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Necesse
A sandbox adventure where friends build a settlement, recruit workers and explore a world of caves and bosses.
Online co-op for up to 250 players.
- 250 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op250 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- Not confirmedFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- YesA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckVerifiedValve's own rating
About the game
You start with a small settlement in a world of forests, caves and dungeons. You mine ore, make equipment and search for bosses that open the way to further upgrades. New settlers can take over farming, crafting and gathering, leaving you free to explore. You decide how the town grows and how to protect it from raids.
Friends share the world online and can pool supplies for one settlement. One of you can arrange housing and workshops while another searches underground for materials. You can also bring different weapons and equipment into a boss fight. Dedicated servers let your group return to the same world. Quiet work around town sits alongside tougher fights, and you can change the difficulty or disable raids to suit your group.
How it feels
Kind of game
One lasting world your group settles. You gather, build and push into dangerous places together.
- Now and then
- Laughter and chaos
- Fear
- Working in sync
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- About
- Fantasy adventure, Mining, Farming
Rated on our own feel scale. 4 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
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Why it scores 89%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Mining
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Fighting
- Core to both
- Exploring, Building and creating, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- 8 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about mining and digging. Both have long calm stretches.
No big difference from Necesse.
Core Keeper
Why it scores 88%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Mining
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Fighting
- Core to both
- Exploring, Building and creating, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- 8 online
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about exploring places you have not seen. Both are about mining and digging.
No big difference from Necesse.
RuneScape: Dragonwilds
Why it scores 88%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- About
- Fantasy adventure
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Fighting
- Core to both
- Exploring, Building and creating, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- 6 online
- Crossplay, platforms unclear
Both give your group a hard world to survive in together. Both are about a fantasy adventure. Both have long calm stretches.
No big difference from Necesse.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
- 3
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
7 pages
necessegame.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Unlocks and progress.
- Online co-op: The maker describes friends playing together through bosses and hosting a dedicated server.
- Kind of game: Players build settlements, recruit workers and prepare for dangerous expeditions.
- Sessions: Settlements and equipment grow across an ongoing world.
- About: The maker describes magical gear, monsters, mining ore, farms and settlement life.
- Unlocks and progress: Materials, equipment and preparations lead to further bosses and challenges.
steamcommunity.comOfficial support page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Friends can join mid-game.
- Most players online: Pinned post by Fair, marked developer, says up to 250 players per server. It is balanced for groups of up to five and large populations were not stress-tested. The post was last edited 2023-07-27. Current store text still advertises dedicated co-op servers for hundreds.
- Friends can join mid-game: The maker says friends can join a hosted world through Steam friends and be invited from the in-game escape menu.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Release status, Release date, Platforms, Genres, Building and creating, Planning ahead, Sessions, Kind of game, Free base co-op.
- Release status: The current store page shows a released game and distinguishes its former Early Access date.
- Release date: Steam lists the full release as October 16, 2025.
- Platforms: The sold game lists Windows, macOS and Linux system requirements. The Mac notes exclude M1-chip support.
- Genres: The publisher lists Action, Adventure and RPG as store genres.
- Building and creating: Players build homes, farms and workshops and automate tasks through settlers.
- Planning ahead: The maker describes defensive traps, equipment combinations and party synergies.
- Sessions: The settlement and equipment persist while players develop the world.
- Kind of game: Friends pool resources and divide roles in one settlement, then face bosses together.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Platforms, Release status, Release date.
- Steam app ID: App 1169040 identifies Necesse.
- Platforms: Windows, Mac and Linux builds are present.
- Release status: Steam lists the game as available to play. The listing does not mark it as Early Access.
- Release date: The release date is October 16, 2025.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
saviorgaming.blogPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Working in sync, Fighting, Getting better, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Laughter and chaos.
- Working in sync: Savior Gaming, 2025-10-31, describes one friend mining while the other fishes. Players can work independently and help as needed.
- Fighting: Regular expeditions culminate in bosses that require preparation.
- Getting better: The reviewer finds bosses tough but manageable after preparing.
- Tension and danger: Boss encounters are demanding, while ordinary settlement enemies pose little danger in the reviewed play.
- Calm and coziness: Routine settlement work is forgiving and settlers handle nearby enemies.
- Time to hang out: Friends divide routine tasks such as mining and fishing, supporting quieter stretches of shared play.
- Laughter and chaos: The reviewer finds amusement in a settler repeatedly abandoning sleep to attack passing enemies. This is occasional humour within settlement play.
boilingsteam.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Exploring, Fear, Unlocks and progress, Building and creating, Planning ahead.
- Exploring: Boiling Steam, 2025-12-20, describes exploring an open procedural world and dark underground areas for materials and bosses.
- Fear: Dark caves and nearby monsters create occasional threatening discoveries, without making horror the main activity.
- Unlocks and progress: First boss drops increase health or equipment slots and unlock further crafting.
- Building and creating: The early loop expands a village and recruits workers for farming and mining.
- Planning ahead: Village jobs and equipment unlocks connect preparation with the next expedition.