Descenders Shadow Dropped on Steam and Xbox Game Pass
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- Descenders Next was released on July 21 at 9 am PT.
- The title was released on Steam and Xbox Game Pass, and is thereby available on PC and Xbox consoles.
- Descenders Next was announced in August 2024, serving as a direct sequel to Descenders.
Descenders Next shadow dropped its early access dropped on July 21 for Steam and Xbox Game Pass. The game is currently available on PC and Xbox, and was initially announced in August of 2024, marketed to serve as a direct sequel to Descenders, a title that initially released on Feb. 9, 2018.
On Steam, Descenders Next costs $29.99 at full price, but is discounted 10% until August 4. The game supports cross-platform multiplayer, according to the official Steam posting. The game’s early access period is scheduled to last for around two years, targeted towards continuously improving upon the experience together with the community. Updates are expected during early access, alongside well after early access concludes.
As of the initial early access debut, the game has four main biomes and two sports. The game’s price is not expected to change upon conclusion of the early access period. Descenders Next has been Steam Deck verified; the system requirements minimum requires 4 GB RAM, but recommends at least 8 GB RAM. The Steam Page has a full list of the required specs.
The developers plan to add more biomes throughout the early access period. In addition, more sports are supposedly in the works, thereby not limiting the game to just snowboarding and mountainboarding.
Descenders initially released on Windows and Xbox One; it was later ported to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch, with mobile versions having been released at a much later date. The game supports limited cross-platform multiplayer, with Steam being able to play with Xbox and Microsoft Store users. The full extent of the cross-platform multiplayer functionality of the sequel remains to be seen.
