Best Value Turn-Based Strategy Games Under $10

The Turn-Based 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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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. 1Banner of the Maid14 h/$
  2. 2Football, Tactics & Glory13 h/$
  3. 3Sid Meier's Civilization III Complete12 h/$
  4. 4Total War: EMPIRE – Definitive Edition11 h/$
  5. 5Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword9.9 h/$
  6. 6Mechabellum9.9 h/$
  7. 7The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet Of Chaos8.7 h/$
  8. 8Age of History II6.7 h/$
  9. 9Niche - a genetics survival game6.6 h/$
  10. 10ENDLESS Space 26.4 h/$
  11. 11Terraforming Mars5.9 h/$
  12. 12Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition4.7 h/$
  13. 13Talisman: Digital Classic Edition4.7 h/$
  14. 14Gordian Quest4.5 h/$
  15. 15ISLANDERS4.2 h/$
  16. 16Might & Magic: Heroes VI4.2 h/$
  17. 17Worms Armageddon4.0 h/$
  18. 18Terraformers3.8 h/$
  19. 19Your Only Move Is HUSTLE3.7 h/$
  20. 20The Battle of Polytopia3.6 h/$
  21. 21Fantasy General II3.3 h/$
  22. 22ENDLESS Legend3.3 h/$
  23. 23Megaloot3.2 h/$
  24. 24ShellShock Live3.2 h/$
  25. 25Cobalt Core2.9 h/$
  26. 26XCOM: Chimera Squad2.7 h/$
  27. 27Worms Ultimate Mayhem2.4 h/$
  28. 28Gladiator Guild Manager2.1 h/$
  29. 29Terra Nil2.1 h/$
  30. 30Dice & Fold2.0 h/$
  31. 31Worms W.M.D1.9 h/$
  32. 32Cardboard Town1.8 h/$
  33. 33Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate1.4 h/$
  34. 3460 Parsecs!0.8 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.