Aquanox Deep Descent

Overview
We left the surface of the Earth in ruins, abandoned it and populated the oceans. The sea is now our new home. We call it Aqua. Pilot customized fighter ships and explore a deep sea dystopia torn by the struggle for resources and survival. Enter the unforgiving world of Aquanox Deep Descent.
SteamMixed (48%)
466 Steam user reviewsMetacritic65/100
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About the game
- Developer
- Digital Arrow
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Released
- Oct 16, 2020
Description & review sources
- We left the surface of the Earth in ruins, abandoned it and populated the oceans.
- The sea is now our new home.
- We call it Aqua.
- Pilot customized fighter ships and explore a deep sea dystopia torn by the struggle for resources and survival.
- Enter the unforgiving world of Aquanox Deep Descent.
Read full description
Aquanox Deep Descent is a first person underwater vehicle shooter, in which players control a variety of customizable ships to engage in fierce battles in the dystopian deep sea world of Aqua.
In the near future the Earth's surface has become uninhabitable. What remains of humankind lives in former mining and research stations, deep below the surface of the sea. Born and raised in the only world we know, the loose network of underwater settlements, torn by the war for resources and dominance between various factions.
Take control of a team of highly trained fighter pilots and experience an epic story in the dark world of Aquanox. Send your enemies down to Davy Jones' Locker with well-aimed torpedoes, shrapnel blasts, mines and more in a journey that takes you across the world's oceans and into the deepest trenches of our Earth.
- Fight - Action-packed vehicle shooter combat that supports a wide variety of play styles
- Co-op - 4 player drop-in co-op, with four unique pilots who are all involved in the game story
- Customize - Choose and upgrade your ships, making them fit your preferred playing style
- Explore - Discover the deepest corners of the ocean
- VPP - Classic multiplayer modes like Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch Dogfighting
The Original Series
Aquanox Deep Descent is a re-imagining of both the gameplay and world of the original AquaNox-series. The Aquanox-series has its roots in the game Archimedean Dynasty (German: Schleichfahrt), released in 1996, which was followed by AquaNox in 2001 and AquaNox 2: Revelation in 2003.
All games are vehicle-based shooters set in a dystopian future where mankind has had to flee the surface and live in underwater stations in the oceans.
The AquaNox games were powered by the groundbreaking KRASS Engine that lead to the popular benchmark AquaMark.
- Developer
- Digital Arrow
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Released
- Oct 16, 2020
Ratings & review sources
SteamMixed (48%)
466 Steam user reviewsMetacritic65/100
System requirements
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Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 or higher (64 bit)
- Processor: 3.3 GHz or higher: AMD A8-6600K or Intel Core i7-950 or newer
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Direct3D 11, Shader Model 5.1 capable video card (GeForce GTX 560 2GB RAM or Radeon HD 7870 4GB RAM)
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible Sound card
Recommended
Recommended:- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: AMD/INTEL 3.5 GHz (AMD Ryzen 5 1500x or Intel Core i5-6600K or newer)
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD/NVIDIA with at least 8 GB VRAM (Radeon RX 580 8GB or Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 30 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX 9 compatible soundcard
macOS — not supported
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Features & game information
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Play modes
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Online PvP
- Online Co-op
Steam features
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Family Sharing
Other features
- PvP
- Co-op
Controller & mod support
- Controller support
- full
- Mod support
- Not specified
Game details
- Genres
- Action
- RPG
- Simulation
- Developer
- Digital Arrow
- Publisher
- THQ Nordic
- Released
- Oct 16, 2020
- Content type
- game
- Operating systems
- windows
- Achievements
- 39
All community tags
Community tag votes
- Vehicular Combat158
- FPS157
- Flight157
- Singleplayer146
- Exploration145
- Shooter139
- Action-Adventure134
- Character Customization131
- 3D129
- First-Person128
- PvP125
- Action122
- 6DOF120
- Crafting115
- Adventure112
- Co-op111
- Online Co-Op106
- Multiplayer95
- Crowdfunded81
- Underwater76
Languages & audio
- English*
- German*
- French
- Italian
- Spanish - Spain
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Simplified Chinese
- Japanese
- Russian*
- Korean
- Polish
*languages with full audio support
Related editions & add-ons
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Sources, updates & publisher notice
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Publisher notice
© 2020 by THQ Nordic GmbH, Austria. Developed by Digital Arrow. Published by THQ Nordic GmbH. Aquanox is a registered trademark of THQ Nordic AB, Sweden. All other brands, product names and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.



