Best games 5 to 6 GB: 25 ranked
The biggest games that fit a 6 GB drive, without a wall of tiny ones. Every game here installs in 5 to 6 GB on PC, so the biggest of them still fit a 6 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 5 to 6 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.
- Mobile
- Multi-platform
- PC
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: South Park: The Stick of Truth, GamingPickz Score 8.5/10 from 73,376 player reviews.
- 1 score 8.5 or above out of 45 ranked games 5 to 6 GB.
- Price range free to $59.99, median $14.99, with 9 free to play.
- 14 are Steam Deck Verified by Valve's own testing.
- 0 declare six or more accessibility features. None here, which is itself worth knowing.
At a glance
The top 12 side by side. Full entries below.
| # | Game | Install size | Score | Players | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Park: The Stick of Truth | 6 GB | 8.5 | 98% (73,376) | $29.99 |
| 2 | PowerWash Simulator | 6 GB | 8.3 | 96% (58,640) | $9.99 |
| 3 | Crab Champions | 6 GB | 8.3 | 98% (31,067) | $9.99 |
| 4 | Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation | 6 GB | 8.2 | 94% (56,811) | $24.99 |
| 5 | DRAGON BALL FighterZ | 6 GB | 8.1 | 90% (76,719) | $59.99 |
| 6 | House Flipper | 6 GB | 8.0 | 94% (111,507) | $24.99 |
| 7 | Rec Room | 6 GB | 8.0 | 90% (83,441) | Not listed |
| 8 | Two Point Hospital | 6 GB | 8.0 | 92% (34,935) | $29.99 |
| 9 | ABZU | 6 GB | 8.0 | 93% (27,628) | $19.99 |
| 10 | Minion Masters | 6 GB | 7.9 | 89% (65,286) | Free |
| 11 | PAYDAY The Heist | 6 GB | 7.9 | 93% (40,968) | $9.99 |
| 12 | ICEY | 6 GB | 7.9 | 90% (27,873) | $10.99 |
25 best games 5 to 6 GB, ranked
Ordered by GamingPickz Score. Every figure links back to the source that produced it.
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South Park: The Stick of Truth
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
8.5GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceSouth Park: The Stick of Truth at a glance Released 2014 Studio Obsidian Entertainment Player sentiment 98% positive of 73,376 Critics No aggregate Price $29.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 98% shrinks to 97.9 on 73,376 reviews, giving 8.5. 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.
- Small install at 6 GB.
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PowerWash Simulator
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
8.3GamingPickz Scoremedium confidencePowerWash Simulator at a glance Released 2022 Studio FuturLab Player sentiment 96% positive of 58,640 Critics No aggregate Price $9.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 96% shrinks to 95.9 on 58,640 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.
- Cloud saves and cross-platform play, so progress follows you between machines.
- Small install at 6 GB.
Crab Champions at a glance Released 2023 Studio Noisestorm Player sentiment 98% positive of 31,067 Critics No aggregate Price $9.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 98% shrinks to 97.8 on 31,067 reviews, giving 8.3. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Small install at 6 GB.
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Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
8.2GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceLobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation at a glance Released 2018 Studio ProjectMoon Player sentiment 94% positive of 56,811 Critics No aggregate Price $24.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 6 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 94% shrinks to 93.9 on 56,811 reviews, giving 8.2. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Small install at 6 GB.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
DRAGON BALL FighterZ at a glance Released 2018 Studio Arc System Works Player sentiment 90% positive of 76,719 Critics 85/100 Price $59.99 Steam Deck unsupported Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 90% shrinks to 90.0 on 76,719 reviews, then blends with the 85 critic aggregate, giving 8.1.
What the data supports- Small install at 6 GB.
Worth checking first- Valve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
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House Flipper
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
8.0GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceHouse Flipper at a glance Released 2018 Studio Empyrean Player sentiment 94% positive of 111,507 Critics 67/100 Price $24.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 94% shrinks to 94.0 on 111,507 reviews, then blends with the 67 critic aggregate, giving 8.0.
What the data supports- 94% positive across 111,507 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.
- Small install at 6 GB.
Worth checking first- Players rate it well above critics, 94 against 67. Usually a sign it improved after launch, or that it delivers something reviewers undervalued.
Rec Room at a glance Released 2021 Studio Rec Room Player sentiment 90% positive of 83,441 Critics No aggregate Price Not listed Steam Deck playable Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 90% shrinks to 90.0 on 83,441 reviews, giving 8.0. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Small install at 6 GB.
Worth checking first- Carries in-game purchases. Check what they cost before committing.
- Multiplayer only. There is no solo mode to fall back on.
