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- $8.99 (Price checked Oct 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Games like Desynced
- 21 games
- Updated Oct 4, 2026
Players who liked Desynced also play
The closest matches to Desynced: Techtonica, The Crust, Dyson Sphere Program, Factorio, and Outworld Station. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Why this: Also Base-Building and Automation, like Desynced.
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- Released: 2026
- Developer: Stage Games Inc.
- Price: $20.99−30%checked Oct 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 82% of 984 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Simulation
- Platforms: Windows
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Cheaper alternatives
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Why this: Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Desynced.
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Why this: Also City Builder and Automation, like Desynced.
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Why this: Also Base-Building and RTS, like Desynced.
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Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Desynced, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
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Why this: Also Base-Building and City Builder, like Desynced.
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Why this: Also Base-Building and RTS, like Desynced.
Plasma
Why this: Also Programming and Automation, like Desynced.
About Desynced
The closest matches to Desynced: Techtonica, The Crust, Dyson Sphere Program, Factorio, and Outworld Station. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Desynced is your kind of game, the closest matches are Techtonica, The Crust and Dyson Sphere Program — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Desynced: Desynced is a sci-fi strategy game with fully customizable units and behaviors. Gather, build, research, and explore the unknown. Alone or with friends, unveil the mystery of an AI on the edge of self-awareness and uncover the hidden truth in this blend of strategy, automation, and exploration.
Is Desynced worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 82% of 984 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 30% off, now $20.99 (checked Oct 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 75 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 43 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Stopped playing because the automation felt really tedious and I couldn't be bothered to go into the programming, because everything else already seemed so unfun. There is a great concept here, but the first time player experience isn't…”
“I think somewhere in here is probably a really interesting automation game but beyond a bare bones tutorial that will get your first production set up going the game does basically nothing to educate or inform you on how anything works…”
People who play it also play: Techtonica, The Crust, Dyson Sphere Program
Frequently asked about Desynced
Can I run it?
Does Desynced run on Steam Deck?
Desynced is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Desynced cost?
Desynced is listed on Steam at 20.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Desynced have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Desynced supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Desynced?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Desynced are Techtonica, The Crust, Dyson Sphere Program.
Who developed Desynced?
Desynced was developed by Stage Games Inc. and published by Forklift Interactive, Gamersky Games.