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.

Little Orbit is honoring the spirit of open-development from the original reboot project by inviting early supporters to a special PC Beta beginning in November. PC Beta players will help the studios polish the final release candidate.

Starting this morning, gamers can pre-order Descent on PC, Mac OSX, and Linux PCs

Pre-order benefits include:

• PC Beta starting last this year
• A custom version of the Generation III “Viola” ship w/ exclusive paint job
• Special PC Beta challenges to unlock exclusive pre-season cosmetic rewards
• Multipass upgrade for multiplayer seasons 1 & 2 with additional gameplay challenges
• “Secret Missions” DLC with additional single-player missions, landing later in 2019!

“This has been more than a 3 year journey for the Kickstarter backers, Early Access players, and fans who all made this game possible. We are excited to begin rolling out the Descent beta for players later this year,” said Matthew Scott, CEO of Little Orbit. “With Descent, we are reimagining a classic franchise, while still staying true to the core gameplay that made it one of the most popular games of the 90s.”

Players who purchased Descent: Underground during Descendent Studios’ Kickstarter campaign or Early Access will also receive these pre-order benefits.

Retail and digital full release for PC, Xbox One, and PS4 will be coming in early 2019, now including Nintendo Switch.

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

Retail and digital full release for PC, Xbox One, and PS4 will be coming in early 2019, now including Nintendo Switch.