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DESOLATE cover art

DESOLATE

Nearga · HypeTrain Digital · 2019-01-17

Steam

ActionAdventureRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Jan 17, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

DESOLATE is an Action, Adventure, RPG game released in 2019 for $2.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and Mixed reviews (66% of 8,063 reviews).

15
playing now
66%
positive of 8.1k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
75/100
IGDB user rating (10 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (174 downloads)
14h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 29h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$2.99
steam price (US)

15 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Desolate is an action-adventure video game developed by Nearga and published by HypeTrain Digital. The game takes place on a fictional island named Granichny, where secret experiments resulted in a massive "mutation" of the world. The player assumes the role of a Volunteer, who must research the paranormal activities of the island, gathering information and undertaking dangerous tasks.

Trailer

DESOLATE trailer thumbnail

DESOLATE Official Trailer (2019)

≈838,900 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 15 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 101 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity up 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,181 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 202k–484k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,068 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$2.79-81%
GamersGate$3.00-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.73 at IndieGala Store (2026-09-21) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.46 · on sale 130 of 154 observed days · $1.06 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
86786720182026Week of 2018-02-01: 867 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 314 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1712026-09-15 12:00 — 9 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 8 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 12 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 11 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 2 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 8 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 3 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 7 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 4 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 5 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 9 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 4 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 5 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 13 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 4 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 9 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 17 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 15 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5410Oct 2017Aug 2026Oct 2017 — avg 0 · peak 3Jan 2018 — avg 1 · peak 7Apr 2018 — avg 79 · peak 193Jul 2018 — avg 48 · peak 171Oct 2018 — avg 38 · peak 128Jan 2019 — avg 239 · peak 1,029Apr 2019 — avg 47 · peak 187Jul 2019 — avg 39 · peak 92Oct 2019 — avg 22 · peak 79Jan 2020 — avg 86 · peak 317Apr 2020 — avg 45 · peak 174Jul 2020 — avg 37 · peak 102Oct 2020 — avg 87 · peak 372Jan 2021 — avg 48 · peak 153Apr 2021 — avg 109 · peak 494Jul 2021 — avg 77 · peak 186Oct 2021 — avg 36 · peak 95Jan 2022 — avg 33 · peak 79Apr 2022 — avg 19 · peak 46Jul 2022 — avg 17 · peak 48Oct 2022 — avg 20 · peak 65Jan 2023 — avg 23 · peak 65Apr 2023 — avg 16 · peak 81Jul 2023 — avg 14 · peak 36Oct 2023 — avg 15 · peak 48Jan 2024 — avg 18 · peak 51Apr 2024 — avg 15 · peak 65Jul 2024 — avg 13 · peak 36Oct 2024 — avg 17 · peak 64Jan 2025 — avg 12 · peak 39Apr 2025 — avg 10 · peak 31Jul 2025 — avg 8 · peak 23Oct 2025 — avg 9 · peak 30Jan 2026 — avg 15 · peak 45Apr 2026 — avg 11 · peak 36Jul 2026 — avg 10 · peak 34Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 32
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.20$2.792018-02-092026-10-122018-02-09 — best price $16.992019-01-04 — best price $19.992019-09-19 — best price $12.492020-04-06 — best price $24.992020-12-21 — best price $24.992021-08-14 — best price $24.992022-02-14 — best price $7.492022-09-12 — best price $6.242022-12-02 — best price $24.992023-03-16 — best price $6.242023-05-26 — best price $5.112023-08-03 — best price $6.242023-11-17 — best price $3.752023-12-22 — best price $4.992024-02-14 — best price $6.252024-03-24 — best price $17.992024-06-12 — best price $24.992024-07-31 — best price $24.992024-10-11 — best price $5.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-02-10 — best price $14.992025-05-01 — best price $3.742025-07-03 — best price $3.742025-09-06 — best price $6.252025-11-14 — best price $3.752026-01-19 — best price $14.992026-04-16 — best price $14.992026-05-13 — best price $24.992026-06-06 — best price $4.872026-06-30 — best price $5.002026-07-23 — best price $2.882026-08-18 — best price $28.942026-10-12 — best price $2.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1322026-06-01 — 9 pageviews2026-06-05 — 2 pageviews2026-06-09 — 9 pageviews2026-06-13 — 8 pageviews2026-06-17 — 3 pageviews2026-06-21 — 10 pageviews2026-06-25 — 5 pageviews2026-06-29 — 3 pageviews2026-07-03 — 6 pageviews2026-07-07 — 8 pageviews2026-07-11 — 4 pageviews2026-07-15 — 3 pageviews2026-07-19 — 6 pageviews2026-07-23 — 8 pageviews2026-07-27 — 6 pageviews2026-07-31 — 6 pageviews2026-08-04 — 9 pageviews2026-08-08 — 13 pageviews2026-08-12 — 10 pageviews2026-08-16 — 4 pageviews2026-08-20 — 6 pageviews2026-08-24 — 5 pageviews2026-08-28 — 8 pageviews2026-09-01 — 6 pageviews2026-09-05 — 7 pageviews2026-09-09 — 9 pageviews2026-09-13 — 8 pageviews2026-09-17 — 12 pageviews2026-09-21 — 8 pageviews2026-09-25 — 3 pageviews2026-09-29 — 7 pageviews2026-10-03 — 5 pageviews2026-10-07 — 7 pageviews2026-10-10 — 9 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
56.3%
earned "Cute Dog"
10%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, Russian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2018-02-14 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,5273%72

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

GoreActionHorrorMatureStealthZombiesCraftingSurvivalAdventureOpen World

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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