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1995USK 12PC, PlayStation, Steam Deck playable96 % positive19.99 €

A pioneering six-degrees-of-freedom shooter where you pilot a ship in every direction through twisting mine tunnels, destroying hostile robots. Disorienting true-3D mazes and the hunt for keycards give it its unique appeal.

  • Interconnected level design
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Descent special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Overload

98 %Match

2018PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable94 % positive24.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Descent: interconnected level design, a sci-fi setting and good gunplay.

Overload is a six-degrees-of-freedom shooter that revives the Descent formula: you fly weightlessly through tight mine complexes, blasting robots and hunting for keys and secrets. Precise controls and fast, frantic combat are the core appeal.

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