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The Empty Desk

Dive into a psychological thriller filled with adventure and puzzles, with touches of horror. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and unravel dark secrets in a world where reality twists and sanity…

16 April 2025

The Empty Desk is an adventure developed by CheesecakeGames, released 16 April 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Empty Desk is

The Empty Desk is an adventure game developed by CheesecakeGames and released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dive into a psychological thriller filled with adventure and puzzles, with touches of horror. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and unravel dark secrets in a world where reality twists and sanity crumbles.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Empty Desk launched on 16 April 2025, within three weeks of Inzoi, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince and South of Midnight. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Inzoi, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Blue Prince, South of Midnight.

Official trailer

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When did The Empty Desk come out?
The Empty Desk was released on 16 April 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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