Adventure · March 24, 2016

The Descendant (2016)

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THE DESCENDANT is a five part episodic adventure game series where the end of the world is only the start. After climate change wrecked the planet, a man-made extinction event wiped humankind off the face of the Earth. Only a few thousand ‘descendants of humanity’ were hand-picked to survive the apocalypse, cryogenically suspended in underground bunkers known as Arks. Centuries passed. The world recovered from the nuclear holocaust, and all the Arks reopened, except one — Ark-01. Taking place across two timelines, in the past you'll play as Mia, a janitor tasked with keeping the precious descendants housed within Ark-01 alive while the facility continually fails around her, and in the present, you'll play as Donnie, one of the investigators trying to rescue any surviving descendants trapped within, all while discovering a far greater conspiracy buried within the underground Ark complex. Every action and choice you make directly impacts who lives and who dies, leaving the fate of Ark-01, and mankind itself, in your hands. Will you save mankind? Or doom us all? Key features An episodic adventure spreading across multiple story-rich timelines Investigative gameplay, challenging puzzles, tense action sequences Meaningful and difficult choices with branching dialogue A tailored experience, full of tension and drama Every player choice can influence the future of mankind

Adventure releases from 2016

76 Adventure titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Adventure titles

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Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume7.1k Steam reviewsTop 33% in Adventure
Positive rating89% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 58%
Metacritic59/100Genre average 77 — top 97% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours13 h averageTop 28% for session depth among Adventure

Community Tag Signals

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

  • Adventure · 8.4k
  • Point & Click · 113
  • Casual · 102
  • Story Rich · 95
  • Post-apocalyptic · 93
  • Episodic · 75
  • Choices Matter · 45
  • Sci-fi · 43
  • Indie · 35
  • Alternate History · 19
  • Singleplayer · 16
  • Free to Play · 12
  • Atmospheric · 9
  • Horror · 7

Reception Metrics

Steam community

89%Very Positive · 7.1k reviews

6.3k positive · 784 negative

Metacritic

59/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.9/10

Curator recommendations

581

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (5)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Spanish - Spain

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

13h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Achievements

50

Steam unlocks available

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Accessibility

  • Captions available

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 24, 2016
DeveloperGaming Corps AB
PublisherMicroids Indie, Microids
Base price$1.49
PlatformsWindows, macOS
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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