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:3/20/2025
- Steam App Id:273570
Descent
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Descent has 5 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 38% lower than its previous all-time peak of 8 players achieved on 1/6/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Descent. It has received a total of 457 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 89 (Very Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Descent. Right now, it costs $9.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Descent and its growth over time. It currently has 3,093 followers on its community page.
About Descent
Descent is an Action game developed by Parallax. On 2/11/2014, it was released on the Steam Store by Interplay Inc.
Players have rated Descent as "Very Positive" out of 457 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 442 positive reviews and 15 negative reviews — an overall 97% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $9.99. It can also be purchased through The Descent Classic Collection which gives a discount off its base price.
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 functionaliy 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
Watch the featured video for Descent and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Descent data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 20). Descent on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/273570
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 20). Descent. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/273570
- Parallax. (2023, July 8). Descent. Descent. https://interplay.com/