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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/legby on 2025-07-08 10:14:32+00:00.
So it's been slightly over a year since I got myself a 512GB Steam Deck OLED.
I thought it would be fun to try to work out how many gaming hours I've had on the Deck and which game has given me the best value in terms of cost vs hours played.
Here's the TL;DR:
| Total Cost | $387.67 NZD | |
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| | Total Hours Played | 510 | | Total Cost Per Hour | $0.76 NZD |
I didn't realise that I had spent almost $400 on games over the last year, but I suppose there are few hobbies that cost you $0.76/hour so this isn't too bad. That's about $230USD or $0.50/hour for you Americans.
Slay the Spire, Balatro, and Brotato topping the Cost Per Hour chart for me is absolutely unsurprising.
The good news is that the Steam Deck has helped me to actually play games that I purchase rather than just adding to the backlog. I haven't given some of these games a fair shot, so I'm hoping to get around to playing the likes of Outer Wilds, Into the Breach, Disco Elysium & BG3. At least that's the plan before Slay the Spire 2 and Silksong release.
| Title | Cost (NZD) | Time Played (Mins) | Cost Per Hour | |
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| | A Short Hike | $6.68 | 90 | $4.45 | | Baba Is You | $12.94 | 192 | $4.04 | | Balatro | $19.79 | 11028 | $0.11 | | Baldur's Gate 3 | $79.99 | 168 | $28.57 | | Brotato | $5.17 | 2184 | $0.14 | | Celeste | $2.89 | 894 | $0.19 | | Dead Cells | $14.99 | 27 | $33.31 | | Dicey Dungeons | $4.62 | 44 | $6.30 | | Disco Elysium - The Final Cut | $4.99 | 144 | $2.08 | | Euro Truck Simulator 2 | $7.99 | 89 | $5.39 | | Grand Theft Auto V Legacy | $27.25 | 618 | $2.65 | | Hades II | $43.59 | 570 | $4.59 | | Hollow Knight | $10.99 | 2946 | $0.22 | | House Flipper | $3.59 | 390 | $0.55 | | Into the Breach | $9.24 | 18 | $30.80 | | Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes | $2.19 | 144 | $0.91 | | Lorelei and the Laser Eyes | $28.11 | 1506 | $1.12 | | Monster Train | $3.59 | 168 | $1.28 | | Monster Train 2 | $32.39 | 618 | $3.14 | | Outer Wilds | $22.49 | 54 | $24.99 | | Slay the Spire | $10.53 | 7542 | $0.08 | | The Last Campfire | $2.19 | 288 | $0.46 | | The Roottrees are Dead | $21.74 | 846 | $1.54 | | Tomb Raider | $3.74 | 20 | $11.22 | | Vampire Survivors | $5.99 | 13 | $27.65 | | Grand Total | $387.67 | 30601 | $0.76 |