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. 2BidKing$0.01/1hr
  3. 3Black Desert$0.02/1hr
  4. 4Crosshair X$0.02/1hr
  5. 5Melvor Idle$0.02/1hr
  6. 6Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi$0.02/1hr
  7. 7Ropuka's Idle Island$0.02/1hr
  8. 8Cookie Clicker$0.02/1hr
  9. 9Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete$0.02/1hr
  10. 10Geometry Dash$0.02/1hr
  11. 11King's Bounty: Warriors of the North$0.02/1hr
  12. 12UnderRail$0.02/1hr
  13. 13Naval Action$0.02/1hr
  14. 14Left 4 Dead 2$0.02/1hr
  15. 15Dragon Cliff$0.03/1hr
  16. 16The Elder Scrolls Online$0.03/1hr
  17. 17Supreme Commander 2$0.03/1hr
  18. 18Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance$0.03/1hr
  19. 19The NOexistenceN of Lilith$0.03/1hr
  20. 20Soundpad$0.03/1hr
  21. 21Dungeon Defenders$0.03/1hr
  22. 22Pro Soccer Online$0.03/1hr
  23. 23Motorsport Manager$0.03/1hr
  24. 24Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition$0.03/1hr
  25. 25The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut$0.03/1hr
  26. 26XCOM 2$0.03/1hr
  27. 27The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition$0.04/1hr
  28. 28Muse Dash$0.04/1hr
  29. 29Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition$0.04/1hr
  30. 30FOR HONOR$0.04/1hr
  31. 31Terraria$0.04/1hr
  32. 32The Quinfall$0.04/1hr
  33. 33Outward Definitive Edition$0.04/1hr
  34. 34GemCraft - Chasing Shadows$0.04/1hr
  35. 35Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense$0.04/1hr
  36. 36Grim Dawn$0.04/1hr
  37. 37Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition$0.04/1hr
  38. 38RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe$0.05/1hr
  39. 39The Guild II Renaissance$0.05/1hr
  40. 40The Outlast Trials$0.05/1hr
  41. 41Bloons TD 6$0.05/1hr
  42. 42shapez$0.05/1hr
  43. 43Company of Heroes$0.05/1hr
  44. 44Total War: MEDIEVAL II – Definitive Edition$0.05/1hr
  45. 45Spirit City: Lofi Sessions$0.05/1hr
  46. 46Town of Salem$0.05/1hr
  47. 47Mount & Blade: Warband$0.05/1hr
  48. 48Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition$0.05/1hr
  49. 49MONSTER HUNTER RISE$0.06/1hr
  50. 50PlateUp!$0.06/1hr
  51. 51theHunter: Call of the Wild$0.06/1hr
  52. 52Europa Universalis IV$0.06/1hr
  53. 53Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)$0.06/1hr
  54. 54Rusty's Retirement$0.06/1hr
  55. 55God Of Weapons$0.06/1hr
  56. 56Jagged Alliance 3$0.06/1hr
  57. 57Tom Clancy’s The Division 2$0.06/1hr
  58. 58Darkest Dungeon$0.06/1hr
  59. 59Euro Truck Simulator 2$0.06/1hr
  60. 60Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus$0.06/1hr
  61. 61Touhou Mystia's Izakaya$0.06/1hr
  62. 62Brotato$0.06/1hr
  63. 63Mindustry$0.06/1hr
  64. 64Old World$0.06/1hr
  65. 65Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut$0.06/1hr
  66. 66CrossCode$0.07/1hr
  67. 67Enter the Gungeon$0.07/1hr
  68. 68Just Cause 2$0.07/1hr
  69. 69FINAL FANTASY VIII$0.07/1hr
  70. 70Styx: Master of Shadows$0.07/1hr
  71. 71Bean Battles$0.07/1hr
  72. 72Solasta: Crown of the Magister$0.07/1hr
  73. 73Tales of Maj'Eyal$0.07/1hr
  74. 74Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game$0.07/1hr
  75. 75Tiny Pasture$0.07/1hr
  76. 76Mad Max$0.07/1hr
  77. 77Dying Light$0.07/1hr
  78. 78DSX$0.07/1hr
  79. 79Gothic II: Gold Edition$0.07/1hr
  80. 80POSTAL 2$0.07/1hr
  81. 81The Surge$0.07/1hr
  82. 82STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords$0.07/1hr
  83. 83Drug Dealer Simulator$0.07/1hr
  84. 84Atomicrops$0.07/1hr
  85. 85Fallout: New Vegas$0.07/1hr
  86. 86Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition$0.07/1hr
  87. 87Kingdom Come: Deliverance$0.07/1hr
  88. 88Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc$0.07/1hr
  89. 89The Talos Principle 2$0.08/1hr
  90. 90Death Road to Canada$0.08/1hr
  91. 91WRC 7 FIA World Rally Championship$0.08/1hr
  92. 92The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition$0.08/1hr
  93. 93Saints Row 2$0.08/1hr
  94. 94Company of Heroes 2$0.08/1hr
  95. 95Rise of Nations: Extended Edition$0.08/1hr
  96. 96Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator$0.08/1hr
  97. 97Beyond: Two Souls$0.08/1hr
  98. 98Wall World$0.08/1hr
  99. 99Rising Storm 2: Vietnam$0.08/1hr
  100. 100Chill Pulse$0.08/1hr

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.