Best Value Simulation Games

The Simulation games that stretch a budget furthest: median reviewer playtime divided by current price. Pick your currency in the top bar to rank against your local prices.

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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. 1BidKing$0.02/1hr
  2. 2Cornerpond$0.02/1hr
  3. 3Ropuka's Idle Island$0.03/1hr
  4. 4The NOexistenceN of Lilith$0.04/1hr
  5. 5Cookie Clicker$0.04/1hr
  6. 6The Guild II Renaissance$0.04/1hr
  7. 7Chill Pulse$0.04/1hr
  8. 8X4: Foundations$0.07/1hr
  9. 9Beasts of Bermuda$0.07/1hr
  10. 10Graveyard Keeper$0.08/1hr
  11. 11MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries$0.08/1hr
  12. 12Space Engineers$0.08/1hr
  13. 13Hexarchy$0.09/1hr
  14. 14Drug Dealer Simulator$0.10/1hr
  15. 15Rusty's Retirement$0.10/1hr
  16. 16Mechabellum$0.10/1hr
  17. 17Tiny Pasture$0.11/1hr
  18. 18Dragon Cliff$0.11/1hr
  19. 19Cruelty Squad$0.11/1hr
  20. 20Stardew Valley$0.11/1hr
  21. 21DSX$0.11/1hr
  22. 22RimWorld$0.11/1hr
  23. 23Eco$0.12/1hr
  24. 24Project Zomboid$0.13/1hr
  25. 25Spirit City: Lofi Sessions$0.13/1hr
  26. 26Touhou Mystia's Izakaya$0.13/1hr
  27. 27Factorio$0.14/1hr
  28. 28Bomber Crew$0.16/1hr
  29. 29ANEURISM IV$0.16/1hr
  30. 30Hearts of Iron IV$0.16/1hr
  31. 31Tavern Master$0.16/1hr
  32. 32Settlement Survival$0.16/1hr
  33. 33RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe$0.16/1hr
  34. 347 Days to Die$0.17/1hr
  35. 35Oxygen Not Included$0.17/1hr
  36. 36Terra Invicta$0.17/1hr
  37. 37Farm Together 2$0.17/1hr
  38. 38Avorion$0.17/1hr
  39. 39FTL: Faster Than Light$0.17/1hr
  40. 40Garry's Mod$0.17/1hr
  41. 41Elite Dangerous$0.18/1hr
  42. 42Placid Plastic Duck Simulator$0.18/1hr
  43. 43SpaceCraft$0.18/1hr
  44. 44Naval Action$0.18/1hr
  45. 45From the Depths$0.19/1hr
  46. 46Farming Simulator 19$0.19/1hr
  47. 47Definitely Not Fried Chicken$0.19/1hr
  48. 48BeamNG.drive$0.19/1hr
  49. 49The Long Dark$0.19/1hr
  50. 50The Isle$0.20/1hr
  51. 51People Playground$0.20/1hr
  52. 52Motorsport Manager$0.20/1hr
  53. 53Stellaris$0.20/1hr
  54. 54Survivalist: Invisible Strain$0.20/1hr
  55. 55Factory Town Idle$0.21/1hr
  56. 56Miscreated$0.21/1hr
  57. 57Amber Isle$0.21/1hr
  58. 58Kerbal Space Program$0.21/1hr
  59. 59Punch Club 2: Fast Forward$0.21/1hr
  60. 60Dyson Sphere Program$0.21/1hr
  61. 61Planetbase$0.22/1hr
  62. 62Farming Simulator 22$0.22/1hr
  63. 63Scrap Mechanic$0.22/1hr
  64. 64Card Survival: Fantasy Forest$0.22/1hr
  65. 65Conan Exiles Enhanced$0.22/1hr
  66. 66Satisfactory$0.22/1hr
  67. 67Stormworks: Build and Rescue$0.22/1hr
  68. 68Your Only Move Is HUSTLE$0.23/1hr
  69. 69Barotrauma$0.23/1hr
  70. 70Stationeers$0.23/1hr
  71. 71Europa Universalis IV$0.23/1hr
  72. 72Empyrion - Galactic Survival$0.23/1hr
  73. 73Coral Island$0.23/1hr
  74. 74Hero's Adventure: Road to Passion$0.24/1hr
  75. 75Rocksmith 2014 Edition REMASTERED LEARN & PLAY$0.24/1hr
  76. 76Bear and Breakfast$0.24/1hr
  77. 77Feed the Cups$0.24/1hr
  78. 78Stranded: Alien Dawn$0.24/1hr
  79. 79Elin$0.24/1hr
  80. 80Kenshi$0.25/1hr
  81. 81Besiege$0.25/1hr
  82. 82Bus Simulator 18$0.25/1hr
  83. 83My Garage$0.25/1hr
  84. 84Soulmask$0.26/1hr
  85. 85Crusader Kings III$0.26/1hr
  86. 86Esports Godfather$0.27/1hr
  87. 87Noita$0.27/1hr
  88. 88Survival: Fountain of Youth$0.27/1hr
  89. 89Motor Town: Behind The Wheel$0.27/1hr
  90. 90Victoria 3$0.27/1hr
  91. 91Software Inc.$0.27/1hr
  92. 92(the) Gnorp Apologue$0.27/1hr
  93. 93Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord$0.28/1hr
  94. 94Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion$0.28/1hr
  95. 95Hell Let Loose$0.28/1hr
  96. 96Papa's Freezeria Deluxe$0.28/1hr
  97. 97Football, Tactics & Glory$0.28/1hr
  98. 98Pax Dei$0.28/1hr
  99. 99鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal$0.28/1hr
  100. 100Cyber Manhunt$0.29/1hr

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.