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SCP: Descent
Inspired by SCP-087, step into the shoes of an unfortunate student long before the stairwell became legend. Follow the clues left by those who came before, your only choice is to descend.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Game is broken straight from the main menu. Mouse cursor is in a window and cannot reach the menu links.”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Post Release updates and controller changes
A portion of the playerbase has been experiencing issues with their mouse and or console controller not working with the game. While not ideal, an in game fix has been added to the opening movement pr
Post Release Update 1
While we continue to look into why some players cannot use their controllers or the mouse when starting the game, prompts on how to fix issues from the settings menu have been added to the opening mov
SCP: Descent Now Available!
Grab your coopy today to take advantage of the launch discount! For those who have played the demo here is a list of changes you will find for the full version: - A small portion of players experience
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Puzzle · Lovecraftian · 1980s · Atmospheric · 3D · Action · First-Person · Realistic · Conspiracy · Dark · Indie (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualSense Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 6 |
| Official site | https://pixeldripgames.com.au/scpdescent |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Cor i5 or higher Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or higher DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space