The Desolation

About

The Desolation is a co-op shooter with tactical depth and permadeath stakes. You and up to three allies fight through procedurally generated levels, scavenging gear and upgrading builds while adapting to shifting enemy tactics. Combat emphasizes weapon variety and suit modifications, with each playthrough reshaping objectives and layouts. The focus stays on quick decisions, sniping from cover or flanking with melee charges feels rewarding, especially when a teammate’s mistake triggers a wipe. The game’s blend of action and strategy caught attention, with early access players praising its 15-hour campaign and 10v10 deathmatch mode. Set in a future where humans wage war against adaptive alien machines, the story unfolds through mission logs rather than cutscenes. Your Exo Suit, part weapon and part infected tech, adds layers to build choices. With 1.2 million pre-orders and a 78% rating on Steam, it’s clear the co-op mechanics and escalating difficulty curve hit a nerve.

Storyline

The year is 2140. A fragmented and militarized human race has conquered Mars, advanced into transhumanism, and left only a fractured remnant of itself behind on Mother Earth. We could not have been less ready for the arrival of “The Shade”. Now every faction of humanity must feel the terrifying impact of this horde of highly-adaptive synthetic alien beings who have already begun to infect our forces with their insidious parasitic technology. In the middle of a ferocious war for the heart of mankind, you must don your Exo Suit, itself infused and infected with malicious Shade nano-technology, and make your own impact to save your world.