Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War

Buy78%

Mostly Positive · 245 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Volition Inc. · Space · May 7, 2014

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Price
$19.99
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
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 245 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 187 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise36% are divided18% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
47 of 187 sampled reviews raised it
Apart from the great single player campaign with an intense story, you can also compete against real players via multiplayer options.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
36 of 187 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics were game-changing as was the capability of the engine to process massive battles with many fighters, bombers and capital ships.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
32 of 187 sampled reviews raised it
+Wide variety of ships and weapons with many ways to approach a given mission.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
25 of 187 sampled reviews raised it
Conclusion: Anyone slightly interested in Sci-Fi space fighter simulations with a great story, great gameplay, perfected mechanics and breathtaking staging should get this game, even if it’s already very old.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
8 of 187 sampled reviews raised it
The dogfights are fun or very challenging depending on the difficulty level you choose.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story47 reviews
Graphics36 reviews
Combat32 reviews
Gameplay25 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Interface
83% still recommend
Audio
100% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
29% still recommend
Bugs
50% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $15.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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