Desolate
Two years ago Granichny Island became an epicentre of a large-scale disaster of unknown origin. “The New Light” conglomerate covered up this catastrophic event – and now aims to rectify the consequences as much as they can.
A massive campaign is underway, during which so-called “Volunteers” – most of whom have never held a weapon in their hands – are sent out onto Granichny. Their mission – to research the paranormal activities of the island, gathering information and undertaking dangerous tasks, all in hope of amending mistakes of the past. None of them are ready for what comes next.
Play the role of a Volunteer, and explore a place filled with threats of every shape and size – from monsters and madmen to supernatural anomalies and seemingly impossible weather patterns. Journey through the present of this forsaken world to uncover its secrets.
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Dark past! Explore the enigmatic island filled with abandoned settlements, military bases and top secret facilities. Investigate secrets of the island – find notes and diaries from Granichny’s previous settlers to uncover its mysterious history.
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Research the threats! Battle for your life in open fights against monsters, marauders and soldiers, or use stealth to do critical damage out of the shadows. Research the creatures of Granichny – and gain advantages in battle while you learn more about them.
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Strength Through Unity! Join a 4-player team to have a better chance at surviving the dangers of the island with unique team-based abilities, such as reviving your fallen team members – or act as a lone wolf to prove your mettle.
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Thrive among the wastes! Unlock new abilities and train them to increase your chances of survival. Gather recipes and components to craft, modify and upgrade your weapons and equipment. Customize your Volunteer with new clothing and armor you scavenge throughout your journey on the island.
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Resist the madness (Or let it consume you)! Take care of not only your physical condition, but your mental state as well. The insanity of Granichny will change the world around you, as well as yourself.
Survive, explore and investigate the dark world of DESOLATE, alone or with friends in a party of four.
Desolate Review
This is a great game if you are into the survival, horror genre. It’s not perfect, but the devs didn’t do a lot of the things that are annoying in most games of this sort. For example, and this is a big one for me, you don’t have to eat or drink every 5 minutes. In fact, you can play for a couple of hours and not bother with eating or drinking. I know that sounds crazy, because in real life we all eat and drink every 5 minutes, but ultimately, this is a game, so it doesn’t need to follow reality so closely. Sleep isn’t necessary at all and you have a stash box in the safe zone that is essentially bottomless; it doesn’t look very big, but you can keep a department store of stuff in it. All of these things combined allow you to focus on the missions and progress through the story at an enjoyable pace that will creep you out on a regular basis. The atmosphere is awesome; reminds me of Alien Isolation in that sense. And that’s the gem in this game, the devs have taken the good points from a lot of other great games and used them to craft their own unique game.
The game also has a lot of what gamers look for: action, atmosphere, achievements, crafting, progression, goals, etc. The price tag isn’t outrageous either and whether you get on sale or not, it’s well worth it. I got nearly 100 hours out of it and enjoyed all of them, except when I died stupidly, then it sucked for a few minutes. The game only crashed on me twice and both times I came back in at the same spot I crashed at with all of my gear. So there you have it, I give the game 9 sapsies out of 10.
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