Pokémon Desolation
The island region of Ayrith, where your reputation changes how people treat you and where the ending follows from the choices you make. Fifty hours in, and still eight episodes from done.
Straight answers
- What is the latest version of Pokémon Desolation?
- Latest version: 6.0.0. Source-listed release date: 27 Jan 2023.
- What is the latest catalog note?
- 28 Sep 2026 — Profile added. Read the dated note
- How do I update Pokémon Desolation?
- Confirm current creator-owned instructions before installing a new build. Save compatibility between versions depends on the developer’s instructions; do not assume saves carry over. Checked creator/source route
- Is Pokémon Desolation finished?
- Status: beta. Campaign: Episode 6, playable up to the eighth Gym Leader, around fifty hours of play. Episode 6 is released and playable up to the eighth Gym Leader. Development has gone on indefinite hiatus: the lead stepped back after entering the medical profession, and the team has said that expecting Episode 7 this year would be a miracle.
- Which starter Pokémon can you choose?
- Eight unique starters, with all twenty-four main series starters also available. The team does not name the eight.
- Where is the checked creator/source route?
- Development update on the hiatus
- Which platforms and emulators are confirmed?
- Windows 7 or newer, macOS 10.12 or newer, or Linux; 2 GB of memory, 1 GB of disk and OpenGL 2.0. · On macOS the game must be run from the Applications folder, and Apple silicon uses a separate updater. · No Android version is stated by the team. · Pocket Deal Radar links only the team's own pages.
- Can I keep my Episode 5 save?
- Only if it was made in the main bedroom of your manor at the end of Episode 5. The team states that any other save will not work.
- Is Episode 7 coming?
- There is no date. Development is on indefinite hiatus, and the team has said that expecting Episode 7 this year would be a miracle.
- Does Pokémon Desolation run on Android?
- No official Android version is mentioned anywhere by the team. They name Windows, macOS and Linux.
What kind of adventure is it?
You arrive in the island region of Ayrith and are pulled into its dark history. The game asks what your dream is, and the team states that the outcome of Desolation is strongly based on the choices you make.
Recorded gameplay details
Ayrith
Episode 6, playable up to the eighth Gym Leader, around fifty hours of play.
Recorded features
- The Ayrith region: a large land mass split into several islands with a rich, dark history
- A reputation system that affects relationships and how you progress
- Eight unique starters, with all twenty-four main starters available as well
- Pokémon from Generations 1 to 8, drawn in Generation 3 style, with new Mega forms
- An upgradable manor you run as a homestead and business
- Custom field effects, custom shiny sprites with raised shiny rates, and around fifty hours of play
Known limits
- Updating to Episode 6 requires a save made in the main bedroom of your manor at the end of Episode 5; any other save will not work
- Episode 5 saves with the Jukebox active can break, and the save file converter must not be used before updating to the latest patch
- Development is on indefinite hiatus and Episode 7 has no date
- There is no official Android version; the team names Windows, macOS and Linux only
- The game carries mature themes including death, and light screen flashing and shaking, with a photosensitive mode in the options
Before you update or start
- Windows 7 or newer, macOS 10.12 or newer, or Linux; 2 GB of memory, 1 GB of disk and OpenGL 2.0.
- On macOS the game must be run from the Applications folder, and Apple silicon uses a separate updater.
- No Android version is stated by the team.
- Pocket Deal Radar links only the team's own pages.
Install the standalone game
- Do not download from an aggregator or mirror. Use the checked creator/source route below to locate current creator-owned instructions.
- Start it on the verified platform (PC)—no base ROM or patch is required.
- A standalone download of around 800 MB for Windows, macOS and Linux. Before updating to Episode 6 you must be saved in the main bedroom of your manor at the end of Episode 5 — any other save will not work. Back up your saves first, and do not use the save file converter before updating to the latest patch.
- Keep your save and the previous working version backed up before updating.
We never host ROM files, BIOS files, prepatched games, mirrors or unofficial download bundles.
Open the checked creator/source route Compare all three installation models- Episode 6: Reflections
Version 6.0.0, playable up to the eighth Gym Leader, with a strict requirement for which Episode 5 save can be carried forward.
- Profile added
Pocket Deal Radar recorded the Ayrith region, the reputation system, the save requirement for updating, the system requirements and the indefinite hiatus.
Recorded sources
Caz, with Ruby, Posty, Crim, Yumil, Darius and Cass
The team's own site establishes the project name and the Episode 6 title, Caz as lead with the credited team, the RPG Maker XP and Pokémon Essentials base, the standalone download for Windows, macOS and Linux, version 6.0.0 dated 27 Jan 2023, the playable content to the eighth Gym Leader, the Ayrith region, the choice-driven premise, the reputation system, the eight unique starters alongside all twenty-four main starters, the Generation 1 to 8 roster in Generation 3 style with new Mega forms, the manor homestead, the custom field effects and shiny sprites, the fifty hours of play, the system requirements and macOS instructions, the content warnings, and the strict save requirement for updating to Episode 6. The hiatus comes from the team's own development update.
Written with AI help from recorded source notes. Catalog source checks, release reviews and save guidance have separate dates. No hands-on play or device results are recorded here.
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