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DESOLATE

DESOLATE

DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.

Released Jan 17, 2019 Developer Nearga Publisher HypeTrain Digital Platforms Windows SurvivalOpen WorldHorrorZombiesFirst-Person
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

66.7%positive7,881 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“I loved watching IGP playing this game as a kid and fell in love with it ever since, now able to finally play it. I my opinion it is great, story is okay, but just as a survival horror game to play with some friends or just by yourself it is fun it isn't too hard. A little sad…”

— a player, Steam review · 113 hrs played
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“It says (unsupported) for steamdeck id say more playable than unsupported plays no issues on the steamdeck from download i would say verified but the only issue i see is when you trun sometimes you get a in game lighting. Glare beyond that its basically verified game for…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Not recommended · 7 found this helpful

“I try not to give negative reviews, but after 10+ hours I felt I needed to get my thoughts into words. Looking for a fallout style open world/fps fix, I bought this game hoping it would scratch it. Instead I was met with a shallow exploration game that has a long playtime due to…”

— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:31 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

4playing at last check
1424-hour peak
1,778all-time peak
0 500 1k 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 541 avg · Feb 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

72achievements
7.8%median completion
1.4%rarest: That’s All, Folks
56.3% of players 51.7% of players 49.3% of players 48.6% of players 46.5% of players 44.7% of players 43.0% of players 40.1% of players 38.0% of players 35.7% of players 34.2% of players 33.4% of players 31.0% of players 29.2% of players 28.8% of players 25.6% of players 25.2% of players 24.1% of players 21.1% of players 20.1% of players 18.3% of players 15.4% of players 14.8% of players 14.3% of players 12.9% of players 12.4% of players 12.0% of players 11.3% of players 10.3% of players 10.1% of players 10.0% of players 9.6% of players 9.1% of players 8.2% of players 7.9% of players 7.8% of players 7.8% of players 7.4% of players 7.4% of players 7.3% of players 7.0% of players 6.5% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.2% of players 4.2% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.5% of players 3.4% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 2.9% of players 2.6% of players 56.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
56.3%Cute Dog — Kill a Dorg
51.7%Arts & Crafts — Craft your first item
49.3%Heartless Gravity — Experience the gravitational anomaly for yourself
Rarest badges of honor
1.4%That’s All, Folks — Earn all the achievements in DESOLATE
1.4%Mixologist — Drink 9 different crafted drinks
1.5%Gourmet — Eat 30 different crafted dishes

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$2.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 15, 2024
You Have 24h to Grab Free Game During HypeTrain Summer Sale

Hi everyone! Missing the Summer Sale already? So are we, that's why HypeTrain is throwing its own: from July 15 to July 29, most of the publisher's games will be available at a nice discount. Don't mi

Jun 10, 2024
HypeTrain News: Steam Next Fest + New Title!

Heya! We're aware that no one likes to read long off-topic updates, so let's get straight to the point: two of our games will be participating in the upcoming Steam Next Fest, and we'd love it if you'

Sep 08, 2022
Get 75% off DESOLATE during HypeTrain Digital Publisher Sale

Autumn is a season of harvest, and games are no exception! Our publisher HypeTrain Digital decided to join the festivities and arrange a mega sale to be held from 8 to 12 September. Apart from the big

Nov 01, 2021
Desolate Update: Updated animations and reworked respawns

Hi Volunteers! We continue to work on Desolate, and today we’ve released another update, in which we’ve fixed a few in-game bugs and made some useful improvements. Reworked the system of enemies’ appe

Oct 19, 2021
Desolate Update: bugfixes and improvements

Hello Volunteers! Welcome to another Desolate update. In this update, we've fixed a lot of in-game bugs that were bothering you. The list is attached! Fixed shooting NPCs - captains now support attack

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, RPG
Player tagsSurvival · Open World · Horror · Zombies · First-Person · Adventure · Action · Gore · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Stealth · Mature (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Russian * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil *
Achievements72
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: 64-Bit Windows 8/10 Processor: Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.1 GHz or AMD FX-6300 @ 3.5 GHz or equivalent Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670 or analogue with 2GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX®-compatible