Best Value Puzzle Games Under $5

The Puzzle games on Steam games under $5 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. 7Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition6.2 h/$
  8. 8The Talos Principle5.6 h/$
  9. 9Car Mechanic Simulator 20155.5 h/$
  10. 10ISLANDERS4.2 h/$
  11. 11Sally Face - Episode One4.1 h/$
  12. 12CARRION3.9 h/$
  13. 13LIMBO3.7 h/$
  14. 14Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition3.6 h/$
  15. 15Resident Evil3.6 h/$
  16. 16Cyber Manhunt3.6 h/$
  17. 17Trine 2: Complete Story3.4 h/$
  18. 18Sudocats3.2 h/$
  19. 19Super Hexagon3.1 h/$
  20. 20Draw & Guess2.8 h/$
  21. 21Resident Evil 02.8 h/$
  22. 22Unheard - Voices of Crime2.8 h/$
  23. 23The Escapists 22.7 h/$
  24. 24Nubby's Number Factory2.4 h/$
  25. 25Titan Souls2.4 h/$
  26. 26Seen2.3 h/$
  27. 27Trine Enchanted Edition2.2 h/$
  28. 28Tricky Towers2.2 h/$
  29. 29Surgeon Simulator2.2 h/$
  30. 30The Escapists2.1 h/$
  31. 31INSIDE2.0 h/$
  32. 32Pikuniku2.0 h/$
  33. 33Progressbar952.0 h/$
  34. 34That's not my Neighbor2.0 h/$
  35. 35I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream1.9 h/$
  36. 36Changed1.9 h/$
  37. 37Scorn1.7 h/$
  38. 38GRIS1.7 h/$
  39. 39Rusty Lake Hotel1.7 h/$
  40. 40The Red Strings Club1.6 h/$
  41. 41We Were Here Too1.6 h/$
  42. 42Zup! F1.5 h/$
  43. 43Zodiacats1.5 h/$
  44. 44Buckshot Roulette1.5 h/$
  45. 45Kindergarten1.5 h/$
  46. 46Cats Organized Neatly1.3 h/$
  47. 47Dogs Organized Neatly1.3 h/$
  48. 48Zup! S1.3 h/$
  49. 49Half-Life: Opposing Force1.3 h/$
  50. 50Peggle Deluxe1.3 h/$
  51. 51Click Mage1.2 h/$
  52. 52Tales of the Black Forest1.2 h/$
  53. 53Golf Peaks1.1 h/$
  54. 54Summon1.1 h/$
  55. 55Operation: Tango1.0 h/$
  56. 56PICO PARK1.0 h/$
  57. 57A Shelter Full of Cats1.0 h/$
  58. 58LoveChoice0.9 h/$
  59. 59We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip0.9 h/$
  60. 60Assemble with Care0.9 h/$
  61. 61inbento0.9 h/$
  62. 62Travellin Cats in China0.9 h/$
  63. 63Pony Island0.8 h/$
  64. 64VVVVVV0.8 h/$
  65. 65The Room Two0.8 h/$
  66. 66Half-Life: Blue Shift0.8 h/$
  67. 67The Room0.7 h/$
  68. 68DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition0.7 h/$
  69. 69Miss Neko 30.6 h/$
  70. 70RATSHAKER0.6 h/$
  71. 71A Castle Full of Cats0.6 h/$
  72. 72A Building Full of Cats0.6 h/$
  73. 73Insomnia: Theater in the Head0.4 h/$
  74. 74The Beginner's Guide0.4 h/$
  75. 75The Exit 80.4 h/$
  76. 76Venba0.3 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.