Best games 35 to 40 GB: 25 ranked
The biggest games that fit a 40 GB drive, without a wall of tiny ones. Every game here installs in 35 to 40 GB on PC, so the biggest of them still fit a 40 GB drive. Ranked by the GamingPickz Score, so the best-received sit at the top rather than the most or least demanding. Sizes are the base game; large add-ons are separate.
The games 35 to 40 GB on a map
Compare the whole catalogueThe same 25 games, plotted rather than listed. The two axes below are the ones the ranking is built from, so a game sitting high and right is a game the formula placed near the top. Change either axis to see the field a different way. Where we hold a publisher wordmark, the game is drawn as its mark rather than a dot.
25 games have both
Axes are fitted to these 25 games rather than the full 0 to 100 scale, because a filtered list shares a narrow band and would otherwise sit in one corner. End values are marked. A point on the left edge is the lowest of thesegames, not a low score.
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
- PC
- Xbox
Every point links to that game's entry. The value map and the reception map are fixed views of the same data.
How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
- Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
The short version
- Top pick: Palworld, GamingPickz Score 8.2/10 from 482,162 player reviews.
- 0 score 8.5 or above out of 57 ranked games 35 to 40 GB.
- Price range free to $59.99, median $29.99, with 6 free to play.
- 21 are Steam Deck Verified by Valve's own testing.
- 4 declare six or more accessibility features. Listed per game below.
At a glance
The top 12 side by side. Full entries below.
| # | Game | Install size | Score | Players | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palworld | 40 GB | 8.2 | 95% (482,162) | $20.99 |
| 2 | NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4 | 40 GB | 8.1 | 91% (90,679) | $19.99 |
| 3 | Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition | 40 GB | 8.0 | 90% (50,300) | $29.99 |
| 4 | Spyro Reignited Trilogy | 40 GB | 8.0 | 94% (22,302) | $39.99 |
| 5 | MONSTER HUNTER RISE | 36 GB | 7.9 | 83% (125,878) | $39.99 |
| 6 | DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT | 36 GB | 7.9 | 93% (58,245) | $19.99 |
| 7 | The Evil Within 2 | 40 GB | 7.9 | 92% (30,959) | $39.99 |
| 8 | Insurgency: Sandstorm | 40 GB | 7.8 | 85% (133,079) | $29.99 |
| 9 | Yakuza: Like a Dragon | 40 GB | 7.8 | 94% (37,452) | $19.99 |
| 10 | Judgment | 40 GB | 7.8 | 94% (12,126) | $39.99 |
| 11 | The Outlast Trials | 40 GB | 7.7 | 92% (111,229) | $39.99 |
| 12 | Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition | 40 GB | 7.7 | 85% (87,994) | $5.99 |
25 best games 35 to 40 GB, ranked
Ordered by GamingPickz Score. Every figure links back to the source that produced it.
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Palworld
Best for: The safest bet on this list, by weight of evidence
8.2GamingPickz Scoremedium confidencePalworld at a glance Released 2024 Studio Pocketpair Player sentiment 95% positive of 482,162 Critics No aggregate Price $20.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 40 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 95% shrinks to 95.0 on 482,162 reviews, giving 8.2. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- 95% positive across 482,162 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Cloud saves and cross-platform play, so progress follows you between machines.
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NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4
Best for: Two people on one screen
8.1GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceNARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4 at a glance Released 2016 Studio CyberConnect2 Co. Ltd. Player sentiment 91% positive of 90,679 Critics No aggregate Price $19.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 40 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 91% shrinks to 91.0 on 90,679 reviews, giving 8.1. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition
Best for: Playing through with a friend online
8.0GamingPickz Scorehigh confidencePlants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition at a glance Released 2022 Studio PopCap Player sentiment 90% positive of 50,300 Critics 82/100 Price $29.99 Steam Deck unsupported Install size 40 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 90% shrinks to 90.0 on 50,300 reviews, then blends with the 82 critic aggregate, giving 8.0.
Worth checking first- Carries in-game purchases. Check what they cost before committing.
