Rank 01Why this
Same dark mood as The Underground Man.
- $12.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2015
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Players who liked The Underground Man also play
The closest matches to The Underground Man: Pathologic Classic HD, The End Is Nigh, LISA: The Painful, Undungeon, and Atomic Exile. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Also Memes and Post-apocalyptic, like The Underground Man.
- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Verified
- 2017
Rank 03- $7.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
- Deck Playable
- 2014
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Atomic Exile
Why this: Same punishing mood as The Underground Man.
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Same challenging mood as The Underground Man.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Mehsoft
- Price: $1.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 37% of 225 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Great art for the most part
- Phenomenal story from the genious creators
- Somewhat decent music
- Challenging
- Dark
- Grim
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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.
Pathologic Classic HD
Why this: Same dark mood as The Underground Man.
The End Is Nigh
Why this: Also Memes and Post-apocalyptic, like The Underground Man.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Mehsoft, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Mercury Man
Why this: Same dark mood as The Underground Man.
About The Underground Man
The closest matches to The Underground Man: Pathologic Classic HD, The End Is Nigh, LISA: The Painful, Undungeon, and Atomic Exile. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Underground Man is your kind of game, the closest matches are Pathologic Classic HD, The End Is Nigh and LISA: The Painful — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, dark and grim, and single out its dialogue choice consequences and limited platforming movement. 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 The Underground Man: Moscow: somewhere in the near future. The city and perhaps the Earth's surface has turned into a radioactive ash. Those who decided that they could not exist in such conditions began to live under the ground.
Is The Underground Man worth buying?
Most players don't recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 37% of 225 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $1.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 5 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1.7 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Great art for the most part
- Phenomenal story from the genious creators
- Somewhat decent music
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“This "game" is designed to be unplayable. Not just boring, but intentionally annoying. I believe these positive reviews are fake. Do not buy.”
“If you bought this game you did not read the real reviews. We all make mistakes sometimes. At least refunds are a thing.”
People who play it also play: Pathologic Classic HD, The End Is Nigh, LISA: The Painful
Frequently asked about The Underground Man
Can I run it?
Does The Underground Man run on Steam Deck?
The Underground Man 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 The Underground Man cost?
The Underground Man is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Underground Man?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Underground Man are Pathologic Classic HD, The End Is Nigh, LISA: The Painful.
Who developed The Underground Man?
The Underground Man was developed by Mehsoft.