.