Games like Descenders
If Descenders is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lonely Mountains: Downhill, Cranked and Riders Republic — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its career mode rewards persistence, atmospheric and challenging. 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.
Get personalized picks →Descenders is an extreme downhill mountain biking game where players navigate procedurally generated tracks using a trick combo system. Developed by RageSquid and published by No More Robots, it released in 2019. The game features career-mode with reputation-grind progression, mod-support, and online multiplayer racing. Players describe it as atmospheric, challenging, competitive, and contemplative, with the procedural parks keeping every ride fresh. Reviewers highlight the career-mode rewards persistence and the realistic physics enabling fluid trick combos once mastered. The game supports online co-op and is playable on Steam Deck. It currently holds a 95% positive rating from 10,694 Steam reviews and costs $24.99.
About Descenders: 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?
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Steam players who put hours into Descenders 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.
Lonely Mountains: Downhill
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Descenders.
Top pick for Descenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Descenders.
Just you and your bike - take it on a thrilling ride down an unspoiled mountain landscape. Make your way through thick forests, narrow trails and wild rivers. Race, jump, slide and try not to crash - all the way from the peak to the valley!
Cranked
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Descenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Descenders.
Chase the top of the leaderboards in Cranked and experience the raw thrill of downhill mountain bike racing. It’s fast, responsive, and grounded -- we're chasing what it really feels like to ride. Easy to pick up, impossible to put down, and packed with virtually endless skill depth.
Riders Republic
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Descenders.
Third-strongest match for Descenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports with Descenders.
Jump into a massive multiplayer playground! Bike, ski, snowboard, or wingsuit across an open world sports paradise where the rules are yours to make or break.
Joyride : Lowpoly World
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Descenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Descenders.
Joyride is a low-polygon style racing game with a top-down view. Different seasons have different scenery, and different locations have different driving pleasures. Here you can race, go off-road, explore hidden routes, complete difficult driving to get a completely different racing experience.
pedalverse
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Descenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Descenders.
PedalVerse combines the thrill of downhill MTB racing with the freedom of FPV drone exploration. Customize your rider and bike, race dynamic tracks, and set records to climb the leaderboard. Tackle challenges and explore a semi-open world. Ready to take on the challenge?
Down Fast VR
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Descenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Racing with Descenders.
Race and freeride across four different locations in Down Fast VR, the ultimate mountain biking game for virtual reality. Compete against players from all around the world and explore the mountain with three different bikes and stunts like whips, 360s, frontflips, and backflips.
Parcel Corps
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Descenders.
Ranked #8 for Descenders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Descenders.
Ditch the 9-5 and embrace the high-octane life of a freelance bicycle messenger! Skid, grind, and wallride across eight huge levels, delivering parcels for a cast of eccentric business owners. Find shortcuts, dodge traffic, and maybe even save the world!
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Riders Republic
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Descenders.
Reviewers of Descenders cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports with Descenders.
Jump into a massive multiplayer playground! Bike, ski, snowboard, or wingsuit across an open world sports paradise where the rules are yours to make or break.
MX vs ATV Legends
WHY THIS
Shares multiplayer racing and a competitive mood with Descenders.
Reviewers of Descenders cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Racing with Descenders.
Race your way to victory on bikes, ATVs and UTVs in MX vs ATV Legends! Featuring massive new open environments, plus a career mode that lets you experience all the risks and rewards of becoming a world-famous professional rider. Become an off-road racing legend in your own right! Your time is now!
MAVRIX by Matt Jones
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Descenders.
Reviewers of Descenders cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Sports with Descenders.
The ultimate multiplayer open world designed by Pro riders. Discover mountains and trails with limitless control and build your own career. Pull huge tricks or race through the global rankings! Nail challenges to secure sponsorship deals with real world brands. Are you ready?!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Descenders at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Descenders on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descenders.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Descenders on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descenders.
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 ~60% under Descenders on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descenders.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Descenders on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descenders.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Descenders on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descenders.
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 ~72% under Descenders on Steam right now. Shares Action with Descenders.
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.
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STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Descenders.
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Floating Point
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SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Descenders.
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Counter-Strike 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Descenders.
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Dota 2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Descenders.
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Descenders.
Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.
Splitgate
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Descenders.
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.
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Frequently asked about Descenders
- Does Descenders run on Steam Deck?
- Descenders 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 Descenders cost?
- Descenders is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Descenders have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Descenders supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Descenders?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Descenders are Lonely Mountains: Downhill, Cranked, Riders Republic.
- Who developed Descenders?
- Descenders was developed by RageSquid and published by No More Robots.
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