# Games like Deep Despair

> The closest matches to Deep Despair: Terraria, Don't Starve, Core Keeper, The Forest, and Dig or Die. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Terraria](https://imho.run/games/105600/terraria) — Shares procedural generation with Deep Despair. 590,217 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/105600/)
2. [Don't Starve](https://imho.run/games/219740/don-t-starve) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Deep Despair. 32,871 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219740/)
3. [Core Keeper](https://imho.run/games/1621690/core-keeper) — A frequent pick in Deep Despair players' libraries, and another Action. 22,806 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621690/)
4. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Deep Despair. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
5. [Dig or Die](https://imho.run/games/315460/dig-or-die) — A frequent pick in Deep Despair players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,032 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/315460/)
6. [Necesse](https://imho.run/games/1169040/necesse) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Deep Despair. 11,720 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1169040/)
7. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — Shares procedural generation with Deep Despair. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
8. [Voidtrain](https://imho.run/games/1159690/voidtrain) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Deep Despair. 4,174 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159690/)
9. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — Also Crafting, like Deep Despair. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
10. [Life is Feudal: Your Own](https://imho.run/games/290080/life-is-feudal-your-own) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Deep Despair. 4,271 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/290080/)
11. [Kenshi](https://imho.run/games/233860/kenshi) — Shares procedural generation with Deep Despair. 46,830 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233860/)
12. [Whisper of the Swallows](https://imho.run/games/2496090/whisper-of-the-swallows) — Shares procedural generation with Deep Despair. 78 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2496090/)
13. [Forager](https://imho.run/games/751780/forager) — Shares procedural generation with Deep Despair. 13,308 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/751780/)
14. [Starbound](https://imho.run/games/211820/starbound) — Shares procedural generation with Deep Despair. 51,728 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/211820/)
15. [Project Zomboid](https://imho.run/games/108600/project-zomboid) — Shares procedural generation with Deep Despair. 147,516 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/)
16. [Windforge](https://imho.run/games/266170/windforge) — Shares procedural generation with Deep Despair. 257 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266170/)
17. [Crashlands](https://imho.run/games/391730/crashlands) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Deep Despair. 1,596 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391730/)
18. [Valorborn](https://imho.run/games/3372530/valorborn) — Also Crafting, like Deep Despair. 271 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3372530/)
19. [Dwarf Fortress](https://imho.run/games/975370/dwarf-fortress) — A frequent pick in Deep Despair players' libraries, and another Strategy. 23,734 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975370/)
20. [The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™](https://imho.run/games/2933130/the-lord-of-the-rings-return-to-moria) — Shares procedural generation with Deep Despair. 6,485 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2933130/)
21. [Deadly Flare](https://imho.run/games/844390/deadly-flare) — Shares procedural generation with Deep Despair. 75 Steam reviews, 53% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/844390/)
22. [Rem Survival](https://imho.run/games/574180/rem-survival) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Deep Despair. 388 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/574180/)
23. [Tinkerlands](https://imho.run/games/2617700/tinkerlands) — Shares procedural generation with Deep Despair. 727 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2617700/)
24. [Green Hell](https://imho.run/games/815370/green-hell) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Crafting, like Deep Despair. 25,819 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/815370/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1241040&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1241040&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1241040&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1241040
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1241040
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Deep Despair

Deep Despair is a Minecraft-style survival sandbox. Travel, collect resources, craft items, dig, build, grow crops and survive. Freedom of action is limited only by your imagination!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1241040
- **Developer:** BekkerDev Studio
- **Publisher:** BekkerDev Studio
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 17, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1241040/deep-despair)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1241040&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1241040/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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