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Recursed

Recursed

A puzzle game where the rooms are items and the items are rooms. Get to the goal by moving, rearranging and duplicating rooms and altering the structure of the world.

Released Sep 30, 2016 Developer Portponky Publisher Shambles Software Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndiePuzzle2DPuzzle-PlatformerDifficult
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.

96.8%positive665 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“So this is a really cute little puzzle-platformer ! I have somewhat of a different perspective on this game Personally, as a software engineer, I found this game really easy. I’ve played less than 2 hours and already cleared through most of the game. Thats because Recursed is…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Very interesting concept . A challenging and engaging game where you get to understand about the abstract concept of recursion.”

— a player, Steam review · 52 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“The logic is nice. And so are puzzles. But audio design (sfx) and that commenter ring (it's comments make no sense) are terrible. Gets annoying really fast. Not surprised such a gem is not known to a public. Game design is underdeveloped”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

17achievements
10.0%median completion
4.1%rarest: Concurrency
69.9% of players 41.3% of players 34.0% of players 18.8% of players 16.7% of players 13.7% of players 13.5% of players 12.2% of players 10.0% of players 9.6% of players 9.3% of players 8.8% of players 7.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 5.9% of players 4.1% of players 69.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
69.9%Recursion — Unlocked by unlocking the Recursion achievement.
41.3%I Am Become Chest — Instantiate 500 rooms.
34.0%Paradox — Create an impossible situation.
Rarest badges of honor
4.1%Concurrency — Collect all crystals, diamonds and rubies in The Last Tapestry.
5.9%The Oobleck Solution — Collect all crystals and diamonds in The Oobleck Conundrum.
6.7%Diamond Jubilee — Collect all diamonds.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$7.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$7.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US7.99 USD
EU7.79 EUR
UK6.69 GBP
Australia11.79 AUD
Canada10.49 CAD
Japan920 JPY
Brazil26.49 BRL
China33.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$4.9 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$8.9

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $5 $10 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 26, 2025
New games from Shambles Software

Hello Recursed fans. This year I've created a new puzzle game which was released on Steam called Only Sliding . It's a game about sliding blocks around. Whilst it is a puzzle game, it's different in v

Dec 27, 2017
The Last Tapestry (Mac)

After a bunch of obstacles, the Mac version of The Last Tapestry arrives. Sorry for the delay. Changes: Fixed a few bugs. Hardened the level 'Enchant' in The Oobleck Conundrum. Try it again if you tho

Dec 27, 2017
The Last Tapestry (Mac)

After a bunch of obstacles, the Mac version of The Last Tapestry arrives. Sorry for the delay. Changes: Fixed a few bugs. Hardened the level 'Enchant' in The Oobleck Conundrum. Try it again if you tho

Sep 30, 2017
The Last Tapestry

The second free update to Recursed is here! The changelog: Added new mission pack, ‘The Last Tapestry’, available in the Nexus once the Ruins is unlocked. 20 new missions, new mechanics, bizarre hidde

Sep 30, 2017
The Last Tapestry

The second free update to Recursed is here! The changelog: Added new mission pack, ‘The Last Tapestry’, available in the Nexus once the Ruins is unlocked. 20 new missions, new mechanics, bizarre hidde

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Puzzle · 2D · Puzzle-Platformer · Difficult · Adventure · Great Soundtrack · Pixel Graphics · Female Protagonist · Family Friendly · Platformer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Czech, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil *
ControllerFull support
Achievements17
Official sitehttps://www.shamblessoftware.co.uk
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Yes Memory: 100 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.1 Storage: 80 MB available space