Descenders Next

Item: Descenders Next
Rating: 72
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-27

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Summary

Enjoyable gameplay, thrilling speed, satisfying tricks
Responsive developers, good early access launch
Unresponsive, floaty controls are a major issue
Inferior to original Descenders, limited multiplayer
Mountainboarding needs significant improvements
Overpriced for current quality and content

Emotions

Satisfaction28%Disappointment17%Excitement12%Frustration11%Joy7%

Reviews (sample size): 159
Helpful reviews: 79%
Unhelpful reviews: 19%
Protest reviews: 1%

72%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
28%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 338
Negative points: 284
Gameplay points: 124
Perf. points: 7
Rec. points: 80
Misc points: 68

Point	Description	Importance
Highly enjoyable and fun gameplay Description Players consistently find the game highly enjoyable, citing its fun gameplay, rewarding progression, and overall engaging experience. Many note that the game becomes even more fun once players master its controls and mechanics. Importance 99%	Players consistently find the game highly enjoyable, citing its fun gameplay, rewarding progression, and overall engaging experience. Many note that the game becomes even more fun once players master its controls and mechanics.	99%
Satisfying snowboarding and mountainboarding Description Both snowboarding and mountainboarding mechanics are well-received, with players highlighting the satisfying feel of movement, tricks, and the sense of speed. Many consider it superior to other games in the genre. Importance 40%	Both snowboarding and mountainboarding mechanics are well-received, with players highlighting the satisfying feel of movement, tricks, and the sense of speed. Many consider it superior to other games in the genre.	40%
Responsive and community-focused developers Description The developers, RageSquid, are highly praised for their active engagement with the community, responsiveness to feedback, and commitment to continuously improving their games, including the original Descenders. Importance 24%	The developers, RageSquid, are highly praised for their active engagement with the community, responsiveness to feedback, and commitment to continuously improving their games, including the original Descenders.	24%
Thrilling speed and risk/reward Description The game effectively captures the thrill of high-speed descents and the challenge of maintaining control. The risk/reward system and the satisfaction of nailing perfect landings or surviving difficult falls are frequently highlighted. Importance 20%	The game effectively captures the thrill of high-speed descents and the challenge of maintaining control. The risk/reward system and the satisfaction of nailing perfect landings or surviving difficult falls are frequently highlighted.	20%
Excellent and fitting soundtrack Description The game's soundtrack receives strong positive feedback, with players enjoying its quality and how it enhances the overall gameplay experience, particularly its rock 'n' roll vibes. Importance 18%	The game's soundtrack receives strong positive feedback, with players enjoying its quality and how it enhances the overall gameplay experience, particularly its rock 'n' roll vibes.	18%
Clean and polished graphics Description Players generally find the graphics and visuals to be clean, polished, and impressive, especially considering the game's Early Access status. Importance 11%	Players generally find the graphics and visuals to be clean, polished, and impressive, especially considering the game's Early Access status.	11%
Satisfying trick system Description The trick system is well-implemented, offering many possibilities and a satisfying feeling when executing grinds and discovering new lines. Importance 11%	The trick system is well-implemented, offering many possibilities and a satisfying feeling when executing grinds and discovering new lines.	11%
Improved fixed map system Description The new map system, featuring fixed areas with specific objectives, is a welcome evolution from the previous game and provides enjoyable challenges. Importance 7%	The new map system, featuring fixed areas with specific objectives, is a welcome evolution from the previous game and provides enjoyable challenges.	7%
Unique procedural terrain Description The procedural generation of slopes ensures that every run feels unique, enhancing exploration and replayability, while also realistically replicating mountainboard handling. Importance 7%	The procedural generation of slopes ensures that every run feels unique, enhancing exploration and replayability, while also realistically replicating mountainboard handling.	7%
Good early access launch Description Players appreciate the game's early access launch and the procedural generation of levels, which adds to replayability. Importance 7%	Players appreciate the game's early access launch and the procedural generation of levels, which adds to replayability.	7%

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