Games like Descent 3
If Descent 3 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Descent, Descent 2 and Overload — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, 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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Descent
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Descent 3.
Top pick for Descent 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Descent 3.
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.
Descent 2
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Descent 3.
Second-strongest match for Descent 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Descent 3.
More pulse-pounding 360° action blasting through tunnels with six degrees of freedom.
Overload
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Descent 3.
Third-strongest match for Descent 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Descent 3.
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™: Dark Forces Remaster
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Descent 3.
Ranked #4 for Descent 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Descent 3.
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.
Shattered Horizon
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Descent 3.
Ranked #5 for Descent 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Descent 3.
Experience zero gravity space combat in this innovative FPS. Now includes the Last Stand pack: play all game modes in single player with bots.
Miner Wars 2081
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Descent 3.
Ranked #6 for Descent 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Descent 3.
Operate an advanced mining ship in a fully destructible and open-world environment!
DOOM II
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Descent 3.
Ranked #7 for Descent 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Descent 3.
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.
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Descent 3.
Ranked #8 for Descent 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Descent 3.
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.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Descent 3
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Descent
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Descent 3.
Reviewers of Descent 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Descent 3.
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.
Freespace 2
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Descent 3.
Reviewers of Descent 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Descent 3.
FreeSpace 2, the follow up to the classic Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War is ready to engage you in the second round. Follow the Grand Terran Vasudan Alliance further into the mysteries of the Shivans. Get your flight stick and hit the flight deck. The last time was just a warm up.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Descent 3 at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Descent 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descent 3.
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 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descent 3.
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 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descent 3.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Descent 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descent 3.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Descent 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descent 3.
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 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descent 3.
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.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
SCP: Secret Laboratory
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Descent 3.
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
Splitgate
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Descent 3.
Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.
PlanetSide 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Descent 3.
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
Sven Co-op
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Descent 3.
Sven Co-op is a co-operative game originally based around Valve Software's Half-Life. In this game players must work together against computer controlled enemies and solve puzzles as a team.
MechWarrior Online™ Legends
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Descent 3.
MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.
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Frequently asked about Descent 3
- Does Descent 3 run on Steam Deck?
- Descent 3 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Descent 3 cost?
- Descent 3 is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Descent 3 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Descent 3 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Descent 3?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Descent 3 are Descent, Descent 2, Overload.
- Who developed Descent 3?
- Descent 3 was developed by Outrage Entertainment and published by Interplay Inc..
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