Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.
At $19.99. It has been as low as $15.99.
- Graphics: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Performance: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 475 player reviews · updated 5 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
At the time the graphics of descent were extremly advanced and even caused motion sickness in many of its players.
+ Technically, mechanically, and gameplay-wise, even by today's standards, it is still fun.
+ Very importantly, Parallax knew from the start that a PC FPS-styled game is only a half of a game without multiplayer.
+ Very importantly, Parallax knew from the start that a PC FPS-styled game is only a half of a game without multiplayer.
The soundtrack is a banger.
A average good story line, sometimes
+1 more the community rallied around
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
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. 2 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.
Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $15.99.
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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