Descenders Next

Buy81%

Very Positive · 419 player reviews · Low confidence

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

RageSquid · Action · Jul 21, 2025

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
65
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio10 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy Descenders Next?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 419 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Of those I find grinding the most exciting addition, but sadly it's not utilized to its full potential yet as objects to grind on tend to be very short.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's great that the developers support the Steam Deck, including offering a special graphics preset for it, but I would like to see better performance.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The movement mechanics are still incredibly satisfying compared to the clunkier, locked down Riders Republic and Shredders and the skill ceiling is high.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op is great, especially when playing in custom sessions, but progression like unlocking tracks for World Tour has to be done outside of custom sessions.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is entirely new and just as banging as you'd expect.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
4 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Easy 120+ fps on an i5-11600K and a 4070 at 1440p, no stutters, crashes or anything.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay63 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Difficulty13 reviews
Co-op12 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Performance4 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Crashes
75% still recommend
Monetization
50% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
61% still recommend
Optimization
50% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $17.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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