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A signal calls from the depths of a planet that repeats itself: ECHO. Many scouts descended after it and never came back. Now it's your turn to go down — and to bring each other home.
Dance through the bullets
A third-person bullet hell built to be readable: neon bullet patterns, a dash with invincibility frames, jumping and automatic mantling. Take enemies down without getting hit and your Euphoria rises; take a hit and it's gone. Reload at the right moment to hit Synchrony.
Every descent is different
New rooms and paths every cycle, across four biomes — the Valley of Monoliths, the Sea of Bones, the Frozen Antenna and the Mycelial Garden. Eleven enemy types, elites with extra rules, ambushes and formations, puzzles along the way and chests worth the risk.
No one goes down alone
Play with up to three friends online, with invites through Steam. Fall, and you become an echo who can be revived under fire. Pacts that only work with a partner nearby, puzzles built for two and guardians to face together.
Four guardians
The Threshold Warden, the Dune Devourer, the Antenna Architect and the Mycelial Matriarch: multi-phase fights, each with its own music that grows more intense with every phase.
The House and the story
Between descents, there's the House the scouts built together, each one bringing a piece of her memories. Logs scattered across the planet tell of those who came before you — and why no one came back. There is more than one ending.
Choices with a cost
- Five weapons, each with traits and its own alt-fire
- Artifacts that change how you play the cycle
- Symbionts: a strong bonus with a price attached
- Corrupted items that may cause suit malfunctions — worth the risk?
- Pebbles to spend this cycle, Remnant that stays forever
Come back for more
- Daily Challenge: the same descent for everyone, with a global leaderboard
- Three difficulties and ECHO+, with burdens for those who want more
- Steam Achievements
- Plays on Steam Deck, with a controller or keyboard and mouse
- In 11 languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean
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Don't Descend is coming to Steam Early Access. Join the Discord to follow development and play tests.