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About the game
You can move and turn in any direction, six degrees of freedom, which made it one of the first true 3D shooters and famously dizzying.
Each level ends with a countdown escape after the reactor is destroyed.
History
Developed by Parallax Software and published by Interplay in 1995.
Descent II followed in 1996, and the game still has an active fan community.
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Ways to play
Extras
Only official, legal extras. We never link to scanned manuals or unofficial downloads.
Official extras on GOG
Buying the GOG version also gets you these extras, free to download from your GOG library:
In-game soundtrack
Soundtrack (Mac version)
Manual
Reference card
See it on GOG
Reviews
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