- Valve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
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Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
8.0GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceSpyro Reignited Trilogy at a glance Released 2019 Studio Toys for Bob Player sentiment 94% positive of 22,302 Critics No aggregate Price $39.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 40 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 94% shrinks to 93.8 on 22,302 reviews, giving 8.0. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
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MONSTER HUNTER RISE
Best for: Playing through with a friend online
7.9GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceMONSTER HUNTER RISE at a glance Released 2022 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 83% positive of 125,878 Critics 86/100 Price $39.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 36 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 83% shrinks to 83.0 on 125,878 reviews, then blends with the 86 critic aggregate, giving 7.9.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
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DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT
Best for: Players who trust other players over critics
7.9GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceDRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT at a glance Released 2020 Studio CyberConnect2 Co. Ltd. Player sentiment 93% positive of 58,245 Critics 73/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 36 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 93% shrinks to 92.9 on 58,245 reviews, then blends with the 73 critic aggregate, giving 7.9.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
Worth checking first- Players rate it well above critics, 93 against 73. Usually a sign it improved after launch, or that it delivers something reviewers undervalued.
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The Evil Within 2
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.9GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceThe Evil Within 2 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Tango Gameworks Player sentiment 92% positive of 30,959 Critics 80/100 Price $39.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 40 GB Accessibility 4 declared features Raw 92% shrinks to 91.9 on 30,959 reviews, then blends with the 80 critic aggregate, giving 7.9.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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Insurgency: Sandstorm
Best for: Playing through with a friend online
7.8GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceInsurgency: Sandstorm at a glance Released 2018 Studio New World Interactive Player sentiment 85% positive of 133,079 Critics 78/100 Price $29.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 40 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 85% shrinks to 85.0 on 133,079 reviews, then blends with the 78 critic aggregate, giving 7.8.
What the data supports- Cloud saves and cross-platform play, so progress follows you between machines.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
- Multiplayer only. There is no solo mode to fall back on.
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Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Best for: Sinking a long time into one world
7.8GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceYakuza: Like a Dragon at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ryu ga Gotoku Studio Player sentiment 94% positive of 37,452 Critics 83/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 40 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 94% shrinks to 93.9 on 37,452 reviews, then blends with the 83 critic aggregate, giving 7.8.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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Judgment
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.8GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceJudgment at a glance Released 2022 Studio RGG Studio Player sentiment 94% positive of 12,126 Critics No aggregate Price $39.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 40 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 94% shrinks to 93.7 on 12,126 reviews, giving 7.8. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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The Outlast Trials
Best for: Playing through with a friend online
7.7GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceThe Outlast Trials at a glance Released 2024 Studio Red Barrels Player sentiment 92% positive of 111,229 Critics No aggregate Price $39.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 40 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 92% shrinks to 92.0 on 111,229 reviews, giving 7.7. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- 92% positive across 111,229 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.7GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceShadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2018 Studio Eidos-Montréal Player sentiment 85% positive of 87,994 Critics 77/100 Price $5.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 40 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 85% shrinks to 85.0 on 87,994 reviews, then blends with the 77 critic aggregate, giving 7.7.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
Mortal Kombat X at a glance Released 2015 Studio NetherRealm Studios Player sentiment 86% positive of 60,712 Critics 84/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 36 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 86% shrinks to 86.0 on 60,712 reviews, then blends with the 84 critic aggregate, giving 7.7.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Best for: Playing through with a friend online
7.7GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceWarhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader at a glance Released 2023 Studio Owlcat Games Player sentiment 88% positive of 47,744 Critics No aggregate Price $49.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 40 GB Accessibility 7 declared features Raw 88% shrinks to 88.0 on 47,744 reviews, giving 7.7. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Declares 7 accessibility features, well above the catalogue norm.
- Cloud saves and cross-platform play, so progress follows you between machines.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.7GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceWolfenstein: The Old Blood at a glance Released 2015 Studio MachineGames Player sentiment 90% positive of 23,595 Critics 76/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 38 GB Accessibility 4 declared features Raw 90% shrinks to 89.9 on 23,595 reviews, then blends with the 76 critic aggregate, giving 7.7.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
Worth checking first- Players rate it well above critics, 90 against 76. Usually a sign it improved after launch, or that it delivers something reviewers undervalued.
- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
MORDHAU at a glance Released 2019 Studio Triternion Player sentiment 80% positive of 113,187 Critics 81/100 Price $29.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 40 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 80% shrinks to 80.0 on 113,187 reviews, then blends with the 81 critic aggregate, giving 7.6.
