Descent

Bought this expecting a proper modern port of the classic Descent, but it's just a bare-bones 62 MB DOSBox wrapper with zero updates. Framerate feels capped/low (around 15-30 FPS depending on setup), no native modern controller support (old joysticks only work poorly), and no widescreen/high-res fixes out of the box. I got the full series on GOG for under $10 years ago with better extras and the same ability to drop...

34 found this helpful, 2026-03-14

$45 for a 30 year old game is crazy. Bought it on a sale, but you're never notified that they go on sale. I love Decent, it was my intro to flight based games, as well as the "doom shooter" genre. I love it, and I wish more people could experience it.

8 found this helpful, 2026-01-22

when it was released, it was absolutely mind-blowing. I had a 486 DX2-66, got the demo off a computer magazine, and played it until my eyes bled. Something like this, 360 degree movement FPS, did not exist before Descent. Later i bought the game. A year later, Quake was released. The nineties was a very good time to be a young gamer. Descent atmosphere was unique. The sequel was good but never quite the same....

2 found this helpful, 2026-02-16