Deep Dish Dungeon is a survival exploration game from Behold Studios, the Brazilian team behind Knights of Pen & Paper and Chroma Squad, published by Raw Fury (Dome Keeper, Kingdom). It launches on October 13, 2026 on Steam for PC and Mac, and on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox for PC, including day one on Game Pass. You can play solo or in online co-op with up to two friends, with cross-platform multiplayer.
Our verdict: Behold Studios crafts a genuinely engaging survival experience that merges methodical puzzle-solving with satisfying Metroidvania progression and co-op thrills. It isn’t for players who need a waypoint, but for patient explorers, it’s a treat.
The Loop: Delve, Gather, Cook, Repeat
Push into corridors, rooms and passageways, solving environmental puzzles to open the way.
Gather sticks, mushrooms, scrap metal and anything else useful you find.
Build campfires and workbenches, and craft better weapons and tools by the fire.
Food is progress. Meals boost your health and stamina, and new recipes have different effects.
You start with almost nothing: a poor weapon and barely any supplies. Each trip into the dungeon pushes a little further, and everything you bring back makes the next trip easier. If you’ve played Valheim, the food system will feel familiar. Eating well before a fight raises your health and stamina, and going in hungry is a bad idea. Over time you’ll unlock soups, stews and other recipes with their own stat effects.
Better With Friends
Deep Dish Dungeon supports online co-op for up to three players, with cross-platform play. Behold is clear that co-op isn’t about competition. It’s about connecting, sharing knowledge and taking care of each other, which suits a game where one friend spotting a hidden ledge can unlock a whole new area. With no map, comparing notes (“didn’t we see a rope back there?”) becomes part of the fun.
Where It Stumbles
Things to Know Going In
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly
| The Good | The Bad | The Ugly |
|---|---|---|
| A Brilliant Hand-Crafted DungeonOne huge, interconnected place full of shortcuts, hidden rooms and secrets. | Stiff CombatLight on impact, with enemies that barely react. | Getting Truly LostNo map is the point, but some players will hit a wall. |
| Clever Environmental PuzzlesPlanks, crates, ropes, fire and water, all used to reach the next area. | Tiny Early InventoryLots of trips back to camp. | — |
| Food Is ProgressA Valheim-style cooking system that makes every meal matter. | Unclear Fast TravelLong walks back to camp, at least early on. | — |
| Co-op That Rewards TeamworkUp to three players, cross-platform, built around sharing discoveries. | — | — |
| Accessible EverywhereSteam Deck Verified, Mac support, Game Pass, a free demo and tiny system requirements. | — | — |
The Verdict
Deep Dish Dungeon is a confident, old-school exploration game in survival-crafting clothes. Its single, hand-crafted dungeon is a joy to learn, its environmental puzzles reward creative thinking, the cooking-as-progress loop gives every expedition purpose, and exploring it with two friends and no map is a genuinely different co-op experience.
The combat is the weak link: stiff and low on impact. The small early inventory means a lot of back-and-forth. And the no-hand-holding design will be a dealbreaker for anyone who needs a waypoint. But those are trade-offs, not failures.
The honest read: a must-try for patient explorers and co-op groups who love figuring things out together. With a free demo on Steam and a day-one Game Pass launch, there’s very little reason not to step into the dark and see if it’s for you.
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