Best Value RPG Games Under $40

The RPG games on Steam games under $40 that deliver the most playtime per dollar: median reviewer hours divided by current price.

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By price

Any priceUnder $5Under $10Under $20Under $40
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. 1Black Desert$0.02/1hr
  2. 2Melvor Idle$0.02/1hr
  3. 3King's Bounty: Warriors of the North$0.02/1hr
  4. 4UnderRail$0.02/1hr
  5. 5Dragon Cliff$0.03/1hr
  6. 6The Elder Scrolls Online$0.03/1hr
  7. 7The NOexistenceN of Lilith$0.03/1hr
  8. 8Dungeon Defenders$0.03/1hr
  9. 9SpiritVale$0.03/1hr
  10. 10The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut$0.03/1hr
  11. 11The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition$0.04/1hr
  12. 12Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition$0.04/1hr
  13. 13Terraria$0.04/1hr
  14. 14Outward Definitive Edition$0.04/1hr
  15. 15Elite Dangerous$0.04/1hr
  16. 16Grim Dawn$0.04/1hr
  17. 17Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition$0.04/1hr
  18. 18Don't Starve Together$0.05/1hr
  19. 19Mortal Online 2$0.05/1hr
  20. 20Town of Salem$0.05/1hr
  21. 21Mount & Blade: Warband$0.05/1hr
  22. 22Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition$0.05/1hr
  23. 23God Of Weapons$0.06/1hr
  24. 24Tom Clancy’s The Division 2$0.06/1hr
  25. 25Darkest Dungeon$0.06/1hr
  26. 26FINAL FANTASY XIV Online$0.06/1hr
  27. 27Touhou Mystia's Izakaya$0.06/1hr
  28. 28Brotato$0.06/1hr
  29. 29Fallout 76$0.06/1hr
  30. 30Rust$0.06/1hr
  31. 31Old World$0.06/1hr
  32. 32Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut$0.06/1hr
  33. 33CrossCode$0.07/1hr
  34. 34Hero Siege$0.07/1hr
  35. 35FINAL FANTASY VIII$0.07/1hr
  36. 36Solasta: Crown of the Magister$0.07/1hr
  37. 37Tales of Maj'Eyal$0.07/1hr
  38. 38Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game$0.07/1hr
  39. 39Dying Light$0.07/1hr
  40. 40Gothic II: Gold Edition$0.07/1hr
  41. 41Warhammer 40,000: Darktide$0.07/1hr
  42. 42The Surge$0.07/1hr
  43. 43STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords$0.07/1hr
  44. 44Fallout: New Vegas$0.07/1hr
  45. 45Kingdom Come: Deliverance$0.07/1hr
  46. 46Fallout 4$0.07/1hr
  47. 47Death Road to Canada$0.08/1hr
  48. 48The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition$0.08/1hr
  49. 49ARK: Survival Evolved$0.08/1hr
  50. 50ORION: Prelude$0.08/1hr
  51. 51ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game$0.08/1hr
  52. 52Stardew Valley$0.08/1hr
  53. 53My Time at Portia$0.08/1hr
  54. 54The Lost Village$0.08/1hr
  55. 55TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children$0.08/1hr
  56. 56Vampire Survivors$0.08/1hr
  57. 57Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem$0.08/1hr
  58. 58Warhammer: Vermintide 2$0.08/1hr
  59. 59Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok$0.08/1hr
  60. 60Starbound$0.08/1hr
  61. 61The Binding of Isaac$0.09/1hr
  62. 62Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire$0.09/1hr
  63. 63Banner of the Maid$0.09/1hr
  64. 64The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)$0.09/1hr
  65. 65Roguebook$0.09/1hr
  66. 66Deus Ex: Mankind Divided$0.09/1hr
  67. 67Mordheim: City of the Damned$0.09/1hr
  68. 68Darkwood$0.09/1hr
  69. 69Risen$0.09/1hr
  70. 70Warhammer: Chaosbane$0.09/1hr
  71. 717 Days to Die$0.10/1hr
  72. 72Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition$0.10/1hr
  73. 73Rogue Legacy$0.10/1hr
  74. 74最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect$0.10/1hr
  75. 75STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic$0.10/1hr
  76. 76Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader$0.10/1hr
  77. 77Chronicon$0.10/1hr
  78. 78Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword$0.10/1hr
  79. 79Kenshi$0.10/1hr
  80. 80Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game$0.10/1hr
  81. 81Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen$0.10/1hr
  82. 82Tom Clancy’s The Division$0.10/1hr
  83. 83Project Zomboid$0.10/1hr
  84. 84Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition$0.10/1hr
  85. 85PAYDAY 2$0.10/1hr
  86. 86HuniePop$0.10/1hr
  87. 87Loop Hero$0.10/1hr
  88. 88Titan Quest Anniversary Edition$0.10/1hr
  89. 89Library Of Ruina$0.10/1hr
  90. 90Crusader Kings III$0.11/1hr
  91. 91Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition$0.11/1hr
  92. 92Tales & Tactics$0.11/1hr
  93. 93Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth: Complete Edition$0.11/1hr
  94. 94Mr. Prepper$0.11/1hr
  95. 95Noita$0.11/1hr
  96. 96Foxhole$0.11/1hr
  97. 97Monster Sanctuary$0.11/1hr
  98. 98Gothic 1$0.11/1hr
  99. 99Borderlands 2$0.11/1hr
  100. 100Space Haven$0.11/1hr

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.