It's here. Version 1.0. Multiplayer. May 7.
After 15 months, and more than half a dozen major updates, Descenders is ready to leave Early Access. Thanks so much for taking this journey with us, and prepare yourselves for what the full Descenders experience has in store for you!
Here's what you can expect when The Multiplayer Update drops on May 7.
8 Player Online Multiplayer
Imagine this: You boot up Descenders, into the brand new central hub (more on this below). All of a sudden, a bike goes flying by... then another... and another!
When you boot up Descenders, and anytime you go back to the main lobby, your hub will be filled with other players. You can ride around with them, check out high scores, explore the outskirts of the hub, whatever you like.
When you dash off into a Career session, you won't be alone either. You'll encounter random riders, playing the same seed as you in real-time. There are no collisions so you can't smash into each other, but you can race through the world and explore together.
Lobby Up With Friends
If you're not a fan of stranger danger, you can choose to start a Casual Lobby with friends. Invite your friends via Steam, and they can join up with you, and race through any of the worlds in the game.
It's up to you whether you race, explore, compete for score, mess around together, see if you can line up 7 riders and jump over all of them...
How you play Descenders with your friends is up to you!
Four Brand New Worlds
Was five worlds not enough for you? How about four brand new worlds you've never played before?
Introducing CareerPlus Mode. When you've collected enough Rep, you'll unlock this mode which essentially gives you a whole new Career to play through, complete with four new worlds.
Check out the gifs for a sneak peek. And speaking of new areas...
New Central Hub
Whenever you boot up the game or finish a run, you'll be booted into the new central hub area. It's much, much bigger than the original hub, and features a bunch of really cool areas to explore.
You can still find The Shed, and your team's tent, but you'll also find other useful areas, like a giant leaderboard that updates to show your best scores.
Loads of Other Stuff
New music! New options! New sounds! New items! New bikes! New achievements! Play as a man or woman! New everything!
When the 1.0 Update hits on May 7, Descenders is going to feel like a very different game -- and we can't wait to share it with you.
See you all next week!
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