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HELLDIVERS™ 2
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Necesse
Developer Fair Games ApS
Build, quest, and conquer across an infinite procedurally generated world. Play alone or with friends as you establish a settlement and explore deep dungeons, fight monsters and bosses, mine rare ores, craft magical equipment, recruit specialists for your colony, and more! From the Steam store page
513 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
83
LovedLoved
284 positive · 58 negative
95% range 79–87%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 284 | 58 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 50 | 2 | 56 |
| Mastodon * | 6 | 0 | 38 |
| Lemmy * | 5 | 1 | 13 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
13,958 of 14,876 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
83% recommend · 230 yes, 47 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 277 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (27,107 of 29,259 positive).
Players praise Necesse as a blend of Terraria, RimWorld, and Stardew Valley. [1][2][3] The settlement and NPC automation systems are widely enjoyed for reducing grind. [4][5][6] Some reviewers find the late-game repetitive and the early game a slog. [7][8][9]
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- [17]
Necesse is missing something in the sauce. It’s fine. It’s the white noise of coop terraria/minecraft-likes. It avoids making any huge stumbles and won't piss you off, but fails to really elevate itself meaningfully. What you do in the first hour is more or less what you’ll be doing by the 30th. For $10 I’d recommend it if you’re bored. Anything more and you might wonder why you bought something so bland. The npc …
- [1]
Bought it because I wanted something cheap to play with a friend. It was only €7.50, so that satisfied the first criteria. My friend was able to join my world immediately without having to wrestle the Port Forwarding Demon into submission. Criteria 2 fulfilled, great success. I assumed this would just be a run of the mill survival craft game, but I was wrong. This is more like a blend of Stardew Valley, Core Keeper …
- [5]
I started this game wanting to live a simple life as a hermit in the woods. Six hours later, I am the supreme leader of a thriving village. I have 12 peasants who I have legally obligated to harvest wheat for me 24/7. I spend my afternoons micromanaging their equipment like a high-fantasy middle manager. I went into a cave to find iron; I came out with a pet penguin, a magic staff that shoots bats, and a deep-seated …
- [7]
In direct comparison to its competition (Terraria, Hytale, Core Keeper, Starbound etc.) it’s on the weaker side. I really like the automation aspect using villagers and all the QoL stuff, other titles could definitely learn a thing or two from that, the rest however feels only OK-ish. Up to the point where the game turns into something like Path of Exile and you’re basically doing nothing but incursions, we had a …
- [2]
This is one of very few games I've played through early access that's gotten to open release without ruining my opinion of either the game or the developer. Gameplay is a mashup of Rimworld's colony control and camera placement with Terraria's progression and gameplay style. Progression and combat are reasonably challenging, with mercy mechanics to help bypass bottlenecks where skill and gear alone aren't getting …
Summarised from 34 of the 424 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked Necesse talk about great co-op experience with friends and family; those who didn't talk about late-game becomes grindy with recycled content. Which matters more to you?
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60 of 513 · most liked firstBought it because I wanted something cheap to play with a friend. It was only €7.50, so that satisfied the first criteria. My friend was able to join my world immediately without having to wrestle the Port Forwarding Demon into submission. Criteria 2 fulfilled, great success. I assumed this would just be a run of the mill survival craft game, but I was wrong. This is more like a blend of Stardew Valley, Core Keeper and Rim World. After playing for an hour I discovered I can assign a settler…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Why would I buy this?. So I see this game. Let me sum up what I actually see: * Reviews are mixed: not a great start * Requires 3rd-party account: fuck that * 60 euros base game: expensive, especially when the game has mixed reviews * 175 euros DLC's: are you fucking kidding me? On top of 60 euros for the base game, there's another 175 fees for content? * purchasable CoD points: so pay to win? And they don't understand why people pirate, run away from AAA games and go for indie games…
