Descent
Prepare To Start Your Descent.Sensory overload in 360° 3-D.Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds with light source shading, texture mapping, 3-D morphing, directional sound effects and sizzling music, this is technology taken to the limit.
- Price:$9.99
- Release Date:2/11/2014
- Developer:Parallax
- Publisher:Interplay Inc.
- Last Updated:1/2/2025
- Steam App Id:273570
Descent
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Descent has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 88% lower than its previous all-time peak of 8 players achieved on 1/6/2025.
Descent Review
Descent has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 97 / 100. This score is calculated from 447 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Very Positive rating. These are split between 432 positive reviews, 15 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback.
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Descent Price
Descent costs $9.99 in the Steam store as of 1/2/2025. It can be purchased as a standalone game or through a bundle like The Descent Classic Collection which offers a discount off the game's base price.
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About Descent
Descent is an Action game developed by Parallax. On 2/11/2014, it was released on the Steam Store by Interplay Inc.
It can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Descent on the Steam Deck but some functionality may not be fully supported.
According to Steam’s category system, Descent supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Multi-player
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Descent has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Flight
- Classic
- Difficult
- Nostalgia
- 1990's
- Pixel Graphics
- Co-op
- Shooter
- First-Person
- Retro
- Old School
- FPS
- Sci-fi
- Adventure
- Action
- 6DOF
- Singleplayer
- Space
Media & Sceenshots
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Related Bundles
Descent is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Descent Classic Collection | 3 | 3 | $20.97 | View |
Related Packages
Descent is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
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Track historical trends for Descent community hub members and its growth over time. It currently has 3,036 followers in its community.
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Descent data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 2). Descent on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/273570
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 2). Descent. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/273570
- Parallax. (2023, July 8). Descent. Descent. https://interplay.com/