Desperate Place

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App ID	3058140
App Type	Game
Developer	BruceGalaxy
Publisher	BruceGalaxy, NPC Entertainment
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	30034546
Last Record Update	13 July 2025 – 10:12:41 UTC ()
Release Date	22 April 2025 – 05:43:56 UTC ()

❓ 69.46%

232 reviews

In-Game

Desperate Place is a strategic tower defense game where you play as a crew member who wakes up early on a damaged colonization starship. Stranded on an unknown planet, you must gather resources, repair the ship, and defend against alien monsters to survive and escape.

Screenshots

Additional Information

Developer

BruceGalaxy

controller_support

full

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

BruceGalaxy

Store Release Date

22 April 2025 – 05:43:59 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://discord.gg/aQfuy8gkrW
https://qm.qq.com/q/dIXZUR0JO0
https://space.bilibili.com/3546780876671348
https://x.com/DesperatePlace
https://www.youtube.com/@DesperatePlace-BruceGalaxy

Primary Genre

Strategy (2)

Store Genres

Indie (23), Strategy (2)

Steam Release Date

22 April 2025 – 05:43:56 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

1 July 2025 – 10:23:49 UTC () (1751365429)

library_assets

library_capsule	en,zh-cn
library_hero	en
library_logo	en,zh-cn
library_header	en,zh-cn
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	50
height_pct	50

osextended

empty string

name_localized

schinese	绝望之地
tchinese	絕望之地
japanese	絶望の地

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, UnityBurst SDK, UnityIL2CPP SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 5 July 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 18895224

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-9.0-4RC
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

controllertagwizard

Yes

First seen on SteamDB

17 June 2024 – 03:07:45 UTC (), in changelist #23995369

Supported Languages

5 Languages	Interface	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes

Hardware Categories

DualShock Controllers (USB Only)

DualShock Controllers

DualSense Controllers (USB Only)

DualSense Controllers

Gamepad Preferred

Full Controller Support

Assets

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clienticon

1fc50dffcda2ef0fd11ed8e5b1e09e62bc7a5057

clienttga

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icon

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small_capsule

english	77d8eaf44cf211c5f8f0d61b809c2140026a629e/capsule_231x87.jpg
schinese	287549e12eb5b25f7bd75ff28254d9c7bb7348e5/capsule_231x87_schinese.jpg

header_image

english	header.jpg
schinese	header_schinese.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image/schinese	library_600x900_schinese.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
image2x/schinese	library_600x900_schinese_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	50
logo_position/height_pct	50
image/english	logo.png
image/schinese	logo_schinese.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
image2x/schinese	logo_schinese_2x.png
library_header ↴
image/english	library_header.jpg
image/schinese	library_header_schinese.jpg
image2x/english	library_header_2x.jpg
image2x/schinese	library_header_schinese_2x.jpg

Assets

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small_capsule	77d8eaf44cf211c5f8f0d61b809c2140026a629e/capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
hero_capsule	354a26558008b1a847f3b0eda78ef3cf6d471b97/hero_capsule.jpg
hero_capsule_2x	354a26558008b1a847f3b0eda78ef3cf6d471b97/hero_capsule_2x.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	7e0d2b45e16ccbca33fbb675e861644309bf5226.jpg
page_background_path	app/3058140
timestamp	1 July 2025 – 10:24:32 UTC

Trailers

257163710 ↴
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trailer_category	1
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trailer_base_id	926003
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1751356048
257128496 ↴
trailer_name	Desperate Place Final trailer
trailer_category	3
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	257128496/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	257128496/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	257128496/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	3058140/874167/c91a0c4e273fdfdaa606401a1acf539687c5bc7b/1750971385/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	3058140/874167/c91a0c4e273fdfdaa606401a1acf539687c5bc7b/1750971385/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	257128496/1f71446fe4dff455e42ea7561b26add9b99f9e99/movie_600x337.jpg
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trailer_base_id	874167
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1751342477
257074063 ↴
trailer_name	Desperate Place - First exposure
trailer_category	2
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	257074063/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	257074063/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	257074063/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	3058140/786603/fc7103bacf4e83fa54a993a81f815788d16fc4e4/1750971385/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	3058140/786603/fc7103bacf4e83fa54a993a81f815788d16fc4e4/1750971385/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	257074063/6629be825487dc8f9a90a918b1d389392e5c9ffc/movie_600x337.jpg
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trailer_base_id	786603
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1745311603

Desperate Place

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