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[REC] Desolation

[REC] Desolation

[REC] Desolation takes you to an abandoned manor as journalist Ethan Carter. Your goal is to investigate its dark past and uncover the truth. But some secrets should remain hidden…

Released Feb 27, 2025 Developer Perspektik Platforms Windows ShortPsychological HorrorThrillerAtmosphericIndie
View on Steam ↗ $3.99 (US · as of 2026-05-18)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

72.4%positive134 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Fun game! uwu”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

6achievements
54.8%median completion
20.0%rarest: Unsettling Discovery
74.0% of players 58.5% of players 55.3% of players 54.8% of players 35.0% of players 20.0% of players 74.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
74.0%Someone Is Watching You
58.5%Secrets Unveiled
55.3%Escape Failed
Rarest badges of honor
20.0%Unsettling Discovery
35.0%Seeking the Truth
54.8%Racing to Survival

Latest official news

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

Feb 28, 2025
Achievements Now Fully Functional! 🎉

We've released an update for Desolation! Previously, achievements were not working as intended, but now they are fully functional. Unlock your milestones and track your progress as you dive deeper int

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresIndie
Player tagsShort · Psychological Horror · Thriller · Atmospheric · Indie · Horror · Realistic · Singleplayer · First-Person · Dark · Story Rich · Jump Scare (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Polish, Romanian, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, In…
Achievements6
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 / 11 Processor: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 / Intel Core i3 7100 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 / AMD Radeon RX 550 Storage: 3 GB available space