StrategyFit check
Is Depraved worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- City-builder players who want settlement management combined with survival pressures
- Strategy players who enjoy managing food, water, morale, and regional resources
- Players who prefer procedurally generated frontier settings with diplomacy and conflict
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a relaxed city builder without recurring threats, shortages, illness, or resident unrest
- Players looking for a combat-focused game rather than settlement planning and resource management
- Players who prefer fixed maps and predictable settlement conditions over procedurally generated worlds
Our take on Depraved
Instead of treating city building as a primarily peaceful growth exercise, the game makes resident welfare and frontier hazards central to expansion. Settlement location changes supply pressures, while poor conditions can lead to crime, departures, or conflict with nearby groups.
What is Depraved?
Depraved is a Wild West city builder with survival mechanics.
Each game begins in a procedurally generated world with one resource-filled carriage. Choose a settlement site, gather construction materials from nature or trade, and establish towns and supply outposts. Residents require food, water, clothing, and firewood, while different population types prefer different food sources. Shortages can reduce morale, trigger crime, or cause residents to leave. Storms, illness, dangerous animals, bandits, and raids threaten settlements. Desert regions make food and water difficult to secure, while snowy areas require steady firewood supplies. Native American groups may become trading partners or enemies depending on settlement choices.
How Depraved plays
- 01Procedural Settlements
- Each game starts in a newly generated world with a single carriage of resources.
- 02Resident Needs
- Population groups require food, water, clothing, and firewood, with preferred foods affecting morale when unavailable.
- 03Regional Hazards
- Deserts create supply problems for food and water, while snowy areas demand continuous firewood.
- 04Wildlife Threats
- Wolves and bears can seriously injure or kill residents.
- 05Native American Relations
- Settlements can trade with nearby groups or fight them over territory.
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Depraved: platforms & release
Is Depraved worth it?
It is worth it if: city-builder players who want settlement management combined with survival pressures. Skip it if: players seeking a relaxed city builder without recurring threats, shortages, illness, or resident unrest.
Where can I download Depraved?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Depraved's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Depraved on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
