Best Value Relaxing Games Under $20

The Relaxing games on Steam games under $20 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. 1Cornerpond58 h/$
  2. 2Ropuka's Idle Island33 h/$
  3. 3Mini Cozy Room: Lo-Fi23 h/$
  4. 4Tiny Pasture17 h/$
  5. 5Ultimate Fishing Simulator13 h/$
  6. 6Chill Pulse12 h/$
  7. 7Rusty's Retirement10 h/$
  8. 8Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator10 h/$
  9. 9Placid Plastic Duck Simulator8.7 h/$
  10. 10Stardew Valley8.7 h/$
  11. 11Tank Mechanic Simulator7.5 h/$
  12. 12Starbound6.7 h/$
  13. 13Niche - a genetics survival game6.6 h/$
  14. 14gogh: Focus with Your Avatar6.0 h/$
  15. 15Razortron 20005.8 h/$
  16. 16Sun Haven5.8 h/$
  17. 17Spirit City: Lofi Sessions5.7 h/$
  18. 18Tavern Master5.6 h/$
  19. 19Chillquarium5.5 h/$
  20. 20Cozy Grove5.1 h/$
  21. 21Ithya: Magic Studies4.8 h/$
  22. 22Fields of Mistria4.7 h/$
  23. 23Cassette Beasts4.4 h/$
  24. 24DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT4.4 h/$
  25. 25Animal Shelter4.3 h/$
  26. 26ISLANDERS4.2 h/$
  27. 27Paleo Pines4.0 h/$
  28. 28Sailwind3.9 h/$
  29. 29Motor Town: Behind The Wheel3.9 h/$
  30. 30Crab Champions3.7 h/$
  31. 31Hardspace: Shipbreaker3.7 h/$
  32. 32Doloc Town3.4 h/$
  33. 33TCG Card Shop Simulator3.2 h/$
  34. 34Gold Mining Simulator3.2 h/$
  35. 35Sudocats3.2 h/$
  36. 36theHunter: Call of the Wild3.1 h/$
  37. 37Cash Cleaner Simulator3.1 h/$
  38. 38Farming Simulator 193.0 h/$
  39. 39Core Keeper3.0 h/$
  40. 40Mini Motorways2.9 h/$
  41. 41Dinkum2.9 h/$
  42. 42Farm Together2.9 h/$
  43. 43Draw & Guess2.8 h/$
  44. 44shapez 2 - Factory2.8 h/$
  45. 45American Truck Simulator2.8 h/$
  46. 46ContractVille2.8 h/$
  47. 47RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe2.7 h/$
  48. 48Mon Bazou2.7 h/$
  49. 49Euro Truck Simulator 22.6 h/$
  50. 50Retrowave2.5 h/$
  51. 51Banished2.5 h/$
  52. 52Rising World2.3 h/$
  53. 53Cooking Simulator2.2 h/$
  54. 54Balatro2.2 h/$
  55. 55Fabledom2.2 h/$
  56. 56LEGO Bricktales2.2 h/$
  57. 57Outpath2.1 h/$
  58. 58Terra Nil2.1 h/$
  59. 59GoreBox2.1 h/$
  60. 60DAVE THE DIVER2.0 h/$
  61. 61Chef RPG2.0 h/$
  62. 62Kingdoms and Castles1.9 h/$
  63. 63Little Witch in the Woods1.9 h/$
  64. 64The Gunk1.9 h/$
  65. 65Farming Simulator 151.8 h/$
  66. 66Farmer's Life1.8 h/$
  67. 67The Witness1.8 h/$
  68. 68Slime Rancher 21.8 h/$
  69. 69GRIS1.7 h/$
  70. 70Nodebuster1.6 h/$
  71. 71Ravenous Devils1.5 h/$
  72. 72The Wandering Village1.5 h/$
  73. 73Zup! F1.5 h/$
  74. 74Wingspan1.5 h/$
  75. 75I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival1.5 h/$
  76. 76Garden Life: A Cozy Simulator1.5 h/$
  77. 77CarX Drift Racing Online1.5 h/$
  78. 78Zodiacats1.5 h/$
  79. 79WorldBox - God Simulator1.5 h/$
  80. 80Cat Goes Fishing1.5 h/$
  81. 81Moonstone Island1.5 h/$
  82. 82Bloons TD 51.5 h/$
  83. 83Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop1.5 h/$
  84. 84Gourdlets1.5 h/$
  85. 85Construction Simulator1.4 h/$
  86. 86Insaniquarium Deluxe1.4 h/$
  87. 87Let's School1.4 h/$
  88. 88Cats Organized Neatly1.3 h/$
  89. 89Dogs Organized Neatly1.3 h/$
  90. 90Finnish Cottage Simulator1.3 h/$
  91. 91Grocery Store Simulator1.3 h/$
  92. 92Zup! S1.3 h/$
  93. 93Peggle Deluxe1.3 h/$
  94. 94Dorfromantik1.2 h/$
  95. 95Good Pizza, Great Pizza - Cooking Simulator Game1.2 h/$
  96. 96Potion Permit1.2 h/$
  97. 97Viscera Cleanup Detail1.2 h/$
  98. 98Click Mage1.2 h/$
  99. 99My Dream Setup1.2 h/$
  100. 100Juice Galaxy1.1 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.