Desert Stalker - #2
By The Numbers
First Released: December 4th, 2020
Current Version: 0.17.1.2 (12/31/2024)
Developed by: Zetan
Scores
- Art: 28/30
- Writing: 27/30
- Misc: 37.5/40
TM's Score 92.5/100
Synopsis
Desert Stalker is the story of a post-apocalyptic bad ass (Zaton, but the MC can be renamed) who forges a living in a dystopian Egypt with cunning, force, and no small amount of charisma.
How exactly you navigate the politics and dangers of this world, and how you treat characters of different factions or persuasions is up to you...and your choices will most certainly have consequences.
Good Luck...Desert Stalker.
The Review
Desert Stalker has a tiny bit of Fallout DNA in it, but the more you investigate it's sprawling locales and admire the detailed world building, the more you will come to appreciate that it is very much its' own animal. The art is not only superb, but equally important it immerses you in the universe the developer has created. Dystopian Egypt is at once beautiful and gruesome, and every shade in between. The writing ranges from peaks of excellence to valleys of adequacy, and has mostly improved throughout development. Sex scenes tend to be a little under-written for my taste, but others may find that a plus. They are increasingly frequent, and getting somewhat more ambitious. Animations are stylish and generally very well done. Desert Stalker allows you to filter some content, but may feature a very dark tone, as befits a post-apocalyptic story. Themes and fetishes may challenge some readers.
Desert Stalker is a AAA quality AVN. Unless you hate sand like Anakin, you should be playing it.
Q1 2025 Update
The Most Recent Update of Desert Stalker was mostly focused around behind the scenes code updates as it made its way triumphantly onto Steam, but it did feature some revisions of the storylines, updated art and menu choices, and some new content.
Pros:
- Improved some questlines and updated the art
- expansive branching choices continue to pay off
- hot mutant action (I know, it sound weird, just play the game)
- Steam platform should secure revenue to allow the game to complete its ambitious goals
Cons:
- Light on new content, less then an hour, probably.
- Some concern Steam has forced out darker kinks...although I haven't found evidence of this yet.
- Still some 21st century characterization of some LIs that can derail the worldbuilding a bit