[REC] Desolation

[REC] Desolation

Steam Deck · unrated

Perspektik · Short · Feb 27, 2025

Worth it for the right player.

At $3.99. It has been as low as $2.39.

72%
Mostly Positive
132 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 3 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story and characters: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 132 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 43 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are great and it is optimized fairly well (VERY important in regards to UE5, so well done on optimization.)
12 of 43 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
This made me uneasy the entire time, and there were a lot of really nice touches in both the video and audio design.
3 of 43 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love2 themes
Graphics12 reviews
Audio3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay5 reviews
40%
Players complain% still recommend
Story and characters14 reviews
57%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $3.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.39.

4 points recordedtoday · $3.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
6
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.