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Same intense mood as Recursed.
- $7.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2012
Games like Recursed
- 24 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Recursed also play
The closest matches to Recursed: Offspring Fling!, Braid, Escape Goat 2, The Bridge, and Stephen's Sausage Roll. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Same whimsical mood as Recursed.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2014
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The Bridge
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Recursed.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Portponky
- Price: $7.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 97% of 341 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Hidden gem status despite obscurity
- Puzzles reward meticulous planning over trial and error
- Recursion forces deep mental simulation
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Intense
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Braid
Why this: Same challenging mood as Recursed.
Escape Goat 2
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Recursed.
The Bridge
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Recursed.
About Recursed
The closest matches to Recursed: Offspring Fling!, Braid, Escape Goat 2, The Bridge, and Stephen's Sausage Roll. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Recursed is your kind of game, the closest matches are Offspring Fling!, Braid and Escape Goat 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and intense, and single out its destructor mechanics and item carrying between levels. 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 Recursed: A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world.
Is Recursed worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 97% of 341 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $7.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 15 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Hidden gem status despite obscurity
- Puzzles reward meticulous planning over trial and error
- Recursion forces deep mental simulation
- Subtle humor matches the games mind bending vibe
People who play it also play: Offspring Fling!, Braid, Escape Goat 2
Frequently asked about Recursed
Can I run it?
Is Recursed verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Recursed 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 Recursed cost?
Recursed is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Recursed?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Recursed are Offspring Fling!, Braid, Escape Goat 2.
Who developed Recursed?
Recursed was developed by Portponky and published by Shambles Software.