Best games 40 to 45 GB: 25 ranked
The biggest games that fit a 45 GB drive, without a wall of tiny ones. Every game here installs in 40 to 45 GB on PC, so the biggest of them still fit a 45 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 40 to 45 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.
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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: Persona 5 Royal, GamingPickz Score 8.8/10 from 138,589 player reviews and a critic aggregate of 95.
- 2 score 8.5 or above out of 30 ranked games 40 to 45 GB.
- Price range free to $59.99, median $34.99, with 1 free to play.
- 10 are Steam Deck Verified by Valve's own testing.
- 5 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 | Persona 5 Royal | 41 GB | 8.8 | 96% (138,589) | $59.99 |
| 2 | Titanfall 2 | 45 GB | 8.7 | 96% (285,715) | $29.99 |
| 3 | Halo: The Master Chief Collection | 43 GB | 8.4 | 92% (262,222) | $39.99 |
| 4 | The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series | 45 GB | 8.3 | 97% (46,852) | $49.99 |
| 5 | Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | 44 GB | 8.1 | 93% (96,948) | $3.99 |
| 6 | CONTROL Ultimate Edition | 42 GB | 7.9 | 86% (63,191) | $3.99 |
| 7 | Batman: Arkham Knight | 45 GB | 7.8 | 90% (159,395) | $19.99 |
| 8 | Assassin's Creed Origins | 42 GB | 7.8 | 86% (128,629) | $59.99 |
| 9 | Tales of ARISE | 45 GB | 7.8 | 87% (36,720) | $49.99 |
| 10 | Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire | 45 GB | 7.8 | 88% (20,041) | $19.99 |
| 11 | Rust | 45 GB | 7.7 | 87% (1,394,551) | $39.99 |
| 12 | Resident Evil 3 | 45 GB | 7.7 | 83% (125,534) | $39.99 |
25 best games 40 to 45 GB, ranked
Ordered by GamingPickz Score. Every figure links back to the source that produced it.
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Persona 5 Royal
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
8.8GamingPickz Scorehigh confidencePersona 5 Royal at a glance Released 2022 Studio ATLUS Player sentiment 96% positive of 138,589 Critics 95/100 Price $59.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 41 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 96% shrinks to 96.0 on 138,589 reviews, then blends with the 95 critic aggregate, giving 8.8.
What the data supports- 96% positive across 138,589 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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Titanfall 2
Best for: The safest bet on this list, by weight of evidence
8.7GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceTitanfall 2 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Respawn Entertainment Player sentiment 96% positive of 285,715 Critics 86/100 Price $29.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 45 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 96% shrinks to 96.0 on 285,715 reviews, then blends with the 86 critic aggregate, giving 8.7.
What the data supports- 96% positive across 285,715 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Best for: The safest bet on this list, by weight of evidence
8.4GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceHalo: The Master Chief Collection at a glance Released 2019 Studio 343 Industries Player sentiment 92% positive of 262,222 Critics No aggregate Price $39.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 43 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 92% shrinks to 92.0 on 262,222 reviews, giving 8.4. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- 92% positive across 262,222 reviews is a strong signal at that volume, where a few enthusiasts cannot move the number.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
- 4
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
8.3GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceThe Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series at a glance Released 2020 Studio Skybound Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 46,852 Critics No aggregate Price $49.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 45 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 97% shrinks to 96.9 on 46,852 reviews, giving 8.3. 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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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Best for: Sinking a long time into one world
8.1GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor at a glance Released 2014 Studio Feral Interactive Player sentiment 93% positive of 96,948 Critics 84/100 Price $3.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 44 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 93% shrinks to 93.0 on 96,948 reviews, then blends with the 84 critic aggregate, giving 8.1.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
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CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.9GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceCONTROL Ultimate Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Remedy Entertainment Player sentiment 86% positive of 63,191 Critics 85/100 Price $3.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 42 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 86% shrinks to 86.0 on 63,191 reviews, then blends with the 85 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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Batman: Arkham Knight
Best for: Sinking a long time into one world
7.8GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceBatman: Arkham Knight at a glance Released 2015 Studio Rocksteady Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 159,395 Critics No aggregate Price $19.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 45 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 90% shrinks to 90.0 on 159,395 reviews, giving 7.8. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- 90% positive across 159,395 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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Assassin's Creed Origins
Best for: Players who need accessibility options that actually exist
7.8GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceAssassin's Creed Origins at a glance Released 2017 Studio Ubisoft Montreal Player sentiment 86% positive of 128,629 Critics No aggregate Price $59.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 42 GB Accessibility 10 declared features Raw 86% shrinks to 86.0 on 128,629 reviews, giving 7.8. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Declares 10 accessibility features, well above the catalogue norm.
