Best Value Story Rich Games Under $10

The Story Rich games on Steam games under $10 that deliver the most playtime per dollar: median reviewer hours divided by current price.

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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. 1Graveyard Keeper13 h/$
  2. 2FINAL FANTASY VIII12 h/$
  3. 3Bean Battles12 h/$
  4. 4Mirror12 h/$
  5. 5Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen11 h/$
  6. 6Loop Hero10 h/$
  7. 7Psychonauts9.7 h/$
  8. 8Alan Wake8.8 h/$
  9. 9The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos8.7 h/$
  10. 10Monster Sanctuary8.4 h/$
  11. 11Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth8.4 h/$
  12. 12Hacknet7.7 h/$
  13. 13FINAL FANTASY XIII7.4 h/$
  14. 14Deponia7.4 h/$
  15. 15Punch Club7.4 h/$
  16. 16Yakuza: Like a Dragon7.4 h/$
  17. 17Fallout: New Vegas7.4 h/$
  18. 18Hitman: Absolution7.1 h/$
  19. 19FINAL FANTASY IX7.1 h/$
  20. 20Touhou Mystia's Izakaya6.9 h/$
  21. 21Beholder6.7 h/$
  22. 22Celeste6.7 h/$
  23. 23The Talos Principle 26.4 h/$
  24. 24Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom6.4 h/$
  25. 25Reigns6.4 h/$
  26. 26CONTROL Ultimate Edition6.3 h/$
  27. 27Vampyr6.3 h/$
  28. 28Undertale5.7 h/$
  29. 29The Talos Principle5.6 h/$
  30. 30Blasphemous 25.5 h/$
  31. 31Alan Wake's American Nightmare5.4 h/$
  32. 32Suzerain5.4 h/$
  33. 33Red Dead Online5.2 h/$
  34. 34Mafia III: Definitive Edition5.2 h/$
  35. 35Halo Wars: Definitive Edition5.1 h/$
  36. 36Yakuza 5 Remastered4.9 h/$
  37. 37The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut4.9 h/$
  38. 38Age of Empires: Definitive Edition4.7 h/$
  39. 39Dust: An Elysian Tail4.5 h/$
  40. 40Pathologic 24.5 h/$
  41. 41The Vagrant4.3 h/$
  42. 42Party Hard4.1 h/$
  43. 43Sally Face - Episode One4.1 h/$
  44. 44STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords3.9 h/$
  45. 45Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game3.9 h/$
  46. 46Pacific Drive3.7 h/$
  47. 47STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic3.7 h/$
  48. 48Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition3.6 h/$
  49. 49Resident Evil3.6 h/$
  50. 50Cyber Manhunt3.6 h/$
  51. 51F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch3.6 h/$
  52. 52Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition3.6 h/$
  53. 53Assassin's Creed Unity3.5 h/$
  54. 54Mafia II (Classic)3.4 h/$
  55. 55Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy3.4 h/$
  56. 56FINAL FANTASY XIII-23.4 h/$
  57. 57Lords of the Fallen3.3 h/$
  58. 58Asterigos: Curse of the Stars3.1 h/$
  59. 59Resident Evil 23.0 h/$
  60. 60Mafia3.0 h/$
  61. 61Resident Evil Revelations 23.0 h/$
  62. 62Yakuza 6: The Song of Life3.0 h/$
  63. 63Resident Evil 42.9 h/$
  64. 64Cobalt Core2.9 h/$
  65. 65Terra Memoria2.9 h/$
  66. 66Resident Evil 02.8 h/$
  67. 67Unheard - Voices of Crime2.8 h/$
  68. 68Mirror 2: Project X2.8 h/$
  69. 69Ori and the Will of the Wisps2.7 h/$
  70. 70Yakuza 4 Remastered2.7 h/$
  71. 71Mafia II: Definitive Edition2.7 h/$
  72. 72Griftlands2.7 h/$
  73. 73The Darkness II2.6 h/$
  74. 74VillageRhapsody2.6 h/$
  75. 75Matchmaking Inc.2.6 h/$
  76. 76Dishonored2.5 h/$
  77. 77Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll2.5 h/$
  78. 78Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You2.5 h/$
  79. 79Half-Life 22.5 h/$
  80. 80One Piece Pirate Warriors 32.4 h/$
  81. 81Seen2.3 h/$
  82. 82Until Then2.3 h/$
  83. 83Resident Evil Revelations2.3 h/$
  84. 84Mafia: Definitive Edition2.2 h/$
  85. 85Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition2.2 h/$
  86. 86Inside the Backrooms2.1 h/$
  87. 87Hello Neighbor2.0 h/$
  88. 88INSIDE2.0 h/$
  89. 89The Final Station1.9 h/$
  90. 90Resident Evil Village1.9 h/$
  91. 91I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream1.9 h/$
  92. 92DREDGE1.9 h/$
  93. 93Resident Evil 7 Biohazard1.9 h/$
  94. 94Changed1.9 h/$
  95. 95The Gunk1.9 h/$
  96. 96Citizen Sleeper1.8 h/$
  97. 97Nothing1.8 h/$
  98. 98The Witness1.8 h/$
  99. 99Alice: Madness Returns1.7 h/$
  100. 100We Were Here Forever1.7 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.