Desperate Place picks up after an incident on board a colony vessel in the year 3040, en route to the planet KOI 7711.01. A sudden wave of ion radiation from a red giant planet damages the starship’s helium-3 fuel tanks, forcing an emergency landing on an unknown world. As a crew member who wakes up prematurely, the player is faced with the need to mine resources, repair vehicles, and survive in the face of local threats.