Gripping dual-timeline story
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The duality of fixing things in the past and investigating the ruins in the present is a brilliant storytelling mechanic.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
The Descendant
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 77%Mostly Positive · 77%Gaming Corps AB2016Point & Click · Adventure · Casual
The verdict
A short, cheap Telltale-style post-apocalyptic bunker mystery with a engaging dual-timeline story but very simple puzzles and frustrating fixed-camera click controls. Skip it if you want real gameplay or smooth controls.
Great for
Story-first players who like Telltale-style episodic mysteries and will buy it on deep sale
Main risk
Awkward point-and-click movement with a jumping camera and trivial puzzles make the gameplay a chore
What players love
Dark post-apocalyptic bunker atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“unique setting. usually post-apoc games are on the surface, being underground adds a whole new layer of fear.”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗
Choices and consequences
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“I love that the consequences of your actions aren't always immediate. You mess up in ep 1 and pay for it in ep 4.”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
Good visuals, art style and sound
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“soundtrack slaps. really sets the mood.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Cheap, with a free first episode
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“I bought the game for €1.49, which was a really good bargain.”
Steam review · 18.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Awful point-and-click controls and camera
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The click-to-walk controls are endlessly frustrating; coupled with piss-poor fixed camera angles”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Short, flat story and weak ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The ending sucks big time, because it is not an ending. The story just ends.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Trivial, repetitive puzzles and little gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The puzzles are no harder than using a blue keycard in the blue card reader.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Locked 30 FPS, stutter and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“GAME IS LOCKED AT 30 FPS!!!!!!!!!! 30 FPS and over 30ms frametime!”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Cannot skip dialogue; slow pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Game commits the ultimate sin of not being able to skip dialogue”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Choices don't really matter
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Most choices are not *real* choices, but more like choices of comebacks, that don't affect the rest of the game much”
Steam review · 9.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support12 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista+
ProcessorIntel i3 2.0GHz or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD or nVidia card with 1GB RAM
Storage12 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7
ProcessorIntel i5 2.5GHz or equivalent
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsnVidia 500 series or higher
Storage12 GB available space
OSWindows Vista+
ProcessorIntel i3 2.0GHz or equivalent
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD or nVidia card with 1GB RAM
Storage12 GB available space
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