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Desperate Place

71% positive · 299 Steam reviews · released Apr 21, 2025 · by BruceGalaxy

Top-Down ShooterStrategyTower DefenseCity BuilderShooter2DTop-DownCyberpunk

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~9,867 (P10–P90: 3,947 – 21,707)

Gross revenue: ~$88,919 ($35,570 – $195,619)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Gameplay & mechanics41% positive · 17 mentions
“I'm going to get ahead of the curb on this and say a game that at first glance seems to be inspired by Thronefall at least in terms of gameplay, having played for a little - there is story, characters with dialogue, the developer has…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 3 h played
Story & writing47% positive · 15 mentions
“I'm going to get ahead of the curb on this and say a game that at first glance seems to be inspired by Thronefall at least in terms of gameplay, having played for a little - there is story, characters with dialogue, the developer has…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 3 h played
Difficulty & balance31% positive · 13 mentions
“I'm going to get ahead of the curb on this and say a game that at first glance seems to be inspired by Thronefall at least in terms of gameplay, having played for a little - there is story, characters with dialogue, the developer has…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 3 h played
Visuals & audio58% positive · 12 mentions
“-v1.1.0 -- Excellent update! now u can command many soldiers and robots, not just only the immovable towers. and change the target during firing. a good mini RTS game! Thronefall like game, but has some different. I think I play this game…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 17 h played

60 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Perspective

Top-down

Technology

2D

Setting

CyberpunkSpaceFantasySci-fi

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to play

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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