Best Value Strategy Games Under $10
The Strategy games on Steam games under $10 that deliver the most playtime per dollar: median reviewer hours divided by current price.
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By price
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.
- 1Black Desert$0.01/1hr118h74.62%73.52%
- 2BidKing$0.02/1hr169h48.66%32.94%
- 3Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword$0.03/1hr301h88.73%96.24%
- 4Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance$0.03/1hr76h91.88%96.73%
- 5Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete$0.04/1hr130h86.91%89.44%
- 6Cookie Clicker$0.04/1hr128h95.30%96.42%
- 7The Guild II Renaissance$0.04/1hr46h84.33%83.49%
- 8Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition$0.05/1hr81h88.27%89.29%
- 9TROUBLESHOOTER: Abandoned Children$0.06/1hr100h89.17%93.48%
- 10X4: Foundations$0.07/1hr145h81.17%79.90%
- 11Supreme Commander 2$0.08/1hr34h86.79%88.22%
- 12Rock 'N' Roll Defense$0.09/1hr6h85.52%86.98%
- 13Hexarchy$0.09/1hr21h84.52%81.92%
- 14最后的仙门 The last Practice Sect$0.10/1hr41h83.33%52.93%
- 15Rusty's Retirement$0.10/1hr71h91.95%96.71%
- 16Dragon Cliff$0.11/1hr92h86.61%88.66%
- 17King's Bounty: Warriors of the North$0.12/1hr83h84.03%79.56%
- 18Age of History II$0.13/1hr33h89.03%89.84%
- 19ENDLESS Legend$0.13/1hr23h83.98%83.48%
- 20Tales & Tactics$0.14/1hr37h83.70%78.06%
- 21This Is the Police 2$0.15/1hr24h81.08%75.21%
- 22Monster Sanctuary$0.15/1hr32h88.34%91.24%
- 23Bomber Crew$0.16/1hr15h86.54%87.57%
- 24Tavern Master$0.16/1hr19h88.92%92.13%
- 25Dungeon of the ENDLESS$0.16/1hr19h85.14%85.27%
- 26Settlement Survival$0.16/1hr33h84.96%85.30%
- 27RollerCoaster Tycoon: Deluxe$0.16/1hr37h89.17%94.30%
- 28FTL: Faster Than Light$0.17/1hr59h93.96%95.11%
- 29For The King$0.17/1hr24h87.22%87.74%
- 30Dragon Age Inquisition$0.17/1hr59h78.67%75.73%
- 31Terraforming Mars$0.17/1hr41h78.90%70.54%
- 32Need for Speed Payback$0.18/1hr17h85.33%85.45%
- 33Nordic Ashes: Survivors of Ragnarok$0.18/1hr57h86.22%88.24%
- 34Punch Club$0.18/1hr11h82.06%80.24%
- 35PlateUp!$0.18/1hr27h92.07%94.72%
- 36Town of Salem$0.19/1hr27h87.24%87.88%
- 37Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition$0.19/1hr27h96.92%97.69%
- 38Definitely Not Fried Chicken$0.19/1hr20h82.72%73.15%
- 39ISLANDERS$0.19/1hr8h90.89%94.43%
- 40ShellShock Live$0.19/1hr52h91.21%92.97%
- 41SpellForce 3 Reforced$0.20/1hr50h81.35%76.82%
- 42Punch Club 2: Fast Forward$0.21/1hr24h84.17%82.48%
- 43This Is the Police$0.22/1hr17h83.57%82.35%
- 44Your Only Move Is HUSTLE$0.23/1hr22h94.36%96.49%
- 45Mindustry$0.24/1hr42h92.86%95.72%
- 46Party Hard$0.24/1hr8h87.85%90.16%
