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Descenders cover art

Descenders

RageSquid · No More Robots · 2019-05-07

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ActionRacingSports

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: May 07, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 24, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Nov 06, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Aug 04, 2022 (iOS), May 07, 2019 (Linux), May 07, 2019 (Xbox One)

Descenders is extreme downhill freeriding for the modern era, with procedurally generated worlds, and where mistakes have real consequences. Will you lead your team to glory and become the next legendary Descender?

256
playing now
94%
positive of 24k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4
twitch viewers (latest)
77/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
65/100
IGDB user rating (47 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

256 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Descenders is a cycling game developed by RageSquid and published by No More Robots. It was released for Linux, macOS, Windows, and Xbox One on 7 May 2019, for PlayStation 4 on 25 August 2020, for Nintendo Switch on 6 November 2020 and Xbox Series X/S on 8 June 2021. A mobile version for iOS and Android was released on 4 August 2022.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 256 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,341 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~293/week).
  • · Review velocity up 4% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 597k–1.4M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 23,889 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Steam (2024-08-06) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 13 of 26 observed days · $20.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
56656620182026Week of 2018-02-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 335 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 223 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 289 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 364 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 566 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 248 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 237 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 435 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 525 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 249 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6341662026-08-06 22:00 — 421 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 223 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 500 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 456 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 253 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 528 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 478 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 269 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 484 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 458 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 246 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 528 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 394 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 257 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 558 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 379 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 187 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 458 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 389 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 166 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 446 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 502 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 215 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 413 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 498 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 192 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 372 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 468 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 256 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$0.002018-02-102026-08-282018-02-10 — best price $22.492018-05-22 — best price $24.992018-09-13 — best price $24.992018-12-17 — best price $24.992019-05-10 — best price $19.992019-07-19 — best price $17.492019-10-28 — best price $16.242019-12-10 — best price $24.992020-01-10 — best price $14.992020-02-21 — best price $14.992020-05-14 — best price $24.992020-09-02 — best price $24.992020-11-25 — best price $14.992021-02-15 — best price $24.992021-05-18 — best price $14.992021-07-14 — best price $12.492021-09-14 — best price $24.992021-12-01 — best price $24.992022-02-11 — best price $24.992022-05-24 — best price $24.992022-09-06 — best price $24.992022-12-02 — best price $24.992023-03-23 — best price $24.992023-06-23 — best price $8.742023-08-17 — best price $7.492024-01-22 — best price $7.492024-05-20 — best price $24.992024-11-12 — best price $24.992025-01-02 — best price $24.992025-07-10 — best price $24.992025-10-30 — best price $24.992026-02-13 — best price $24.992026-06-25 — best price $6.242026-08-28 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

63212026-05-30 — 36 pageviews2026-06-02 — 37 pageviews2026-06-05 — 35 pageviews2026-06-08 — 51 pageviews2026-06-11 — 34 pageviews2026-06-14 — 43 pageviews2026-06-17 — 38 pageviews2026-06-20 — 53 pageviews2026-06-23 — 35 pageviews2026-06-26 — 42 pageviews2026-06-29 — 40 pageviews2026-07-02 — 34 pageviews2026-07-05 — 28 pageviews2026-07-08 — 44 pageviews2026-07-11 — 36 pageviews2026-07-14 — 40 pageviews2026-07-17 — 27 pageviews2026-07-20 — 36 pageviews2026-07-23 — 50 pageviews2026-07-26 — 42 pageviews2026-07-29 — 29 pageviews2026-08-01 — 34 pageviews2026-08-04 — 40 pageviews2026-08-07 — 52 pageviews2026-08-10 — 36 pageviews2026-08-13 — 31 pageviews2026-08-16 — 34 pageviews2026-08-19 — 43 pageviews2026-08-22 — 35 pageviews2026-08-25 — 28 pageviews2026-08-27 — 32 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1102026-08-28 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 18:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 00:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 5 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 4 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
70.1%
earned "Wipeout"
15.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudStatsSteam Leaderboards1 DLC

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

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)53,2780%40
PS4 (PlayStation)17,4451%34
PS4 (PlayStation)11,2511%34
Steam (Steam)11,1461%42
Switch (Nintendo)1290%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

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

Player tags

BMXBikesActionRacingSportsCyclingPhysicsModdableFast-PacedOpen World

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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