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Deserter: Prologue

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65%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability
100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

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About Deserter: Prologue

Deserter: Prologue is a single player survival role playing game. It was developed by AskaLot Games and was released on August 26, 2025. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Deserter: Prologue is a free stealth-RPG game. Use stealth, cunning, and thieving skills to escape from a military camp in the heart of a dystopian war.

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100%Audience ScoreBased on 16 reviews
story3 positive mentions
stability1 negative mentions
  • Good stealth gameplay with multiple ways to approach escaping and completing objectives.
  • Strong story, atmosphere, voice acting, and live-recorded soundtrack create an immersive experience.
  • Fair performance including support for ultrawide resolutions and Steam Deck compatibility.
  • AI behavior is inconsistent and sometimes frustrating, with enemies spotting the player through walls or being unusually slow.
  • Some bugs including issues with saving/loading, stamina system imbalance, and clunky skill menu navigation.
  • Demo length is very short, leaving players wanting more but unable to experience full game content yet.

  • story

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, -25% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The story is praised for its engaging and morally complex narrative, featuring a protagonist who deserts the army after witnessing a war crime. It is complemented by well-designed cutscenes, solid stealth elements, and strong voice acting. However, some users feel that streamlining quests could enhance the overall experience.

    • “So anyway, I played this off-stream and as the title suggests, it's a prologue to the full game, Deserter, where you flee the army after witnessing what we'd call a war crime. After abandoning his mission due to the shock and horror of what he's seen, our protagonist is sentenced to be sharp-shooter fodder.”
    • “Good story, stealth, and good voice acting too.”
    • “It has very nicely designed cutscenes and an interesting story.”
    • “As the title suggests, it's a prologue to the full game, Deserter, where you flee the army after witnessing what we'd call a war crime, and after abandoning his mission due to shock and horror, the protagonist is given a death sentence as sharpshooter fodder.”
    • “If the issues were resolved and quests made a bit more streamlined, it would make this game way better.”

  • gameplay

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The gameplay features engaging rewind mechanics and closely resembles This War of Mine, with core elements like scavenging, trading, and stealth driving the experience.

    • “Game's mechanics are very similar to This War of Mine's gameplay mechanics: scavenging, trading, stealth.”
    • “Rewind mechanics is good also.”
    • “Game's mechanics are very similar to This War of Mine's gameplay mechanics: scavenging, trading, stealth.”

  • graphics

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features a cool, simple art style with appealing visuals, complemented by quality voice acting and engaging cutscenes.

    • “Cool art style with voice acting and same goes for cutscenes.”
    • “I love the simple style and nice visuals of the game.”

  • stability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game has significant stability issues, with frequent bugs that greatly hinder the overall experience. Many players struggle with glitches that disrupt gameplay.

  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game generally offers good performance and runs smoothly, but it is limited to a 60Hz refresh rate regardless of the monitor's higher refresh capabilities.

  • replayability

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game offers a notable level of replayability despite being only a demo, making it feel engaging beyond a single playthrough.

  • atmosphere

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is highly praised for its immersive, live-recorded soundtrack and outstanding acting, creating a palpable and engaging experience enhanced by diverse approaches to achieving objectives.

    • “Amazing live-recorded soundtrack, outstanding acting, palpable atmosphere, and multiple ways to achieve the goal.”

  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music is highly praised for its amazing live-recorded soundtrack, which enhances the palpable atmosphere and complements the outstanding acting, contributing to an immersive experience.

    • “Amazing live-recorded soundtrack, outstanding acting, palpable atmosphere, and multiple ways to achieve the goal.”
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Deserter: Prologue is a survival role playing game. Common tags for Deserter: Prologue include exploration, heist, isometric, dystopian, free to play and others.

Deserter: Prologue is available on PC and Windows.

Deserter: Prologue was released on August 26, 2025.

Deserter: Prologue was developed by AskaLot Games.

Deserter: Prologue has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Deserter: Prologue for its story but disliked it for its stability.

Deserter: Prologue is a single player game.

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