Best Value Puzzle Games Under $40

The Puzzle games on Steam games under $40 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. 1shapez27 h/$
  2. 2Mirror12 h/$
  3. 3Car Mechanic Simulator 20217.6 h/$
  4. 4Deponia7.4 h/$
  5. 5Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun6.7 h/$
  6. 6Niche - a genetics survival game6.6 h/$
  7. 7The Talos Principle 26.4 h/$
  8. 8Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition6.2 h/$
  9. 9The Talos Principle5.6 h/$
  10. 10Car Mechanic Simulator 20155.5 h/$
  11. 11ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game4.3 h/$
  12. 12ISLANDERS4.2 h/$
  13. 13Sally Face - Episode One4.1 h/$
  14. 14FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster4.0 h/$
  15. 15CARRION3.9 h/$
  16. 16LIMBO3.7 h/$
  17. 17Hardspace: Shipbreaker3.7 h/$
  18. 18Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition3.6 h/$
  19. 19Resident Evil3.6 h/$
  20. 20Cyber Manhunt3.6 h/$
  21. 21GemCraft - Chasing Shadows3.6 h/$
  22. 22Trine 2: Complete Story3.4 h/$
  23. 23Sudocats3.2 h/$
  24. 24Super Hexagon3.1 h/$
  25. 25Resident Evil 23.0 h/$
  26. 26LOCKDOWN Protocol3.0 h/$
  27. 27Mini Motorways2.9 h/$
  28. 28Draw & Guess2.8 h/$
  29. 29Resident Evil 02.8 h/$
  30. 30Unheard - Voices of Crime2.8 h/$
  31. 31shapez 2 - Factory2.8 h/$
  32. 32The Escapists 22.7 h/$
  33. 33CrossCode2.7 h/$
  34. 34Ori and the Will of the Wisps2.7 h/$
  35. 35Half-Life 22.5 h/$
  36. 36Nubby's Number Factory2.4 h/$
  37. 37Titan Souls2.4 h/$
  38. 38Survival: Fountain of Youth2.3 h/$
  39. 39Seen2.3 h/$
  40. 40Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition2.2 h/$
  41. 41Trine Enchanted Edition2.2 h/$
  42. 42LEGO Bricktales2.2 h/$
  43. 43The Farmer Was Replaced2.2 h/$
  44. 44Tricky Towers2.2 h/$
  45. 45Surgeon Simulator2.2 h/$
  46. 46The Escapists2.1 h/$
  47. 47Inside the Backrooms2.1 h/$
  48. 48Terra Nil2.1 h/$
  49. 49Batman: Arkham Knight2.1 h/$
  50. 50INSIDE2.0 h/$
  51. 51Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince2.0 h/$
  52. 52Pikuniku2.0 h/$
  53. 53Progressbar952.0 h/$
  54. 54That's not my Neighbor2.0 h/$
  55. 55Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair1.9 h/$
  56. 56I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream1.9 h/$
  57. 57Into the Breach1.9 h/$
  58. 58Resident Evil 7 Biohazard1.9 h/$
  59. 59Little Witch in the Woods1.9 h/$
  60. 60Changed1.9 h/$
  61. 61Teardown1.9 h/$
  62. 62Depersonalization1.8 h/$
  63. 63Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy1.8 h/$
  64. 64Assassin’s Creed Rogue1.8 h/$
  65. 65The Witness1.8 h/$
  66. 66Scorn1.7 h/$
  67. 67We Were Here Forever1.7 h/$
  68. 68Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales1.7 h/$
  69. 69GRIS1.7 h/$
  70. 70Murders on the Yangtze River1.7 h/$
  71. 71Atomic Heart1.7 h/$
  72. 72A Plague Tale: Innocence1.7 h/$
  73. 73Rusty Lake Hotel1.7 h/$
  74. 74The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles1.6 h/$
  75. 75The Red Strings Club1.6 h/$
  76. 76We Were Here Too1.6 h/$
  77. 77Zup! F1.5 h/$
  78. 78Zodiacats1.5 h/$
  79. 79L.A. Noire1.5 h/$
  80. 80Cat Goes Fishing1.5 h/$
  81. 81Buckshot Roulette1.5 h/$
  82. 82Legend of Grimrock 21.5 h/$
  83. 83Kindergarten1.5 h/$
  84. 84LEGO Marvel Super Heroes1.4 h/$
  85. 85AI: The Somnium Files1.4 h/$
  86. 86Legend of Grimrock1.4 h/$
  87. 87Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc1.4 h/$
  88. 88The Room Three1.4 h/$
  89. 89Ghost Watchers1.4 h/$
  90. 90Cats Organized Neatly1.3 h/$
  91. 91Dogs Organized Neatly1.3 h/$
  92. 92West of Loathing1.3 h/$
  93. 93Zup! S1.3 h/$
  94. 94Half-Life: Opposing Force1.3 h/$
  95. 95Hitman: Blood Money1.3 h/$
  96. 96HuniePop1.3 h/$
  97. 97Peggle Deluxe1.3 h/$
  98. 98Outer Wilds1.3 h/$
  99. 99LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham1.2 h/$
  100. 100Dorfromantik1.2 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.