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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.

Released: 24 March 2016
Developer: Gaming Corps
Publisher: Microids Indie, Microids
Engine: Unity
Perspective: Third person
Controller: Full controller support
Metacritic: 59/100
Steam recommendations: 593
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac
Genres: Adventure · Indie
Estimated owners: 2,000,000–5,000,000 (est.)

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Player rating: 76
Critic rating: 10
Ratings counted: 88.3%
Steam reviews: 50
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The Descendant

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Crossplay System requirements 4 GB RAM Download size 12.0 GB Steam Deck Verified Player counts 27

The Descendant

The story

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?

The Descendant