Rank 01Why this
Also Escape Room and Steampunk, like Deponia.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2012
Games like Deponia
- 31 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Deponia also play
The closest matches to Deponia: Chaos on Deponia, Goodbye Deponia, Deponia Doomsday, Deponia: The Complete Journey, and Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares puzzle solving with Deponia.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2013
Rank 03Why this
Also Steampunk and Dark Humor, like Deponia.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
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Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes
Why this: Also Escape Room and Dark Humor, like Deponia.
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There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Why this: Shares fourth wall breaking and puzzle solving with Deponia.
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Syberia
Why this: Shares point and click with Deponia.
Rank 08 
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Deponia
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Shares fourth wall breaking and puzzle solving with Deponia.
- 97% of 9,373 reviews
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Genres: Indie, Adventure
- 88% of 377 reviews
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- Released: 2012
- Developer: Daedalic Entertainment
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 5
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 78% of 3,001 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 74
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Characters are memorable
- Humor is absurd
- Story is engaging
- Emotional
- Funny
- Grim
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The Whispered World Special Edition
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Deponia.
Grim Fandango Remastered
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Deponia.
The Inner World
Why this: Shares point and click with Deponia.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Deponia at current Steam store prices.
Servant of the Lake
Why this: Shares point and click and puzzle solving with Deponia.
Demetrios - The BIG Cynical Adventure
Why this: Shares point and click with Deponia.
Time Gentlemen, Please! and Ben There, Dan That! Special Edition Double Pack
Why this: Shares fourth wall breaking with Deponia.
Thought Experiment Simulator
Why this: Shares fourth wall breaking and point and click with Deponia.
The Tiny Bang Story
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Deponia.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
Why this: Shares fourth wall breaking and puzzle solving with Deponia.
Syberia
Why this: Shares point and click with Deponia.
More from Daedalic Entertainment
Other recommendable Steam games by Daedalic Entertainment, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth
Why this: Same emotional mood as Deponia.
Blackguards
Why this: Same grim mood as Deponia.
The Night of the Rabbit
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Deponia.
The Dark Eye: Memoria
Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Deponia.
About Deponia
The closest matches to Deponia: Chaos on Deponia, Goodbye Deponia, Deponia Doomsday, Deponia: The Complete Journey, and Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Deponia is your kind of game, the closest matches are Chaos on Deponia, Goodbye Deponia and Deponia Doomsday — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as emotional, funny and grim, and single out its fourth wall breaking and point and click. 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.
Deponia is a point-and-click adventure developed and published by Daedalic Entertainment, released in 2012 at a price of $9.99. Set on a world reduced to a massive garbage dump, the game follows Rufus, a crotchety inhabitant striving to escape his grim surroundings through puzzle-solving and fourth-wall-breaking moments. Players describe the experience as both funny and whimsical despite its dark premise, and reviewers highlight the engaging story and memorable characters alongside excellent voice acting. The game offers a challenging medium-length solo adventure with a traditional save system, running verified on Steam Deck. It holds a 74 on Metacritic and maintains a 78% positive rating from over 3000 Steam reviews.
About Deponia: In Deponia, the world has degenerated into a vast garbage dump, in which the crotchety Rufus ekes out his sorry existence.
Is Deponia worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 78% of 3,001 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 9).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 7 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 6 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Characters are memorable
- Humor is absurd
- Story is engaging
- Voice acting is excellent
People who play it also play: Chaos on Deponia, Goodbye Deponia, Deponia Doomsday
Frequently asked about Deponia
Can I run it?
Is Deponia verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Deponia is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Deponia cost?
Deponia is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Deponia?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Deponia are Chaos on Deponia, Goodbye Deponia, Deponia Doomsday.
Who developed Deponia?
Deponia was developed by Daedalic Entertainment.