$29.99Desynced Automation without belts
Desynced drops you on an unknown planet with damaged ship, drones, and an AI guide. You build a repair base that grows into an automated colony: mines, factories, power, research, and drone logistics instead of belts. Worth playing for city builder fans who like watching production chains run themselves and tweaking them into shape.
Is Desynced worth it?
Desynced is worth it if…
- you like growing a sci-fi colony from a landing site to a working base
- you like production chains, power balance, and research unlocks
- you like customizing units and automating jobs your way
- you like playing solo or building together in online co-op
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A colony that runs on drones
You start with a few drones and an empty patch of alien ground. You place miners and factories, link them with a logistics network, and set power generation and storage to keep it all alive. Then the drones do the carrying. No belts to route, just orders that fill on their own as you expand coverage to new deposits.
You watch copper roll in, plates come out, and research unlock the next tier of units and structures. It feels less like laying streets and more like growing a machine town that repairs your way off the planet.
Tinker with every bot and building
Nothing here has one fixed job. You equip drones with tools for the task, adjust facility parameters, or open the drag-and-drop editor to script behavior for full control. One small frame can haul, build, or fight depending on what you bolt on.
That makes growth a series of small design choices rather than plopping down a smelter. Research widens your options with new modules and structures, exploration feeds you fresh resources and questions about ELAIN, and co-op lets friends share the fiddling.
What else should you know?
Can you play it solo?
Yes. You land, build, research, and explore on your own under ELAIN's guidance, and the logistics drones handle transport without other players. Multiplayer and online co-op are there if you want company.
How does automation work without belts?
Drones connected to your logistics network fill move orders around the base on their own. You set up mining, factories, and storage inside network coverage, then tune parameters or scripts when you want a more specific routine.
Is there fighting as well as building?
Yes, alongside gathering and research there is survival on a hostile world. You can equip units for different purposes and unlock stronger options through the technology tree, with world settings shaping how much that side matters.
