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As We Descend

Box Dragon · Coffee Stain Publishing · 2025-05-28

Steam

IndieRPGStrategyEarly Access

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 28, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The apocalyptic roguelike deckbuilder with squad sculpting and deep tactics. Recruit the right units and outmaneuver titanic foes on dangerous expeditions. Build up allies and resources in the feudal Vault-City. Can you survive all the perils that await the last bastion of humanity?

87%
positive of 1.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

Decide the Fate of the City – Hailing from one of the three great factions of the City-Vault, you hold the key to its fate amidst the post-apocalypse. Outmaneuver the medieval politics of the city and unearth its deepest secrets. As the first and last line of defense for the city walls, you must hold the line…(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 98 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~12/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 27k–61k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,363 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $13.39 at Steam (2026-03-05)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 25 of 26 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14414420252026Week of 2025-05-28: 144 positiveWeek of 2025-05-28: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-06-04: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-06-04: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-11: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-06-11: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-18: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-25: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-06-25: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-02: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-07-02: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-09: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-07-09: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-16: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-07-16: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-23: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-07-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-30: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-20: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-08-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-03: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-10: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-17: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-09-17: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-24: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-09-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-08: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-10-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-15: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-22: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-22: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-29: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-10-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-05: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-12: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-19: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-26: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-12-03: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-12-10: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-12-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-24: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-12-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-31: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-12-31: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-07: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-14: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-21: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-28: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-01-28: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-04: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-02-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-11: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-18: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-25: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-04: 25 positiveWeek of 2026-03-04: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-11: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-11: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-18: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-25: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-08: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-08: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-15: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-22: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-29: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-06: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-05-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-13: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-13: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-20: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-27: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-05-27: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-03: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-10: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-06-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-17: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-17: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-24: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-08: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-15: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-15: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-22: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-22: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-29: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-05: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-12: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-08-12: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$13.392025-05-282026-08-132025-05-28 — best price $24.892025-06-11 — best price $29.992025-06-27 — best price $19.792025-07-25 — best price $29.992025-09-15 — best price $19.792025-10-06 — best price $29.992025-10-07 — best price $19.992025-10-29 — best price $15.992025-11-06 — best price $19.992025-12-06 — best price $15.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-01-17 — best price $15.992026-01-31 — best price $19.992026-03-05 — best price $13.392026-03-23 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-04-27 — best price $13.392026-05-07 — best price $13.392026-05-11 — best price $19.992026-05-28 — best price $19.992026-06-10 — best price $13.392026-06-15 — best price $13.392026-06-16 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $13.392026-06-29 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-07-16 — best price $13.392026-07-23 — best price $19.992026-07-30 — best price $19.992026-08-13 — best price $13.39
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

16
achievements tracked
48.3%
earned "Warden of the Wall"
18.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsAdjustable Text SizeCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSteam CloudFamily Sharing

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4221%16

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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