Despair
First-person horror in subway tunnels where flashlight batteries drain quickly
AGC · Released May 12, 2015
- Reviews
- Mostly Negative
- 33% of 1,550
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
What is Despair?
A first-person horror walking simulator about investigating what happened to you and a train's missing passengers. You explore subway tunnels and underground catacombs, collecting notes left by other people.
For you if...
- +you like short horror games built around solo exploration
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-heavy horror to walking and searching
What players say
33% of 1,550 reviews are positive
Players criticize the slow walking, weak scares, and thin story. Some also report crashes and gameplay glitches.
Screenshots and trailer
Despair system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Despair?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP / 7 / 8
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent
- Graphics
- DirectX9c compliant card with at least 1024MB of VRAM
- Memory
- 2 MB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 SP1 64-bits
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 or AMD equivalent
- Graphics
- DirectX9c compliant card with at least 2048MB of VRAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Does Despair have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Despair run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, Russian.
Does Despair 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
