Best Value PvP Games Under $40

The PvP 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. 1The Quinfall296 h/$
  2. 2Crosshair X233 h/$
  3. 3Black Desert108 h/$
  4. 4Hunt: Showdown 189641 h/$
  5. 5CryoFall27 h/$
  6. 6Rust22 h/$
  7. 7Soccer Online: Ball 3D19 h/$
  8. 8Foxhole19 h/$
  9. 9Football, Tactics & Glory13 h/$
  10. 10Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition11 h/$
  11. 11Mechabellum9.9 h/$
  12. 12Deadside9.8 h/$
  13. 13Garry's Mod9.3 h/$
  14. 14Monster Sanctuary8.4 h/$
  15. 15The Elder Scrolls Online8.0 h/$
  16. 16Pro Soccer Online7.7 h/$
  17. 17Soulmask7.5 h/$
  18. 18Among Us6.9 h/$
  19. 19Street Fighter 66.6 h/$
  20. 20Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition6.5 h/$
  21. 21FlatOut6.3 h/$
  22. 22Terraforming Mars5.9 h/$
  23. 23Mortal Online 25.9 h/$
  24. 24Naval Action5.8 h/$
  25. 25Mindustry5.7 h/$
  26. 26Beasts of Bermuda5.4 h/$
  27. 27TerraTech5.3 h/$
  28. 28Red Dead Online5.2 h/$
  29. 29Talisman: Digital Classic Edition4.7 h/$
  30. 30ATLAS4.6 h/$
  31. 31ROUNDS4.6 h/$
  32. 32Holdfast: Nations At War4.5 h/$
  33. 33Gordian Quest4.5 h/$
  34. 34Pax Dei4.4 h/$
  35. 35Cassette Beasts4.4 h/$
  36. 36Empyrion - Galactic Survival4.3 h/$
  37. 37METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED4.2 h/$
  38. 38Hell Let Loose4.2 h/$
  39. 39Conan Exiles Enhanced4.1 h/$
  40. 40FOR HONOR4.0 h/$
  41. 41Hot Lava3.8 h/$
  42. 42Stormworks: Build and Rescue3.7 h/$
  43. 43Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising3.6 h/$
  44. 44Arma Reforger3.6 h/$
  45. 45The Battle of Polytopia3.6 h/$
  46. 46Monster Train 23.5 h/$
  47. 47Backpack Battles3.5 h/$
  48. 48BattleBit Remastered3.5 h/$
  49. 49Friends vs Friends3.4 h/$
  50. 50Longvinter3.4 h/$
  51. 51Stick Fight: The Game3.4 h/$
  52. 52Tom Clancy’s The Division 23.3 h/$
  53. 53ANEURISM IV3.1 h/$
  54. 54LOCKDOWN Protocol3.0 h/$
  55. 55Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront2.9 h/$
  56. 56Kingdoms Reborn2.9 h/$
  57. 57Draw & Guess2.8 h/$
  58. 58Age of Mythology: Retold2.8 h/$
  59. 59Night of the Dead2.8 h/$
  60. 60Barro2.7 h/$
  61. 61Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense2.7 h/$
  62. 62NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER2.5 h/$
  63. 63Spelunky 22.4 h/$
  64. 64HumanitZ2.4 h/$
  65. 65TEKKEN 82.4 h/$
  66. 66Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced2.3 h/$
  67. 67Day of Dragons2.2 h/$
  68. 68Tricky Towers2.2 h/$
  69. 69Counter-Strike: Source2.1 h/$
  70. 70ATLYSS2.1 h/$
  71. 71GoreBox2.1 h/$
  72. 72Gray Zone Warfare2.1 h/$
  73. 73Forza Horizon 52.0 h/$
  74. 74MORDHAU2.0 h/$
  75. 75DRAGON BALL FighterZ2.0 h/$
  76. 76CarX Street2.0 h/$
  77. 77WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship2.0 h/$
  78. 78PixARK2.0 h/$
  79. 79GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-1.9 h/$
  80. 80Drunken Wrestlers 21.9 h/$
  81. 81DUCKSIDE1.9 h/$
  82. 82Northgard: Definitive Edition1.9 h/$
  83. 83Insurgency1.9 h/$
  84. 84DeadPoly1.9 h/$
  85. 85Hero's Hour1.8 h/$
  86. 86Lost Castle / 失落城堡1.8 h/$
  87. 87Command & Conquer Remastered Collection1.8 h/$
  88. 88Bopl Battle1.8 h/$
  89. 89Counter-Strike1.8 h/$
  90. 90Isonzo1.8 h/$
  91. 91V Rising1.7 h/$
  92. 92Dying Light1.7 h/$
  93. 93Armello1.7 h/$
  94. 94WARNO1.7 h/$
  95. 95Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin1.7 h/$
  96. 96Marauders1.7 h/$
  97. 97Conquest of Elysium 51.6 h/$
  98. 98Ghosts of Tabor1.6 h/$
  99. 99THE GAME OF LIFE 21.6 h/$
  100. 100SpiderHeck1.5 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.