Two Point Hospital at a glance Released 2018 Studio Two Point Studios Player sentiment 92% positive of 34,935 Critics 83/100 Price $29.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 6 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 92% shrinks to 91.9 on 34,935 reviews, then blends with the 83 critic aggregate, giving 8.0.
What the data supports- Small install at 6 GB.
ABZU at a glance Released 2016 Studio Giant Squid Player sentiment 93% positive of 27,628 Critics 83/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 93% shrinks to 92.9 on 27,628 reviews, then blends with the 83 critic aggregate, giving 8.0.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Small install at 6 GB.
- 10
Minion Masters
Best for: Trying the genre without spending anything
7.9GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceMinion Masters at a glance Released 2019 Studio BetaDwarf Player sentiment 89% positive of 65,286 Critics No aggregate Price Free Steam Deck unsupported Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 89% shrinks to 89.0 on 65,286 reviews, giving 7.9. 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.
- Free to download, so trying it costs only time.
- Small install at 6 GB.
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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PAYDAY The Heist
Best for: Players who trust other players over critics
7.9GamingPickz Scorehigh confidencePAYDAY The Heist at a glance Released 2011 Studio OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. Player sentiment 93% positive of 40,968 Critics 76/100 Price $9.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 6 GB Accessibility 3 declared features Raw 93% shrinks to 92.9 on 40,968 reviews, then blends with the 76 critic aggregate, giving 7.9.
What the data supports- Small install at 6 GB.
Worth checking first- Players rate it well above critics, 93 against 76. Usually a sign it improved after launch, or that it delivers something reviewers undervalued.
- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
ICEY at a glance Released 2016 Studio FantaBlade Network Player sentiment 90% positive of 27,873 Critics 84/100 Price $10.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 90% shrinks to 89.9 on 27,873 reviews, then blends with the 84 critic aggregate, giving 7.9.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Small install at 6 GB.
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My Time at Portia
Best for: Players who trust other players over critics
7.8GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceMy Time at Portia at a glance Released 2019 Studio Pathea Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 44,284 Critics 73/100 Price $29.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 91% shrinks to 90.9 on 44,284 reviews, then blends with the 73 critic aggregate, giving 7.8.
What the data supports- Small install at 6 GB.
Worth checking first- Players rate it well above critics, 91 against 73. Usually a sign it improved after launch, or that it delivers something reviewers undervalued.
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Rayman Legends
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
7.8GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceRayman Legends at a glance Released 2013 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 90% positive of 12,323 Critics 89/100 Price $29.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 6 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 90% shrinks to 89.8 on 12,323 reviews, then blends with the 89 critic aggregate, giving 7.8.
What the data supports- Valve has tested it and rates it Verified on the Steam Deck.
- Small install at 6 GB.
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- 15
Grim Fandango
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.8GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceGrim Fandango at a glance Released 1998 Studio Lucasfilm Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 8,905 Critics 84/100 Price $14.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 5.86 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 91% shrinks to 90.7 on 8,905 reviews, then blends with the 84 critic aggregate, giving 7.8.
What the data supports- Small install at 5.86 GB.
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Men of War: Assault Squad 2
Best for: Players who trust other players over critics
7.7GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceMen of War: Assault Squad 2 at a glance Released 2014 Studio Digitalmindsoft Player sentiment 91% positive of 46,631 Critics 68/100 Price $29.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 6 GB Accessibility 0 declared features Raw 91% shrinks to 90.9 on 46,631 reviews, then blends with the 68 critic aggregate, giving 7.7.
What the data supports- Small install at 6 GB.
Worth checking first- Players rate it well above critics, 91 against 68. Usually a sign it improved after launch, or that it delivers something reviewers undervalued.
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Farming Simulator 17
Best for: Players who trust other players over critics
7.7GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceFarming Simulator 17 at a glance Released 2016 Studio GIANTS Software Player sentiment 93% positive of 25,933 Critics 69/100 Price $14.99 Steam Deck playable Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 93% shrinks to 92.9 on 25,933 reviews, then blends with the 69 critic aggregate, giving 7.7.
What the data supports- Cloud saves and cross-platform play, so progress follows you between machines.
- Small install at 6 GB.
Worth checking first- Players rate it well above critics, 93 against 69. Usually a sign it improved after launch, or that it delivers something reviewers undervalued.
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Supraland Six Inches Under
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
7.7GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceSupraland Six Inches Under at a glance Released 2022 Studio Supra Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 4,255 Critics No aggregate Price $5.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 96% shrinks to 94.9 on 4,255 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.
- Small install at 6 GB.
- 19
Minecraft Dungeons
Best for: Playing through with a friend online
7.6GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceMinecraft Dungeons at a glance Released 2020 Studio Mojang Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 19,205 Critics No aggregate Price $9.99 Steam Deck unsupported Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 90% shrinks to 89.9 on 19,205 reviews, giving 7.6. No critics data, so that weight was redistributed across the rest rather than counted as zero.
