Descent overview

Overview

Descent comes from Parallax and is published by Interplay Inc.. It arrived on Steam on Feb 11, 2014, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Multi-player, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Descent's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 2 players at 9 September 2026 - 00:53:18 UTC, with a tracked peak near 6. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 96% positive across 471 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Descent is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Descent has sold up to 27,365 units and has 462 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $166,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Descent overview details

Descent combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

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. Something has happened at Lunar Base I. The Post-Terran Mining Company has lost contact with the miners and none of the mining robots are responding. The PTMC has brought in you the Material Defender to deal with the situation. Your mission is to find any survivors and find the source of threat. You will start a journey that takes you from the Moon to Pluto. Best of luck Material Defender. Lunge straight down mine shafts, twist around never-ending tunnels and fight your way past robotic menaces in an environment that's truly 6 degrees of freedom... move up, move down, shoot everything everywhere. Hang onto your senses (and your lunch) as you drop straight down mine shafts on a ride that'll leave you spinning. And what's the good of losing your mind if you can't share the experience with your friends? Descent invites you and your buddies to dive into the action together with head-to-head combat and cooperative two-player modem and eight-player network support. Get ready for Descent...

SteamPulse editorial summary

Descent is listed as a game with $19.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Multi-player, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 2 players at 9 September 2026 - 00:53:18 UTC, a tracked peak of 6, and 96% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Classic6DOFActionShooterOld SchoolFPSSpaceRetro1990'sSci-fiFirst-PersonFlightCo-opDifficultSingleplayer

Support and legal notes

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