negative · AI labelView post →Plays like top down terraria but you get an army of villagers to do the boring stuff. Hate farming? Tell the villagers to do it. Hate chest sorting? Have the villagers to sort it. Hate mining? Tell the villagers to do it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Necesse is missing something in the sauce. It’s fine. It’s the white noise of coop terraria/minecraft-likes. It avoids making any huge stumbles and won't piss you off, but fails to really elevate itself meaningfully. What you do in the first hour is more or less what you’ll be doing by the 30th. For $10 I’d recommend it if you’re bored. Anything more and you might wonder why you bought something so bland. The npc sim that is one of the big selling points is… *fine*. It’s nice and powerful,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A valuable experience – I finished Necesse v1.1.1 I completed this game during 90 days of internet shutdown, right in the middle of the war – no wiki, no guides, nothing. Just me, my settlement, and the pure joy of figuring everything out on my own. And honestly? That made it 10 times better. The sense of discovery is incredible. Every new biome, every crafting tier, every tiny upgrade felt earned. I genuinely got attached to my settlers – gave them names, picked their outfits one by one.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of very few games I've played through early access that's gotten to open release without ruining my opinion of either the game or the developer. Gameplay is a mashup of Rimworld's colony control and camera placement with Terraria's progression and gameplay style. Progression and combat are reasonably challenging, with mercy mechanics to help bypass bottlenecks where skill and gear alone aren't getting the job done. Honestly, my only real complaint here is that there's not more…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I did want to give this game as much of a chance as I could, so I've reached the endgame, done a few tablets (their version of maps from path of exile) and I am quite bored unfortunately. The game suffers from some design decisions I'm not a big fan of personally. So the game is a mix between core keeper, terraria and some farming/city builder sim mixed in one. It definitely takes a LOT of inspiration from terraria, with many items doing the exact same thing as their terraria counterpart. This…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, love playing it with my son and wife. Amazing co-op game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely amazing game, but update the freaking title picture for the game. It makes this looks like either a cheap AI slop game, or a fake bs mobile game- which it's not. C'mon devs, that's yucky and you should know that.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I started this game wanting to live a simple life as a hermit in the woods. Six hours later, I am the supreme leader of a thriving village. I have 12 peasants who I have legally obligated to harvest wheat for me 24/7. I spend my afternoons micromanaging their equipment like a high-fantasy middle manager. I went into a cave to find iron; I came out with a pet penguin, a magic staff that shoots bats, and a deep-seated fear of swamp monsters. The graphics say 'cute and simple,' but the gameplay…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was fantastic!!!!! Until this update. The whole shark fin controversy feels misguided. If we're worried about sensitivities, then animals should be removed entirely. Think about it...we can stripmine the entire world, wipe out ecosystems, and obliterate villages in necesse, but suddenly, virtual sharks are where we draw the line? Come on!! And let’s not pretend real world morality lines up here. Villagers get slaughtered, homes looted no outcry there..? Because "it's just a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's about the journey, not the destination. The ultra late-game of Necesse is characterized by an endless stream of boss fights against bosses you've already fought, just with boosted stats (barring a handful of new bosses in unique zones who then become part of the repeat-with-boosted-stats roster). I may or may not see the game through to the final boss, because the reward at this stage is just boosted stats on my own equipment. But that doesn't put me off of recommending it. It just feels…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked the concept of Rimworld and Terraria but I did not actually enjoy playing either of them. I was going to pass on this game but I picked it up so my son and I could play a game that would run on our backup computer. Very glad I did as it has been a genuine blast in the few hours we've played so far. Scratches all the right itches and I really prefer the top down 2D mode rather than sidescrolling style. Significant amounts of content by all appearances and a very thrilling progression.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i am late to the party for a review: i am a mother of 2 kids and i somehow managed to get 522 hours of playing, after this time to say i love this game is underestimated, i love every single bit of it and i keep playing, i finished it 3 times because i recommended it to friends twice and i am still building my capital city if any questions occur i can answer them by 90% i guess i keep playing this forever lol
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Co-op adventure, town-building and survival game Necesse hits the big 1.0.
