Adventure · Gaming Corps AB
The Descendant
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Very Positive · 88% of 7,151
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Great game — worth waiting for a sale
Well reviewed, but it's close to full price.
Quality88/100
Excellent
- 88% positive of 7,151 reviews
Value0/100
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- Currently $14.99
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About
In THE DESCENDANT, the end of the world is only the start. With what remains of humanity protected in underground Ark facilities, your mission is to keep survivors alive, while discovering a far greater conspiracy buried within Ark-01.
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About the Game
THE DESCENDANT is a five part episodic adventure game series where the end of the world is only the start.After climate change wrecked the planet, a man-made extinction event wiped humankind off the face of the Earth. Only a few thousand ‘descendants of humanity’ were hand-picked to survive the apocalypse, cryogenically suspended in underground bunkers known as Arks.
Centuries passed. The world recovered from the nuclear holocaust, and all the Arks reopened, except one — Ark-01.
Taking place across two timelines, in the past you'll play as Mia, a janitor tasked with keeping the precious descendants housed within Ark-01 alive while the facility continually fails around her, and in the present, you'll play as Donnie, one of the investigators trying to rescue any surviving descendants trapped within, all while discovering a far greater conspiracy buried within the underground Ark complex.
Every action and choice you make directly impacts who lives and who dies, leaving the fate of Ark-01, and mankind itself, in your hands. Will you save mankind? Or doom us all?
Key features
- An episodic adventure spreading across multiple story-rich timelines
- Investigative gameplay, challenging puzzles, tense action sequences
- Meaningful and difficult choices with branching dialogue
- A tailored experience, full of tension and drama
- Every player choice can influence the future of mankind
Review sentiment over time
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Achievements
Showing the 16 most-earned of 50 achievements
- Achv_beginning_end12.2% of players
- Achv_gate11.5% of players
- Achv_trigger_happy11.4% of players
- Achv_job_seekers11.3% of players
- Achv_end_beginning11.1% of players
- Achv_body_count10.8% of players
- Achv_plumber_needed10.8% of players
- Achv_then_you_better_make_it_count10.8% of players
- Achv_icebreaker10.7% of players
- Achv_id_card10.7% of players
- Achv_into_the_storm10.7% of players
- Achv_under_pressure10.7% of players
- Achv_with_great_power10.7% of players
- Achv_a_spoonful_of_sugar10.6% of players
- Achv_donald_thump10.6% of players
- Achv_liar_liar10.6% of players
Age rating & content
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Price history
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Latest news
- Pre-Orders Now Availablesteam_community_announcements · Mar 11, 2025
- The Descendant peaks at 128k playersSteamDB · Jun 25, 2024
- Free indie game name mixup may be causing huge Steam player numbersPCGamesN · Jun 24, 2024
- Huge dealsteam_community_announcements · Mar 24, 2017
- Huge dealsteam_community_announcements · Mar 24, 2017
- Episode 5 Patch #1 Release Notessteam_community_announcements · Dec 15, 2016
Game info
Developer Gaming Corps AB
Publisher Microids Indie
Platforms Windows, Mac
Compatibility
Steam Deck Verified
Controller Full
Features
Single-playerCaptions availableSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing
