Great co-op with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“playing it co-op is AMAZING! It really feels like an old school game in all the best possible ways.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Deep Dish Dungeon
Worth buying? What 216 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 216 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 80%Very Positive · 80%Behold Studios2026Dungeon Crawler · Survival · Cooking
−15%$14.99$12.74
US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A handcrafted, interconnected metroidvania-style dungeon puzzle-explorer with light survival and cooking, best with friends. Skip it if you want deep combat or cooking, or hate being unguided and risking softlocks.
Great for
Co-op groups of 2-3 who love exploring, puzzles and figuring things out without guides
Main risk
Backpack-despawn and save bugs can softlock or wipe progress; combat and cooking are shallow.
Since the last analysis (Oct 14)
Notable change
- New complaintShallow combat (#2)
- New complaintCooking is shallow and minor (#4)
- New complaintSave corruption and crashes (#5)
- New complaintOnly 3-player co-op (#6)
- New praiseRuns well on low-end hardware (#6)
- Complaint goneClunky, slow or punishing combat
- Complaint goneWeak for solo play
- Complaint goneUnclear progression and getting stuck
- Complaint goneConnection and multiplayer issues
- Praise goneLots of content and runs light
- Complaint movedCramped inventory and slow backpack: #2 → #3
- Praise movedGreat co-op with friends: #2 → #1
- Praise movedGood puzzles and secrets: #1 → #2
- Praise movedNo hand-holding, satisfying discovery: #5 → #3
- Praise movedInterconnected, rewarding level design: #3 → #4
- Steam ratingMostly Positive · 72% → Very Positive · 80%
What players love
Good puzzles and secrets
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Solid puzzle design, would recommend trying to beat without guides.”
Steam review · 15.8 h played ↗
No hand-holding, satisfying discovery
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The progression feels extremely rewarding because the game doesn't spoon feed anything to you.”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
Interconnected, rewarding level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“there's always a path back to where you can return to the main hub, no matter how far you get from it”
Steam review · 11.7 h played ↗
Atmospheric, immersive dungeon
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Wonderful game with great atmosphere and immersion.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Runs well on low-end hardware
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“Optimization is good, no drops or lags.”
Steam review · translated · 17.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Game-breaking bugs and softlocks
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Don't bother till they fix the backpack despawning on death losing all your key items.”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Shallow combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Combat is shallow, repetitive, and offers virtually no complexity or room for strategy.”
Steam review · 15.7 h played ↗
Cramped inventory and slow backpack
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Items you wear like armor and shields continue to take up inventory hotbar space.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Cooking is shallow and minor
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“just got a dungeon explorer with simple food mechanics. Pretty underwhelming”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Save corruption and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“When we got back on all buildings were missing. Our backpacks are gone.”
Steam review · 11.6 h played ↗
Only 3-player co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 22 negative reviews
“Why the hell is this 3 player only. Such a misstep tbh.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10, 11 or superior
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3 or superior
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities.
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10, 11 or superior
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5 or superior
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GTX 580 / AMD HD 7870 or newer
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 10, 11 or superior
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i3 or superior
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDX9 (shader model 3.0) or DX11 with feature level 9.3 capabilities.
Storage2 GB available space
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