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1999PC, Steam Deck playable69 % positive19.99 €

A six-degrees-of-freedom shooter where you fly your ship freely through tight tunnels and caverns, fighting hostile robots. Fully three-dimensional movement with no fixed up or down makes it distinctive and demanding.

  • Interconnected level design
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Descent 3 special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Overload

97 %Match

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

Brings what grabs you about Descent 3: interconnected level design, good gunplay and a sci-fi setting.

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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Interconnected level design

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Unreal Tournament

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The legendary 1999 arena shooter built around lightning-fast deathmatches, inventive alt-fire weapons and varied modes like Capture the Flag and Assault. Whether against humans or sharp bots, reflexes, map knowledge and precise aim decide every match.

Unreal

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A 1998 classic first-person shooter in which you crash-land on an alien world and explore striking landscapes and ancient architecture while fighting the brutal invaders who enslaved a peaceful race. It stresses atmosphere and discovery alongside the gunplay.

Forsaken Remastered

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You pilot a hoverbike through ruined underground tunnels in full six-degrees-of-freedom, blasting automated defenses and rival scavengers. This remaster revives the 1998 retro shooter with updated visuals and tech.

Quake II

Fast pace

You blast through fast, unforgiving firefights against the mechanical Strogg in this classic sci-fi shooter. The modern re-release adds upgraded visuals, fresh campaign content and online co-op to the frantic action.

Doom

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You blast through hordes of demons on Mars and in Hell in this faithful, modernized port of the 1993 original. Fast movement, a brutal arsenal and secret-filled maps reward aggressive, skillful play.

Red Faction

Action-packed real-time combat

A first-person shooter set on Mars where you play a miner joining a rebellion. Its Geo-Mod tech lets you blast through walls and terrain in real time, which made for standout moments back then.

Star Wars: Dark Forces

Interconnected level design

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Doom II: Hell on Earth

Interconnected level design

The legendary shooter classic sends you and your Super Shotgun through maze-like levels packed with demons that have overrun Earth. Blistering, relentless combat, hidden secrets and nasty new foes like the Arch-vile keep it a genre benchmark to this day.

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