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The Descendant

The Descendant

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.

Released Mar 24, 2016 Developer Gaming Corps AB Publisher Microids Indie, Microids Platforms Windows · Mac AdventurePoint & ClickCasualStory RichPost-apocalyptic
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

88.6%positive7,123 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Telltale with Fallout vibes. This review is based solely on Episode 1 since Episodes 2-5 are locked behind a DLC. I enjoyed the plot. It's nothing we haven't seen before, but it's still well written and fun to explore. There's a lot of buildup with plenty of hows and whys that I…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Subverts every RPG expectation with heart, humor, and genuine player agency. Your kindness—or cruelty—shapes everything. Brilliantly unique.”

— a player, Steam review · 42 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“If you like story-driven games, you can give it a try. It was once given away for free, and you can get the other parts with a 90% discount. The pace is slow, probably even slower than Telltale.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:20 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

5playing at last check
1524-hour peak
126,070all-time peak
0 10k 20k 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 10.3k avg · Jun 2024

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

50achievements
10.6%median completion
5.1%rarest: Humanity's Finest
12.2% of players 11.5% of players 11.4% of players 11.3% of players 11.1% of players 10.9% of players 10.9% of players 10.8% of players 10.8% of players 10.7% of players 10.7% of players 10.7% of players 10.7% of players 10.7% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.6% of players 10.5% of players 10.5% of players 10.5% of players 10.5% of players 7.9% of players 7.8% of players 7.8% of players 7.8% of players 7.7% of players 7.7% of players 7.7% of players 7.7% of players 7.7% of players 7.6% of players 7.6% of players 7.6% of players 7.6% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 12.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
12.2%At World’s End — You started playing Episode 1: "Aftermath"
11.5%I've Got a Bad Feeling About This — As Donnie, you gained access to Ark-01.
11.4%Big Bada Boom! — You triggered the explosion on your first try.
Rarest badges of honor
5.1%Humanity's Finest — The final janitor of Ark-01 refused to let anyone else die.
5.1%Employee of the Year — You unlocked every achievement across all episodes of THE DESCENDANT.
5.2%The New World — You completed Episode 5: "Ultimatum"

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK10.99 GBP
Australia21.50 AUD
Canada16.99 CAD
Japan1,480 JPY
Brazil27.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.5 China Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 11, 2025
Pre-Orders Now Available

Hello Explorers, Only a few weeks left before you take off to Amerzone - The Explorer’s Legacy to bring back the White Birds. You can now pre-order the game to play it as soon as it becomes available

Mar 24, 2017
Huge deal

Save 50% on The Descendant Complete Season! The deal is up till 4-03-2017 @7PM GMT+1 Try the game by yourself, the Descendant EP1 is now free! The happy owners of The Descendant can also download for

Mar 24, 2017
Huge deal

Save 50% on The Descendant Complete Season! The deal is up till 4-03-2017 @7PM GMT+1 Try the game by yourself, the Descendant EP1 is now free! The happy owners of The Descendant can also download for

Dec 15, 2016
Episode 5 Patch #1 Release Notes

There is a new patch for THE DESCENDANT Episode 5: Ultimatum. Please note we have made several improvements throughout the game with this new patch. IMPROVEMENTS Improvements on lighting in several sc

Dec 15, 2016
Episode 5 Patch #1 Release Notes

There is a new patch for THE DESCENDANT Episode 5: Ultimatum. Please note we have made several improvements throughout the game with this new patch. IMPROVEMENTS Improvements on lighting in several sc

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsAdventure · Point & Click · Casual · Story Rich · Post-apocalyptic · Episodic · Choices Matter · Sci-fi · Indie · Alternate History · Singleplayer · Free to Play (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain *
ControllerFull support
Achievements50
Estimated owners2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.descendantgame.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista+ Processor: Intel i3 2.0GHz or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD or nVidia card with 1GB RAM DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 12 GB available space