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DESIRO.

Hello there, kind stranger!! DESIR⏺. Find your inner peace and the cosmic truth in this minimalist, relaxed network-building thingy. Build systems. Observe tiny commuters. Discover bottlenecks. Attain enlightenment... >> Chill tunes and nice visuals to boot ◯∘

Released
Developer
Planetary Gears
Platforms
Linux, PC

HELLO AGAIN, KIND STRANGER!!

>> WELCOME TO DESIR⏺.

A SMALL, RELAXED GAME ABOUT NETWORKS, MOVEMENT, AND PUTTING LITTLE CIRCLES IN PLACES.

>> AGENTS DO NOT JUST USE YOUR NETWORK. THEY SHAPE IT. DESIRE PATHS EMERGE FROM REPETITION, TURNING MOVEMENT INTO INFRASTRUCTURE.

BUILD A NETWORK. WATCH TINY COMMUTERS USE IT. NOTICE THEY HAVE OTHER IDEAS.

THEIR JOURNEYS LEAVE DESIRE PATHS BEHIND. BUSY ROUTES GROW STRONGER. QUIET ONES FADE. YOUR LITTLE SYSTEM SLOWLY BECOMES SOMETHING YOU DIDN’T QUITE DESIGN.

>> THIS IS PROBABLY FINE.

EXPAND THROUGH FIVE RINGS. SPEND CAREFULLY. ADD REDUNDANCY. FIND BOTTLENECKS. MAKE NEW BOTTLENECKS WHILE FIXING THE OLD ONES.

>> BUILD. >> OBSERVE. >> ADAPT. >> TRY AGAIN.

THERE IS NO PERFECT NETWORK.

JUST YOUR NETWORK.

KEEP IT MOVING FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN. WATCH IT GROW. WATCH IT STRUGGLE. MAYBE LEARN SOMETHING PROFOUND ABOUT THE NATURE OF DESIRE.

OR JUST MAKE A NICE LOOKING ONE.

>> BOTH ARE ACCEPTABLE.

CHILL TUNES & NICE NOISES BY VOYAGER ◯∘.

BEST OF LUCK OUT THERE, STRANGER...

>> DESIR⏺. OVER AND OUT.

How the launch is going

Ranked 27th of 434 games released on 28 Sept. 3 Steam reviews so far: too few to judge. At its busiest, 1 person was playing at once.

Steam reviews +2 reviews/day over 29h
0 3
Peak players +1 players/day over 29h
0 1
  • 1 Peak players
  • 2 Positive
  • 3 Steam reviews