neutral · AI labelView post →I think this game needs some balancing (after 1.0). Started a new game, mined, got iron armor and iron sword, feelt like a noob, built a village, got like 6 villagers, got raided. Raiders one shot me and my villagers, after respawn i killed them from distance, one of the raider got something called a void claw. Void claw got 150+ dmg, 8 times the range and dash ability for days. feels broken af.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a VERY soft "do not recommend", in that I don't think the game is horrible or bad but I just... wouldn't recommend it. The first ten hours or so of the game just feels like a generic terraria-clone, but locked behind the psudeo final boss and presented as optional post game content are incursions and weapon tiers. This part of the game is actually pretty interesting and fun; I consider it to be the REAL game! And it's a HUGE shame you have to slog through the first half of the game to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've completed the entire game and beaten the true final boss. This might be the most confused recommend I've ever made. The short of it Necesse is in an interesting place because it's a mix between Terraria and Rimworld. That's a bit of a misnomer because Terraria is much more linear and honestly better fleshed out. So a more apt description would be that this is a mix between Starbound and Rimworld. I do recommend the game, it's fun and addicting and worth playing for many hours, but it's…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I usually play Terraria( vanilla & modded), however, I have been playing this game a lot lately. Very good game. The settlers and how they operate are great, makes me wish all games had a similar mechanic. Definitely worth the download. Takes a bit to get going but then it progresses at a nice rate. Also glad to see that the developer is releasing updates with new content.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In direct comparison to its competition (Terraria, Hytale, Core Keeper, Starbound etc.) it’s on the weaker side. I really like the automation aspect using villagers and all the QoL stuff, other titles could definitely learn a thing or two from that, the rest however feels only OK-ish. Up to the point where the game turns into something like Path of Exile and you’re basically doing nothing but incursions, we had a lot of fun. But then the game gets grindy and you have to run mostly recycled…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stardew Valley + Terraria + RimWorld = A Marvelous Game This game perceives like Terraria wanted to start a family with Stardew Valley and RimWorld. They had a offspring, and that newborn was handed a pickaxe, a tent, and a very big, procedurally created universe. First of all you cultivate; then, you do crafting ; then, you by accident call forth a boss who straight away reminds you that your armor plate is purely a fashion declaration, not actual protection. After that, you start…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Graphics overhaul released for native game Necesse. This game plays like a top-down Terraria and is a lot of fun to play co-op. Great to see it's already sold a million copies on steam.
positive · AI labelView post →Necesse is here, yay! I've been playing it from time to time during early access, eagerly awaiting version 1.0. "Terraria meets RimWorld" is the most commonly used description for this game, and rightfully so. While it’s not as complex as either of those games in their respective niches, Necesse does a great job of blending the dopamine hits of both. Add a bit of dungeon crawling (with a party of your own villagers), and you’ve got a pretty exciting game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I’ve had a good amount of fun with Necesse, especially in the early stages. The settlement-building system is one of the game’s strongest points — it’s satisfying to recruit NPCs, set up houses, and assign them to different jobs. Having workers take care of farming, crafting, and other tasks gives the world a nice sense of life and progression. That said, once you get past the early game, the progression starts to feel less rewarding. After a while, it feels like you’re just moving from boss…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tried the game during the free weekend with the missus. Less than an hour in, I rushed to buy a copy of the game for me and the wife, we were hooked. Few weeks later, still having a blast. God bless free weekends and the devs for making this gem of a game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wasn't a huge fan of Terraria or Stardew Valley, but this one just hits different. I absolutely love the settler mechanics. Watching your little village slowly grow, assigning jobs, and having NPCs gather resources while you head out exploring makes the game feel alive instead of becoming a constant grind. The progression is addictive, with a great mix of exploration, boss fights, crafting, and base building. It somehow blends the best parts of survival, colony management, and action RPGs…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if you want terraria but with the stardew top down style, youll love this game. at the beginning, it honestly felt really similar to terraria, but it still has its own unique additions. some of its unique additions really took me by surprise tbh, especially the game end stuff. super fun, highly recommend :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Co-op base-building survival game Necesse v1.0 due this year, The Forgotten Depths update out now.
