Action · May 7, 2019

Descenders (2019)

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From the developers of Action Henk, Descenders is a fast-paced extreme downhill biking game that's easy to pick up, but difficult to master. A Modern Take on an Extreme Sport Procedurally generated worlds : Take on different jumps, slopes and hillbombs every time you play Freestyle bike controls : Control every subtle movement of your rider, with an in-depth physics system made for slick whips and scrubs Rogue-Bike : Earn special mutators each time you play, and work out which abilities work best for your riding style Build your Rep : A fully-featured online Rep system lets you show off your worth, and earn new bikes and threads Fully licensed soundtrack : We've partnered up with drum & bass label Liquicity to bring you the perfect soundtrack for hitting the mountains Become the next Descender : Can you survive the game in a single run, and reach the ranks of the legendary Descenders? Pick a Team, Become a Legend In Descenders, your team is your life. When you pick a side -- Enemy, Arboreal or Kinetic -- you'll be bound together with other players who choose the same side as you. Grab your bike, pick your team, and attempt to live up to the legend of your Descender. Will you join the die-hard, trick-frenzy ranks of Team Enemy, the proficient, off-road stylings of Team Arboreal, or the high-octane, speed-is-everything Team Kinetic? Wear your team's colors and apparel with pride, and receive exclusive team gear Exclusive prizes are awarded to the team with the most Rep Gain access to your team's exclusive channel on the Descenders Discord server

Action releases from 2019

192 Action titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume19.2k Steam reviewsTop 25% in Action
Positive rating94% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 19%
Metacritic78/100Genre average 77 — top 52% of Action titles
Concurrent peak190 playersTop 26% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours13 h averageTop 39% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Sports · 190
  • Racing · 172
  • Cycling · 143
  • Action · 125
  • Bikes · 115
  • Multiplayer · 105
  • Great Soundtrack · 66
  • Procedural Generation · 59
  • Open World · 57
  • Rogue-lite · 55
  • BMX · 44
  • Fast-Paced · 41
  • Simulation · 38
  • Physics · 35
  • Moddable · 33

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Reception Metrics

Steam community

94%Very Positive · 19.2k reviews

18.1k positive · 1.2k negative

Metacritic

78/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.8/10

Curator recommendations

17.6k

Peak concurrent players

190

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stats
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Dutch
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Russian
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Press Quotes

“Downhill biking game Descenders could be the heir to Skate's throne” PC Gamer “If your life's been missing some excitement, [Descenders] might just be what you need” GameSpot “Descenders is fast and smooth... I like Descenders” Kotaku

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

13h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Achievements

42

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 7, 2019
DeveloperRageSquid
PublisherNo More Robots
Base price$6.24 -75%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Editions & Packages

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