Dome Keeper

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%2022

The verdict

A tense, addictive mining-and-defense roguelike with a great loop, music and co-op, but it gets repetitive after some hours. Skip it if you dislike repetition or time pressure.

Great for

Players who like short, tense runs of mining, upgrading and base defense, solo or in co-op

Main risk

The core loop becomes repetitive and shallow after roughly 10 hours

What players love

Addictive mine-then-defend loop

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews

“The loop of mining to the last minute then running my loot up just in time to blast the aliens knocking at the door is immensely satisfying.”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗

“every second you spend underground is a second you’re not at your dome’s controls. do you push deeper for the better materials, or play it safe and head back early?”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗

“Very addictive gameplay. A sensible split between digging and combat keeps you from getting bored and on your toes.”
Steam review · translated · 74.9 h played ↗

High replayability and variety

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“the Devs took great care of replayability and variety by adding a plethora of fun scenarios, gadgets, and tools to keep the experience interesting and fresh”
Steam review · 36.8 h played ↗

“Super fun game, works great on Steam Deck, has a lot of replayability.”
Steam review · 29.9 h played ↗

Co-op multiplayer is great fun

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“Multiplayer is a game changer! Great game even for single player!”
Steam review · 47 h played ↗

“I just played this for the first time in multiplayer with my family and it brought a whole new dynamic.”
Steam review · 42.2 h played ↗

“Digging holes with friends is even more fun that I ever imagined.”
Steam review · 59.2 h played ↗

Short sessions, relaxing and chill

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“it’s always there for a quiet 30-minute run, no questions asked.”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗

“very fun and the mode where there are no monsters is the best if your just trying to relax”
Steam review · 200.4 h played ↗

Great art, music and atmosphere

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“This game is wonderful both visually and audibly, with captivating gameplay and a cozy atmosphere.”
Steam review · 84.3 h played ↗

“Also the music brings a very nice, melancholic mood to it.”
Steam review · 37.9 h played ↗

Ongoing developer support and updates

Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews

“what actually impressed me was the developer's dedication. while i was playing i saw multiple small updates to make changes and fix bugs.”
Steam review · 39.5 h played ↗

“The updates are always huge and introduce something incredible.”
Steam review · 121.3 h played ↗

What players complain about

Repetitive and shallow over time

Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews

“Every run feels the same, with little variety or meaningful progression.”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗

“Absurdly shallow game, only 3 resources EVER”
Steam review · 14.9 h played ↗

“Dome Keeper simply got boring by the sixth hour.”
Steam review · translated · 5.5 h played ↗

Crashes, freezes and launch failures

Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews

“This game is fun and good but it crashes every 20 mins so you can only get a small map run in”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗

“The gameplay is fine. I enjoy it. The problem is that this game WILL NOT STOP CRASHING.”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗

“Everything freezes, the freezes are insane, how are you even supposed to play this garbage.”
Steam review · translated · 3.7 h played ↗

Mining and hauling feel slow and tedious

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews

“Id say about half the game is slowly flying back to your dome loaded with resouces.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗

“Transporting resources at the start is extremely slow and drags down the momentum of the game.”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗

Multiplayer is unbalanced and buggy

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“Multiplayer isn't good The added difficulty means you're in a constant race to upgrade the dome The character upgrades not being shared means they're either not worth it or unpleasant to plan around”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗

“Resources are shared but each character's upgrades are separate, so you spend from the shared pool on yourself and obviously lose.”
Steam review · translated · 4.7 h played ↗

“Some issues with the multiplayer unfortunately. Feels good when it's working but there's a lot of desync issues on multiplayer”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗

Paid DLC and high price for the content

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“There's only two characters in the base game; you need to buy DLCs to get two more characters.”
Steam review · 15.7 h played ↗

“Too expensive for such a simple little game (even with a 60% discount).”
Steam review · translated · 5.4 h played ↗

Progression locked behind brutal guild challenges

Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews

“progression is locked behind Guild challenges and so far, they are impossible.”
Steam review · 3.3 h played ↗

“you invest 30-40minutes into a run then if you lose to RNG you never see ANY trace of that time in investment ever again”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified

Minimum

OSWindows 7 or newer

Processor2.5Ghz or better

Memory2 GB RAM

GraphicsSupport for OpenGL 3.3

Storage1 GB available space

Recommended

Memory4 GB RAM

OSWindows 7 or newer

Processor2.5Ghz or better

Memory2 GB RAM

GraphicsSupport for OpenGL 3.3

Storage1 GB available space

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