Underplayed Gems

Operation: Forge the Deep (2022)

Operation: Forge the Deep cover

Developer: BYU Materials Innovation Lab
Publisher: BYU Mechanical Engineering
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Genres: Casual, Simulation, Strategy
Rating: 3.3 of 5, 12 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 23 minutes
Where to get it: Steam

How it feels

A low-stress, thoughtful simulation where you help solve real scientific problems while following a gentle narrative about surviving a cold world.

casualeducationallow stakesstory-drivensimulationstrategiccalmpurposeful

Screenshots

Operation: Forge the Deep screenshot 1

Operation: Forge the Deep screenshot 2

Operation: Forge the Deep screenshot 3

Operation: Forge the Deep screenshot 4

Operation: Forge the Deep screenshot 5

More games like this

Colony (2016)
模拟经营我的大学 Be president of a university (2022)
Fruit Salad Theory (2022)
Financial freedom for the few (2022)
CBS: Desolation (2022)
Dominoes3D Simulator (2022)
Bright Side: Quiz (2025)
考试 Exam (2025)

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.