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This patch contains a few small polish features. These changes have also been pushed to the demo version of Critical Descent. The win screen now distinguishes between a personal and world record The leaderboard now automatically displays the top 50 when displayed You can now prev
A few small bugfixes from Critical Descent patch one. Fixed explosion playing multiple times if staying on the game over screen for a long time Fixed the reset progress button Fixed Level 10 win screen UI Other minor fixes
Critical Descent is out now! Fly the world's most powerful rocket in a highly realistic physics simulation. Fly across 75 levels Pilot your rocket over 3 different worlds, Earth, the Moon, and Mars Race your own best time on every level Compete on global leaderboards and try to c
Critical Descent is releasing on September 1st. Get ready to pilot the world's most powerful rocket across 75 handcrafted levels, set on Earth, the Moon, and Mars. The game will release with full global leaderboard support across every level, as well as supporting the Steam Deck.
An update to Critical Descent's demo is now available to commemorate Starship's 13th flight test today. The update contains two levels from the off-world landing mode of the game, as well as several small bugfixes to the demo. Wishlist Critical Descent and try the Demo. Thank you
The Leaderboard Update is Live for Steam Next Fest! Critical Descent now features global leaderboards on every level, and the ability to race the runs of record-holders to see how they did it! Features: Global leaderboards on every level. Ghost racing for all leaderboard scores V
Critical Descent will be participating in the June 2026 Steam Next Fest! On June 15th, a massive update to the demo will be releasing! Here's what it contains: Global Leaderboards See where you fall compared to other players on our new leaderboards! An Expansion to the ghost syst
Critical Descent's demo is updating to celebrate Starship's 12th flight test and the debut of version 3. This update includes a remaster of many of the game's levels. It also includes a visual overhaul to the textures and decorations to reflect the new pad 2 design. Patch Notes:
A small update today for the demo. This update aims to increase the approachability of the demo by improving the tutorial. Patch Notes: Completely redid the tutorial in level 1 Fixed a bug with the level select not properly centering when all levels were unlocked Other minor chan
After a day of post-launch bugifixing, all the currently known bugs are fixed. Here are the patch notes for the game over today: Fixed a bug with all levels after level 1 not working Fixed the achievement for simple and advanced difficulty completion Fixed a bug with the level de
Critical Descent's Demo is releasing on April 27th! Fly 10 intense missions on 2 different difficulties. Masterfully pilot the rocket for a catch in the tower's massive arms. Wishlist the game now to be notified when the demo releases! Master the hardcore, Starship-style catch ma