Descenders

Buy94%

Very Positive · 24k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

RageSquid · Sports · May 7, 2019

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
42
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
17
Full audio0 of 17
Subtitles17 of 17

Should I buy Descenders?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 24k 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
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The raw gameplay itself is really tight (I swear the trees are magnetic though) but the design philosophy surrounding it is stress-inducing.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I play on low graphics for more fps the physics are prettiy amazing
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game runs incredibly smooth at high frames on max settings, it doesn't hitch or stutter, and I haven't encountered any funny physics anomalies or 'glitches' as people like to call them.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
genuinely one of the greatest games ive ever played almost no skill gap just practice super fun maps easy co-op with friends very fun career mode really good design and high speed thrill
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The controls are incredibly intuitive but have a high skill ceiling that keeps you coming back.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even just playing around in the multiplayer lobby or a skate park is fun.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay45 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Performance12 reviews
Co-op12 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Multiplayer10 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
100% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Players complain
Controls
48% still recommend
Crashes
60% still recommend
Bugs
56% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $6.24.

6 points recordedtoday · $24.99