DESOLATE
First-person open-world survival horror with co-op and supernatural anomalies
Nearga · Published by HypeTrain Digital · Released Jan 17, 2019
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 68% of 6,649
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 50% of 18 in 30 days
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Nov 1, 2021
What is DESOLATE?
This first-person open-world survival horror game casts you as a Volunteer investigating a covered-up disaster on Granichny Island. Explore abandoned settlements and military sites, gather notes and crafting materials, fight monsters and hostile people or attack from stealth, and manage your physical and mental condition. Play alone or with up to three friends in online co-op.
For you if...
- +you enjoy exploring eerie islands and investigating paranormal anomalies
- +you want to play survival horror cooperatively with friends
- +you like scavenging materials to craft and upgrade equipment
Not for you if...
- −you prefer linear levels over open-world exploration
- −you dislike scavenging, crafting, and managing survival needs
- −you avoid horror settings with monsters and supernatural threats
What players say
68% of 6,649 reviews are positive · 50% of 18 in the last 30 days
Players praise the island's atmosphere, exploration, and co-op with friends. Common complaints include clunky combat, repetitive quests, bugs, and poor optimization.
How many players finish DESOLATE?
4.7% of Steam players have unlocked «Painful Blindness», 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
DESOLATE system requirements
Minimum: GeForce GTX 670, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run DESOLATE?
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- OS
- 64-Bit Windows 8/10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz or equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or analogue with 2GB VRAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- 64-Bit Windows 8/10
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.4 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 @ 3.2 GHz or equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or analogue with 4 GB VRAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does DESOLATE have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.
Does DESOLATE run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 72
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Russian. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil.
Does DESOLATE 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
Tags
- Survival
- Open World
- Horror
- Zombies
- First-Person
- Adventure
- Action
- Gore
- Atmospheric
- Singleplayer
- Stealth
- Survival Horror
- Crafting
- Early Access
- Strategy
- Sandbox
Recent updates
- Nov 1, 2021 · Desolate Update: Updated animations and reworked respawns
- Oct 19, 2021 · Desolate Update: bugfixes and improvements
- Sep 3, 2021 · Participate in the testing of the update
- Jun 5, 2021 · Major Update: combat, FPS boost, character appearance and improved lighting
- Nov 2, 2020 · Desolate: Bugfix
1 DLC available.
