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- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2024
Games like DEAD LETTER DEPT.
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- Updated Nov 4, 2026
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The closest matches to DEAD LETTER DEPT.: Home Safety Hotline, s.p.l.i.t, DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition, PROXIMATE, and The Hungry Fly. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Deck Verified
- 2015
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PROXIMATE
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The Hungry Fly
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Her Love, Like Poison
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Burial
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- Released: 2025
- Developer: Mike Monroe, Belief Engine
- Price: $14.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 96% of 1,589 reviews
- Genres: Indie
- Platforms: Windows, Linux
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About DEAD LETTER DEPT.
The closest matches to DEAD LETTER DEPT.: Home Safety Hotline, s.p.l.i.t, DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition, PROXIMATE, and The Hungry Fly. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If DEAD LETTER DEPT. is your kind of game, the closest matches are Home Safety Hotline, s.p.l.i.t and DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition — 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.
DEAD LETTER DEPT. is a psychological horror indie game set in a soul-crushing data entry job in the big city. Players type up and transcribe lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go, but as days pass, oddities emerge in the correspondence and cracks begin to appear. The game blends horror, mystery, simulation, and text-based mechanics with a dystopian, surreal atmosphere. Mike Monroe and Belief Engine developed and published the title, released in 2025 at $14.99 USD. Reviewers highlight the unsettling quality of the premise and the effectiveness of the typing mechanic as an interactive vehicle for mounting dread. Players describe the experience as brief but memorable, with a challenging difficulty suited to the contemplative, sit-down session shape. The game runs playable on Steam Deck and holds a 96% positive rating from 1589 Steam reviews.
About DEAD LETTER DEPT.: Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.
Is DEAD LETTER DEPT. worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 96% of 1,589 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 3 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
People who play it also play: Home Safety Hotline, s.p.l.i.t, DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Frequently asked about DEAD LETTER DEPT.
Can I run it?
Does DEAD LETTER DEPT. run on Steam Deck?
DEAD LETTER DEPT. 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 DEAD LETTER DEPT. cost?
DEAD LETTER DEPT. is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to DEAD LETTER DEPT.?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DEAD LETTER DEPT. are Home Safety Hotline, s.p.l.i.t, DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition.
Who developed DEAD LETTER DEPT.?
DEAD LETTER DEPT. was developed by Mike Monroe, Belief Engine and published by Belief Engine.