The recently concluded Steam Next Fest allowed Desperate Place to reach players from all over the world. We received a wealth of valuable feedback and suggestions, and we sincerely appreciate the support and enthusiasm from everyone!

As we continue developing future content, we've introduced a new build drone to assist the crew during the daytime strategy phase. This addition will provide a more intuitive and efficient way to view available construction options, enhancing the overall gameplay experience.

With the Next Fest coming to an end and the full release approaching, we will pause Demo updates to fully focus on polishing and refining the final version. Thank you for your understanding and support—we are committed to delivering the best possible experience for all players!

Dear Explorers,
Hello everyone!

The demo version of Desperate Place has been available for some time now. During this period, we have received many thoughtful suggestions and feedback, including reports of issues and some fantastic creative ideas.

We are about to release an update to quickly address some of these issues, including:

• Leaderboard optimization
  
• Improved guidance for running
  
• Improved guidance for camera movement
  
• Optimized attack detection for the Arsonist
  
• Optimized attack detection for the Hunter, Defender, and Hacker
  
• Weapon balance adjustments for the Bomber
  
• Health adjustments for buildings (walls, machine gun towers, missile towers)
  
• Flame tower damage range adjustment
  
• Monster stat adjustments
  
• Adjusted attack speed, damage, and armor type for Sieger
  
• Slightly enhanced Boss difficulty
  
• Fixed a bug where Sieger incorrectly targeted the Energy Storage Unit
  
• Reduced waiting time before nightfall
  
• Optimized some text descriptions
  
• Improved buff effect display for the T700 Command Robot

Additionally, we would like to extend a special thanks to Azure from our Discord channel for providing an extensive 2000-word suggestion on the game's development.

Thank you all for your support!

Welcome, players! Thank you for following and reading.

"Desperate Place" has finally made its first appearance to players! On February 10, 2025, we released a trial version for players to experience. This is also the first time our development team is publishing a dev log to communicate with our beloved players. We have already received a lot of congratulations, suggestions, and feedback!

Some players have pointed out similarities between our current content and Thronefall. However, our game offers much more than that. Desperate Place also draws inspiration from excellent strategy titles like Into the Breach and Kingdom Rush. We are striving to create a tower defense game that requires strategic decision-making, where players must use their intelligence to overcome challenges. The trial version we released was not specifically crafted—it was directly extracted from our main development build, consisting of a few lower-difficulty levels. The full version’s content, story, and mechanics are nearing completion, and we are currently in the polishing and optimization phase.

To emphasize strategic depth, we have reduced the protagonist’s direct control mechanics and simplified turret direction choices. Instead, we provide players with more ways to respond tactically to changes on the battlefield. In later maps, players will encounter more events and choices—your decisions will determine the difficulty of your challenges and the rewards you reap.

Here are some of the key tasks we are currently working on:

Tutorials for acquiring and using tactics
Level design and testing
Differentiation between multiple playthroughs
Neutral units participating in battles and triggering events
Additional difficulty challenges and mode options
Enhancements to music and sound effects
Support for more languages

In the future, we will continue to refine Desperate Place, bringing players a richer gaming experience while valuing everyone’s feedback and suggestions. Thank you for your support—stay tuned!

Dear Adventurers,

The Demo of Desperate Place is now available for trial on Steam! We sincerely appreciate your long-standing support and interest. We encourage everyone to participate actively and share your feedback, including suggestions and bug reports.

With our deepest gratitude,
The Desperate Place Development Team

Dear Adventurers,

The Desperate Place demo is about to be officially released! We are currently in the final stages of QA and debugging. The demo version includes several areas for you to explore and assist with. If you participated in earlier playtests, you will notice significant differences this time around.

Additionally, we’re excited to announce that Desperate Place will be featured in the upcoming Steam Next Fest, set to take place in February 2025. In the meantime, we will be sharing more details to give you a closer look at this world. During the event, we will actively gather feedback and suggestions from all adventurers to refine the areas that are already designed and conduct thorough testing. Our goal is to deliver even more content for your adventures as soon as possible. We hope you’ll enjoy this extraordinary journey!

With our deepest gratitude.

The Desperate Place Development Team