Descenders Next

Descenders Next

Steam Deck Verified

RageSquid · Action · Jul 21, 2025

Worth it for the right player.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $20.99.

79%
Mostly Positive
384 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 384 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 287 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 caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Some of the gameplay systems that were changed for Next (like buying clothes at shops on the map) that weren't well-liked have been changed to work like the first game's, to Next's benefit.
40 of 287 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Performance on my Steamdeck is just ok whereas I turn down some graphics settings and lock the game to 40fps.
14 of 287 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Also, the soundtrack is an all new liquid drum and bass banger.
11 of 287 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
If you want co-op, the first one is still better for now.
6 of 287 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay40 reviews
Graphics14 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Co-op6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer19 reviews
63%
Story and characters9 reviews
44%
Difficulty7 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes8 reviews
75%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $20.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
65
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.