Worth checking first- Carries in-game purchases. Check what they cost before committing.
- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
Tales of ARISE at a glance Released 2023 Studio Bandai Namco Studios Inc. Player sentiment 87% positive of 36,720 Critics 84/100 Price $49.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 45 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 87% shrinks to 87.0 on 36,720 reviews, then blends with the 84 critic aggregate, giving 7.8.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
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Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Best for: Sinking a long time into one world
7.8GamingPickz Scorehigh confidencePillars of Eternity II: Deadfire at a glance Released 2018 Studio Obsidian Entertainment Player sentiment 88% positive of 20,041 Critics 88/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 45 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 88% shrinks to 87.9 on 20,041 reviews, then blends with the 88 critic aggregate, giving 7.8.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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Rust
Best for: The safest bet on this list, by weight of evidence
7.7GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceRust at a glance Released 2018 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 87% positive of 1,394,551 Critics 69/100 Price $39.99 Steam Deck unsupported Install size 45 GB Accessibility 7 declared features Raw 87% shrinks to 87.0 on 1,394,551 reviews, then blends with the 69 critic aggregate, giving 7.7.
What the data supports- Declares 7 accessibility features, well above the catalogue norm.
Worth checking first- Players rate it well above critics, 87 against 69. Usually a sign it improved after launch, or that it delivers something reviewers undervalued.
- Carries in-game purchases. Check what they cost before committing.
- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
Resident Evil 3 at a glance Released 2020 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 83% positive of 125,534 Critics 77/100 Price $39.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 45 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 83% shrinks to 83.0 on 125,534 reviews, then blends with the 77 critic aggregate, giving 7.7.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Best for: Playing with other people
7.6GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceAge of Empires III: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio World's Edge Player sentiment 86% positive of 54,770 Critics 75/100 Price $34.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 42 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 86% shrinks to 86.0 on 54,770 reviews, then blends with the 75 critic aggregate, giving 7.6.
What the data supports- Cloud saves and cross-platform play, so progress follows you between machines.
Age of Empires III at a glance Released 2005 Studio Robot Entertainment Player sentiment 86% positive of 54,758 Critics 75/100 Price $34.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 42 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 86% shrinks to 86.0 on 54,758 reviews, then blends with the 75 critic aggregate, giving 7.6.
What the data supports- Cloud saves and cross-platform play, so progress follows you between machines.
Wasteland 3 at a glance Released 2020 Studio inXile Entertainment Player sentiment 85% positive of 22,363 Critics 85/100 Price $39.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 45 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 85% shrinks to 85.0 on 22,363 reviews, then blends with the 85 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.
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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Best for: Players who need accessibility options that actually exist
7.2GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceDeus Ex: Mankind Divided at a glance Released 2016 Studio Eidos Montreal Player sentiment 76% positive of 42,238 Critics 83/100 Price $29.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 45 GB Accessibility 9 declared features Raw 76% shrinks to 76.1 on 42,238 reviews, then blends with the 83 critic aggregate, giving 7.2.
What the data supports- Declares 9 accessibility features, well above the catalogue norm.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
Serious Sam 4 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Croteam Player sentiment 83% positive of 17,689 Critics 68/100 Price $39.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 42 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 83% shrinks to 83.0 on 17,689 reviews, then blends with the 68 critic aggregate, giving 7.1.
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, 83 against 68. Usually a sign it improved after launch, or that it delivers something reviewers undervalued.
- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered
Best for: Playing with other people
7.1GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceNeed for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered at a glance Released 2020 Studio Stellar Entertainment Limited Player sentiment 81% positive of 14,925 Critics 74/100 Price $29.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 45 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 81% shrinks to 81.1 on 14,925 reviews, then blends with the 74 critic aggregate, giving 7.1.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit at a glance Released 2010 Studio Criterion Games Player sentiment 81% positive of 14,914 Critics 74/100 Price $29.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 45 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 81% shrinks to 81.1 on 14,914 reviews, then blends with the 74 critic aggregate, giving 7.1.
RIDE 4 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Milestone S.r.l. Player sentiment 83% positive of 12,391 Critics No aggregate Price $39.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 43 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 83% shrinks to 83.0 on 12,391 reviews, giving 7.1. 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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Lords of the Fallen
Best for: Playing through with a friend online
6.7GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceLords of the Fallen at a glance Released 2023 Studio CI Games Player sentiment 68% positive of 55,818 Critics 75/100 Price $29.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 45 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 68% shrinks to 68.1 on 55,818 reviews, then blends with the 75 critic aggregate, giving 6.7.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- 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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Total War: ROME REMASTERED
Best for: Playing with other people
6.7GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceTotal War: ROME REMASTERED at a glance Released 2021 Studio Creative Assembly Player sentiment 77% positive of 13,722 Critics No aggregate Price $29.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 45 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 77% shrinks to 77.2 on 13,722 reviews, giving 6.7. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Cloud saves and cross-platform play, so progress follows you between machines.
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Will To Live Online
Best for: Trying the genre without spending anything
6.2GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceWill To Live Online at a glance Released 2018 Studio AlphaSoft LLC Player sentiment 69% positive of 18,389 Critics No aggregate Price Free Steam Deck unsupported Install size 45 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 69% shrinks to 69.3 on 18,389 reviews, giving 6.2. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Free to download, so trying it costs only time.
Worth checking first- Carries in-game purchases. Check what they cost before committing.
- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
- Valve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
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Halloween: The Game
Best for: Playing through with a friend online
6.1GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceHalloween: The Game at a glance Released 2026 Studio IllFonic Player sentiment 69% positive of 12,135 Critics No aggregate Price $39.99 Steam Deck unsupported Install size 45 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 69% shrinks to 69.5 on 12,135 reviews, giving 6.1. 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.
- Valve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
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Nivalis Nights
Best for: A smaller game its players are unusually fond of
6.1GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceNivalis Nights at a glance Released 2026 Studio ION LANDS Player sentiment 74% positive of 1,325 Critics No aggregate Price $22.49 Steam Deck unknown Install size 42 GB Accessibility 7 declared features Raw 74% shrinks to 76.2 on 1,325 reviews, giving 6.1. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Declares 7 accessibility features, well above the catalogue norm.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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 40 to 45 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. 1 sit under 2,000, so their position is provisional and pulled heavily toward the catalogue average. Every entry below shows its own count.
Look at where critics and players disagree
The widest gap here is Rust, where players sit above critics by 18 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 $34.99, and the cheapest paid entry is Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor at $3.99. 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
9 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
4 declare six or more accessibility features, and 3 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 40 to 45 GB are shown below. Pick one or more above to narrow it.
The best games 40 to 45 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 40 to 45 GB?
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, top of 5.
- What is the best co-op games 40 to 45 GB?
- Halo: The Master Chief Collection, top of 6.
- What is the best games 40 to 45 GB for the Steam Deck?
- Persona 5 Royal, top of 9.
- What is the best accessible games 40 to 45 GB?
- Assassin's Creed Origins, top of 4.
- What is the best games 40 to 45 GB to play with a controller?
- Persona 5 Royal, top of 17.
- What is the best offline games 40 to 45 GB?
- Persona 5 Royal, top of 15.
- What is the best games 40 to 45 GB with the most reviews?
- Persona 5 Royal, top of 12.
- What is the best single-player offline games 40 to 45 GB?
- Persona 5 Royal, top of 15.
- What is the best cheap games 40 to 45 GB for the Steam Deck?
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, top of 3.
