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Descent: Legends of the Dark

Buy90%

Very Positive · 286 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

Fantasy Flight Games · Adventure · Aug 6, 2021

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio10 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Descent: Legends of the Dark?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Audio: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 286 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 106 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise38% are divided12% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
18 of 106 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay mechanics (flipping cards strategically, rolling dice, etc.) have the right amount of depth and allow each character to show their characteristics and personality without becoming unnecessarily complex.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
12 of 106 sampled reviews raised it
The app drives the action and story while providing a great visual backdrop to the table and helps with the immersion into the world, especially in between missions.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
9 of 106 sampled reviews raised it
This nearly caused us to not purchase the game, but I am so happy that I decided to ignore them and see for myself, as this has been one of the most fun co-op board games I have played.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
7 of 106 sampled reviews raised it
-Addictive and Fun combat with some good decisions to make on your turn.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay18 reviews
Story12 reviews
Co-op9 reviews
Combat7 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
75% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Players complain
Audio
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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