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Descent 2

Plunge through 30 more levels of Descent 2 as you battle highly intelligent robot enemies, including the evil thief bot, leaving their flaming hulks in your exhaust. Don't keep this feeling of nausea to yourself, go Head-to-Head with 2-player modem support or 8-player network and Tournament Mode. Brace yourself for the world of Descent... if you can handle it. Get them before they get you... Dynamic gameplay that is hard to match even by today’s standardsA great musical score composed by artists such as Type O Negative and Skinny PuppyChallenging multiplayer modes Dynamic gameplay that is hard

Release date
November 24, 2017
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Developer
Parallax Software
Publisher
Interplay
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Plunge through 30 more levels of Descent 2 as you battle highly intelligent robot enemies, including the evil thief bot, leaving their flaming hulks in your exhaust. Don't keep this feeling of nausea to yourself, go Head-to-Head with 2-player modem support or 8-player network and Tournament Mode.

Brace yourself for the world of Descent... if you can handle it. Get them before they get you... Dynamic gameplay that is hard to match even by today’s standardsA great musical score composed by artists such as Type O Negative and Skinny PuppyChallenging multiplayer modes Dynamic gameplay that is hard to match even by today’s standardsA great musical score composed by artists such as Type O Negative and Skinny PuppyChallenging multiplayer modes

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★ 9.2/10GOG · 2,465 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
Descent is what got me into gaming. Sure, I'd played Wolf3D and Commander Keen, even Catacomb Abyss years before it, but this is what made…
★ 5 / 5
I remember when Descent came out back in 1995. Among a flurry of Doom clones, it instantly stood out from the pack by showing everyone…
★ 5 / 5
For the many years this game has been out I have never tired of playing it. Sure the graffix are dated now, but the heart…
★ 5 / 5
Lost count of the amount of hours me and my cousin played on this game!!!!!!!! So glad I can finally play it again
★ 5 / 5
I recently finished all the Doom Eternal content on nightmare difficulty, and then went back to play Descent 2. This game holds up so well…
★ 4 / 5
While I appreciate GOG's efforts to bring this retro games to people, why is it so hard to make a Linux version for each dosbox…
★ 5 / 5
Years ago, I discovered a Descent 2 demo. Being the kind of gamer I am, I experimented with it and progressivily got better each time.…

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★ 5 / 5
Played this franchise since 1996, it was amazing then and in my opinion still holds up. There is a version available with polished graphics and…
★ 5 / 5
One of my favorite childhood games that has stood the test of time and always will in my book.
★ 1 / 5
Amazing game ruined by greedy IP owners. Bought this expecting a proper modern port of the classic Descent, but it's just a bare-bones 62 MB…
★ 5 / 5
A great game, but with today's gaming PCs/laptops, it might run blazingly fast and destroying your ship right away. Here are my recommendations so far:…
★ 5 / 5
No words to describe the sheer joy of seeing this since childhood. Blasting robots in spiraling mines and blowing up bosses is just wicked awesome.
★ 1 / 5
F this, I´m giving one star this time...Raising the price by 100% once again out of nowhere...Guess what, it can´t even be "justified" by being…

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