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Descent: Freespace - The Great War

App ID 273600
App Type Game
Name Descent: Freespace - The Great War
Store Name Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War
Developer
Publisher Interplay Inc.
Supported Systems
Last Record Update (July 6, 2017 – 02:18:24 UTC)
Last Change Number 3156493
Release Date May 7, 2014 ()
71.27% ( 108 / 27 ) 1 In-Game

Volition's classic is back. Descent: FreeSpace is the quintessential old school space shooter. With a deep story, great graphics and engaging battles against fighters to capital ships it keeps you moving. Breakout that flight stick and enroll with the Grand Terran Alliance today.

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Store Prices

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Currency Current Price Converted Price Lowest Recorded Price February 18, 2016
us U.S. Dollar $9.99 Base Price $2.39 at -60%
uk British Pound £6.99 $8.99 -9.97% £1.91 at -60%
eu Euro 9,99€ $11.69 +17.00% 2,39€ at -60%
ru Russian Ruble 249р. $4.20 -57.99% 59р. at -60%
az CIS - U.S. Dollar $6.99 $6.99 -30.03% $1.59 at -60%
br Brazilian Real R$19,99 $6.34 -36.57% R$4,79 at -60%
jp Japanese Yen ¥ 980 $8.90 -10.96% ¥ 239 at -60%
ph Philippine Peso ₱319.95 $6.23 -37.65% ₱79.98 at -60%
th Thai Baht ฿219.00 $6.59 -34.07% ฿59.60 at -60%
my Malaysian Ringgit RM23.00 $5.36 -46.39% RM6.00 at -60%
sg Singapore Dollar S$10.50 $7.69 -23.03% S$2.60 at -60%
id Indonesian Rupiah Rp 89,999 $6.74 -32.55% Rp 22,399 at -60%
no Norwegian Krone 70,00 kr $8.79 -12.06% 16,00 kr at -60%
ca Canadian Dollar C$10.99 $8.71 -12.85% C$2.59 at -60%
tr Turkish Lira ₺18,00 $5.11 -48.81% ₺4,40 at -60%
mx Mexican Peso Mex$109.99 $6.21 -37.81% Mex$26.39 at -60%
nz New Zealand Dollar NZ$11.99 $8.76 -12.34% NZ$2.95 at -60%
in Indian Rupee ₹ 369 $5.76 -42.36% ₹ 149 at -50%
hk Hong Kong Dollar HK$75.00 $9.59 -4.04% HK$24.00 at -50%
tw Taiwan Dollar NT$278.00 $9.17 -8.21% NT$89.00 at -50%
cn Chinese Yuan ¥36.00 $5.39 -46.02% ¥12.00 at -52%
za South African Rand R 109.00 $8.25 -17.40% R 32.50 at -50%
sa Saudi Riyal 33.00 SR $8.80 -11.93% 10.50 SR at -50%
ae UAE Dirham 33.00 AED $8.98 -10.06% 10.00 AED at -50%
kr South Korean Won ₩ 10,500 $9.22 -7.68% ₩ 3,250 at -50%
ch Swiss Franc CHF 10.-- $10.33 +3.44% CHF 3.-- at -50%
cl Chilean Peso CLP$ 5,500 $8.54 -14.54% CLP$ 1,750 at -50%
pe Peruvian Nuevo Sol S/. 27.95 $8.62 -13.68% S/. 8.97 at -50%
co Colombian Peso COL$ 23500 $7.91 -20.81% COL$ 7150 at -50%

User Tags

ActionSimulationClassicSpaceSci-fiSingleplayerSpace Sim

Additional Information

clienticon a4abf256d50f2fab6ca06053e2394a16381d01d1
clienttga be224aaf637fa32e4509320ead5845abba2be676
icon c53c81407a3300173fac0dd8c6bc6e73694b6dda
Genres Action
logo 5566ce1cfe45dd178d5a38eecfe11bc1be206480
logo_small 5566ce1cfe45dd178d5a38eecfe11bc1be206480_thumb
metacritic_name Freespace
GameManualURL http://store.steampowered.com/manual/273600/
releasestate released
community_hub_visible Yes
store_tags

Players online

  • 1 right now
  • 4 24 hour peak - tweet this
  • 35 all-time peak May 7, 2014 – 20:42:43 UTC
  • 1 minutes median playtime in last 2 weeks
  • 1 minutes average playtime in last 2 weeks

SteamSpy

  • 20,314 ± 3,857 owners
  • 14,182 ± 3,222 players total69.81%
  • 597 ± 1,168 players in last 2 weeks2.94%
  • 27 minutes median total playtime
  • 2.6 hours average total playtime

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Packages that include this app

SubID Name Billing Type Last Updated
36959 Freespace Developer Comp CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
36960 Freespace Store or CD Key May 29, 2017 – 17:00:23 UTC
36961 Freespace for Beta Testing CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
Cross reference packages and depots for this app

Depots

ID Name Max Size OS Extra Info
273601 Freespace Content 1.49 GiB

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 245043

Other

Name Value
overridescddb 1
baselanguages english

Raw Information

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Launch Options

Description Executable Arguments Type OS Extra Info
Launcher freespace.exe Default 32-bit

