Best Value Steam Games Under $5

The Steam games games under $5 that deliver the most playtime per dollar: median reviewer hours divided by current price.

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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. 1YoloMouse - Cursor Changer$0.01/1hr
  2. 2Black Desert$0.01/1hr
  3. 3BidKing$0.02/1hr
  4. 4Cornerpond$0.02/1hr
  5. 5The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut$0.03/1hr
  6. 6The Elder Scrolls Online$0.03/1hr
  7. 7Ropuka's Idle Island$0.03/1hr
  8. 8Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance$0.03/1hr
  9. 9Soundpad$0.04/1hr
  10. 10The NOexistenceN of Lilith$0.04/1hr
  11. 11Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete$0.04/1hr
  12. 12Cookie Clicker$0.04/1hr
  13. 13Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi$0.04/1hr
  14. 14The Guild II Renaissance$0.04/1hr
  15. 15Chill Pulse$0.04/1hr
  16. 16Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition$0.05/1hr
  17. 17ORION: Prelude$0.05/1hr
  18. 18Geometry Dash$0.05/1hr
  19. 19Fallout: New Vegas$0.05/1hr
  20. 20Pro Soccer Online$0.06/1hr
  21. 21Razortron 2000$0.06/1hr
  22. 22Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game$0.07/1hr
  23. 23Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands$0.07/1hr
  24. 24Supreme Commander 2$0.08/1hr
  25. 25Graveyard Keeper$0.08/1hr
  26. 26Gothic II: Gold Edition$0.08/1hr
  27. 27The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)$0.08/1hr
  28. 28The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition$0.09/1hr
  29. 29Brotato$0.09/1hr
  30. 30Rock 'N' Roll Defense$0.09/1hr
  31. 31Planes, Bullets and Vodka$0.09/1hr
  32. 32Cyberhunt$0.09/1hr
  33. 33Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut$0.09/1hr
  34. 34Hexarchy$0.09/1hr
  35. 35Risen$0.10/1hr
  36. 36Just Cause 3$0.10/1hr
  37. 37Drug Dealer Simulator$0.10/1hr
  38. 38最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect$0.10/1hr
  39. 39Tricolour Lovestory$0.10/1hr
  40. 40Rogue Legacy$0.10/1hr
  41. 41Wallpaper Engine$0.10/1hr
  42. 42Vampire Survivors$0.10/1hr
  43. 43LEGO City Undercover$0.10/1hr
  44. 44Just Cause 2$0.11/1hr
  45. 45IDLE_DIRECTIVE$0.11/1hr
  46. 46Cruelty Squad$0.11/1hr
  47. 47Borderlands 2$0.11/1hr
  48. 48Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth$0.11/1hr
  49. 49The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition Deluxe (2009)$0.12/1hr
  50. 50Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales$0.12/1hr
  51. 51Painkiller: Black Edition$0.12/1hr
  52. 52Dishonored$0.12/1hr
  53. 53Darksiders Warmastered Edition$0.12/1hr
  54. 54Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game$0.12/1hr
  55. 55Age of History II$0.13/1hr
  56. 56ENDLESS Legend$0.13/1hr
  57. 57Dying Light$0.13/1hr
  58. 58Need for Speed Heat$0.13/1hr
  59. 59inbento$0.13/1hr
  60. 60Gothic 3$0.13/1hr
  61. 61Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel$0.13/1hr
  62. 62Titan Quest Anniversary Edition$0.14/1hr
  63. 63Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition$0.14/1hr
  64. 64Outward Definitive Edition$0.14/1hr
  65. 65Streets of Rogue$0.14/1hr
  66. 66Alice: Madness Returns$0.14/1hr
  67. 67Deus Ex: Mankind Divided$0.14/1hr
  68. 68Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition$0.15/1hr
  69. 69Battlefield 1$0.15/1hr
  70. 70This Is the Police 2$0.15/1hr
  71. 71SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising$0.15/1hr
  72. 72Monster Sanctuary$0.15/1hr
  73. 73Gothic 1$0.15/1hr
  74. 74Bomber Crew$0.16/1hr
  75. 75FINAL FANTASY VIII$0.16/1hr
  76. 76ANEURISM IV$0.16/1hr
  77. 77Tavern Master$0.16/1hr
  78. 78Dungeon of the ENDLESS$0.16/1hr
  79. 79LEGO Marvel Super Heroes$0.16/1hr
  80. 80Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition$0.16/1hr
  81. 81Soccer Online: Ball 3D$0.17/1hr
  82. 82For The King$0.17/1hr
  83. 83Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions$0.17/1hr
  84. 84Among Us$0.17/1hr
  85. 85Peggle Deluxe$0.17/1hr
  86. 86Need for Speed Payback$0.18/1hr
  87. 87PEAK$0.18/1hr
  88. 88SpeedRunners$0.18/1hr
  89. 89Punch Club$0.18/1hr
  90. 90Placid Plastic Duck Simulator$0.18/1hr
  91. 91PlateUp!$0.18/1hr
  92. 92Town of Salem$0.19/1hr
  93. 93Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition$0.19/1hr
  94. 94Definitely Not Fried Chicken$0.19/1hr
  95. 95Going Under$0.19/1hr
  96. 96ISLANDERS$0.19/1hr
  97. 97Tales of the Neon Sea$0.20/1hr
  98. 98Murdered: Soul Suspect$0.20/1hr
  99. 99Friends vs Friends$0.20/1hr
  100. 100Darksiders Genesis$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.