Best Value Story Rich Games Under $40

The Story Rich games on Steam games under $40 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. 24Disney Dreamlight Valley7.0 h/$
  25. 25Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - Enhanced Edition7.0 h/$
  26. 26Touhou Mystia's Izakaya6.9 h/$
  27. 27Beholder6.7 h/$
  28. 28Celeste6.7 h/$
  29. 29The Talos Principle 26.4 h/$
  30. 30Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom6.4 h/$
  31. 31Reigns6.4 h/$
  32. 32CONTROL Ultimate Edition6.3 h/$
  33. 33Vampyr6.3 h/$
  34. 34TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children6.0 h/$
  35. 35Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire5.7 h/$
  36. 36Undertale5.7 h/$
  37. 37觅长生5.7 h/$
  38. 38ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN5.7 h/$
  39. 39The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim5.6 h/$
  40. 40The Talos Principle5.6 h/$
  41. 41Blasphemous 25.5 h/$
  42. 42Alan Wake's American Nightmare5.4 h/$
  43. 43Suzerain5.4 h/$
  44. 44Assassin's Creed Valhalla5.3 h/$
  45. 45Red Dead Online5.2 h/$
  46. 46Mafia III: Definitive Edition5.2 h/$
  47. 47Cozy Grove5.1 h/$
  48. 48Hollow Knight5.1 h/$
  49. 49Halo Wars: Definitive Edition5.1 h/$
  50. 50Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth5.0 h/$
  51. 51Pillars of Eternity4.9 h/$
  52. 52Yakuza 5 Remastered4.9 h/$
  53. 53The Witcher: Enhanced Edition Director's Cut4.9 h/$
  54. 54Age of Empires: Definitive Edition4.7 h/$
  55. 55Dust: An Elysian Tail4.5 h/$
  56. 56Pathologic 24.5 h/$
  57. 57鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal4.5 h/$
  58. 58DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT4.4 h/$
  59. 59ATOM RPG: Post-apocalyptic indie game4.3 h/$
  60. 60The Vagrant4.3 h/$
  61. 61Pathfinder: Kingmaker — Enhanced Plus Edition4.3 h/$
  62. 62Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition4.2 h/$
  63. 63河洛群俠傳 (Ho Tu Lo Shu ： The Books of Dragon)4.2 h/$
  64. 64Party Hard4.1 h/$
  65. 65Wasteland 34.1 h/$
  66. 66Sally Face - Episode One4.1 h/$
  67. 67Super Robot Wars 304.1 h/$
  68. 68FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH4.1 h/$
  69. 69FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster4.0 h/$
  70. 70Persona 4 Golden4.0 h/$
  71. 71FOR HONOR4.0 h/$
  72. 72STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords3.9 h/$
  73. 73Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game3.9 h/$
  74. 74下一站江湖Ⅱ3.8 h/$
  75. 75Pacific Drive3.7 h/$
  76. 76BATTLETECH3.7 h/$
  77. 77STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic3.7 h/$
  78. 78Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition3.6 h/$
  79. 79Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising3.6 h/$
  80. 80Resident Evil3.6 h/$
  81. 81Cyber Manhunt3.6 h/$
  82. 82F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch3.6 h/$
  83. 83Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition3.6 h/$
  84. 84Assassin's Creed Unity3.5 h/$
  85. 85METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN3.5 h/$
  86. 86Mafia II (Classic)3.4 h/$
  87. 87Library Of Ruina3.4 h/$
  88. 88The Planet Crafter3.4 h/$
  89. 89Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy3.4 h/$
  90. 90FINAL FANTASY XIII-23.4 h/$
  91. 91FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION3.3 h/$
  92. 92Tom Clancy’s The Division 23.3 h/$
  93. 93Lords of the Fallen3.3 h/$
  94. 94Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation3.2 h/$
  95. 95Wandering Sword3.2 h/$
  96. 96FINAL FANTASY XII THE ZODIAC AGE3.1 h/$
  97. 97DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT3.1 h/$
  98. 98Asterigos: Curse of the Stars3.1 h/$
  99. 99Resident Evil 23.0 h/$
  100. 100Mafia3.0 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.