What the data supports- Small install at 6 GB.
Worth checking first- Valve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
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Pinball FX3
Best for: Trying the genre without spending anything
7.6GamingPickz Scoremedium confidencePinball FX3 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Zen Studios Player sentiment 88% positive of 5,432 Critics 89/100 Price Free Steam Deck playable Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 88% shrinks to 87.7 on 5,432 reviews, then blends with the 89 critic aggregate, giving 7.6.
What the data supports- Free to download, so trying it costs only time.
- Small install at 6 GB.
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Aragami
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
7.5GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceAragami at a glance Released 2016 Studio Lince Works Player sentiment 90% positive of 12,993 Critics 71/100 Price $19.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 90% shrinks to 89.8 on 12,993 reviews, then blends with the 71 critic aggregate, giving 7.5.
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.
- Small install at 6 GB.
Worth checking first- Players rate it well above critics, 90 against 71. 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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Surviving Mars
Best for: A consistently well-received pick in this category
7.2GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceSurviving Mars at a glance Released 2018 Studio Haemimont Games Player sentiment 80% positive of 28,730 Critics 76/100 Price Not listed Steam Deck unsupported Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 80% shrinks to 80.1 on 28,730 reviews, then blends with the 76 critic aggregate, giving 7.2.
What the data supports- Small install at 6 GB.
Worth checking first- Valve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
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Action Taimanin
Best for: Trying the genre without spending anything
7.2GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceAction Taimanin at a glance Released 2020 Studio LiLith Player sentiment 83% positive of 19,392 Critics No aggregate Price Free Steam Deck verified Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 83% shrinks to 83.0 on 19,392 reviews, giving 7.2. 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.
- Small install at 6 GB.
Worth checking first- Carries in-game purchases. Check what they cost before committing.
- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
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Darwin Project
Best for: Trying the genre without spending anything
7.2GamingPickz Scorehigh confidenceDarwin Project at a glance Released 2020 Studio Scavengers Studio Player sentiment 82% positive of 18,460 Critics 74/100 Price Free Steam Deck unsupported Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 82% shrinks to 82.0 on 18,460 reviews, then blends with the 74 critic aggregate, giving 7.2.
What the data supports- Free to download, so trying it costs only time.
- Small install at 6 GB.
Worth checking first- Carries in-game purchases. Check what they cost before committing.
- Valve rates it Unsupported on the Steam Deck.
- Multiplayer only. There is no solo mode to fall back on.
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Who's Your Daddy?!
Best for: Handheld play, small install and Deck verified
7.1GamingPickz Scoremedium confidenceWho's Your Daddy?! at a glance Released 2016 Studio Evil Tortilla Games Player sentiment 80% positive of 31,936 Critics No aggregate Price $9.99 Steam Deck verified Install size 6 GB Accessibility 1 declared feature Raw 80% shrinks to 80.0 on 31,936 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.
- Small install at 6 GB.
Worth checking first- Flagged for mature content on its store page.
- Multiplayer only. There is no solo mode to fall back on.
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 5 to 6 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. 7 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 House Flipper, where players sit above critics by 27 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 $19.99, and the cheapest paid entry is Supraland Six Inches Under at $5.99. 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
10 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
0 declare six or more accessibility features, and 4 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 5 to 6 GB are shown below. Pick one or more above to narrow it.
The best games 5 to 6 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 free games 5 to 6 GB?
- Minion Masters, top of 4.
- What is the best cheap games 5 to 6 GB?
- PowerWash Simulator, top of 15.
- What is the best co-op games 5 to 6 GB?
- PowerWash Simulator, top of 10.
- What is the best single-player games 5 to 6 GB?
- South Park: The Stick of Truth, top of 22.
- What is the best games 5 to 6 GB for local co-op?
- DRAGON BALL FighterZ, top of 4.
- What is the best games 5 to 6 GB for the Steam Deck?
- South Park: The Stick of Truth, top of 10.
- What is the best games 5 to 6 GB to play with a controller?
- South Park: The Stick of Truth, top of 18.
- What is the best offline games 5 to 6 GB?
- South Park: The Stick of Truth, top of 18.
- What is the best games 5 to 6 GB with the most reviews?
- South Park: The Stick of Truth, top of 7.
- What is the best cheap co-op games 5 to 6 GB?
- PowerWash Simulator, top of 7.
- What is the best single-player offline games 5 to 6 GB?
- South Park: The Stick of Truth, top of 18.
- What is the best cheap games 5 to 6 GB for the Steam Deck?
- PowerWash Simulator, top of 7.
- What is the best Steam Deck co-op games 5 to 6 GB?
