Best Value Simulation Games Under $5

The Simulation games on Steam games under $5 that deliver the most playtime per dollar: median reviewer hours divided by current price.

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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. 8Graveyard Keeper$0.08/1hr
  9. 9Hexarchy$0.09/1hr
  10. 10Drug Dealer Simulator$0.10/1hr
  11. 11Cruelty Squad$0.11/1hr
  12. 12Bomber Crew$0.16/1hr
  13. 13ANEURISM IV$0.16/1hr
  14. 14Tavern Master$0.16/1hr
  15. 15Placid Plastic Duck Simulator$0.18/1hr
  16. 16Definitely Not Fried Chicken$0.19/1hr
  17. 17Factory Town Idle$0.21/1hr
  18. 18Punch Club 2: Fast Forward$0.21/1hr
  19. 19Your Only Move Is HUSTLE$0.23/1hr
  20. 20Besiege$0.25/1hr
  21. 21Bus Simulator 18$0.25/1hr
  22. 22Cyber Manhunt$0.29/1hr
  23. 23Supermarket Chaos$0.32/1hr
  24. 24VillageRhapsody$0.35/1hr
  25. 25112 Operator$0.36/1hr
  26. 26The Escapists 2$0.37/1hr
  27. 27Need for Speed$0.39/1hr
  28. 28Progressbar95$0.44/1hr
  29. 29Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You$0.45/1hr
  30. 30Calico$0.47/1hr
  31. 31Summon$0.48/1hr
  32. 32That's not my Neighbor$0.49/1hr
  33. 33Drunken Wrestlers 2$0.49/1hr
  34. 34Buckshot Roulette$0.53/1hr
  35. 35Overcooked$0.57/1hr
  36. 36Gourdlets$0.58/1hr
  37. 37Plantera 2: Golden Acorn$0.61/1hr
  38. 38911 Operator$0.65/1hr
  39. 39Nodebuster$0.66/1hr
  40. 40Minami Lane$0.74/1hr
  41. 41Chained Together$0.75/1hr
  42. 42House of Detention$0.76/1hr
  43. 43Ravenous Devils$0.76/1hr
  44. 44STAR WARS: Squadrons$0.79/1hr
  45. 45Click Mage$0.80/1hr
  46. 46Russian Life Simulator$0.89/1hr
  47. 47Kabuto Park$0.94/1hr
  48. 48LoveChoice$0.96/1hr
  49. 49Mister Furry: Hot Muscles$0.99/1hr
  50. 50Hand Simulator$1.01/1hr
  51. 51SUMMERHOUSE$1.02/1hr
  52. 52Digseum$1.07/1hr
  53. 53Dystopika$1.07/1hr
  54. 54Five Nights at Freddy's$1.31/1hr
  55. 55DR LIVESEY ROM AND DEATH EDITION$1.38/1hr
  56. 56Comedy Night$1.39/1hr
  57. 57RUSSIAPHOBIA$1.49/1hr
  58. 58Kiosk$1.66/1hr
  59. 59Chushpan Simulator$1.81/1hr
  60. 60Insomnia: Theater in the Head$2.26/1hr
  61. 61The Exit 8$3.11/1hr
  62. 62Achievement Clicker$3.13/1hr
  63. 63Initial Drift Online$3.65/1hr
  64. 64The Test$3.73/1hr
  65. 65Retrowave$25.08/1hr

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.