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The Descendant

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App ID 351940
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Microids Indie, Microids
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 28972338
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 02:57:39 UTC ()
Release Date 24 March 2016 – 12:37:00 UTC ()
😎 85.87%
7k reviews
5
In-Game
🗺️ Adventure 🔎 Point & Click 😌 Casual 📚 Story Rich ☢️ Post-apocalyptic

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.

Additional Information

Developer Gaming Corps AB
gamedir empty string
metacritic_name The Descendant: Episode 1 - Aftermath
controller_support full
metacritic_score 59
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-descendant-episode-1---aftermath?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Microids Indie
Store Release Date 24 March 2016 – 12:37:00 UTC ()
osarch empty string
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 24 March 2016 – 12:37:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 20 September 2019 – 09:40:20 UTC () (1568972420)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 88
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 19 July 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1690191
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 18 February 2015 – 16:26:22 UTC (), in changelist #901437

Supported Languages

6 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 🔎 Point & Click 😌 Casual 📚 Story Rich ☢️ Post-apocalyptic 🔢 Episodic 🧞 Choices Matter 🚀 Sci-fi 🌱 Indie 🕰️ Alternate History 👤 Singleplayer 🆓 Free to Play 🌫 Atmospheric 😱 Horror

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Captions available Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp26 June 2024 – 12:52:41 UTC

Downloadable Content

AppID Name Last Update
401640 The Descendant: Rest of Season 16 March 2025 – 08:55:02 UTC
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