neutral · AI labelView post →Top down terraria with more quality of life and the gameplay is more similar to playing terraria with mods. Lots to do, lots to explore, lots of fun. I love the addition of NPC's and the late-game instance based incursions. Been having a blast!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel the need to compare this game with Terraria and Minecraft, the dev effort makes it deserve the same place among those giants. If I had to put it simple, this game has the best of both worlds and doesn't incur in the mistakes of any of both games. It has more bosses, more biomes, more enemy variety, more ores, more weapons, more ways to play every class. The npc and settlement system feels simple enough to start doing your own stuff yet it's deeply enough to allow you to do very…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Highly recommend this game. I play it with my son who is 11. We have a blast and it's a great bonding time. Like the one time we were going to defeat a summoned boss and he assumed he was summoning and I also assumed I was summoning and then 2 summoned bosses came and chaos and madness and death happened everywhere. Good times. But aside from that, it really is a great, balanced, intriguing fun game. I like the caves and the way you build a community.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Semi-casual games that run well on older PCs and linux? Plus no launchers? Let's see. I got a few but there may be splitscreen ones in this list too. (If that's ok) - Battleblock Theater - Biped (maybe?) - Cassette Beasts - Castle Crashers - Children of Morta - Don't Starve Together - Dinkum (If Australian Animal Crossing sounds interesting) - Factorio - A hat in time - Guacamelee - Human Fall Flat - Hyper Light Drifter - ibb & obb - KeyWe -…
neutral · AI labelView post →This game by itself is like a 8/10. Compare it to Terraria, which this game seems to draw a lot of inspiration from, it's like a 6/10. The game does a lot of things right but fails in some areas where Terraria just made it better. I played this game with two other friends and man we had a blast. I mainly played as a ranger and my friends played mage and melee/summoner respectively. There are four classes in the game with different weapon and armor types for each class. There are also…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's good. Plays similar to games like Terraria. Maybe TOO similar, with its 4 classes(Warrior, Ranger, Mage, Summoner) and progression, especially in the early game. But the colony management part and the Incursion mechanic makes up for it, The game has your usual colony management systems, like telling your colonists where to farm and where to store items. But it's also missing some other features, like colonist schedules. I think that's fine as it is just because the system as a whole…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i mean... i downloaded this during the free weekend at about 8pm on a thursday, and then played for 8 hours straight until 4:30 am. clearly it's a good ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolute Banger of a game! From the trailers I gathered that it would be like Terraria but top down and I was not disappointed, it's an action adventure sandbox game. You mine in caves, fight monsters, build a base and fight bosses to get better drops and upgrade your gear. The clever thing about this game is that it has two layers, one is the overworld and below it is a complex cave system which changes to match the biomes in the overworld. You can also create a party of warriors…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you are into RimWorld, Terraria, Core Keeper, ect. This is definetly a must buy ! The devs are very passionate about this game, and the amount of details and polish truly shows that. It plays like a top-down Terraria with colony mechanics like RimWorld, after you place your banner you will be assigned to a plot and villagers will start appearing in your settlement. Every villager has different skills, with the exception of the common "Villager", which does a bit of everything but doesn't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My review is just regarding Steam Deck and controller support. I bought this to play on my Steam Deck and was very excited since it looks right up my alley. I love games like Minecraft, Don't Starve, etc. Unfortunately the controller support is abysmal. Controls make no sense in many cases. I don't think this should be marked as compatible with Steam Deck because it's very obvious the entire game is made to use a mouse and keyboard. I will update my review in the coming months and years…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I started playing this game in early access (Before the plains biome got added) It was already a good game then. So I think I played this game enough to leave review as a regular Rimworld, Starsector Battle Brothers, and Stardew Valley player. Positives: -Prices to value ratio is pretty good. I am cheap so this is a big plus for me. -Fun atmosphere -The beginning is extra fun and relaxing. Also verry exciting. -Music -Automate everything. Except some end game stuff. -Crafting, gears,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Base-building survival game Necesse gets a big update and Free Weekend #Necesse #IndieGames #SteamDeck #LinuxGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Still unable to play on steam deck. Opening the settlement management menu and checking the notification bubble tears my controls away, keeping the controller's selection indicator on screen. This prevents all sorts of commands, including: sprinting, opening the settlement menu, selecting anything with the A button, and a whole host of other issues you're welcome to replicate on your own devices. Truly SO FUN (/s) to make it to a point where I've played so much, only for the entire game being…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →holy sh*&. I literally just bought this and I'm already almost 7 hours in. This game is incredible. Somehow they've managed to incorporate some of the most loved parts of some of the best games and combine them but also make them even better. It is absolutely addicting. The potential is through the roof with this one. Must have for those who haven't played it yet. You won't be able to stop. *and I didn't even think I would like it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Base-building co-op exploration adventure game Necesse hits 1.0 in October #Necesse #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck #SteamOS
