Best Value RPG Games Under $5

The RPG 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. 1Black Desert108 h/$
  2. 2Brotato77 h/$
  3. 3Don't Starve Together62 h/$
  4. 4CryoFall27 h/$
  5. 5Vampire Survivors17 h/$
  6. 6Borderlands 216 h/$
  7. 7Banner of the Maid14 h/$
  8. 8Graveyard Keeper13 h/$
  9. 9FINAL FANTASY VIII12 h/$
  10. 10Mirror12 h/$
  11. 11Dungeon of the ENDLESS11 h/$
  12. 12Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen11 h/$
  13. 13Loop Hero10 h/$
  14. 14最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect10 h/$
  15. 15Town of Salem10 h/$
  16. 16The Binding of Isaac9.5 h/$
  17. 17Streets of Rogue9.1 h/$
  18. 18Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel8.8 h/$
  19. 19Monster Sanctuary8.4 h/$
  20. 20Orcs Must Die! 28.1 h/$
  21. 21Heroes of Hammerwatch7.4 h/$
  22. 22Punch Club7.4 h/$
  23. 23Reigns6.4 h/$
  24. 24Vampyr6.3 h/$
  25. 25Neon Abyss6.2 h/$
  26. 26Portal Knights5.7 h/$
  27. 27Undertale5.7 h/$
  28. 28God Of Weapons5.6 h/$
  29. 29TRADESMAN: Deal to Dealer5.5 h/$
  30. 30Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet5.1 h/$
  31. 31State of Decay: YOSE5.0 h/$
  32. 32Halls of Torment4.7 h/$
  33. 33Crypt of the NecroDancer4.6 h/$
  34. 34Dust: An Elysian Tail4.5 h/$
  35. 35Death's Door4.5 h/$
  36. 36Cat Quest4.5 h/$
  37. 37NeuroVoider4.4 h/$
  38. 38The Vagrant4.3 h/$
  39. 39Cyber Manhunt3.6 h/$
  40. 40F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch3.6 h/$
  41. 41Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy3.4 h/$
  42. 42Cat Quest II3.0 h/$
  43. 43Terra Memoria2.9 h/$
  44. 44Unheard - Voices of Crime2.8 h/$
  45. 45Mirror 2: Project X2.8 h/$
  46. 46VillageRhapsody2.6 h/$
  47. 47Changed1.9 h/$
  48. 48Wedding Witch1.7 h/$
  49. 49Hylics1.6 h/$
  50. 50House of Detention1.6 h/$
  51. 51Feign1.5 h/$
  52. 52Comedy Night1.3 h/$
  53. 53Tales of the Black Forest1.2 h/$
  54. 54Juice Galaxy1.1 h/$
  55. 55Mister Furry: Hot Muscles1.0 h/$
  56. 56Maniac0.9 h/$
  57. 57LoveChoice0.9 h/$
  58. 58RUSSIAPHOBIA0.7 h/$
  59. 59Chushpan Simulator0.7 h/$
  60. 60Kabuto Park0.7 h/$
  61. 61Insomnia: Theater in the Head0.4 h/$
  62. 62A Bird Story0.4 h/$
  63. 63DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION0.3 h/$
  64. 64The Test0.2 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.