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DEEPLANDERS

DEEPLANDERS is a minimalist construction puzzle game about populating the depths and bringing light into them. Build cozy underground cities and find the perfect place for each Deeplander to live in harmony.

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SOPA Games
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SOPA Games
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About the Game

DEEPLANDERS is a minimalist construction puzzle game about populating the depths.
A relaxed experience where you build cozy underground cities while finding the perfect place for each Deeplander to live in harmony.

Banished to live underground, these charming characters wander lost in the darkness. As you build, they begin to arrive, searching for a place to settle. Not everyone wants the same thing, and helping each Deeplander find their place becomes a gentle yet engaging logic challenge.

When a city is complete, the choice is yours. You can watch the Deeplanders live their lives while decorating the environment, or venture even deeper. Each descent writes a new chapter in their story, bringing new characters, environments, and ways to build.

Each depth can be solved in multiple ways, inviting you to replay and create different cities.

Please keep in mind that DEEPLANDERS is a small-scale game, made with great care and love. An experience that invites you to build, experiment, and shape small underground cities... because even the depths can be a beautiful place.

In DEEPLANDERS you can:

  • Build and decorate underground cities at your own pace.

  • Solve small organization puzzles.

  • Enjoy a relaxed and contemplative experience.

  • Replay a depth while looking for different solutions.

DEEPLANDERS does not include:

  • Mining or complex resource management.

  • Battles, fail states, or leaderboards.

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