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.
- Price:$14.99
- Release Date:3/24/2016
- Developer:Gaming Corps AB
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:3/26/2025
- Steam App Id:351940
The Descendant
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Descendant has 6 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 100% lower than its previous all-time peak of 128,847 players achieved on 6/26/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Descendant. It has received a total of 7,034 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 86 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Descendant and its growth over time. It currently has 5,986 followers on its community page.
The Descendant Price
The Descendant costs $14.99 in the Steam store as of 3/26/2025. At the moment, it can only be purchased as a standalone game but may be included in future bundles for a discount.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for The Descendant.
About The Descendant
The Descendant is an Indie, Casual, and Adventure game developed by Gaming Corps AB. On 3/24/2016, it was released on the Steam Store by Microïds Indie, and Microids.
Players have rated The Descendant as "Very Positive" out of 7,034 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 6,223 positive reviews and 811 negative reviews — an overall 88% positive review rating. Additionally, The Descendant has earned a metascore of 59 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 5 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Descendant supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
- Captions available
From the Steam community, The Descendant has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Multiplayer
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
- Free to Play
- Choices Matter
- Horror
- Sci-fi
- Post-apocalyptic
- Point & Click
- Alternate History
- Indie
- Casual
- Adventure
- Episodic
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Descendant and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
Related Packages
The Descendant is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Descendant - Episode 1 | ??? | View |
| The Descendant - Complete Season (Episodes 1 - 5) | $14.99 | View |
Supported Languages
The Descendant is available in 5 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Descendant data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 26). The Descendant on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/351940
- Valve Corporation. (2025, March 26). The Descendant. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/351940
- Metacritic. (2025, March 26). The Descendant for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-descendant-episode-1---aftermath
- Gaming Corps AB. (2023, July 19). The Descendant. The Descendant. http://www.descendantgame.com/