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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.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “engaging branching post-apocalyptic narrative” (28 of 93 reviews) and “engaging choices, building, puzzles, systems” (15); the most common complaint is “shallow, repetitive interactive experience” (8). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
28 of the 93 reviews raise this.
“It's pkay game. Npt really to much game but expirience story. Nice plot wists. What I didn't like was the issues in episode 5 that broke game and I had to reset checkpoints”
“The Descendant — интерактивная история с упором на выборы и диалоги. Играть в целом прикольно: сюжет держит внимание, иногда реально интересно, что будет дальше. Но затягивает слабо. Проходится быстро, возвращаться…”
“Visual storytelling at its finest. The environments tell half the story.”
15 of the 93 reviews raise this.
“Tending crops and befriending townsfolk became my daily therapy. Simple joys wrapped in pixel-perfect charm. Hundred hours vanished like minuteswe”
8 of the 93 reviews raise this.
“TLDR: It's not a game; it's an interactive mystery story with dialogue/action choices and the controls suck. The episodes are quite short (you can finish all 5 in a day easily) and the story is forgettable. You would be…”
“Visual storytelling at its finest. The environments tell half the story.”
“Tending crops and befriending townsfolk became my daily therapy. Simple joys wrapped in pixel-perfect charm. Hundred hours vanished like minuteswe”
6 of the 93 reviews raise this.
6 of the 93 reviews raise this.
“Surprisingly deep lore. Loved discovering hidden details and secrets throughout the world||\\”
8 of the 93 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Great game but kinda slow.”
“TLDR: It's not a game; it's an interactive mystery story with dialogue/action choices and the controls suck. The episodes are quite short (you can finish all 5 in a day easily) and the story is forgettable. You would be…”
“Some repetitive side quests but the main story more than makes up for it. Solid experience!”
8 of the 93 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“TLDR: It's not a game; it's an interactive mystery story with dialogue/action choices and the controls suck. The episodes are quite short (you can finish all 5 in a day easily) and the story is forgettable. You would be…”
5 of the 93 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“TLDR: It's not a game; it's an interactive mystery story with dialogue/action choices and the controls suck. The episodes are quite short (you can finish all 5 in a day easily) and the story is forgettable. You would be…”
“The Descendant — интерактивная история с упором на выборы и диалоги. Играть в целом прикольно: сюжет держит внимание, иногда реально интересно, что будет дальше. Но затягивает слабо. Проходится быстро, возвращаться…”
3 of the 93 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“TLDR: It's not a game; it's an interactive mystery story with dialogue/action choices and the controls suck. The episodes are quite short (you can finish all 5 in a day easily) and the story is forgettable. You would be…”
Counted across 93 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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“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“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 playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-25.
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.
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Latest official news
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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
Huge deal
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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
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
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 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Point & Click · Casual · Story Rich · Post-apocalyptic · Episodic · Choices Matter · Sci-fi · Indie · Alternate History · Singleplayer · Free to Play (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 50 |
| Official site | http://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