Huge replayability: procedural tracks, mods, many maps
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“over 500 modded maps to download from the game, so many different tracks and styles”
Steam review · 58.4 h played ↗
Descenders
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 95%RageSquid2019Action · Racing · Sports
$24.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A fun, physics-driven roguelike mountain-biking game with great speed, music and mods. Skip it if you lack a working Xbox-style controller or hate punishing runs.
Great for
Players who like physics-based tricks, chill or sweaty downhill runs, and playing with a controller
Main risk
Controller dropouts or Mac/non-Xbox pad problems, plus punishing procedurally generated runs
What players love
Satisfying, realistic bike physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The physics are a perfect mix between realistic and super fun.”
Steam review · 1899.9 h played ↗
Relaxing yet thrilling sense of speed
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The main plus: that unique vibe and sense of speed.”
Steam review · translated · 32.8 h played ↗
Great value and runs on weak PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Works out of the box on Steam Deck too.”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The soundtracks are absolute bangers and are worth getting the game for on their own.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Easy to learn, hard to master, rewarding
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“It really is easy to learn and hard to master.”
Steam review · 13.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Controller drops input or isn't recognized
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The control would become COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIVE for 5-10 seconds, every 5-10 seconds.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Clunky controls, hard learning curve
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the controls are such that it's easier to fly a plane than do a couple of tricks on dirt”
Steam review · translated · 176.1 h played ↗
Punishing difficulty and limited lives
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“You'd spend like an hour in campaign just to die and lose it all having to restart again.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Procedural generation creates impossible jumps/challenges
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Just lost 14 consecutive lives and died because the glaciers generated a chasm that was impossible to gain enough speed to jump.”
Steam review · 28.3 h played ↗
No controller support on Mac
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“Descenders on Mac doesen't work with a controller!”
Steam review · 35.1 h played ↗
Lost saves and progress bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“There's an ongoing bug that you may randomly lose progress.”
Steam review · 55.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support17 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7, 8
ProcessorIntel Core i5
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia Geforce GTX 550/equivalent or higher*
Storage17 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorHigh-range Intel Core i5
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia Geforce GTX 760/equivalent or higher
Storage17 GB available space
OSWindows 7, 8
ProcessorIntel Core i5
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia Geforce GTX 550/equivalent or higher*
Storage17 GB available space
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