What the data supports- Cloud saves and cross-platform play, so progress follows you between machines.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
- Multiplayer only. There is no solo mode to fall back on.
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Gujian3(古剑奇谭三)
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.6GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceGujian3(古剑奇谭三) at a glance Released 2018 Studio 上海烛龙信息科技有限公司 Player sentiment 86% positive of 48,972 Critics No aggregate Price $29.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 40 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 86% shrinks to 86.0 on 48,972 reviews, giving 7.6. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
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Life is Strange 2
Best for: Trying the genre without spending anything
7.6GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceLife is Strange 2 at a glance Released 2018 Studio DONTNOD Entertainment Player sentiment 87% positive of 40,943 Critics No aggregate Price Free Steam Deck verified Install size 40 GB Accessibility 4 declared features Raw 87% shrinks to 87.0 on 40,943 reviews, giving 7.6. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Free to download, so trying it costs only time.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.6GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceFINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster at a glance Released 2016 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 88% positive of 23,525 Critics No aggregate Price $29.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 37 GB Accessibility 4 declared features Raw 88% shrinks to 87.9 on 23,525 reviews, giving 7.6. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.5GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceShadow of the Tomb Raider at a glance Released 2018 Studio Crystal Dynamics Player sentiment 85% positive of 87,978 Critics 77/100 Price $5.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 40 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 85% shrinks to 85.0 on 87,978 reviews, then blends with the 77 critic aggregate, giving 7.5.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER
Best for: Playing through with a friend online
7.5GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceNARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER at a glance Released 2023 Studio Soleil Ltd. Player sentiment 84% positive of 56,567 Critics No aggregate Price $4.99 Steam Deck unsupported Install size 40 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 84% shrinks to 84.0 on 56,567 reviews, giving 7.5. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
Worth checking first- Valve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
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Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Best for: Two people on one screen
7.5GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceLego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga at a glance Released 2022 Studio Traveller's Tales Player sentiment 90% positive of 48,409 Critics 78/100 Price $49.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 40 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 90% shrinks to 89.9 on 48,409 reviews, then blends with the 78 critic aggregate, giving 7.5.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
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The Outer Worlds
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.5GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceThe Outer Worlds at a glance Released 2020 Studio Obsidian Entertainment Player sentiment 82% positive of 28,294 Critics 82/100 Price Not listed Steam Deck playable Install size 40 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 82% shrinks to 82.0 on 28,294 reviews, then blends with the 82 critic aggregate, giving 7.5.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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Darksiders Warmastered Edition
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.5GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceDarksiders Warmastered Edition at a glance Released 2016 Studio KAIKO Player sentiment 88% positive of 18,857 Critics No aggregate Price $19.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 36 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 88% shrinks to 87.9 on 18,857 reviews, giving 7.5. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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The Invincible
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.5GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceThe Invincible at a glance Released 2023 Studio Starward Industries Player sentiment 88% positive of 13,316 Critics No aggregate Price $29.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 40 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 88% shrinks to 87.9 on 13,316 reviews, giving 7.5. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
How to choose between these
25 entries, six things that separate them
The ranking answers "which is best received". It cannot answer "which is best for you", because that depends on things no formula knows. Here is what actually separates these 25 games 35 to 40 GB, in the order worth thinking about it.
Check the sample size before the score
A score is only as good as the evidence under it. 12 of these have more than 50,000 player reviews, which makes their number very hard to move.
Look at where critics and players disagree
The widest gap here is DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT, where players sit above critics by 20 points. A gap that size usually means the game changed after launch, or that it does something critics undervalue. It is worth reading why before deciding which number you trust. The disagreement map plots this across the catalogue.
Decide what you are actually willing to spend
The median here is $29.99, and the cheapest paid entry is NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER at $4.99. Prices move constantly, so a game a place or two down the list is often the better buy this week. Filter by price below rather than assuming the top pick is the right purchase.
Match it to the hardware you own
16 of these are Steam Deck Verified by Valve's own testing, and install sizes vary by more than an order of magnitude. If you are choosing for a handheld or a drive that is nearly full, that narrows the field faster than any score.
Check it supports how you want to play
Solo, with a friend online, or two people on one sofa are different requirements, and a well-reviewed game that does not support yours is the wrong game. The filters below answer this directly.