- 47Command & Conquer Remastered Collection$0.25/1hr20h89.39%90.66%
- 48Shadowrun Returns$0.26/1hr15h86.90%88.33%
- 4920 Minutes Till Dawn$0.26/1hr19h89.08%90.51%
- 50Might & Magic: Heroes VI$0.26/1hr38h67.19%48.01%
- 51Desperados III$0.26/1hr38h92.16%96.52%
- 52Talisman: Digital Classic Edition$0.26/1hr27h81.61%78.28%
- 53(the) Gnorp Apologue$0.27/1hr26h89.75%94.87%
- 54Papa's Freezeria Deluxe$0.28/1hr21h92.97%99.25%
- 55Iron Harvest$0.31/1hr15h77.37%72.63%
- 56For The King II$0.31/1hr27h76.29%70.88%
- 57Rusted Warfare - RTS$0.31/1hr16h89.82%96.35%
- 58Due Process$0.31/1hr21h83.17%81.10%
- 59Gloomhaven$0.32/1hr31h83.11%81.97%
- 60Stronghold HD (2012)$0.32/1hr19h90.35%95.54%
- 61Spellcaster University$0.32/1hr27h84.10%82.75%
- 62DG2: Defense Grid 2$0.33/1hr31h85.34%86.53%
- 63Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition$0.33/1hr28h89.07%89.90%
- 64Grocery Store Simulator$0.34/1hr27h87.17%90.79%
- 65Cluckmech Oasis$0.34/1hr29h85.82%88.26%
- 66Stronghold Crusader HD (2012)$0.35/1hr29h93.46%97.52%
- 67Bloons TD 5$0.35/1hr29h90.23%94.66%
- 68The Guild 3$0.35/1hr17h74.00%60.29%
- 69RollerCoaster Tycoon 2: Triple Thrill Pack$0.35/1hr29h86.57%89.61%
- 70112 Operator$0.36/1hr14h86.55%88.74%
- 71shapez$0.36/1hr28h91.67%95.93%
- 72Age of History 3$0.36/1hr28h84.98%85.00%
- 73Nubby's Number Factory$0.37/1hr14h93.03%97.38%
- 74The Escapists 2$0.37/1hr13h89.29%90.58%
- 75Isonzo$0.37/1hr26h83.60%82.97%
- 76Easy Red 2$0.39/1hr23h88.08%90.25%
- 77Aces & Adventures$0.40/1hr5h85.96%88.90%
- 78Kingdom Rush - Tower Defense$0.40/1hr25h92.69%97.27%
- 79Wingspan$0.41/1hr24h90.00%94.25%
- 80Kingdom Rush Frontiers - Tower Defense$0.42/1hr24h91.02%96.74%
- 81Dwarves: Glory, Death and Loot$0.42/1hr23h84.60%82.45%
- 82Fantasy Map Simulator$0.44/1hr14h86.18%89.10%
- 83Mini Motorways$0.47/1hr21h92.97%96.27%
- 84TheoTown$0.47/1hr21h88.04%94.58%
- 85Luck be a Landlord$0.48/1hr21h89.38%93.23%
- 86Heretic's Fork$0.48/1hr21h84.96%85.01%
- 87Border Pioneer$0.49/1hr15h85.22%86.71%
- 88Papa's Pizzeria Deluxe$0.49/1hr12h88.63%98.69%
- 89Everything is Crab: The Animal Evolution Roguelite$0.53/1hr15h81.44%76.40%
- 90LOCKDOWN Protocol$0.53/1hr19h85.70%86.09%
- 91Hello Neighbor$0.53/1hr11h85.73%85.98%
- 92Necroking$0.55/1hr9h84.42%81.62%
- 93Worms W.M.D$0.55/1hr11h85.06%85.14%
- 94Wall World$0.58/1hr12h88.13%90.67%
- 95Satellite Reign$0.60/1hr5h80.23%71.44%
- 96Worms Ultimate Mayhem$0.61/1hr6h86.34%88.60%
- 97Castle Story$0.63/1hr16h74.71%65.07%
- 98Orcs Must Die!$0.64/1hr16h89.96%95.86%
- 99Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville$0.65/1hr14h75.73%70.82%
- 100911 Operator$0.65/1hr5h87.31%88.51%
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.