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Weird flex, but OK. Doing a bit of napkin math, Factorio has something like 210 hrs. avg. playtime, and Civ 6 is at 290 hrs.
I personally like the 1 hr/US$ playtime metric as a good value product. At full price, Frostpunk gets 0.8 on average. It does regularly go on 80% off sale, though, so if you buy it then, it scores a 4.0 which is really quite decent.
Still, it's by no means anywhere near contention to lead the pack.
I value my time more than $1/hr..
A fun 10 hour game is worth more than a mid 20 hr game.
Why would you waste time playing a game you find mid when there's so much selection? I thought "don't play games you don't enjoy" would have been obvious, but I guess not.
Sometimes a mid game is all I want or have time for.
Moonlighter is a solid B+ game. It doesn’t do anything special, just a fun little adventure. I can play it in mandatory meetings that don’t require any attention.
Also, mid games are usually perfect for my kids. They don’t need an epic adventure and ridiculous gameplay. Just something kind of fun.