Desolus
Explore a city of Gothic architecture torn between past and future in Desolus, a first person puzzle game.
Desolus is an adventure developed by Mark J. Mayers, released 15 October 2026 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Mac.
What Desolus is
Desolus is an adventure game developed by Mark J. Mayers and released in 2026. It was published by The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Explore a city of Gothic architecture torn between past and future in Desolus, a first person puzzle game. Solve Escher-like puzzles through the use of black holes, traveling back and forth through time to make architecture whole again. Prevent a cataclysm which fractures reality, and save the city.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are open world and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Desolus launched on 15 October 2026, within three weeks of Control Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, Star Wars: Galactic Racer and Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Control Resonant, Silent Hill: Townfall, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve.
Official trailer
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