Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War
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- Price:$7.99
- Release Date:5/7/2014
- Developer:Volition Inc
- Publisher:Interplay Inc.
- Last Updated:6/27/2025
- Steam App Id:273600
Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War
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- Linux
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War has 2 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 60% lower than its previous all-time peak of 5 players achieved on 7/21/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War. It has received a total of 237 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 73 (Mostly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War. Right now, it costs $7.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War and its growth over time. It currently has 2,179 followers on its community page.
About Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War
Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War is an Action game developed by Volition Inc. On 5/7/2014, it was released on the Steam Store by Interplay Inc.
Players have rated Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War as "Mostly Positive" out of 237 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 185 positive reviews and 52 negative reviews — an overall 78% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $7.99 which is a 20% discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War supports the following features:
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Family Sharing
- Includes level editor
From the Steam community, Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Flight
- Futuristic
- Multiplayer
- War
- 3D
- Realistic
- Shooter
- Real Time Tactics
- First-Person
- Simulation
- Spaceships
- FPS
- Combat
- Space Sim
- Sci-fi
- Strategy
- Action
- 6DOF
- Singleplayer
- Space
Media & Sceenshots
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Related Packages
Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 27). Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/273600
- Valve Corporation. (2025, June 27). Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/273600
- Volition Inc. (2023, July 30). Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War. Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War. http://www.interplay.com/games/freespace.php