ISS emergency pod Descent authorized
An atmospheric flight game about descending into a dead alien world. Thread a drifting ship through twisting caves, toxic rivers and abandoned mechs to rescue your crew.
Incoming transmission
Somewhere below the surface of a dead world, an ISS survey crew went silent. Their distress beacon is still pinging.
You're going after them in an emergency pod that was never built for this. Its weapons have been revoked, the autopilot is compromised, and the only thing between you and the rock is a few shields and your own hands on the thrusters.
Follow the outposts they left behind. Bring them home.
<Initializing>……
< Propulsion systems> OK
< Shield generator> OK
< Weapon systems> -Revoked-
< Auto-pilot system> -Jeopardized-
[Beginning planetary descent]
< Mission objective> -Unauthorized-
Override unauthorized access.
Initiate distress beacon scan.
< Distress beacon located >
Beacon · ISS profile
Last received transmission“Juliet here, requesting immediate extraction. Ship non-operational. All personnel accounted for and stable. Awaiting re-” Error: signal lost
Intercepted footage
Dive deep into a hostile alien world. Follow the path of outposts laid down by your missing crew. Navigate dark tunnels, toxic rivers, unstable machinery and erupting lava lakes in a desperate push toward the planet’s core.
Choose your ship’s core before each mission to match the threat ahead. Tighter control, stronger shielding or zero gravity: each one is a different way to survive. Master them all to conquer the planet’s ever-shifting challenges.
Parts bay
A regulation ISS scout core. The shields can each withstand a single impact. However, they fail in extreme heat.
A prototype ISS core fitted with omni-directional thrusters. The standard shield can withstand a single impact.
An experimental ISS core with an advanced shielding system. This single shield can protect against extreme impacts and heat.
A modified ISS core equipped with anti-gravity technology. The standard shield can withstand a single impact.
A fragile core for experienced pilots only. No shielding systems installed. Careful landings required.
Your emergency pod is not equipped to fight. The craft is fragile and exposed, with no defenses beyond a few shields and your own skill. Avoid deadly hazards, environmental traps, corrupted machines, and the strange forces that seem to anticipate your every move.
Every zone ends on a landing pad, and you’d better touch down upright.
Descent profile
From the impact site to the core. Available data for these zones is outdated.
Splashdown. Your pod hits the planet hard. Learn to fly what’s left of it.
Open water, seaside caves and wind-bent trees. The easy part. Enjoy it.
Drowned lattices and sunken ruins beneath the lake.
Crushers, pressure locks and a security grid that wants you gone.
Acid rivers, poisonous roots, and something in the vines that snags.
The shadows down here move on their own. Something is watching.
Pulsing charges ripple through the dark.
It rains magma. Shields fail in extreme heat.
Dark halls, patrolled by machines that never sleep.
████ ███ ██████ Data classified.
Recon feed
Flight manual
Xbox, DualShock and DualSense
Fly it your way
Stats and bragging rights
Save anytime, pick up anywhere
Camera comfort and custom volume
Runs on modest hardware
Final approach
Wishlist on Steam to hear the moment it launches, or grab the free demo and start your descent today.
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