Rank 01Why this
Shares base building and crafting with Deep Despair 2.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
Games like Deep Despair 2
- 27 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Deep Despair 2 also play
The closest matches to Deep Despair 2: Core Keeper, Beyond the Map, Mirthwood, My Time at Sandrock, and Terraria. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares survival management and base building with Deep Despair 2.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
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Terraria
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Deep Despair 2.
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Forager
Why this: Shares resource gathering and crafting with Deep Despair 2.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Deep Despair 2
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: BekkerDev Studio
- Price: $2.99checked Nov 2
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 74% of 46 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Cheap price makes it accessible
- Eerie atmosphere and haunting soundtrack
- Procedurally generated world feels vast and alive
- Atmospheric
- Bleak
- Challenging
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Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Deep Despair 2, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Palia
Why this: Shares resource gathering and crafting with Deep Despair 2.
CHKN
Why this: Also Life Sim and Crafting, like Deep Despair 2.
Path of Exile
Why this: Also Dungeon Crawler and Action RPG, like Deep Despair 2.
Outpath: First Journey
Why this: Shares base building with Deep Despair 2.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Core Keeper
Why this: Shares base building and crafting with Deep Despair 2.
Mirthwood
Why this: Shares survival management and base building with Deep Despair 2.
My Time at Sandrock
Why this: Also Farming Sim and Life Sim, like Deep Despair 2.
Terraria
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Deep Despair 2.
Forager
Why this: Shares resource gathering and crafting with Deep Despair 2.
More from BekkerDev Studio
Other recommendable Steam games by BekkerDev Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Deep Despair
Why this: Shares procedural generation with Deep Despair 2.
Blood Harvest 3
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Deep Despair 2.
Deep Despair 3
Why this: Also Crafting and Procedural Generation, like Deep Despair 2.
About Deep Despair 2
The closest matches to Deep Despair 2: Core Keeper, Beyond the Map, Mirthwood, My Time at Sandrock, and Terraria. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Deep Despair 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Core Keeper, Beyond the Map and Mirthwood — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, bleak and challenging, and single out its base building and combat. 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 Deep Despair 2: Deep Despair 2 is an open world survival adventure action game with procedural generation and complete freedom of action: building, crafting, hunting, farming, livestock, brewing, cooking, traveling, fight, and more.
Is Deep Despair 2 worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 46 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $2.99 (checked Nov 2).
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Cheap price makes it accessible
- Eerie atmosphere and haunting soundtrack
- Procedurally generated world feels vast and alive
- Sandbox freedom rewards experimentation
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“---UPDATE--- Read in the forums for another game that this dev "lost the code" while relocating (Ukraine), so couldn't finish the game. Not sure if that's true or not, but they have started a third game in the series. ---END UPDATE…”
“8 hours of fun, game endlessly loads on going deeper - which made the progress made in 8 hours out to be a waste of time.”
People who play it also play: Core Keeper, Beyond the Map, Mirthwood
Frequently asked about Deep Despair 2
Can I run it?
Does Deep Despair 2 run on Steam Deck?
Deep Despair 2 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 Deep Despair 2 cost?
Deep Despair 2 is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Deep Despair 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deep Despair 2 are Core Keeper, Beyond the Map, Mirthwood.
Who developed Deep Despair 2?
Deep Despair 2 was developed by BekkerDev Studio.