Games like Descent 2
If Descent 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Descent, STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster and CARNAL — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and nostalgic. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Steam players who put hours into Descent 2 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Descent
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Descent 2.
Top pick for Descent 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds and six degrees of freedom.
STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Descent 2.
Second-strongest match for Descent 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Descent 2.
The evil Empire is currently creating a doomsday army behind a veil of secrecy. However, they are no match for the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division. Your mission is to infiltrate the Empire and put an end to their plans for terror and domination.
CARNAL
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Descent 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Descent 2.
CARNAL is a fast and challenging retro FPS straight from the mid '90s. The Sons of Anak are opening portals to extract Dark Matter from the "other side". Combat the possessed soldiers, the manifested demons helping them, and any inanimate objects standing in your way!
Descent 3
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Descent 2.
Ranked #4 for Descent 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Descent 2.
The vertigo continues as the highly anticipated sequel to Descent I and II takes the mind-bending, pulse-pounding experience to another level!
Overload
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Descent 2.
Ranked #5 for Descent 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Descent 2.
A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Descent 2.
Ranked #6 for Descent 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II picks up where the award-winning Dark Forces™ game left off...with even more features and firepower in dazzling 3D graphics. As Kyle Katarn, you must acquire a lightsaber and learn the ways of the Force to become a Jedi Knight.
DOOM II
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Descent 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.
EVERSPACE™
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Descent 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Descent 2.
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Descent 2
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Quake
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Descent 2.
Reviewers of Descent 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
Rebirth
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Descent 2.
Reviewers of Descent 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Descent 2.
You are the survivor of this post-apocalyptic world. You will search for food, gun, and medicine for keeping yourself alive. But it is not that easy. zombies are everywhere. So you have to be careful and alert all the time because they are dangerous. They can smell and feel you.
Descent
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Descent 2.
Reviewers of Descent 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds and six degrees of freedom.
DOOM
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Descent 2.
Reviewers of Descent 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
Vertigo
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Descent 2.
Reviewers of Descent 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Vertigo is a first person story-based shooter for the HTC Vive. Explore the sprawling underground facilities of Planck Interdimensional Energy Solutions' Quantum Reactor, filled with dark secrets, adorable drones, and parallel universes.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Descent 2 at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Descent 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descent 2.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Descent 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Descent 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Descent 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Descent 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under Descent 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descent 2.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Descent 2.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Descent 2.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Frequently asked about Descent 2
- Does Descent 2 work on Steam Deck?
- Descent 2 is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Descent 2 cost?
- Descent 2 is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Descent 2 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Descent 2 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Descent 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Descent 2 are Descent, STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster, CARNAL.
- Who developed Descent 2?
- Descent 2 was developed by Parallax and published by Interplay Inc..
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