Descent

Overview
Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds and six degrees of freedom.
SteamVery Positive (96%)
479 Steam user reviewsMetacriticNot rated
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Screenshots & media
Features, requirements and screenshots describe the Steam PC version. Other stores and editions may differ.
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Gameplay
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About the game
- Developer
- Parallax
- Publisher
- Interplay Inc.
- Released
- Feb 11, 2014
Description & review sources
- Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever.
- Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds and six degrees of freedom.
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Sensory overload in 360° 3-D.
Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds with light source shading, texture mapping, 3-D morphing, directional sound effects and sizzling music, this is technology taken to the limit.
Something has happened at Lunar Base I. The Post-Terran Mining Company has lost contact with the miners and none of the mining robots are responding. The PTMC has brought in you the Material Defender to deal with the situation. Your mission is to find any survivors and find the source of threat. You will start a journey that takes you from the Moon to Pluto. Best of luck Material Defender.
Lunge straight down mine shafts, twist around never-ending tunnels and fight your way past robotic menaces in an environment that's truly 6 degrees of freedom... move up, move down, shoot everything everywhere. Hang onto your senses (and your lunch) as you drop straight down mine shafts on a ride that'll leave you spinning.
And what's the good of losing your mind if you can't share the experience with your friends? Descent invites you and your buddies to dive into the action together with head-to-head combat and cooperative two-player modem and eight-player network support.
Get ready for Descent...
- Developer
- Parallax
- Publisher
- Interplay Inc.
- Released
- Feb 11, 2014
Ratings & review sources
SteamVery Positive (96%)
479 Steam user reviewsMetacriticNot rated
System requirements
Features, requirements and screenshots describe the Steam PC version. Other stores and editions may differ.
Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *: Windows XP, 7, 8
- Processor: 1 Gigahertz or faster
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 or better
- DirectX: Version 7.0
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 32 MB available space
- Sound Card: Sound Blaster compatible
- Additional Notes: Please visit Interplay's support site for the optimal settings for Descent 3's setup.
Recommended
Not provided by the platform.
macOS
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: OS X 10.6.8 or later
- Processor: Intel Core Duo 2GHz+
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 64MB of video memory
- Storage: 50 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Recommended two-button mouse, or Apple mouse with Secondary Button / Secondary Click enabled.
Recommended
Not provided by the platform.
Linux
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 or later
- Processor: 2.0 GHz Processor
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 256 MB VRAM, OpenGL compatible
- Storage: 50 MB available space
Recommended
Not provided by the platform.
Accounts, launcher & DRM
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Features & game information
Features, requirements and screenshots describe the Steam PC version. Other stores and editions may differ.
Play modes
- Single-player
- Multi-player
Steam features
- Family Sharing
Controller & mod support
- Controller support
- Not specified
- Mod support
- Not specified
Game details
- Genres
- Action
- Developer
- Parallax
- Publisher
- Interplay Inc.
- Released
- Feb 11, 2014
- Content type
- game
- Operating systems
- windows
- mac
- linux
All community tags
Community tag votes
- Classic199
- 6DOF141
- Action137
- Shooter112
- Old School111
- FPS94
- Space89
- Retro86
- 1990's78
- Sci-fi51
- First-Person49
- Flight43
- Co-op29
- Difficult13
- Singleplayer13
- Adventure9
- Pixel Graphics8
- Nostalgia8
- Multiplayer5
- Great Soundtrack5
Languages & audio
- English*
*languages with full audio support
Related editions & add-ons
Steam purchase options; availability and pricing are confirmed on Steam.
Sources, updates & publisher notice
- CheapShark Oct 7, 2026 06:06 UTC
- Steam Spy Oct 10, 2026 12:30 UTC
- Steam Store Oct 10, 2026 12:30 UTC
- Steam reviews Oct 11, 2026 09:26 UTC
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Publisher notice
(C) 1995 Parallax Software Corp. Descent and the Interplay logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Interplay Entertainment Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All rights reserved. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.



