What it is
Desolate is a first-person horror survival game from Nearga, set on Granichny Island after a disaster of unknown origin. You play a Volunteer sent to research paranormal activity and investigate the island’s hidden history. Exploration takes you through abandoned settlements, military bases and secret facilities while you search notes and diaries. Threats include monsters, marauders, soldiers, supernatural anomalies and unusual weather. You can fight directly or use stealth, and researching creatures provides advantages as you learn about them. The game supports solo play or teams of up to four players, with team-based abilities in cooperative sessions. Steam features include multiplayer, online co-op, partial controller support, Steam Cloud and Family Sharing. Desolate is listed as an action, adventure and RPG title for Windows, published by HypeTrain Digital.
What players like, and what they don't
- Open-world island exploration
- Four-player online cooperative teams
- Combat and stealth approaches
- Creature research grants battle advantages
- Single-player mode available
- Windows-only platform
- Partial controller support
- Released in 2019
- Horror setting includes supernatural threats
Who it suits
It suits players seeking horror survival exploration with investigation and combat. Groups can form four-player online teams, while solo play remains available.
Desolate combines survival, investigation and combat across a dangerous island. Its four-player co-op and creature research systems give groups and solo players different ways to approach the threats.