The Descendant — patch notes and updates
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| Pre-Orders Now Available | 2025-03-11 | Hello Explorers, Only a few weeks left before you take off to Amerzone - The Explorer’s Legacy to bring back the White Birds. You can now pre-order the game to play it as soon as it becomes available on April 24th! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2429190/Amerzone__The_Explorers_Legacy/ Witness the amazing overhaul work Microids Studio Paris did to go from the 1999 original to the 2025 version: Dive into Benoît Sokal’s universe with the exclusive Syberia: The World Before x Amerzone – The Explorer’s Legacy bundle at 10% off https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/49865/Syberia_The_World_Before_x_Amerzone__The_Explorers_Legacy/ 📬 Stay Connect |
| Huge deal | 2017-03-24 | Save 50% on The Descendant Complete Season! The deal is up till 4-03-2017 @7PM GMT+1 Try the game by yourself, the Descendant EP1 is now free! The happy owners of The Descendant can also download for free the soundtracks and the digital artbook of the game. Enjoy! |
| Huge deal | 2017-03-24 | Save 50% on The Descendant Complete Season! The deal is up till 4-03-2017 @7PM GMT+1 Try the game by yourself, the Descendant EP1 is now free! The happy owners of The Descendant can also download for free the soundtracks and the digital artbook of the game. Enjoy! |
| Episode 5 Patch #1 Release Notes | 2016-12-15 | There is a new patch for THE DESCENDANT Episode 5: Ultimatum. Please note we have made several improvements throughout the game with this new patch. IMPROVEMENTS Improvements on lighting in several scenes. FIXES Fixed the achievement Employee of the Year so that it unlocks correctly. Fixed an issue with music volume in Episode 5. Fixed several issues with cutscenes. Fixed some localization issues. KNOWN ISSUES General, when playing with a controller we strongly recommend playing in full-screen mode as window mode can cause several issues where the input of the controller would not get recognized by the game. |
| Episode 5 Patch #1 Release Notes | 2016-12-15 | There is a new patch for THE DESCENDANT Episode 5: Ultimatum. Please note we have made several improvements throughout the game with this new patch. IMPROVEMENTS Improvements on lighting in several scenes. FIXES Fixed the achievement Employee of the Year so that it unlocks correctly. Fixed an issue with music volume in Episode 5. Fixed several issues with cutscenes. Fixed some localization issues. KNOWN ISSUES General, when playing with a controller we strongly recommend playing in full-screen mode as window mode can cause several issues where the input of the controller would not get recognized by the game. |
| Episode 5: Ultimatum, Directed by Hollywood Film Director Frank Coraci is out on Steam Now! | 2016-12-05 | In THE DESCENDANT - Episode 5: Ultimatum, the past and present collide, and nothing will ever be the same. As Donnie reaches the end of his mission and comes face-to-face with the last janitor of Ark-01, a final confrontation will determine what happens to Mia, the descendants, and everyone above ground. Who lives, who dies, and the fate of the new world rests solely in your hands. Will you save humanity or will you doom us all? THE DESCENDANT - Episode 5: Ultimatum. Out now on Steam for Windows PC and Mac. Go Play it Now! http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11726045/3764d644b93eb2f2c402fc8546fa8ab51c769552.jp |
| Episode 5: Ultimatum, Directed by Hollywood Film Director Frank Coraci is out on Steam Now! | 2016-12-05 | In THE DESCENDANT - Episode 5: Ultimatum, the past and present collide, and nothing will ever be the same. As Donnie reaches the end of his mission and comes face-to-face with the last janitor of Ark-01, a final confrontation will determine what happens to Mia, the descendants, and everyone above ground. Who lives, who dies, and the fate of the new world rests solely in your hands. Will you save humanity or will you doom us all? THE DESCENDANT - Episode 5: Ultimatum. Out now on Steam for Windows PC and Mac. Go Play it Now! http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11726045/3764d644b93eb2f2c402fc8546fa8ab51c769552.jp |
| Episode 5 Release Notes | 2016-12-05 | THE DESCENDANT Episode 5: Ultimatum, Directed by Hollywood Film Director Frank Coraci has been released. This episode brings the conclusion to the first season of the game. Please note we have made several improvements throughout the game with this new episode release. NEW FEATURES The office space and water heating are of Episode 1 have been improved with new interactions. FIXES Episode 1, Screenshots for Chapters 02 and 03 now display correctly. Episode 1, Mac only: reloading the 4th chapter now works as intended. Episode 3, an issue with the buttons displayed while playing in the Decontamination Shower puzzle has now been fixed. KNOWN ISSU |
| Episode 5 Release Notes | 2016-12-05 | THE DESCENDANT Episode 5: Ultimatum, Directed by Hollywood Film Director Frank Coraci has been released. This episode brings the conclusion to the first season of the game. Please note we have made several improvements throughout the game with this new episode release. NEW FEATURES The office space and water heating are of Episode 1 have been improved with new interactions. FIXES Episode 1, Screenshots for Chapters 02 and 03 now display correctly. Episode 1, Mac only: reloading the 4th chapter now works as intended. Episode 3, an issue with the buttons displayed while playing in the Decontamination Shower puzzle has now been fixed. KNOWN ISSU |
| Steam Award Nominations | 2016-11-24 | Hello everyone Don't forget to nominate your favorite game for a Steam Award! (You can earn badges for nominating) Here is the link for your convenience: http://store.steampowered.com/SteamAwardNominations/ If you decide to vote for The Descendant (which we hope you do!) you can do this directly from our Store Page here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/351940/ |
| Steam Award Nominations | 2016-11-24 | Hello everyone Don't forget to nominate your favorite game for a Steam Award! (You can earn badges for nominating) Here is the link for your convenience: http://store.steampowered.com/SteamAwardNominations/ If you decide to vote for The Descendant (which we hope you do!) you can do this directly from our Store Page here: http://store.steampowered.com/app/351940/ |
