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 “Beholder”, this includes the latest updates to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, providing full support for the major VR headsets now available, and also features the classic “Smart Missile”, new hidden areas with special power-ups, and additional gameplay enhancements.

Descendent Studios showcased some of these VR improvements at the world-famous SXSW expo earlier this month. Enthusiastic fans waited in long lines to try out Descent: Underground on both HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets. Among those applauding the game’s advanced graphics and gameplay were cast members from the popular Smosh Games YouTube channel and fellow YouTube celebrity sWooZie!

“Descent: Underground’s VR experience is set to challenge the top tier of AAA action titles with advanced graphics and lightning-fast gameplay,” said Jason Spangler, Descendent’s CTO.  “As an indie studio, we like to say we are creating a “Triple I” experience, and VR is a big reason we think our game will stand out.” Spangler personally led the indie developer’s VR implementation.

The Early Access version of Descent: Underground is now available through Steam, the official Descent Underground website, and other online sellers.

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