Best Value Story Rich Games Under $5

The Story Rich games on Steam games under $5 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. 9Monster Sanctuary8.4 h/$
  10. 10Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth8.4 h/$
  11. 11Hacknet7.7 h/$
  12. 12Deponia7.4 h/$
  13. 13Punch Club7.4 h/$
  14. 14Hitman: Absolution7.1 h/$
  15. 15Beholder6.7 h/$
  16. 16Celeste6.7 h/$
  17. 17Reigns6.4 h/$
  18. 18CONTROL Ultimate Edition6.3 h/$
  19. 19Vampyr6.3 h/$
  20. 20Undertale5.7 h/$
  21. 21The Talos Principle5.6 h/$
  22. 22Alan Wake's American Nightmare5.4 h/$
  23. 23Halo Wars: Definitive Edition5.1 h/$
  24. 24Age of Empires: Definitive Edition4.7 h/$
  25. 25Dust: An Elysian Tail4.5 h/$
  26. 26The Vagrant4.3 h/$
  27. 27Party Hard4.1 h/$
  28. 28Sally Face - Episode One4.1 h/$
  29. 29Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition3.6 h/$
  30. 30Resident Evil3.6 h/$
  31. 31Cyber Manhunt3.6 h/$
  32. 32F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch3.6 h/$
  33. 33Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy3.4 h/$
  34. 34Mafia3.0 h/$
  35. 35Resident Evil Revelations 23.0 h/$
  36. 36Terra Memoria2.9 h/$
  37. 37Resident Evil 02.8 h/$
  38. 38Unheard - Voices of Crime2.8 h/$
  39. 39Mirror 2: Project X2.8 h/$
  40. 40The Darkness II2.6 h/$
  41. 41VillageRhapsody2.6 h/$
  42. 42Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You2.5 h/$
  43. 43One Piece Pirate Warriors 32.4 h/$
  44. 44Seen2.3 h/$
  45. 45Resident Evil Revelations2.3 h/$
  46. 46INSIDE2.0 h/$
  47. 47The Final Station1.9 h/$
  48. 48I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream1.9 h/$
  49. 49Changed1.9 h/$
  50. 50The Gunk1.9 h/$
  51. 51Nothing1.8 h/$
  52. 52GRIS1.7 h/$
  53. 53Anomaly Agent1.7 h/$
  54. 54Rusty Lake Hotel1.7 h/$
  55. 55The Red Strings Club1.6 h/$
  56. 56House of Detention1.6 h/$
  57. 57Kindergarten1.5 h/$
  58. 58Half-Life: Opposing Force1.3 h/$
  59. 59Snezhinka:Sentinel Girls21.2 h/$
  60. 60Tales of the Black Forest1.2 h/$
  61. 61Juice Galaxy1.1 h/$
  62. 62A Shelter Full of Cats1.0 h/$
  63. 63Mister Furry: Hot Muscles1.0 h/$
  64. 64Genital Jousting0.9 h/$
  65. 65An alt girl for skoof0.9 h/$
  66. 66LoveChoice0.9 h/$
  67. 67We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip0.9 h/$
  68. 68Assemble with Care0.9 h/$
  69. 69Mirage Feathers0.9 h/$
  70. 70Pony Island0.8 h/$
  71. 71The Room Two0.8 h/$
  72. 72Half-Life: Blue Shift0.8 h/$
  73. 73The Room0.7 h/$
  74. 74Kiosk0.7 h/$
  75. 75Russian Life Simulator0.7 h/$
  76. 76RUSSIAPHOBIA0.7 h/$
  77. 77DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition0.7 h/$
  78. 78Chushpan Simulator0.7 h/$
  79. 79NEKOPARA Vol. 00.6 h/$
  80. 80ABZU0.6 h/$
  81. 81RATSHAKER0.6 h/$
  82. 82BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT0.5 h/$
  83. 83A Bird Story0.4 h/$
  84. 84The Beginner's Guide0.4 h/$
  85. 85Venba0.3 h/$
  86. 86Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk0.3 h/$
  87. 87The Test0.2 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.