| The Descendant New Patch Update Release Notes | 2016-11-01 | A new update to THE DESCENDANT has been released. The patch will be applied automatically when you restart the game. Here is a list of new features, fixes and known issues: NEW FEATURES There is a new small playable area when Donnie and Randolph walk out of the monorail and back into the ark. Some animations for episode 4 have been improved for a better and more immersive experience. FIXES Localization improvements. Fixed the images for Episode 1 chapters 2 and 3 that were inverted. Fixed an issue in Episode 3 puzzle displaying the incorrect buttons. Now you control the sliders with both controller sticks (left and right) Fixed an issue with |
| The Descendant New Patch Update Release Notes | 2016-11-01 | A new update to THE DESCENDANT has been released. The patch will be applied automatically when you restart the game. Here is a list of new features, fixes and known issues: NEW FEATURES There is a new small playable area when Donnie and Randolph walk out of the monorail and back into the ark. Some animations for episode 4 have been improved for a better and more immersive experience. FIXES Localization improvements. Fixed the images for Episode 1 chapters 2 and 3 that were inverted. Fixed an issue in Episode 3 puzzle displaying the incorrect buttons. Now you control the sliders with both controller sticks (left and right) Fixed an issue with |
| THE DESCENDANT - EPISODE 4: CERBERUS — AVAILABLE NOW! | 2016-10-20 | In THE DESCENDANT - Episode 4: Cerberus, Donnie and Randolph are forced to put their differences aside and work together to achieve their mission, while Mia awakens to find the Ark and everything within it changed forever, and faces off against the last danger she could have ever expected. Who lives, who dies, and the fate of the new world rests solely in your hands. Will you save humanity or will you doom us all? THE DESCENDANT - Episode 4: Cerberus. Out now on Steam for Windows PC and Mac. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11726045/f8eb8fb9e700c9ec04e5ba1eab06facf778eb8f4.jpg http://store.steampowered.com/ |
| THE DESCENDANT - EPISODE 4: CERBERUS — AVAILABLE NOW! | 2016-10-20 | In THE DESCENDANT - Episode 4: Cerberus, Donnie and Randolph are forced to put their differences aside and work together to achieve their mission, while Mia awakens to find the Ark and everything within it changed forever, and faces off against the last danger she could have ever expected. Who lives, who dies, and the fate of the new world rests solely in your hands. Will you save humanity or will you doom us all? THE DESCENDANT - Episode 4: Cerberus. Out now on Steam for Windows PC and Mac. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11726045/f8eb8fb9e700c9ec04e5ba1eab06facf778eb8f4.jpg http://store.steampowered.com/ |
| Episode 4 Release Notes | 2016-10-20 | A new update to THE DESCENDANT has been released. This update brings new functionality, allowing you to restart the game from previously completed chapters to see how things can turn out differently, and delivers a new episode, progressing the story of Donnie, Randolph, Mia and Silas to just one step away from its epic conclusion. NEW FEATURES Introducing - Chapters. This feature allows you to conveniently ‘rewind’ to sections of a previously completed episode to replay the game from that chapter, and see how events can turn out differently. PLEASE NOTE: this will require you to replay the rest of the episode - or episodes - in order to use t |
| Episode 4 Release Notes | 2016-10-20 | A new update to THE DESCENDANT has been released. This update brings new functionality, allowing you to restart the game from previously completed chapters to see how things can turn out differently, and delivers a new episode, progressing the story of Donnie, Randolph, Mia and Silas to just one step away from its epic conclusion. NEW FEATURES Introducing - Chapters. This feature allows you to conveniently ‘rewind’ to sections of a previously completed episode to replay the game from that chapter, and see how events can turn out differently. PLEASE NOTE: this will require you to replay the rest of the episode - or episodes - in order to use t |
| The Descendant: Now Compatible with Game Controllers | 2016-09-27 | A new update to The Descendant has been released. This update now allows to play the game with major controllers for better immersion. NEW FEATURES The game is now compatible with major game controllers, including nVidia Shield, Steam and Xbox360 controllers New Office area added in Episode 1 FIXES Localization tweaks and improvements Solved an issue where if you copied a save file to a new slot, you had to “Resume” play for this new save file in the Episodes Menu to avoid losing progress Improved font legibility for subtitles on "Previously on...", "Next Time on..." and newscaster videos Fixed a visibility issue with the code to a keypad whe |
| The Descendant: Now Compatible with Game Controllers | 2016-09-27 | A new update to The Descendant has been released. This update now allows to play the game with major controllers for better immersion. NEW FEATURES The game is now compatible with major game controllers, including nVidia Shield, Steam and Xbox360 controllers New Office area added in Episode 1 FIXES Localization tweaks and improvements Solved an issue where if you copied a save file to a new slot, you had to “Resume” play for this new save file in the Episodes Menu to avoid losing progress Improved font legibility for subtitles on "Previously on...", "Next Time on..." and newscaster videos Fixed a visibility issue with the code to a keypad whe |
| The Descendant New Patch Update Release Notes | 2016-09-06 | A new update to The Descendant has been released. This update now allows to play the game with localized subtitles and menus in French, Italian, German & Spanish. NEW FEATURES The Descendant now allows for you to play with localized subtitles and menus in French, Italian, German & Spanish New font has been introduced to improve legibility FIXES Multiple audio fixes including dialogue lines and ambient sounds Visual fixes Some additional save slot issues have been fixed Minor camera fixes Fixed missing icon for gamma settings Fixed the Mute issue that didn't completely stop the sounds Fixed the issue where in rare cases, the number of killed d |