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$0.01/1hr
  2. 2Ropuka's Idle Island$0.02/1hr
  3. 3Cookie Clicker$0.02/1hr
  4. 4Naval Action$0.02/1hr
  5. 5Dragon Cliff$0.03/1hr
  6. 6The NOexistenceN of Lilith$0.03/1hr
  7. 7Motorsport Manager$0.03/1hr
  8. 8Oxygen Not Included$0.04/1hr
  9. 9Elite Dangerous$0.04/1hr
  10. 10RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe$0.05/1hr
  11. 11The Guild II Renaissance$0.05/1hr
  12. 12shapez$0.05/1hr
  13. 13Avorion$0.05/1hr
  14. 14Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion$0.05/1hr
  15. 15Don't Starve Together$0.05/1hr
  16. 16Spirit City: Lofi Sessions$0.05/1hr
  17. 17Hearts of Iron IV$0.05/1hr
  18. 18theHunter: Call of the Wild$0.06/1hr
  19. 19Europa Universalis IV$0.06/1hr
  20. 20Empyrion - Galactic Survival$0.06/1hr
  21. 21Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)$0.06/1hr
  22. 22Rusty's Retirement$0.06/1hr
  23. 23X4: Foundations$0.06/1hr
  24. 24Euro Truck Simulator 2$0.06/1hr
  25. 25Touhou Mystia's Izakaya$0.06/1hr
  26. 26Old World$0.06/1hr
  27. 27Stellaris$0.07/1hr
  28. 28Space Engineers$0.07/1hr
  29. 29Tiny Pasture$0.07/1hr
  30. 30MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries$0.07/1hr
  31. 31DSX$0.07/1hr
  32. 32Drug Dealer Simulator$0.07/1hr
  33. 33People Playground$0.07/1hr
  34. 34Call to Arms - Gates of Hell: Ostfront$0.08/1hr
  35. 35Rise of Nations: Extended Edition$0.08/1hr
  36. 36Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator$0.08/1hr
  37. 37Rising Storm 2: Vietnam$0.08/1hr
  38. 38Chill Pulse$0.08/1hr
  39. 39rFactor 2$0.08/1hr
  40. 40Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition$0.08/1hr
  41. 41Stardew Valley$0.08/1hr
  42. 42My Time at Portia$0.08/1hr
  43. 43The Lost Village$0.08/1hr
  44. 44Mechabellum$0.09/1hr
  45. 45Car Mechanic Simulator 2021$0.09/1hr
  46. 46Kingdom Two Crowns$0.09/1hr
  47. 47RimWorld$0.09/1hr
  48. 48Stronghold HD (2012)$0.10/1hr
  49. 497 Days to Die$0.10/1hr
  50. 50FTL: Faster Than Light$0.10/1hr
  51. 51Two Point Campus$0.10/1hr
  52. 52Rocksmith 2014 Edition REMASTERED LEARN & PLAY$0.10/1hr
  53. 53Arma 3$0.10/1hr
  54. 54Bakery Simulator$0.10/1hr
  55. 55Frostpunk$0.10/1hr
  56. 56Garry's Mod$0.10/1hr
  57. 57This War of Mine$0.10/1hr
  58. 58Kenshi$0.10/1hr
  59. 59Tank Mechanic Simulator$0.10/1hr
  60. 60Project Zomboid$0.10/1hr
  61. 61Chillquarium$0.10/1hr
  62. 62HuniePop$0.10/1hr
  63. 63Cruelty Squad$0.11/1hr
  64. 64Crusader Kings III$0.11/1hr
  65. 65Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation$0.11/1hr
  66. 66Placid Plastic Duck Simulator$0.11/1hr
  67. 67American Truck Simulator$0.11/1hr
  68. 68Eco$0.11/1hr
  69. 69Against the Storm$0.11/1hr
  70. 70Men of War: Assault Squad 2$0.11/1hr
  71. 71Mr. Prepper$0.11/1hr
  72. 72Noita$0.11/1hr
  73. 73Don't Starve$0.11/1hr
  74. 74Gold Mining Simulator$0.11/1hr
  75. 75Space Haven$0.11/1hr
  76. 76ANEURISM IV$0.11/1hr
  77. 77Battle Brothers$0.11/1hr
  78. 78Ultimate Fishing Simulator$0.12/1hr
  79. 79Workers & Resources: Soviet Republic$0.12/1hr
  80. 80Ultimate General: Civil War$0.12/1hr
  81. 81Disney Dreamlight Valley$0.12/1hr
  82. 82SpaceCraft$0.12/1hr
  83. 83My Time at Sandrock$0.12/1hr
  84. 84Graveyard Keeper$0.12/1hr
  85. 85Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad with Rising Storm$0.12/1hr
  86. 86Craft The World$0.12/1hr
  87. 87Dyson Sphere Program$0.12/1hr
  88. 88Car Mechanic Simulator 2018$0.12/1hr
  89. 89Card Survival: Tropical Island$0.13/1hr
  90. 90Airport CEO$0.13/1hr
  91. 91Age of History 3$0.13/1hr
  92. 92Conan Exiles Enhanced$0.13/1hr
  93. 93SKYHILL$0.13/1hr
  94. 94Green Hell$0.13/1hr
  95. 95Thief Simulator$0.13/1hr
  96. 96Trailmakers$0.13/1hr
  97. 97Call to Arms$0.14/1hr
  98. 98Immortal Life$0.14/1hr
  99. 99Survivalist: Invisible Strain$0.14/1hr
  100. 100Hacknet$0.14/1hr

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.