Best Value Simulation Games Under $10
The Simulation games on Steam games under $10 that deliver the most playtime per dollar: median reviewer hours divided by current price.
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By price
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.
- 1BidKing$0.02/1hr169h48.66%32.94%
- 2Cornerpond$0.02/1hr158h87.54%97.16%
- 3Ropuka's Idle Island$0.03/1hr121h88.04%95.40%
- 4The NOexistenceN of Lilith$0.04/1hr52h86.84%98.05%
- 5Cookie Clicker$0.04/1hr128h95.30%96.42%
- 6The Guild II Renaissance$0.04/1hr46h84.33%83.49%
- 7Chill Pulse$0.04/1hr115h88.38%95.55%
- 8X4: Foundations$0.07/1hr145h81.17%79.90%
- 9Graveyard Keeper$0.08/1hr52h85.31%85.38%
- 10MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries$0.08/1hr96h84.84%84.77%
- 11Hexarchy$0.09/1hr21h84.52%81.92%
- 12Drug Dealer Simulator$0.10/1hr21h85.79%86.19%
- 13Rusty's Retirement$0.10/1hr71h91.95%96.71%
- 14Tiny Pasture$0.11/1hr56h88.28%92.48%
- 15Dragon Cliff$0.11/1hr92h86.61%88.66%
- 16Cruelty Squad$0.11/1hr18h92.84%96.04%
- 17DSX$0.11/1hr71h77.80%69.52%
- 18Touhou Mystia's Izakaya$0.13/1hr44h95.35%98.56%
- 19Bomber Crew$0.16/1hr15h86.54%87.57%
- 20ANEURISM IV$0.16/1hr31h81.59%76.20%
- 21Tavern Master$0.16/1hr19h88.92%92.13%
- 22Settlement Survival$0.16/1hr33h84.96%85.30%
- 23RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe$0.16/1hr37h89.17%94.30%
- 24FTL: Faster Than Light$0.17/1hr59h93.96%95.11%
- 25Garry's Mod$0.17/1hr57h96.78%96.87%
- 26Placid Plastic Duck Simulator$0.18/1hr11h93.38%97.58%
- 27Definitely Not Fried Chicken$0.19/1hr20h82.72%73.15%
- 28People Playground$0.20/1hr49h98.04%98.46%
- 29Factory Town Idle$0.21/1hr24h85.56%90.90%
- 30Amber Isle$0.21/1hr30h84.57%82.78%
- 31Kerbal Space Program$0.21/1hr48h94.89%95.57%
- 32Punch Club 2: Fast Forward$0.21/1hr24h84.17%82.48%
- 33Your Only Move Is HUSTLE$0.23/1hr22h94.36%96.49%
- 34Rocksmith 2014 Edition REMASTERED LEARN & PLAY$0.24/1hr42h87.10%87.96%
- 35Bear and Breakfast$0.24/1hr29h86.51%89.46%
- 36Besiege$0.25/1hr12h93.52%95.14%
- 37Bus Simulator 18$0.25/1hr12h82.69%81.04%
- 38(the) Gnorp Apologue$0.27/1hr26h89.75%94.87%
- 39Papa's Freezeria Deluxe$0.28/1hr21h92.97%99.25%
- 40Cyber Manhunt$0.29/1hr12h89.51%92.44%
- 41Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator$0.29/1hr27h91.46%92.93%
- 42Chillquarium$0.31/1hr20h88.09%92.19%
- 43I Am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival$0.31/1hr26h84.87%84.73%
- 44Due Process$0.31/1hr21h83.17%81.10%
- 45Supermarket Chaos$0.32/1hr12h86.54%93.33%
- 46Stronghold HD (2012)$0.32/1hr19h90.35%95.54%
- 47Spellcaster University$0.32/1hr27h84.10%82.75%
- 48Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!$0.33/1hr18h91.69%94.60%
- 49Grocery Store Simulator$0.34/1hr27h87.17%90.79%
- 50Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)$0.35/1hr29h93.46%97.52%
- 51The Guild 3$0.35/1hr17h74.00%60.29%
- 52RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack$0.35/1hr29h86.57%89.61%
- 53Matchmaking Inc.$0.35/1hr25h86.48%88.61%
- 54VillageRhapsody$0.35/1hr8h92.33%96.87%
- 55112 Operator$0.36/1hr14h86.55%88.74%
- 56shapez$0.36/1hr28h91.67%95.93%
- 57Age of History 3$0.36/1hr28h84.98%85.00%
- 58KovaaK's$0.37/1hr27h91.40%92.96%
- 59The Escapists 2$0.37/1hr13h89.29%90.58%
- 60Isonzo$0.37/1hr26h83.60%82.97%
- 61Don't Starve$0.38/1hr26h95.61%96.55%
- 62Easy Red 2$0.39/1hr23h88.08%90.25%
- 63Need for Speed$0.39/1hr8h73.26%69.23%
- 64Scritchy Scratchy$0.39/1hr14h90.60%94.52%
- 65ContractVille$0.42/1hr23h83.42%80.94%
- 66Human Fall Flat$0.43/1hr14h94.22%94.63%
- 67Progressbar95$0.44/1hr11h87.91%96.13%
- 68Fantasy Map Simulator$0.44/1hr14h86.18%89.10%
- 69Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You$0.45/1hr6h88.19%90.29%
- 70Mini Motorways$0.47/1hr21h92.97%96.27%
- 71GoreBox$0.47/1hr19h84.32%84.07%
- 72TheoTown$0.47/1hr21h88.04%94.58%
- 73Calico$0.47/1hr8h85.49%86.59%
- 74OpenTTD$0.48/1hr21h91.08%94.71%
- 75Luck be a Landlord$0.48/1hr21h89.38%93.23%
- 76Summon$0.48/1hr1h86.92%92.51%
- 77That's not my Neighbor$0.49/1hr6h86.08%88.88%
- 78Green Hell$0.49/1hr18h84.72%84.70%
- 79Burgie's Cozy Kitchen$0.49/1hr14h86.24%96.89%
- 80Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe$0.49/1hr12h88.63%98.69%
- 81Drunken Wrestlers 2$0.49/1hr8h86.05%86.65%
- 82DUCKSIDE$0.51/1hr12h81.98%72.36%
- 83Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite$0.53/1hr15h81.44%76.40%
- 84Fortune Mill$0.53/1hr15h84.00%81.84%
- 85Gas Station Simulator$0.53/1hr18h87.16%87.97%
- 86iRacing$0.53/1hr19h85.09%85.28%
- 87Buckshot Roulette$0.53/1hr6h94.43%95.19%
- 88Cast n Chill$0.54/1hr18h89.46%94.91%
- 89Wreckfest$0.54/1hr14h87.38%87.97%
- 90Overcooked$0.57/1hr7h87.88%89.65%
- 91Gourdlets$0.58/1hr9h86.09%92.56%
- 92Old Market Simulator$0.60/1hr17h85.91%87.73%
- 93Plantera 2: Golden Acorn$0.61/1hr8h86.01%94.37%
- 94Castle Story$0.63/1hr16h74.71%65.07%
- 95My Dream Setup$0.63/1hr9h87.56%91.37%
- 96911 Operator$0.65/1hr5h87.31%88.51%
- 97Game Dev Tycoon$0.65/1hr15h93.33%95.19%
- 98Cat Goes Fishing$0.65/1hr11h90.66%94.14%
- 99Chinese Online Game$0.65/1hr15h85.27%85.60%
- 100Nodebuster$0.66/1hr5h92.11%97.43%
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.