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Despair

A Puzzle game by AGC, released in 2015

No Rating🔴Niche / Inactive🥉Proton BronzePC (Microsoft Windows)

The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground.

Single player

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Despair Download Size

The official download size for Despair is 2 GB. Based on current hardware prices, this installation consumes approximately $0.12 worth of SSD storage space.

Standard Install

File Size

2GB

Est. SSD Cost

$0.12USD
100 Mbps
My Internet Speed100 Mbps
Quick Presets

Estimated Time to Install

2 mins

Is Despair Dead?

Live player count and server population analysis.

🔴Niche / Inactive
1Players Online

There are currently 1 people playing Despair, indicating a niche or private community. Coordinate via Discord for best results.

Current Activity24h Peak: 1.2
Estimated Match Wait: Long Wait / Discord Required
Live Data from SteamAPI

Where is the Despair save file?

Manual backup locations for PC, Mac, and Linux.

Steam Cloud Supported
Copy
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Despair\Saved\SaveGames

How to backup manually on Windows

  1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog.
  2. Paste the path above and press Enter.
  3. Locate the save files (usually .sav, .json, or similar).
  4. Copy the entire folder to a backup location.
Copy
~/Library/Application Support/Despair/Saves

How to backup manually on Mac

  1. Open Finder and press ⌘ + Shift + G.
  2. Paste the path above and click Go.
  3. Locate the save files in the folder.
  4. Duplicate the folder to create a backup.
Copy
~/.local/share/Despair/Saves

How to backup manually on Linux

  1. Open a terminal and use cd to navigate to the path.
  2. Or use your file manager and press Ctrl + L to enter the path.
  3. Locate the save files (.sav, .json, or game-specific format).
  4. Copy the folder with cp -r or your file manager.
Source: PCGamingWiki ↗

Is Despair Steam Deck Compatible?

SteamOS and Linux Proton performance analysis.

Valve Official🚫Unsupported
Community Rating🥉 Proton Bronze

Performance Analysis

Proceed with caution. Despair currently struggles on Linux/Steam Deck due to anti-cheat or codec issues. Streaming from a PC is recommended instead.

Confidence: Moderate
See 3 user configs ↗

Can I Run Despair?

PC system requirements - Minimum vs Recommended specs.

To run Despair smoothly, your PC needs at least 2 MB RAM RAM and a DirectX9c compliant card with at least 2048MB of VRAM or equivalent GPU. Plan for 2 GB of storage.

Minimum1080p / 30 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows XP / 7 / 8
  • ⚡
    CPUIntel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent
  • 🧠
    RAM2 MB RAM
  • 🎮
    GPUDirectX9c compliant card with at least 1024MB of VRAM
  • 💾
    Storage2 GB available space
Recommended1440p / 60 FPS
  • 💻
    OSWindows 7 SP1 64-bits
  • ⚡
    CPUIntel Core i3 or AMD equivalent
  • 🎮
    GPUDirectX9c compliant card with at least 2048MB of VRAM
  • 💾
    Storage2 GB available space
Download Size
2 GBSmall

Despair Review Score

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