The Descendant

The Descendant

by Gaming Corps AB·published by Microids Indie

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 23, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.
Steam Sentiment88

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

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Quick Stats

Reviews

2,551en

7,160 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 23, 2026

Released

Mar 24, 2016

Price

$14.99

Velocity

0.7/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of Apr 23, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

280K

Estimated gross revenue±60%

$4.3M

Based on 7,160 reviews (all languages)

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Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 2,553 post-launch reviews
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0h
63%273 rev
<2h
71%211 rev
2-10h
92%1,823 rev
10-50h
94%192 rev
50-200h
97%33 rev
200h+
100%21 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+26pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 241 similar games in the Casual genre released in 2016.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 32%
Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 6%

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