I’m glad the developers chose to make something in such an under-populated genre, and devised a pretty unique format to boot.

I’m optimistic that Descenders will grow into a meatier game, and in the meantime, it’s a great way to kill a few hours in a super fun sandbox. Among these is the aforementioned daily challenge mode, as well as a tournament system, an expanded world map with new environments, and “rider improvements” (which may or may not mean real-deal, non-cosmetic unlocks). More things to do are on their way, and the dev team has already announced a bunch of forthcoming features. Of course, that criticism comes with a major caveat: this is an Early Access game. There are cosmetic unlocks such as new bikes, shirts, and helmets, but those don’t change the play, and I felt like I’d more or less seen all there was to see after a couple hours of playing (though I could always just keep improving my skills, if I wanted). Descenders never really changes up the experience no matter how many runs you get through. The roguelike-esque progression system is an interesting idea, but success won't reward you with new abilities to mess around with or statistical buffs.

Procedural generation issues aside, the primary reason I have a hard time wholeheartedly recommending Descenders in its current state is that there isn't all that much to it right now. It’s a great way to kill a few hours in a super fun sandbox.

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