DESOLATE is a first person survival horror. Form a research team with up to 4 other players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions or do it all by yourself.
A game with some interesting mechanics, a leveling system, and so on, but its physics are very clunky, let alone the user experience design which I find terrible. Some dynamics aren't even understandable, the puzzles are very unintuitive, and at times it becomes a walking simulator (out of the 16 hours of gameplay, I must have spent 5 just walking)....
RECOMMENDED
"S.T.A.L.K.E.R. vibes with co-op survival DONE RIGHT."
If you're a fan of atmospheric survival horror, retro-futuristic Soviet sci-fi, and environmental storytelling, Desolate is a hidden gem that deserves a spot in your library.
The Good:
Incredible Atmosphere: Granichny Island is pure nightmare fuel. The fog-drenched forests, rusted Soviet...
Good Game
Released in November 2019, abandoned in October 2021. Got barely any updates during that time period, only thing this game had goin for it was the Atmosphere. On release enemies would respawn right next to you if you stuck around for a few minutes, The graphics looked super muddy, and the game ran horribly. Last I played in 2022 the only thing that...
