Recesses

A playground card battler about tracking down your missing friend

Sanjuny · Released Aug 23, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 99% of 67
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 2 months ago; Aug 22, 2026
Minimum PC: 4 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Recesses?

A single-player deckbuilding roguelite set during elementary school recess, where you challenge classmates to learn what happened to your missing best friend. Runs progress from Monday toward Friday’s playground boss. Wins and losses both earn booster packs for your collection, while your results change the dialogue.

For you if...

+you enjoy experimenting with card combinations and deck strategies
+you like humorous stories about children tackling philosophical questions

Not for you if...

−you want easy matches with few card effects to track
−you want multiplayer battles against other people

What players say

99% of 67 reviews are positive

Players praise the strategic depth of the card battles and the character writing. Some criticize the philosophical dialogue as preachy.

Screenshots and trailer

Recesses system requirements

Minimum: 4 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Recesses?

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: 1.8GHz Dual-Core CPU
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 200 MB available space
Notes: Mouse required

Does Recesses have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Recesses run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Display output not correctly scaled
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 17
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does Recesses use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam