Critical Descent

Critical Descent

Endless Abyss Games · September 1, 2026 · Space Sim, Physics, Flight, Simulation, Difficult

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Critical Descent price by region

Critical Descent costs £7.07 in the United Kingdom, €7.92 in Europe (EUR), $9.99 in the United States, $9.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$11.99 in Canada, A$13.95 in Australia, NZ$15.75 in New Zealand, R$37.49 in Brazil and zł42.49 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Critical Descent offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £7.07 −22% £9.09 £7.07 2
Europe (EUR) €7.92 −23% €10.25 €7.92 2
United Statesyour region $9.99 $9.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $9.99 $9.99 — 1
Canada CA$11.99 CA$11.99 — 1
Australia A$13.95 A$13.95 — 1
New Zealand NZ$15.75 NZ$15.75 — 1
Brazil R$37.49 R$37.49 — 1
Poland zł42.49 zł42.49 zł43.87 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Critical Descent

WE ARE IN NEXT FEST!

The demo for Critical Descent will get a free update when Next Fest starts on June 15th! The update will include leaderboards and the ability to race the fastest run of anyone on them.

MASTER THE PERFECT LANDING


Critical Descent is a game about mastery, repetition, and the perfect execution of one of the most awe-inspiring landing maneuvers ever. Each level challenges your ability to fly the rocket all the way down for a smooth catch in the tower’s arms.

FLY, FAIL, LEARN


Over 50 handcrafted levels await, each with unique scenarios and increasing difficulty. Execute precise maneuvers, pull off incredible descents, and fail repeatedly, learning after every failure until you finally achieve the perfect landing.Choose from different difficulty options, with an easier mode for new players including a smart throttling system and automatic actuation of the chopsticks, or full manual control for more experienced players.Pilot both the massive booster, and the more agile upper stage, and attempt landings across Earth, the Moon and Mars in all different weather conditions.

COMPETE FOR THE BEST TIME

Compete against yourself or on a global leaderboard for the best time. Race your own best attempt as a ghost to defeat it and get a new record. Download and race the world record in real-time to see if you can compete.

DESIGNED FOR ALL DEVICES

Play on your Steam Deck or your PC, with full controller and keyboard support, as well as adaptive UI and text scaling, compatible with all aspect ratios. Critical Descent is optimized for all devices, from the handheld Steam Deck to ultrawide monitors.

Critical Descent — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 2, 2026
I'm totally addicted to this game. Huge improvement over the demo. Tons of levels and enough variety to keep it interesting. The global leaderboard makes this game infinitely replayable. Great game!
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Recommended Sep 1, 2026
This is a great game! However it's pretty short so far, but that makes sense since it was only just released! I like the models which accurately represent the vehicles. The Superheavy physics feel great and optimised however the throttle mechanics are way too forgiving, you can start and shutdown the engine as many times as you want which breaks the realism a bit. The ship physics also feel pretty nice and controllable. One suggestion I have is maybe adding a sandbox mode where you can select a planet or moon, and choose a vehicle to land there and whether you want mechazilla or not. Also the ability to edit starting position and initial velocity (to a reasonable extent). This would make the game less repetitive. Overall, it's a great game and I have always wanted to play something like this but over than SFS there hasn't been another choice. Now there is!
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Recommended Sep 3, 2026
Fantastic gameplay. I find that I am almost exactly as good as landing spacecraft as I expect I would be in real life. So my success rate is higher than SpaceX, but lower than NASA... For a physics based landing emulator, it is an amazing reimagining of familiar games like lunar lander. However, I am vastly disappointed by the lack of chemistry emulation. This is a clear and inexcusable fault in an otherwise fabulous new game.
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