- PowerWash Simulator, 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 45 games 5 to 6 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 5 to 6 GB by the numbers
The figures below describe all 45 entries on this page together, not the top pick. They are recomputed on every build, most recently on 19 October 2026, from 1,140,491 player reviews.
What the pricing looks like
30 of the 45 carry a listed US price, with a median of $19.99 and a mean of $21.72. The mean sitting above the median tells you the field is pulled up by a few expensive outliers. The cheapest is Supraland Six Inches Under at $5.99, the most expensive DRAGON BALL FighterZ at $59.99. 9 are free to download. 10 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 36 points across these 45 entries. That is a wide band, which means the position of an entry here genuinely matters rather than splitting hairs. 18 carry a critic aggregate, averaging 77 out of 100. Players rate this field 12 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 Abstraction (1), Arc System Works (1), BetaDwarf (1), Big Cheese Studio (1) and Billyfighter (1). The genres these entries also sit in are strategy (19), rpg (18), simulation (18), open-world (14), sandbox (11) and survival (10), which is a fair map of what you are actually choosing between.
The other 20 games 5 to 6 GB
The 25 above are the top of the ranking. These 20 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
20 more games 5 to 6 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.
- Darkest Dungeon IIsource
- Cooking Simulatorsource
- Cossacks 3source
- Only Upsource
- Metin2source
- We Happy Fewsource
- ASKAsource
- Angel Legionsource
- Radical Heightssource
- Town of Salem 2source
- Trine 3: The Artifacts of Powersource
- BrainBread 2source
- Steel Oceansource
- NosTale - Anime MMORPGsource
- Grandiasource
- Princess Maker: Children of Revelationsource
- CyberCorpsource
- Strobophagia | Rave Horrorsource
- Dreamspringsource
- 霸业封神传奇source
Common questions
What is the best games 5 to 6 GB game?
South Park: The Stick of Truth ranks first, with a GamingPickz Score of 8.5 out of 10 drawn from 73,376 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 5 to 6 GB are ranked here?
45 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 free games 5 to 6 GB?
Minion Masters is the best free games 5 to 6 GB, ranking 7.9 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 4 of the 25 games 5 to 6 GB qualify.
What is the best cheap games 5 to 6 GB?
PowerWash Simulator is the best cheap games 5 to 6 GB, ranking 8.3 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 15 of the 25 games 5 to 6 GB qualify.
What is the best co-op games 5 to 6 GB?
PowerWash Simulator is the best co-op games 5 to 6 GB, ranking 8.3 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 10 of the 25 games 5 to 6 GB qualify.
What is the best single-player games 5 to 6 GB?
South Park: The Stick of Truth is the best single-player games 5 to 6 GB, ranking 8.5 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 22 of the 25 games 5 to 6 GB qualify.
What is the best games 5 to 6 GB for local co-op?
DRAGON BALL FighterZ is the best games 5 to 6 GB for local co-op, ranking 8.1 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 4 of the 25 games 5 to 6 GB qualify.
What is the best games 5 to 6 GB for the Steam Deck?
South Park: The Stick of Truth is the best games 5 to 6 GB for the Steam Deck, ranking 8.5 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 10 of the 25 games 5 to 6 GB qualify.
What is the best games 5 to 6 GB to play with a controller?
South Park: The Stick of Truth is the best games 5 to 6 GB to play with a controller, ranking 8.5 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 18 of the 25 games 5 to 6 GB qualify.
What is the best offline games 5 to 6 GB?
South Park: The Stick of Truth is the best offline games 5 to 6 GB, ranking 8.5 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 18 of the 25 games 5 to 6 GB qualify.
What is the best games 5 to 6 GB with the most reviews?
South Park: The Stick of Truth is the best games 5 to 6 GB with the most reviews, ranking 8.5 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 7 of the 25 games 5 to 6 GB qualify.
What is the best cheap co-op games 5 to 6 GB?
PowerWash Simulator is the best cheap co-op games 5 to 6 GB, ranking 8.3 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 7 of the 25 games 5 to 6 GB qualify.
What is the best single-player offline games 5 to 6 GB?
South Park: The Stick of Truth is the best single-player offline games 5 to 6 GB, ranking 8.5 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 18 of the 25 games 5 to 6 GB qualify.
What is the best cheap games 5 to 6 GB for the Steam Deck?
PowerWash Simulator is the best cheap games 5 to 6 GB for the Steam Deck, ranking 8.3 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 7 of the 25 games 5 to 6 GB qualify.
What is the best Steam Deck co-op games 5 to 6 GB?
PowerWash Simulator is the best Steam Deck co-op games 5 to 6 GB, ranking 8.3 out of 10 on the GamingPickz Score. 3 of the 25 games 5 to 6 GB qualify.
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