Descenders

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6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 33 Ratings

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  • Summary: Descenders is extreme downhill freeriding for the modern era, with procedurally generated worlds, and where mistakes have real consequences. Will you lead your team to glory and become the next legendary Descender?

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. MGG
    May 20, 2019
    85
    Descenders is a great surprise. As we see too many dark Rogue-Like games in an heroic-fantasy style, Ragesquid offers a dramatically different approach with a biking game that will remind us of the best moments of the PS2 era and its extreme sports games, offering something modern and adapted at the same time. This game is hard, punishing even the slightest mistakes and making you sweat. On the other hand, you will get a welcome sense of achievement by succeeding. Descenders is an interesting piece for Rogue-Like and biking amateurs, with nice graphics and a killer soundtrack.
  2. Areajugones
    May 13, 2019
    85
    Descenders is a fun and challenging mix between arcade and roguelike genders with freeride as the perfect excuse. High speed, risky tricks and an infinite amount of procedural tracks are the pillars of one of the best surprises of 2019 so far.
  3. 4P.de
    Jun 4, 2019
    82
    A decent bike alternative to Steep or SSX with randomly generated levels and challenges.
  4. Impulsegamer
    Feb 20, 2018
    80
    Descenders is an exhilirating downhill mountain biking game with responsive controls, interesting progression mechanics and a fantastic sense of speed.
  5. SpazioGames
    May 20, 2019
    80
    Descenders is an arcade extreme downhill freeriding, a real tribute to the '90s.
  6. GameCritics
    Feb 27, 2018
    80
    Descenders is a yet another successful experiment in expanding roguelike concepts into new and different genres, along with tight controls, realistic physics, and easy-to-execute stunts. Randomized courses and great downhill play would have been more than enough to make it worth recommending, but the player choice of overworld maps and the risk-based scoring system raise it to another level. This is not to be missed for fans of the stunt biking experience.
  7. Polygon
    Feb 9, 2018
    70
    Descenders takes a valiant stab at integrating the fast-paced, stunt-focused gameplay of downhill sports with the procedural generation of modern games. Unfortunately, this combination robs the genre of one of its strongest attributes: handcrafted level design that players can dive into and learn from.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. PlayerFoxy
    Oct 31, 2020
    10
    jogo bom dms de bike em que tem varias musicas mapas e varias coisas da comunidade para se fazer
  2. Knux57
    Dec 5, 2022
    9
    SSX meets Trials. Highly replayable game thanks to procedurally-generated levels, exciting sense of speed, a fun to master physics engine,SSX meets Trials. Highly replayable game thanks to procedurally-generated levels, exciting sense of speed, a fun to master physics engine, user-created maps, and daily/long-term challenges.… Expand
  4. RogerFK
    Jan 13, 2023
    9
    Lot's of fun on Steam Deck. Got it through Humble Choice and it impressed me, I don't feel like I missed any of the fun because all theLot's of fun on Steam Deck. Got it through Humble Choice and it impressed me, I don't feel like I missed any of the fun because all the content is there.

    This game's career mode looks ugly because it's a 3D procedurally generated world with no baked lighting and weird textures, but the bike parks, free ride, etc. easily sell this game to me.

    Game's fun if you like bikes. Extremely simple though, there's not many tricks and it's not amazingly realistic, just watch gameplays and decide if it's worth the price you find it. For me, it was a good surprise. The asking 20€+ price however is a bit too much imho    … Expand
  5. Enor
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    If you like downhill and freeride I recommend this game to you, because game has procedurally generated maps, which makes career mode muchIf you like downhill and freeride I recommend this game to you, because game has procedurally generated maps, which makes career mode much more fun to play, mods made by community and Bike Parks made by community, but supported by developers. Overally when it's on sale I recommend to give it a shot.… Expand
  6. zgillet
    Jan 3, 2020
    7
    I'm not sure what the official reviews are talking about - there are absolutely zero rougue-like elements in this game. You don't level up orI'm not sure what the official reviews are talking about - there are absolutely zero rougue-like elements in this game. You don't level up or keep upgrades, you only unlock cosmetics and starting points. The procedurally generated maps can sometimes literally be impossible when you get to peaks (because it prevents you from going around unmakable jumps).

    Overall its fun and I got it on Xbox Games pass for PC, but I wouldn't spend a cent over 10 dollars for the game. It's a lot like Steep - it's fun to play for about an hour and then you realize how shallow it is.    … Expand
  7. Steyraus
    Nov 27, 2021
    1
    Boring , unfinished and ugly...If you like watching half finished character model awkwardly roll down a hill in an unfinished world, then getBoring , unfinished and ugly...If you like watching half finished character model awkwardly roll down a hill in an unfinished world, then get help..
    This is another lazy Unity asset flip, with in a ugly low polygon design that I am sure the devs call artistic, when it's really just lazy..
    Seriously get a PS2 or Xbox 360 there dozen of riding and racing game that are more fun and look way better on those consoles.    … Expand
  8. Batman00
    May 13, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is unfinished trash **** rather play forspoken then that **** ass game 2 sped kids could make a better game literally this a waste of time and energy has only 5 tricks and anyone that says this game is good is a retard and has never touched a actual good game just get riders republic Gameplay: 0/10
    soundtrack: 0/10
    Audio design: 0/10
    Narrative: 0/10 rather hang myself **** that ****    … Expand

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