The Descent series of first-person shooter/combat flight simulators comprises of two games by Parallax Software, and one made by successor studio Outrage Entertainment, all published by Interplay Entertainment. The original Descent started development under the patronage of 3D Realms before being sold off, similar to Blood and PowerSlave.
Games[]
- Descent (1994)
- Descent: Levels of the World (1995)
- Descent: Anniversary Edition (1996)
- Descent II (1996)
- Descent II: Destination Quartzon (1996)
- Descent II: The Infinite Abyss (1996)
- Descent II: Vertigo Series (1996)
- Descent I and II: The Definitive Collection (1997)
- Descent Maximum (1997)
- Descent 3 (1999)
- Descent 3: Mercenary (1999)
The FreeSpace series of space combat simulators are an official spin-off to Descent. The Descent engine was also notoriously used by Interplay Entertainment for the action role-playing game Descent to Undermountain in 1997. The rival games Radix: Beyond the Void from 1995 and Forsaken from 1998 are also broadly similar.
The 2018 game Overload by Revival Productions is a spiritual successor to Descent, as it has very similar gameplay and was made by members of the original team. Another game was started as a prequel to Descent, but was reverted to the generic name Ships That Fight Underground after a legal dispute.