Look for the things a score hides
1 declare six or more accessibility features, and 1 carry in-game purchases. Neither shows up in a review score, and both change the experience substantially. Each entry lists its own.
Choose one if…
Tick what matters to you. This filters the ranking above rather than reordering it, so the order you see is still the order the formula produced, minus the games that do not fit. Every filter reads a field from the game's own store listing.
Nothing selected, so all 25 games 35 to 40 GB are shown below. Pick one or more above to narrow it.
The best games 35 to 40 GB for a specific need
The ranking answers "which is best overall", which is rarely the actual question. These are the answers to the narrower ones, computed from the same scores, so a single pick is named for each.
- What is the best cheap games 35 to 40 GB?
- NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4, top of 10.
- What is the best co-op games 35 to 40 GB?
- Palworld, top of 9.
- What is the best games 35 to 40 GB for local co-op?
- NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4, top of 3.
- What is the best games 35 to 40 GB for the Steam Deck?
- Palworld, top of 16.
- What is the best games 35 to 40 GB to play with a controller?
- Palworld, top of 18.
- What is the best offline games 35 to 40 GB?
- Palworld, top of 21.
- What is the best games 35 to 40 GB with the most reviews?
- Palworld, top of 12.
- What is the best single-player offline games 35 to 40 GB?
- Palworld, top of 21.
- What is the best cheap games 35 to 40 GB for the Steam Deck?
- DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT, top of 6.
- What is the best Steam Deck co-op games 35 to 40 GB?
- Palworld, top of 5.
- What is the best controller-friendly games 35 to 40 GB for local co-op?
- NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4, top of 3.
- What is the best highly rated cheap games 35 to 40 GB?
- NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4, top of 6.
Why trust this list
Most "best games" lists are either one person's taste presented as fact, or an affiliate feed with the highest commission at the top. This is neither. It is a ranking of 57 games 35 to 40 GB computed from two third-party signals we did not generate, using a formula printed below.
Our team has played and reviewed games for over twenty years, somewhere around 3,000 titles across every generation since the PS1. That experience is what lets us tell you which of these numbers are worth trusting, but it is not what set the order. The formula did, and that is the right way round: a list ordered by one person's memory you have to take on trust, and this one you can check line by line.
The order comes out of the grid. Every game in the catalogue is placed on measured axes, each a number read from a named source rather than an opinion: player sentiment and its sample size, the critic aggregate, review volume, Wikipedia language editions, price, install size, Steam Deck rating, accessibility features. A ranked list is that grid collapsed to one dimension. The map on this page plots these same 25 games on two of those axes, so you can check the ranking against where each game actually sits.
None of the entries on this page carry a full written review from us yet. The score reflects how other people received the game. Where we do publish a review, it is marked and linked.
How the ranking works
This ranking is a projection of the same axes the grid plots, not a second scoring system. A game cannot be high on the grid and low here for a reason nobody can point at, because both read the same values. Every ranked game gets a GamingPickz Score out of 10, a weighted blend of the axes below, read directly from the code that computes the ranking so the published formula cannot drift from the applied one.
| Component | Weight | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Players | 52% | The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000. |
| Critics | 23% | Metacritic and OpenCritic aggregate, normalised to 0 to 100. |
| Popularity | 20% | A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it. |
| Reader likes | 5% | How many GamingPickz readers tapped the heart on the game, log-scaled to 0 to 100. This is the only signal here that comes from our own readers rather than a third party, so it carries a deliberately small weight and is a snapshot taken at the last build, not a live figure. A per-browser flag stops the same person liking twice; it is a popularity reaction, not a verified poll. |
Shrinkage is the part that matters most. Without it a game with nine reviews at 100 percent outranks a classic with 278,000 at 98. Player sentiment is pulled toward the catalogue average of 84 using a 400-review prior, in proportion to how thin the evidence is. Games with fewer than 50 reviews are excluded outright. No paid placement, no sponsored slots dressed as editorial, no hidden weighting.
games 35 to 40 GB by the numbers
The figures below describe all 57 entries on this page together, not the top pick. They are recomputed on every build, most recently on 19 October 2026, from 5,719,825 player reviews.