Configuration

Key Value
contenttype 3
installdir Freespace
installscriptsignature 641b85f081140b205510add98c6349ff0ea2a44b9e8212b6308598815f95b8b5f74d29504cad7b703ea518158ba490d553f84430446b06f6daa2ad02c80d14ca217483e057e86a46bc81b7952fed84222eed3d32cb9861d4c97f1647af2ddd9828643c6aa2fbd3371a87f320f5271dd11e3c270ed355c74ed0894aac0e163812
installscriptoverride 0
launch See section above

Install Configuration

Registry

Key Value
hkey_current_user\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\appcompatflags\layers
  • string/%installdir%\freespace.exe: RUNASADMIN WINXPSP2
  • string/%installdir%\fs.exe: RUNASADMIN WINXPSP2
hkey_local_machine\software\wow6432node\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\appcompatflags\layers
  • string/%installdir%\freespace.exe: RUNASADMIN WINXPSP2
  • string/%installdir%\fs.exe: RUNASADMIN WINXPSP2

Firewall

Key Value
freespace %INSTALLDIR%\fs.exe

History

July 6, 2017 – 02:18:21 UTC Change #3156493
  • Changed store_tags
    • 6: 4182
  • Changed changenumber – 3106316 › 3156493
June 21, 2017 – 18:26:17 UTC Change #3106316
  • Added store_tags
    • 0: 19
    • 1: 1755
    • 2: 599
    • 3: 1693
    • 4: 3942
    • 5: 16598
  • Changed changenumber – 1965676 › 3106316
May 21, 2016 – 09:25:04 UTC Change #1965676
January 19, 2016 – 23:28:49 UTC Change #1682963
October 7, 2015 – 02:20:01 UTC Change #1339768
  • Added community_hub_visible – 1
  • Changed changenumber – 912936 › 1339768
February 25, 2015 – 07:54:43 UTC Change #912936
  • Removed controller_support – none
  • Changed changenumber – 848564 › 912936
January 23, 2015 – 18:10:12 UTC Change #848564
May 20, 2014 – 23:02:48 UTC Change #522144
May 20, 2014 – 06:51:04 UTC Change #520215
  • Added homepage – http://www.interplay.com/games/freespace.php
  • Changed changenumber – 499152 › 520215
May 7, 2014 – 18:18:59 UTC Change #499152
  • Added Depots
    • overridescddb: 1
    • branches/public/buildid: 245043
    • baselanguages: english
    • 273601/systemdefined: 1
    • 273601/name: Freespace Content
    • 273601/maxsize: 1600560072 (1.49 GiB)
    • 273601/manifests/public: 4946480851129633430
  • Added Install Config
    • firewall/freespace: %INSTALLDIR%\fs.exe
    • registry/hkey_current_user\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\appcompatflags\layers/string/%installdir%\freespace.exe: RUNASADMIN WINXPSP2
    • registry/hkey_current_user\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\appcompatflags\layers/string/%installdir%\fs.exe: RUNASADMIN WINXPSP2
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\wow6432node\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\appcompatflags\layers/string/%installdir%\freespace.exe: RUNASADMIN WINXPSP2
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\wow6432node\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\appcompatflags\layers/string/%installdir%\fs.exe: RUNASADMIN WINXPSP2
  • Added App Config
    • contenttype: 3
    • installdir: Freespace
    • installscriptoverride: 0
    • installscriptsignature: 641b85f081140b205510add98c6349ff0ea2a44b9e8212b6308598815f95b8b5f74d29504cad7b703ea518158ba490d553f84430446b06f6daa2ad02c80d14ca217483e057e86a46bc81b7952fed84222eed3d32cb9861d4c97f1647af2ddd9828643c6aa2fbd3371a87f320f5271dd11e3c270ed355c74ed0894aac0e163812
    • launch/0/config/osarch: 32
    • launch/0/config/oslist: windows
    • launch/0/description: Launcher
    • launch/0/executable: freespace.exe
  • Added GameManualURL – http://store.steampowered.com/manual/273600/
  • Added publisher – Interplay Inc.
  • Added developer – Volition Inc.
  • Changed releasestate – prerelease › released
  • Changed changenumber – 496432 › 499152
May 6, 2014 – 20:25:03 UTC Change #U:760408
  • Added store name – Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War
May 6, 2014 – 20:20:33 UTC Change #496432
  • Added controller_support – none
  • Added metacritic_name – Freespace
  • Changed changenumber – 496430 › 496432
May 6, 2014 – 20:20:13 UTC Change #496430
  • Added logo_small – 5566ce1cfe45dd178d5a38eecfe11bc1be206480_thumb
  • Added logo – 5566ce1cfe45dd178d5a38eecfe11bc1be206480
  • Added icon – c53c81407a3300173fac0dd8c6bc6e73694b6dda
  • Added clienttga – be224aaf637fa32e4509320ead5845abba2be676
  • Added clienticon – a4abf256d50f2fab6ca06053e2394a16381d01d1
  • Added oslist – windows
  • Added releasestate – prerelease
  • Changed changenumber – 490780 › 496430
  • Added app type – Game
  • Added name – Descent: Freespace - The Great War
  • App was published in the database
May 2, 2014 – 07:40:19 UTC Change #490780
April 26, 2014 – 06:22:24 UTC Change #480625
April 25, 2014 – 06:08:21 UTC Change #479093
April 25, 2014 – 06:01:44 UTC Change #479085
April 23, 2014 – 09:01:28 UTC Change #475450
January 22, 2014 – 00:17:22 UTC Change #377436
January 21, 2014 – 09:07:27 UTC Change #376597
  • Added changenumber – 376597

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