neutral · AI labelView post →Really enjoy the game, as many others have said it reminds me of a top down terraria but is also a touch more guided. A lot of convenience is added with settlers and the tasks that you give them, it takes some work but you can really set up a ton of automation one you know what you're doing. Final thing I'll add, my spouse couldn't get into terraria but loves this game as well, so not sure what the factor is for that, but glad I have a co-op partner for this one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is a top-down Terraia-Like, and that itself is fine, however for a heavily combat-focused game the bosses are really bad. In almost all cases the boss battles are bullet sponges that boil down to one of the following types of experience... 1. Cagey humanoid (or other) which zooms around the perimeter of the screen, often leaving your view entirely, while lobbing volleys of explosives or other wide attacks at you. 2. Bullet hell bosses, but at least those have attack patterns. 3.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Necesse – A Cozy Chaos Adventure (Couple-Approved!) My husband and I dove into Necesse and were honestly surprised by how much fun we had. The game feels like Terraria and RimWorld had a chill baby—with boss fights that definitely did not get the memo about being chill. They’re creative, varied, and occasionally made us question our life choices. In a fun way. The only real disappointment? Villagers are about as deep as a puddle. You collect them faster than Pokémon, and once you have…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is one of the best survival games, i've ever played and i already played for over 10 hours and the game had no problems while i was playing, no lag or crashes im inclined to say that the game just hypes me up to keep playing. As for the price, i'd say that the money for the game is worth it. I'd also add that this is a game with great potential.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Necesse Core keeper x Terraria? if you like one of those games or both you are gonna enjoy necesse a lot. a great game with interesting mechanics and a new fresh way of interacting with npc's, making them feel more "alive" and becoming really useful and not just because they can sell you goodies making a army with them to take down bosses it's chaotic and fun. a super positive note that i want to point out is how great the multiplayer-coop features are implemented, i never saw a easier and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Steam] Necesse ($7.49 / 50% off).
neutral · AI labelView post →>absolute bonker of an game >mix of stardew valley+rimword+terraria >up to 20 player co-op/pvp
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly Necesse 1.0 is insane! It is allready the best terraria-like mixing in the mechanics of rimworld for settlement management. I am so happy and have been wondering why not more make games like this! Now lets hope the depelopers gives this game as much love as possible! Becouse this is now a game that I could replay each year with the right content updates. TY SO MUCH Fair Games ApS! <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I think my friends and I are at the final boss in Sunderfolk :o We're going to be playing Necesse next and I am so excited for the conclusion of this game and also the start of a new one :3 Game: Sunderfolk Platform: PC, Switch, Xbox, Playstation, Android/iOS (app controller)
positive · AI labelView post →Co-op adventure, town-building and survival game Necesse hits the big 1.0 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/co-op-adventure-town-building-and-survival-game-necesse-hits-the-big-1-0/ #Necesse #Gaming #IndieGames #PCGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Co-op adventure, town-building and survival game Necesse hits the big 1.0 #Necesse #Gaming #IndieGames #PCGaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Settlement building co-op action-adventure Necesse 'Rust & Romance' update is a big one #Necesse #IndieGames #Linux #SteamDeck #Gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →Basic Rimworld meets Basic Terraria. You expand and manage your colony (but it's called a village) by recruiting new villagers, building them houses, giving them jobs while exploring the underground to upgrade your pickaxe and kill different bosses underway. It's a fun little game, especially with friends, and if you can get it on the cheap it will provide a decent bang for your buck.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Weekend PC Game Deals: Unending coupons, returning bundles, and more - Neowin. Hogwarts Legacy – $35.99 on Epic Store PAYDAY 3 – $29.99 on Epic Store Forza Horizon 5 – $29.99 on Steam Remnant 2 – $29.99 on Epic Store God of War – $24.99 on Epic Store Immortals of Aveum – $23.99 on Epic Store NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139... – $23.99 on Steam Dead Space – $23.99 on Epic Store A Plague Tale: Requiem – $22.49 on Epic Store Rust – $19.99 on Steam Marvel's Midnight Suns –…
neutral · AI labelView post →Not a fan, progression is boring, kill the boss in one biome, go to the next, it's just different colors with slightly different enemies the layouts are pretty much the same or at least look the same. I beat the game on hard, without the use of villagers, there was only one boss that gave me trouble in the game(no spoilers) the rest was a breeze, felt like I was speed running. Terraria has way more variety and feels different at each stage of the game, with high replayability.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i rarely do reviews, but this game is 100% worth it imo, it's like minecraft, terrira, and rimworld where put in a blender and mixed together. It's well made and a ton of fun!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The only reason why i started to love Necesse was because of its city building experience and the only reason i stopped playing Necesse in my 2 playthroughs was its city building experience, You can take your villagers, you can give them the absolutely best godlike armour in the entire game and its not going to matter, the enemies scale infinitely so they are always going to kill every single villager you ever have in every city you ever built so the only way to sustain villages is to accept…
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