The Descendant (Steam Game) 
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.
- Adventure (8423)
- Point & Click (112)
- Casual (101)
- Story Rich (95)
- Post-apocalyptic (93)
- Episodic (75)
- Choices Matter (45)
- Sci-fi (43)
- Indie (35)
- Alternate History (19)
- Singleplayer (16)
- Free to Play (13)
- Atmospheric (9)
- Horror (6)
| Release Date | Mar 24, 2016 |
| Price | $ 14.99 Top 15% |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 75.9% (mostly positive) / 88.4% Top 30% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 72% / 85.7% Top 10% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 523 Top 20% / 6.7K Top 4% |
| Curators | 44 reviews Top 15% |
| Median Play Time | 4.3 hours |
| Play Time per Dollar | 17 minutes Bottom 35% |
| Followers | 5.7K Top 15% |
| Owners | ± 6.1M Top 1% |
| Copies Sold | ± 231.3K Top 5% |
| Gross Revenue ($) | ± 1.1M Top 10% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This chart shows The Descendant's Steam rating and reviews from March 2016 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 74.8% (December 2016) to 88.4% (November 2023).
With 6.7K reviews Top 4%, The Descendant is an AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened. Most of the peaks took place in November.
Review Languages
This donut chart displays the languages of The Descendant's reviewers. The most popular language is Russian (36%), followed by English (32%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 27 languages represented. The game is available in 5 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.
Time Played
This chart displays the time played in The Descendant, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 6 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else.
Players' Feedback
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It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 75.9% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.
Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Descendant's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.
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