Desta: The Memories Between (2022)
Android · Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · iOS
2.73 from 11 ratings
123 members have it in their collection · 84 backlogged · 17 wish listed
Details
- Developers
- Ustwo Games
- Publishers
- Netflix, Ustwo Games
- Genres
- Indie, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Sport, Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Visual Novel
- Themes
- Action
- Events
- Indie Arena Booth Hybrid 2022, Netflix Geeked Week 2022, The Mobile Gaming Show 2024, Indie World Showcase 11.9.2022, Day of the Devs 2022
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Sep 27, 2022 (Worldwide) Android, iOS
- Apr 26, 2023 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)
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Community All Reviews Statuses
Status georgeypoorgey Dec 29, 2023
I was talking with my kids the other day about playable video game characters and gender. I said that most games have you play as a man, some have you play as a woman, and some let you create your own character who can be a man or a woman. I tagged my comment by saying that "basically no games …
I was talking with my kids the other day about playable video game characters and gender. I said that most games have you play as a man, some have you play as a woman, and some let you create your own character who can be a man or a woman. I tagged my comment by saying that "basically no games have you as non-binary." My 9 year old chimed in "that one dodgeball dream game has you play as a non-binary person".
I had completely forgotten about Desta. I forgot that I had discussed it with them when playing Desta. But my kid didn't forget. They understand gender better because a game let them play as a non-binary person. And I think that's pretty cool.
Status georgeypoorgey Apr 26, 2023
IDK what it is about Monument Valley that I love, but the moment I saw that the devs were USTWO, the devs behind MV, I became pretty interested. Especially considering how different this game seemed from their seminal work. I was just captured by it.
Then I forgot the game existed until I saw a launch trailer today.
But I …
IDK what it is about Monument Valley that I love, but the moment I saw that the devs were USTWO, the devs behind MV, I became pretty interested. Especially considering how different this game seemed from their seminal work. I was just captured by it.
Then I forgot the game existed until I saw a launch trailer today.
But I love it so far. It's introspective, and mechanically/thematically interesting (they do a really great job tying those two together), and just gorgeous.