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Descent

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4.6/5

( 161 Reviews )

4.6

161 Reviews

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Descent
Description
Prepare To Start Your Descent. 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,...
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4.6/5

( 161 Reviews )

4.6

161 Reviews

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Product details
1995, Parallax Software, ...
System requirements
Windows 10, 1.8 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, 1 GB available space...
Time to beat
12.5 hMain
20 h Main + Sides
30 h Completionist
16 h All Styles
Description
Prepare To Start Your Descent.

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...

(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.

Goodies
D1 in-game soundtrack avatar HD wallpaper D1 best soundtrack (MAC) manual reference card
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
This game is powered by DOSBox.
Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
12.5 hMain
20 h Main + Sides
30 h Completionist
16 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (10, 11), Mac OS X (10.9+)
Release date:
{{'1995-02-13T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
Size:
25 MB

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English
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Changelog (13 November 2024)
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Posted on: February 7, 2020

LATESTACORONATA

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Games: 741 Reviews: 229

Quite the experience!

Must say, Descent mixes fps and space battle simulator and it does that spectacularly! Fighting enemies from all the direction take a lot to be accustomed to, but it's worth it. It gives you a new perspective and when it came out, Descent was quite unique in its time and still, today can be quite enjoying and feel fresh to play too. However, the maps may be confusing and finding even the simple cards or exits can be quite frustrating sometimes, but actually the game does give you ways to finish the level. So, yes, quite intriguing and fun!


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Posted on: November 22, 2018

jcwmoore

Verified owner

Games: 50 Reviews: 1

Great!

This brings back memories, replaying this was awesome. GOG is using DosBox to run this classic and I have not had any issues with this on my modern gaming PC. Thank you GOG for bringing this title back.


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Posted on: September 16, 2008

IconZ1

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Games: 337 Reviews: 5

Pure Goodness

I've always regretted the day I got rid of my Descent games. Being able to reacquire them via GOG.com has made me a very happy man. Not only do I get to enjoy the series all over again, but I get to do it for only $5.99! That's the deal of the century! Installation was quick and painless. Thanks GOG.com for preserving such a classic!


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Posted on: March 11, 2012

angeli

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Games: 662 Reviews: 4

Dear Descent . . .

"nothing's gonna change my love for you . . ." :)


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Posted on: September 19, 2008

anthraxpudding

Verified owner

Games: 460 Reviews: 3

This game is the best

For the many years this game has been out I have never tired of playing it. Sure the graffix are dated now, but the heart will always stay fun and pure to the hardcore gamer. I cannot endorse it enough.


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