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Desta: The Memories Between
By ustwo Games, released 1 Jan 2022
- Microsoft Windows
- strategy video game
- sports video game
What it is
Desta: The Memories Between is a single-player tactical adventure from ustwo Games, built around dreamlike encounters and conversations. Each night, Desta enters a surreal world containing fragments of past places and strained relationships. Turn-based, sports-style encounters use physics-based throws: careful aim and trick shots can affect the course of these confrontations. As nights progress, Desta gains experience, discovers abilities and meets characters with their own powers and stories connected to the world. The game includes adjustable difficulty, text size and volume controls, color alternatives, camera comfort options and play without timed input. Nightmare Mode offers a harder challenge in which every throw matters. Steam lists full controller support and achievements. Desta: The Memories Between is listed for Windows, with an April 25, 2023 Steam release date. The Dream Team Edition is described as including major content updates, additional characters and modes, a soundtrack and a digital art book.
What players like, and what they don't
- Turn-based encounters use physics-based throws.
- New abilities appear as nights progress.
- Nightmare Mode raises the challenge.
- Adjustable text size and difficulty are listed.
- The listed platform is Windows.
- It is listed as single-player.
Who it suits
Desta suits players who want turn-based tactics with physics-based throws and a story about memories and relationships. Its adjustable difficulty and option to play without timed input may suit players who prefer those controls.
Desta: The Memories Between centers on tactical dodgeball encounters within a surreal story. Its Steam listing includes several accessibility and comfort options, but lists Windows and single-player only.
