Game overview
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.
- Last tracked players
- 78
- All-time peak
- 79
- 24-hour change
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- 88.6% positive 7,123 reviews · via SteamSpy
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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
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Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *: Windows Vista+
- Processor: Intel i3 2.0GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD or nVidia card with 1GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 12 GB available space
Recommended
Recommended:- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel i5 2.5GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: nVidia 500 series or higher
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 12 GB available space
macOS
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: OS X 10.10
- Processor: Intel i5 - 2,7 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 6100 or higher
- Storage: 12 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Mid-2012 and newer with at least above hardware
Recommended
Recommended:- OS: OS X 10.11
- Processor: i5-4570 - 3.20Ghz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 755M 1024MB or higher
- Storage: 12 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Mid-2013 and newer with at least above hardware
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Microids Indie, Microids
- Brazilian rating
- l
- Steam Germany rating
- 0
- Achievements
- 50
- Controller support
- full
- Metacritic
- 59
- Features
- Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Captions available, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain
*languages with full audio support - Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- [email protected] Support site ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
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Structured language support (5)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | No | Yes |
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Buy Verdict
Excellent deal! This matches the historical low price with 90% off.
Value Score
Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 77th percentile. Priced as Market at $1.49.
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