- What is the best highly rated cheap games 40 to 45 GB?
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, top of 3.
- What is the best accessible single-player games 40 to 45 GB?
- Assassin's Creed Origins, top of 3.
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 30 games 40 to 45 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 40 to 45 GB by the numbers
The figures below describe all 30 entries on this page together, not the top pick. They are recomputed on every build, most recently on 19 October 2026, from 3,217,533 player reviews.
What the pricing looks like
29 of the 30 carry a listed US price, with a median of $34.99 and a mean of $33.97. The mean sitting at or below the median tells you the field is evenly priced. The cheapest is Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor at $3.99, the most expensive Persona 5 Royal at $59.99. 1 are free to download. 4 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 57 points across these 30 entries. That is a wide band, which means the position of an entry here genuinely matters rather than splitting hairs. 17 carry a critic aggregate, averaging 79 out of 100. Players rate this field 4 points higher than critics on average, which is worth knowing before you weigh either number. See where the two diverge.
Who makes them, and what they overlap with
The studios appearing most often here are Feral Interactive (2), 343 Industries (1), AlphaSoft LLC (1), ATLUS (1) and Bandai Namco Studios Inc. (1). The genres these entries also sit in are open-world (19), rpg (15), action-adventure (9), action-rpg (7), fps (7) and strategy (6), 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 8 of these. 5 are gaining attention and 2 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 5 games 40 to 45 GB
The 25 above are the top of the ranking. These 5 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
5 more games 40 to 45 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.
Common questions
What is the best games 40 to 45 GB game?
Persona 5 Royal ranks first, with a GamingPickz Score of 8.8 out of 10 drawn from 138,589 player reviews and a critic aggregate of 95. 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 40 to 45 GB are ranked here?
30 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?
No. Positions are computed from the formula above and nothing else. The site carries advertising, and advertisers can neither see nor influence this page. A position is not an endorsement, it is a measurement of reception.
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.
What is the best cheap games 40 to 45 GB?
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is the best cheap games 40 to 45 GB, ranking 8.1 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 5 of the 25 games 40 to 45 GB qualify.
What is the best co-op games 40 to 45 GB?
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is the best co-op games 40 to 45 GB, ranking 8.4 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 6 of the 25 games 40 to 45 GB qualify.
What is the best games 40 to 45 GB for the Steam Deck?
Persona 5 Royal is the best games 40 to 45 GB for the Steam Deck, ranking 8.8 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 9 of the 25 games 40 to 45 GB qualify.
What is the best accessible games 40 to 45 GB?
Assassin's Creed Origins is the best accessible games 40 to 45 GB, ranking 7.8 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 4 of the 25 games 40 to 45 GB qualify.
What is the best games 40 to 45 GB to play with a controller?
Persona 5 Royal is the best games 40 to 45 GB to play with a controller, ranking 8.8 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 17 of the 25 games 40 to 45 GB qualify.
What is the best offline games 40 to 45 GB?
Persona 5 Royal is the best offline games 40 to 45 GB, ranking 8.8 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 15 of the 25 games 40 to 45 GB qualify.
What is the best games 40 to 45 GB with the most reviews?
Persona 5 Royal is the best games 40 to 45 GB with the most reviews, ranking 8.8 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 12 of the 25 games 40 to 45 GB qualify.
What is the best single-player offline games 40 to 45 GB?
Persona 5 Royal is the best single-player offline games 40 to 45 GB, ranking 8.8 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 15 of the 25 games 40 to 45 GB qualify.
What is the best cheap games 40 to 45 GB for the Steam Deck?
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is the best cheap games 40 to 45 GB for the Steam Deck, ranking 8.1 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 3 of the 25 games 40 to 45 GB qualify.
What is the best highly rated cheap games 40 to 45 GB?
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is the best highly rated cheap games 40 to 45 GB, ranking 8.1 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 3 of the 25 games 40 to 45 GB qualify.
What is the best accessible single-player games 40 to 45 GB?
Assassin's Creed Origins is the best accessible single-player games 40 to 45 GB, ranking 7.8 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 3 of the 25 games 40 to 45 GB qualify.
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