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- Free
- Deck Verified
- 2021
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The closest matches to DESOLATIUM: Prologue: Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft, Call of Cthulhu®, Obduction, Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder, and ASYLUM. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- 1Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
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- 96% of 4,968 reviews
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- 72% of 269 reviews
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- 12The Innsmouth Case
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- 62% of 87 reviews
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- 18Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches
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- 23Syberia: The World Before
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- 86% of 1,267 reviews
- 24The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
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- 85% of 98 reviews
- Released: 2021
- Developer: SUPERLUMEN
- Price: Free to play
- 74% of 65 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
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About DESOLATIUM: Prologue
The closest matches to DESOLATIUM: Prologue: Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft, Call of Cthulhu®, Obduction, Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder, and ASYLUM. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If DESOLATIUM: Prologue is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft, Call of Cthulhu® and Obduction — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About DESOLATIUM: Prologue: DESOLATIUM: PROLOGUE is a first-person point & click Graphic Adventure based on Lovecraft Mythos. Live this horror story where you will have to visit mysterious locations, face lovecraftian creatures, find clues and combine objects to solve puzzles.
Is DESOLATIUM: Prologue worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 74% of 65 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 1 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 1 h played before their negative review.
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The game looked great. I was ready to like it, even defend it though it's following the obvious scam model of calling a game "Prologue" and then never releasing anything else. Then I bought it. It starts up just fine. The title screen…”
People who play it also play: Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft, Call of Cthulhu®, Obduction
Frequently asked about DESOLATIUM: Prologue
Can I run it?
Is DESOLATIUM: Prologue free to play?
Yes — DESOLATIUM: Prologue is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
What games are most similar to DESOLATIUM: Prologue?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DESOLATIUM: Prologue are Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft, Call of Cthulhu®, Obduction.
Who developed DESOLATIUM: Prologue?
DESOLATIUM: Prologue was developed by SUPERLUMEN.