Most bang for the proverbial buck? Valheim for $20 in early 2021. Played the hell out of it until well into Ashlands and the souring that caused (more the FPS drops than endless enemy spam).

Least? Probably pre-ordering Fallout 76 Tricentennial edition for… $76. Hated most of my early play, only stuck it out for a year because of how much my wife loves the IP, then quit for over 4 years. We play again, but it’s also not quite the dumpster fire it was at launch.

Maybe also Simcity 2013. Cheaper but infinitely worse.

EDIT: best might be tired with Master of Magic. Bought on sale in 1994 (no clue how much), still playing to this day. A heavily modded Windows native version (Caster of Magic II) that supports submods and was itself last updated in 2025.

I still call it Bigot Chicken to this day. My family who enjoys it is annoyed by me harping on the company’s general suckitude.

Too bad.

The most adorable of danger noodles!

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