ActionFit check
Is Desolation worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Horror fans who want a one-to-six-player online investigation
- Small co-op groups that prefer coordinated survival gameplay
- Players who enjoy exploring dark environments for story clues
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a fast-paced experience rather than cautious movement and environmental listening
- Those wanting a fully completed story, since further narrative updates are planned
- Players who do not want online co-op or solo survival gameplay
Our take on Desolation
The defining detail is the one-to-six-player investigation of a quarantined city, combining survival against creatures with close attention to environmental sound and clues about a missing taskforce.
What is Desolation?
Desolation is a horror game set in a quarantined city where players investigate the disappearance of Taskforce 738.
It supports one to six players in online co-op, allowing solo play or teamwork with up to five others. Players explore dark, deteriorated environments, face creatures, listen to surrounding sounds, and work toward escaping the city. Randomised gameplay elements create different experiences between sessions. The story includes clues about the city and the missing taskforce, while future updates are planned to complete the narrative. Colonel Rykov sends players to investigate the previous taskforce, whose communications have stopped.
How Desolation plays
- 01Online Co-op
- Up to six players can enter the city together, while solo play is also available.
- 02Randomised Gameplay
- Changing gameplay elements create different experiences between sessions.
- 03Environmental Sound
- Players must listen closely to their surroundings while moving through the city.
- 04Story Clues
- Exploration includes clues about what happened to the missing taskforce and the city.
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Desolation: platforms & release
Is Desolation worth it?
It is worth it if: horror fans who want a one-to-six-player online investigation. Skip it if: players seeking a fast-paced experience rather than cautious movement and environmental listening.
Where can I download Desolation?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Desolation's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Desolation on?
Windows only.
