Descent: Underground will bring the frenetic and pulse-pounding gaming experience back and add upgraded gameplay and features including Voxel technology, customizable ships, team and individual play, changeable maps, special weapons and upgrades, and so much more!

Descent: Underground will offer a distinctive gameplay style that gives players the ability to pit their flying skills against players around the world. Imagine fighting with 10, 20, 30 or more people all battling and acquiring minerals to keep the people on earth alive for one more day!

Descent: Underground is a six-degrees-of-freedom, first-person-vehicle shooter set in the asteroid fields between Mars and Jupiter around three-hundred years into the future. Giant corporations have replaced national governments and have taken to space in a gold rush of mining operations. The flight and combat skills of their pilots help dominate enemy companies and pilots become heroes as their battles are broadcast back to earth for fans to cheer on their favorites.

Codenamed “Padre” this Descent: Underground update includes the “Shaman” repair ship, a shotgun-like “Frag Cannon”, as well as enhanced visual effects like a “death roll” and “kill cam”.

Improvements in VR support also led to Descent: Underground being listed by Steam as first in relevance on “VR Support” for both “HTC Vive” and “Oculus Rift”. Additionally, this update adds full gamepad controller support for the launcher and in-game menus. Descendent first showcased the game on VR headsets at this summer’s Rooster Teeth Expo (RTX), where anxious fans waited in line for hours to play the game.

The release includes changes to the way ships appear to move, adding “weight” to the ships and enhancing the feeling that they are floating inside asteroids and space stations. The release also made changes to the look and feel of ship explosions, with the drones now bursting into pieces while the player looks on. It adds a new ship called the “Shaman”, a drone designed to repair teammate’s hull damage and restore their shields. Padre also includes an ammunition-based spread-fire weapon called the “Frag Cannon” that tears up enemies at close range. In addition, it connects in-game chat to the DescentUnderground.com website, allowing friends to stay in touch and coordinate both in and out of the game.

The Early Access version of Descent: Underground is now 33% off on Steam and through DescentUnderground.com.

Key Features:

• Multiplayer shooter action in a full six degrees of freedom
• A variety of customizable ships and roles suit every play style
• Individual and team game modes for multiplayer
• Community-driven development w/ weekly video streams
• Mine for resources, power-ups, and to locate hidden tunnels
• Prove your prowess with rankings, achievements, and leaderboards
• Singleplayer storyline missions