What the pricing looks like
45 of the 57 carry a listed US price, with a median of $29.99 and a mean of $31.70. The mean sitting above the median tells you the field is pulled up by a few expensive outliers. The cheapest is NARUTO TO BORUTO: SHINOBI STRIKER at $4.99, the most expensive Far Cry 5 at $59.99. 6 are free to download. 13 carry in-game purchases on top of whatever they cost. Prices are read hourly from the US Steam storefront and move constantly.
How much this field agrees with itself
Player sentiment spans 52 points across these 57 entries. That is a wide band, which means the position of an entry here genuinely matters rather than splitting hairs. 21 carry a critic aggregate, averaging 78 out of 100.
Who makes them, and what they overlap with
The studios appearing most often here are Crystal Dynamics (2), CyberConnect2 Co. Ltd. (2), Feral Interactive (Mac) (2), KAIKO (2) and Konami Digital Entertainment (2). The genres these entries also sit in are open-world (29), rpg (24), fps (20), survival (20), simulation (16) and strategy (15), which is a fair map of what you are actually choosing between.
Which way attention is moving
We track Wikipedia pageviews over 28 days for 10 of these. 2 are gaining attention and 6 are losing it, with the rest flat. Attention is not quality, and we do not feed it into the ranking. The full monitor shows the movements across the catalogue.
The other 32 games 35 to 40 GB
The 25 above are the top of the ranking. These 32 are the rest: games that ranked below the cut, and games with too few reviews or no store listing to be ranked at all.
Also catalogued
32 more games 35 to 40 GB, not yet reviewedNone of these carry a review yet. The rest are catalogue records: title, year, studio and platforms, sourced from Wikidata. They are not indexed by search engines, because a record is not a review.
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSsource
- Far Cry 5source
- Tom Clancy’s The Divisionsource
- Tom Clancy's The Divisionsource
- Russian Fishing 4source
- Gray Zone Warfaresource
- Back 4 Bloodsource
- The Cycle: Frontiersource
- Company of Heroes 3source
- eFootball PES 2021 SEASON UPDATEsource
- InZOIsource
- Train Simulator Classicsource
- STAR WARS: Squadronssource
- eFootball PES 2020source
- GROUND BRANCHsource
- Last Oasissource
- Call to Armssource
- Undisputedsource
- Operation: Harsh Doorstopsource
- Homefront: The Revolutionsource
- Wolfenstein: Youngbloodsource
- Chernobylite Complete Editionsource
- Evil Westsource
- Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusadesource
- ARK: Survival Of The Fittestsource
Common questions
What is the best games 35 to 40 GB game?
Palworld ranks first, with a GamingPickz Score of 8.2 out of 10 drawn from 482,162 player reviews. That is a statement about how it was received, not a claim that it is the one you personally will enjoy most.
How is this ranking calculated?
The GamingPickz Score is 52% player sentiment adjusted for sample size, 23% the critic aggregate published on the game store page, 20% popularity, from review volume and Wikipedia language editions, 5% popularity, from review volume and Wikipedia language editions. Player sentiment is pulled toward the catalogue average of 83.7% using a 400-review prior, so a game with a handful of reviews cannot outrank one with hundreds of thousands. Nothing on this page is paid for and no placement can be bought.
How many games 35 to 40 GB are ranked here?
57 of them qualify. A game needs at least 50 player reviews to be scored, which excludes titles with too little evidence to place fairly.
Why is a game I love missing?
Three likely reasons. It has fewer than 50 player reviews, so it is excluded rather than ranked on noise. It has no Steam listing at all, which is normal for console and Nintendo exclusives. Or it is not in the catalogue yet.
Do you get paid for these placements?
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How current is this?
Recomputed on every build from source data read on a stated date. This page was last rebuilt on 19 October 2026. Player review counts move daily, so positions in the middle of the list shift more than those at the top or bottom.
Why do install sizes change?
A game's download grows with updates and shrinks when a publisher recompresses it, so the figure here is what Steam listed when we last checked, not a permanent number. It is also the base game: large story or texture packs are separate.
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Palworld is the best games 35 to 40 GB for the Steam Deck, ranking 8.2 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 16 of the 25 games 35 to 40 GB qualify.
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Palworld is the best Steam Deck co-op games 35 to 40 GB, ranking 8.2 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 5 of the 25 games 35 to 40 GB qualify.
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