Best Value Story Rich Games Under $20

The Story Rich games on Steam games under $20 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. 7FINAL FANTASY XIV Online10 h/$
  8. 8Psychonauts9.7 h/$
  9. 9Alan Wake8.8 h/$
  10. 10The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos8.7 h/$
  11. 11Monster Sanctuary8.4 h/$
  12. 12Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth8.4 h/$
  13. 13Fallout 48.2 h/$
  14. 14The Elder Scrolls Online8.0 h/$
  15. 15Hacknet7.7 h/$
  16. 16Assassin's Creed Odyssey7.6 h/$
  17. 17FINAL FANTASY XIII7.4 h/$
  18. 18Deponia7.4 h/$
  19. 19Punch Club7.4 h/$
  20. 20Yakuza: Like a Dragon7.4 h/$
  21. 21Fallout: New Vegas7.4 h/$
  22. 22Hitman: Absolution7.1 h/$
  23. 23FINAL FANTASY IX7.1 h/$
  24. 24Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition7.0 h/$
  25. 25Touhou Mystia's Izakaya6.9 h/$
  26. 26Beholder6.7 h/$
  27. 27Celeste6.7 h/$
  28. 28The Talos Principle 26.4 h/$
  29. 29Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom6.4 h/$
  30. 30Reigns6.4 h/$
  31. 31CONTROL Ultimate Edition6.3 h/$
  32. 32Vampyr6.3 h/$
  33. 33Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire5.7 h/$
  34. 34Undertale5.7 h/$
  35. 35觅长生5.7 h/$
  36. 36The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim5.6 h/$
  37. 37The Talos Principle5.6 h/$
  38. 38Blasphemous 25.5 h/$
  39. 39Alan Wake's American Nightmare5.4 h/$
  40. 40Suzerain5.4 h/$
  41. 41Assassin's Creed Valhalla5.3 h/$
  42. 42Red Dead Online5.2 h/$
  43. 43Mafia III: Definitive Edition5.2 h/$
  44. 44Cozy Grove5.1 h/$
  45. 45Hollow Knight5.1 h/$
  46. 46Halo Wars: Definitive Edition5.1 h/$
  47. 47Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth5.0 h/$
  48. 48Pillars of Eternity4.9 h/$
  49. 49Yakuza 5 Remastered4.9 h/$
  50. 50The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut4.9 h/$
  51. 51Age of Empires: Definitive Edition4.7 h/$
  52. 52Dust: An Elysian Tail4.5 h/$
  53. 53Pathologic 24.5 h/$
  54. 54鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal4.5 h/$
  55. 55DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT4.4 h/$
  56. 56ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game4.3 h/$
  57. 57The Vagrant4.3 h/$
  58. 58Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition4.3 h/$
  59. 59Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition4.2 h/$
  60. 60河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon)4.2 h/$
  61. 61Party Hard4.1 h/$
  62. 62Wasteland 34.1 h/$
  63. 63Sally Face - Episode One4.1 h/$
  64. 64Super Robot Wars 304.1 h/$
  65. 65FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH4.1 h/$
  66. 66FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster4.0 h/$
  67. 67Persona 4 Golden4.0 h/$
  68. 68STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords3.9 h/$
  69. 69Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game3.9 h/$
  70. 70下一站江湖Ⅱ3.8 h/$
  71. 71Pacific Drive3.7 h/$
  72. 72STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic3.7 h/$
  73. 73Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition3.6 h/$
  74. 74Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising3.6 h/$
  75. 75Resident Evil3.6 h/$
  76. 76Cyber Manhunt3.6 h/$
  77. 77F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch3.6 h/$
  78. 78Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition3.6 h/$
  79. 79Assassin's Creed Unity3.5 h/$
  80. 80METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN3.5 h/$
  81. 81Mafia II (Classic)3.4 h/$
  82. 82The Planet Crafter3.4 h/$
  83. 83Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy3.4 h/$
  84. 84FINAL FANTASY XIII-23.4 h/$
  85. 85FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION3.3 h/$
  86. 86Lords of the Fallen3.3 h/$
  87. 87FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE3.1 h/$
  88. 88DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT3.1 h/$
  89. 89Asterigos: Curse of the Stars3.1 h/$
  90. 90Resident Evil 23.0 h/$
  91. 91Mafia3.0 h/$
  92. 92Resident Evil Revelations 23.0 h/$
  93. 93Yakuza 6: The Song of Life3.0 h/$
  94. 94Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition3.0 h/$
  95. 95DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 22.9 h/$
  96. 96Resident Evil 42.9 h/$
  97. 97Cobalt Core2.9 h/$
  98. 98School Days2.9 h/$
  99. 99Terra Memoria2.9 h/$
  100. 100Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition2.9 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.