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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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. 1Don't Starve Together62 h/$
  2. 2Cornerpond58 h/$
  3. 3Hearts of Iron IV39 h/$
  4. 4Ropuka's Idle Island33 h/$
  5. 5BidKing30 h/$
  6. 6Oxygen Not Included30 h/$
  7. 7shapez27 h/$
  8. 8CryoFall27 h/$
  9. 9Cookie Clicker23 h/$
  10. 10X4: Foundations20 h/$
  11. 11Victoria 317 h/$
  12. 12Tiny Pasture17 h/$
  13. 13Don't Starve14 h/$
  14. 14Football, Tactics & Glory13 h/$
  15. 15Ultimate Fishing Simulator13 h/$
  16. 16Graveyard Keeper13 h/$
  17. 17Trailmakers12 h/$
  18. 18Chill Pulse12 h/$
  19. 19Space Engineers11 h/$
  20. 20Rusty's Retirement10 h/$
  21. 21Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator10 h/$
  22. 22Mechabellum9.9 h/$
  23. 23DSX9.5 h/$
  24. 24Garry's Mod9.3 h/$
  25. 25Survivalist: Invisible Strain8.9 h/$
  26. 26Settlement Survival8.9 h/$
  27. 27Green Hell8.8 h/$
  28. 28Placid Plastic Duck Simulator8.7 h/$
  29. 29Stardew Valley8.7 h/$
  30. 30My Time at Sandrock8.5 h/$
  31. 31rFactor 27.8 h/$
  32. 32Hacknet7.7 h/$
  33. 33Car Mechanic Simulator 20217.6 h/$
  34. 34Tank Mechanic Simulator7.5 h/$
  35. 35Soulmask7.5 h/$
  36. 36Cities: Skylines7.5 h/$
  37. 37Thief Simulator7.4 h/$
  38. 38Assetto Corsa7.3 h/$
  39. 39Disney Dreamlight Valley7.0 h/$
  40. 40The Riftbreaker7.0 h/$
  41. 41Touhou Mystia's Izakaya6.9 h/$
  42. 42Stellaris6.9 h/$
  43. 43Avorion6.8 h/$
  44. 44RimWorld6.8 h/$
  45. 45Niche - a genetics survival game6.6 h/$
  46. 46Reigns6.4 h/$
  47. 47FlatOut6.3 h/$
  48. 48UBOAT6.3 h/$
  49. 49Factorio6.3 h/$
  50. 50EA SPORTS FC™ 266.2 h/$
  51. 51gogh: Focus with Your Avatar6.0 h/$
  52. 52State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition6.0 h/$
  53. 53Dyson Sphere Program5.9 h/$
  54. 54Naval Action5.8 h/$
  55. 55Sun Haven5.8 h/$
  56. 56Terra Invicta5.7 h/$
  57. 57Spirit City: Lofi Sessions5.7 h/$
  58. 58The Guild II Renaissance5.6 h/$
  59. 59Tavern Master5.6 h/$
  60. 60SKYHILL5.6 h/$
  61. 61People Playground5.6 h/$
  62. 62Project Zomboid5.5 h/$
  63. 63Car Mechanic Simulator 20155.5 h/$
  64. 64The Long Dark5.5 h/$
  65. 65Chillquarium5.5 h/$
  66. 66Europa Universalis IV5.5 h/$
  67. 67Beasts of Bermuda5.4 h/$
  68. 68Feed the Cups5.4 h/$
  69. 69Dragon Cliff5.3 h/$
  70. 70Rise of Nations: Extended Edition5.3 h/$
  71. 71From the Depths5.3 h/$
  72. 72Software Inc.5.2 h/$
  73. 73Airport CEO5.1 h/$
  74. 74SnowRunner5.0 h/$
  75. 75State of Decay: YOSE5.0 h/$
  76. 76Arma 35.0 h/$
  77. 77Slime Rancher4.8 h/$
  78. 78Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition4.8 h/$
  79. 79Overcooked4.7 h/$
  80. 80Fields of Mistria4.7 h/$
  81. 81Satisfactory4.6 h/$
  82. 82Bus Simulator 184.6 h/$
  83. 83The Isle4.6 h/$
  84. 84Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord4.5 h/$
  85. 85鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal4.5 h/$
  86. 86Holdfast: Nations At War4.5 h/$
  87. 87Captain of Industry4.5 h/$
  88. 88Pax Dei4.4 h/$
  89. 89Ostranauts4.4 h/$
  90. 90Cauldron4.4 h/$
  91. 91FTL: Faster Than Light4.4 h/$
  92. 92Dome Keeper4.3 h/$
  93. 93Noita4.3 h/$
  94. 94Football Manager 264.3 h/$
  95. 95Scrap Mechanic4.3 h/$
  96. 96Empyrion - Galactic Survival4.3 h/$
  97. 97Animal Shelter4.3 h/$
  98. 98METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED4.2 h/$
  99. 997 Days to Die4.2 h/$
  100. 100Hell Let Loose4.2 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.