68%Strong matchDoors: Paradox
91%1k91% positive reviews, Very Positive across 1k reviews·Puzzle · Point & Click
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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. Travel through time to make structures whole and save the city from ruin.
DESOLUS
SteamExplore a city of Gothic architecture torn between past and future in Desolus, a first person puzzle game.
An enigmatic cataclysm has fractured reality, opening portals which lead to other times.
Explore the past and future versions of an expansive city.

Solve Escher-like puzzles through the use of black holes, traveling back and forth through time to make the city’s architecture whole again. Challenge your spatial thinking skills while navigating distorted realities as time becomes increasingly more unstable.

Activate holograms to move massive portals between floors of crumbled cathedrals,
allowing you to traverse structures which only partially exist at one time.

Partner with the city's mysterious guardian to prevent a cataclysm threatening to merge past and future.
Unravel a haunting narrative to save the City of Desolus from complete annihilation.

Desolus has been selected for several festivals, including
an exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

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