Despondent is an adventure, released 22 August 2025 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Despondent is
Despondent was released in 2025. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Despondent is a first-person survival horror title. Play as Sedgewick, a young man tossed into a hellish fight for his life while trying to pick up the pieces of his past. Manage a debilitating sickness, hold on to what little hope is left, uncover a rancid plot and just maybe... make it out alive.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Despondent launched on 22 August 2025, within three weeks of Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Hell is Us.
Released around the same time: Hollow Knight: Silksong, Mafia: The Old Country, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Hell is Us.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
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Quick answers
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When did Despondent come out?
Despondent was released on 22 August 2025 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
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