Necesse

Necesse is a sandbox adventure from Fair Games. Players explore a procedural world, craft equipment and build a settlement. Recruited residents take on work on farms and in workshops. Dungeons and boss enemies provide new challenges and resources. The world can be explored alone or in co-op.

Necesse, developed by Fair Games, first launched in Steam Early Access on Dec 12, 2019. After a long development phase, the 1.0 full version was released on Oct 16, 2025. Since then, the existing sandbox has been expanded with larger content and system updates.

Necesse was released natively for Windows, macOS and Linux. A standalone console or mobile version has not been released. The developers confirm that Apple silicon Macs are not supported in the current requirements.

Progress comes from combining exploration, combat and crafting. Resources are mined or gathered and then turned into tools, weapons, armor, potions and components. Different weapon types and equipment allow changing playstyles without a permanently fixed character class.

Boss enemies and remote areas unlock further materials and equipment options.

Steam lists two separate add-on products: the Necesse Supporter Pack with cosmetic extras and the Necesse Original Soundtrack. The soundtrack is not a standalone game and does not automatically include the base game. Store bundles are not treated as additional native game versions.

On Windows, Steam lists at least Windows 10 (64-bit), 4 GB RAM, an Intel Core i3-4160 or AMD FX-4350, a GeForce GT 440 or Radeon HD 6570, and 500 MB of free storage. Recommended are, among others, 8 GB RAM and an Intel Core i5-4590 or Ryzen 3 2200G.

Mac and Linux have separate store requirements. The store notes that Macs with M-chip are currently not supported.

Recruited residents grow plants, look after animals, work in workshops and take on other tasks. If you use their skills properly, you don't have to manage your base by hand all the time. Guards and traps can help during attacks, and traders enable the exchange of goods.

This is how the settlement develops from a simple camp into a work and supply system for later expeditions.

The procedurally generated world includes different biomes, caves, dungeons and challenges that build on each other. Resource finds and victories over stronger enemies expand access to new equipment. The 1.0 full version brought a connected world structure as well as additional later goals.

Necesse supports online co-op and LAN co-op as well as corresponding PvP variants. Groups can run a settlement together or divide up different tasks. Fair Games provides official files for dedicated servers on Windows, macOS and Linux.

The size of a group depends on the server configuration. No universal fixed maximum should be derived from this.

Difficulty and various world rules can be adjusted to suit the preferred way of playing, such as raids on the settlement or the day-night cycle. The Steam Workshop is directly integrated and allows additional community content. German texts are also available on Steam.

Necesse was developed by Danish studio Fair Games around Mads Skovgaard. On Oct 7, 2026, the EG7 group announced that its subsidiary Fireshine Games has taken over Fair Games. The studio is set to continue working in Aarhus under Skovgaard's leadership.

Fireshine will support future marketing and possible ports. On Steam, Fair Games is currently still listed as developer and publisher. No specific new console platforms or dates were promised with the takeover.