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BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION cover art

BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION

THE BROTHERHOOD · 2020-02-26

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 28, 2021 (PlayStation 4), May 28, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 26, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 26, 2020 (Linux), Feb 26, 2020 (Mac)

BEAUTIFUL DESOLATION is an isometric, point & click adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic future. Explore an unscene landscape, solve puzzles, meet new friends and make powerful enemies, mediate conflicts and fight for your life as you unravel the secrets of the desolate world around you.

77%
positive of 694 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
70/100
critic score (4 outlets, IGDB)
76/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$12.99
steam price (US)
Beautiful Desolation is a point-and-click adventure game by The Brotherhood. It uses an isometric perspective and is set in a post-apocalyptic version of South Africa. When alien technology teleports two brothers into the future, they must find a way back home.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 31 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity up 82% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (111 reviews).
  • · Top 28% of 15,299 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 14k–31k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 694 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.94 at Fanatical (2023-10-23) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $2.08 · on sale 0 of 6 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
888820202026Week of 2020-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$2.08$2.082026-08-222026-08-272026-08-22 — best price $2.082026-08-23 — best price $2.082026-08-24 — best price $2.082026-08-25 — best price $2.082026-08-26 — best price $2.082026-08-27 — best price $2.08
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6132026-06-14 — 5 pageviews2026-06-17 — 9 pageviews2026-06-20 — 7 pageviews2026-06-23 — 3 pageviews2026-06-26 — 11 pageviews2026-06-29 — 14 pageviews2026-07-02 — 10 pageviews2026-07-05 — 11 pageviews2026-07-08 — 12 pageviews2026-07-11 — 4 pageviews2026-07-14 — 8 pageviews2026-07-17 — 6 pageviews2026-07-20 — 12 pageviews2026-07-23 — 7 pageviews2026-07-26 — 5 pageviews2026-07-29 — 7 pageviews2026-08-01 — 18 pageviews2026-08-04 — 17 pageviews2026-08-07 — 11 pageviews2026-08-10 — 13 pageviews2026-08-13 — 11 pageviews2026-08-16 — 11 pageviews2026-08-19 — 11 pageviews2026-08-22 — 8 pageviews2026-08-25 — 14 pageviews2026-08-28 — 14 pageviews2026-08-31 — 15 pageviews2026-09-03 — 7 pageviews2026-09-06 — 9 pageviews2026-09-09 — 12 pageviews2026-09-11 — 6 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

28
achievements tracked
80.9%
earned "THERE IS ALWAYS A FIRST TIME"
5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave AnytimeSubtitle Options2 DLC

15 supported languages: English, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Turkish, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Bulgarian, Polish, Italian…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2020-02-26 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,3442%28
PS4 (PlayStation)2878%29
PS4 (PlayStation)1707%29
Switch (Nintendo)330%0
PS4 (PlayStation)110%29
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DFMV2.5DRetroSci-fiMysteryAdventureCinematicIsometricLore-Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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