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Games like Descent 2
Parallax · 2014 · Windows, macOS, Linux
Steam: 92 % positive of 166 reviews, as of Oct 28
More pulse-pounding 360° action blasting through tunnels with six degrees of freedom.
24 games that play like Descent 2 and 24 that look like it. Closest by gameplay: Descent, Desecrators and Overload.
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Plays and looks like Descent 2
These games are close to it by gameplay and by look, so they appear in both lists below.
By gameplay
Plays like Descent 2
Matched from Steam descriptions and player tags. The tags under each game are the ones both games share.
Descent
96 % positive of 462
Shared: Classic · 6DOF · FPS
Desecrators
94 % positive of 334
Shared: 6DOF · FPS · Old School
Overload
94 % positive of 1,653
Shared: Classic · 6DOF · FPS
Vertigo 2
95 % positive of 2,590
Shared: FPS · Shooter · Sci-fi
Deep Rock Galactic
97 % positive of 304,178
Shared: FPS · Shooter · Sci-fi
Selaco
92 % positive of 4,811
Shared: FPS · Old School · Shooter
Quake II
95 % positive of 8,582
Shared: Classic · FPS · Old School
EVERSPACE™ 2
85 % positive of 12,136
Shared: Shooter · Sci-fi · Space
HELLDIVERS™ 2
75 % positive of 849,425
Shared: Shooter · Sci-fi · Space
Half-Life 2
96 % positive of 204,533
Shared: Classic · FPS · Shooter
Half-Life
95 % positive of 118,292
Shared: Classic · FPS · Shooter
System Shock
89 % positive of 9,887
Shared: FPS · Shooter · Sci-fi
More matches
- Unreal Gold89 % positive of 2,573Shared: Classic · FPS · Old School
- Half-Life: Opposing Force95 % positive of 25,682Shared: Classic · FPS · Shooter
- Vertigo Remastered91 % positive of 1,337Shared: Shooter · Sci-fi · Action
- Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor86 % positive of 46,596Shared: Sci-fi · Space · Action
- Dead Space™ 293 % positive of 26,333Shared: Shooter · Sci-fi · Space
- Forsaken Remastered87 % positive of 270Shared: Classic · 6DOF · FPS
- DUSK96 % positive of 22,161Shared: Classic · FPS · Old School
- Final DOOM84 % positive of 1,279Shared: Classic · FPS · Old School
- STAR WARS™ Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)88 % positive of 3,103Shared: Classic · FPS · Old School
- Prodeus91 % positive of 5,548Shared: Classic · FPS · Shooter
- Roboquest94 % positive of 19,277Shared: FPS · Shooter · Sci-fi
- DOOM II95 % positive of 9,045Shared: Classic · FPS · Old School
By look
Looks like Descent 2
Matched from screenshots. Each card shows the screenshot closest to the look of this game.
Descent
96 % positive of 462
Classic Marathon 2
92 % positive of 428
Unreal Gold
89 % positive of 2,573
Classic Marathon Infinity
88 % positive of 288
Vangers
95 % positive of 1,173
System Shock: Enhanced Edition
89 % positive of 1,787
The Apogee Throwback Pack
91 % positive of 286
DOOM 64
91 % positive of 8,046
System Shock® 2 (1999)
93 % positive of 7,860
Quake II Mission Pack: The Reckoning
84 % positive of 195
Tachyon: The Fringe
88 % positive of 229
Heretic + Hexen
95 % positive of 1,823
More matches
- Final DOOM84 % positive of 1,279
- Aliens versus Predator Classic 200086 % positive of 2,522
- DOOM II95 % positive of 9,045
- Quake III Arena95 % positive of 3,483
- STAR WARS™ Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)88 % positive of 3,103
- FIGHT KNIGHT91 % positive of 1,561
- Half-Life95 % positive of 118,292
- Quake95 % positive of 14,096
- Master Levels for Doom II72 % positive of 807
- Zortch97 % positive of 1,285
- Half-Life: Opposing Force95 % positive of 25,682
- Stargunner82 % positive of 156
At a glance
What games like Descent 2 have in common
- The tags they share most often with Descent 2: FPS (19 of 24), Classic (13) and Shooter (13).
- They came out between 1998 and 2025, 14 of them after Descent 2 (2014).
- Best rated by Steam players: Deep Rock Galactic (97 % positive of 304,178).
How these matches work
Matches come from embeddings of Steam descriptions, player tags and screenshots, computed offline. “Plays like” compares what the games are about and how players tag them; “Looks like” compares their screenshots. The share of positive reviews is based on Steam user reviews.