Descent 2

Descent 2

Steam Deck Unsupported

Parallax · Action · Feb 19, 2014

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

At $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

92%
Very Positive
168 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 133 sampled reviews

Based on 168 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 133 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
44% of themes are praise56% are divided0% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Thankfully a lot of good stuff from the first game has been carried on, alongside great improvements in graphics and textures to create areas with a strong sense of environmental feel.
26 of 133 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Still, like Quake 1, the gameplay holds up.
17 of 133 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Oh, but good for the team getting an industrial grunge band to play their soundtrack.
14 of 133 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
But if you want more, guides on Steam and elsewhere will get you many, many more levels beyond the 30 (24 + 6 secret levels) single-player levels in the base campaign and a better multiplayer experience.
8 of 133 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
Graphics26 reviews
Gameplay17 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Multiplayer8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat17 reviews
94%
Story and characters11 reviews
91%
Performance10 reviews
100%
Difficulty4 reviews
100%
Controls4 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Full price

Currently $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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