The best cheap PC games under $5 that are actually worth playing

Some of the best games ever made are also some of the cheapest, once they have been out a few years and the discounts pile up. Here are standouts that frequently drop under $5 on the stores we track — each one an easy hundred hours of fun for pocket change.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Routinely around 90% off, The Witcher 3 is the single best value in gaming: a vast, story-rich RPG with two full expansions, often for the price of a sandwich.

Stardew Valley

The cosy farming classic. Stardew Valley is cheap to begin with and dips lower still — a gentle, endless time sink that runs on anything.

Hades

Hades is a near-perfect roguelike, and when it goes on sale it slips comfortably into budget territory. Fast, gorgeous and impossible to put down.

Grim Dawn

If you love loot, Grim Dawn is one of the finest action-RPGs going, and one of the most discounted — hundreds of hours of build-crafting for a dollar or two.

Borderlands 2 and Terraria

Borderlands 2 is a co-op looter-shooter packed with content, and Terraria is a 2D sandbox with staggering depth. Both are perennial bargains and both are better with friends.

Prices shift constantly, so check the live figure on each game's page before buying, and set an alert on anything that is close to your target. For the full, always-current list, browse today's best deals.