Best Value Survival Horror Games Under $20

The Survival Horror 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. 1Don't Starve Together62 h/$
  2. 2Hunt: Showdown 189641 h/$
  3. 3Dead by Daylight19 h/$
  4. 4Don't Starve14 h/$
  5. 5Alan Wake8.8 h/$
  6. 6Green Hell8.8 h/$
  7. 7Left 4 Dead 25.6 h/$
  8. 8Project Zomboid5.5 h/$
  9. 9The Long Dark5.5 h/$
  10. 10Alan Wake's American Nightmare5.4 h/$
  11. 11Lethal Company5.0 h/$
  12. 12State of Decay: YOSE5.0 h/$
  13. 13Resident Evil 64.7 h/$
  14. 14Pathologic 24.5 h/$
  15. 15Aseprite4.3 h/$
  16. 16METAL SLUG ATTACK RELOADED4.2 h/$
  17. 17Barotrauma4.1 h/$
  18. 18Resident Evil 4 (2005)4.1 h/$
  19. 19Pacific Drive3.7 h/$
  20. 20Blood and Bacon3.7 h/$
  21. 21Resident Evil3.6 h/$
  22. 22Resident Evil 53.6 h/$
  23. 23Chernobylite Complete Edition3.4 h/$
  24. 24Resident Evil 23.0 h/$
  25. 25Resident Evil Revelations 23.0 h/$
  26. 26Rain World3.0 h/$
  27. 27The Infected3.0 h/$
  28. 28Resident Evil 42.9 h/$
  29. 29Resident Evil 02.8 h/$
  30. 30Aliens: Fireteam Elite2.6 h/$
  31. 31HumanitZ2.4 h/$
  32. 32Resident Evil Revelations2.3 h/$
  33. 33Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition2.2 h/$
  34. 34Inside the Backrooms2.1 h/$
  35. 35System Shock2.0 h/$
  36. 36Hello Neighbor2.0 h/$
  37. 37Content Warning2.0 h/$
  38. 38Resident Evil Village1.9 h/$
  39. 39Mist Survival1.9 h/$
  40. 40DREDGE1.9 h/$
  41. 41Resident Evil 7 Biohazard1.9 h/$
  42. 42Changed1.9 h/$
  43. 43ZERO Sievert1.8 h/$
  44. 44Scorn1.7 h/$
  45. 45Murky Divers1.7 h/$
  46. 46We Happy Few1.7 h/$
  47. 47Darkwood1.6 h/$
  48. 48House of Detention1.6 h/$
  49. 49Monstrum1.5 h/$
  50. 50DOOM 31.5 h/$
  51. 51Depth1.5 h/$
  52. 52Nuclear Nightmare1.4 h/$
  53. 53Tunguska: The Visitation - Final Cut1.4 h/$
  54. 54Gorilla Tag1.4 h/$
  55. 55Ghost Watchers1.4 h/$
  56. 56The Forest1.3 h/$
  57. 57100% Orange Juice1.3 h/$
  58. 58The Texas Chain Saw Massacre1.2 h/$
  59. 59S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl1.2 h/$
  60. 60Escape the Backrooms1.2 h/$
  61. 61Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy1.2 h/$
  62. 62S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat1.1 h/$
  63. 63Resident Evil 31.0 h/$
  64. 64The Evil Within1.0 h/$
  65. 65DEVOUR1.0 h/$
  66. 66Dead Island Definitive Edition1.0 h/$
  67. 67The Quarry1.0 h/$
  68. 68Receiver 21.0 h/$
  69. 69Chinese Parents1.0 h/$
  70. 70Mister Furry: Hot Muscles1.0 h/$
  71. 71F.E.A.R.1.0 h/$
  72. 72Pacify0.9 h/$
  73. 73CastleMiner Z0.9 h/$
  74. 74S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky0.9 h/$
  75. 75Secret Neighbor: Hello Neighbor Multiplayer0.8 h/$
  76. 76Ultimate Zombie Defense0.8 h/$
  77. 77Gloomwood0.7 h/$
  78. 78Lunch Lady0.7 h/$
  79. 79Metro: Last Light Redux0.7 h/$
  80. 80Metro 2033 Redux0.7 h/$
  81. 81Dead Space 30.7 h/$
  82. 82Demonologist0.7 h/$
  83. 83Backrooms: Escape Together0.7 h/$
  84. 84The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes0.7 h/$
  85. 85Dead Space (2008)0.7 h/$
  86. 86Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition0.7 h/$
  87. 87PILGRIM0.7 h/$
  88. 88The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan0.6 h/$
  89. 89SIGNALIS0.6 h/$
  90. 90Dead Space 20.6 h/$
  91. 91Psychopomp GOLD0.6 h/$
  92. 92The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope0.6 h/$
  93. 93WORLD OF HORROR0.6 h/$
  94. 94Five Nights at Freddy's0.6 h/$
  95. 95BIGFOOT0.6 h/$
  96. 96Aliens vs. Predator0.6 h/$
  97. 97FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction0.5 h/$
  98. 98Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location0.5 h/$
  99. 99Outlast0.5 h/$
  100. 100Bendy and the Dark Revival0.5 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.