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Desperate Place

Top-down tower defense where recovered fuel triggers alien attacks

BruceGalaxy · Released Apr 21, 2025

IndieStrategy

Reviews
Mostly Positive
71% of 301
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
0
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Jul 29, 2025
Minimum PC
GTX 750
4 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Desperate Place?

A top-down sci-fi tower defense game about repairing a colony ship stranded on an alien planet. You search for helium-3, build resource stations, towers, and traps, and shoot at creatures that attack when you bring fuel back to the ship. Enemy waves grow stronger as you upgrade your defenses.

For you if...

  • +you like planning defenses against escalating enemy waves
  • +you want to fight alongside the towers you build
  • +you enjoy trying different upgrades, units, and heroes

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer freely placing buildings over using preset sites
  • −you want a relaxed pace without recurring enemy attacks

What players say

71% of 301 reviews are positive

Players praise the mix of shooting and tower defense, the range of towers and units, and the art style. Common complaints include restricted building placement, uneven balance, awkward controls, and unclear translations.

How many players finish Desperate Place?

11% of Steam players have unlocked «Nightmare over», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Desperate Place system requirements

Minimum: GTX 750, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
windows 10 64biT
Processor
Inter Core i3+ / AMD R3+
Graphics
Nvdia Geforce GTX 750
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space

Recommended

OS
windows 10 64bit
Processor
Inter Core i5+ / AMD R5+
Graphics
Nvdia Geforce GTX 1050
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space

Does Desperate Place have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Desperate Place run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
33
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Korean.

Does Desperate Place use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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