The Descendant PC

The Descendant for PC is an episodic adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic reality. It was developed by a Swedish studio Gaming Corps.

Story

The Descendant for PC is set in a post-apocalyptic world where climatic changes and dwindling natural resources led to a worldwide conflict. Its ultimate effect was the complete destruction of the human civilization. The only survivors made it inside the so-called Arks - extensive underground shelters where they were to remain in the cryogenic chambers until the Earth is a fully inhabitable place again.

The story has two main branches divided by hundreds of years. In the first scenario, the player takes control over Mia, a woman taking care about the elite humans sleeping in the cryogenic chambers of the Ark 01, where the facility's maintenance systems begin to display failures. The second scenario fast-forwards to when the humans from the Arks are woken up and begin inhabiting the planet again. Unfortunately, for some unknown reasons, Ark 01 did not open. The player takes control over a man called Donnie whose job is to discover what happened. During his investigation, he stumbles upon the signs of a conspiracy that can put the ultimate end to the human species.

Gameplay

In terms of gameplay mechanisms, The Descendant for PC is a classic episodic adventure game. In the game, the player mostly explores the virtual environments and talks to different characters. From time to time, the player is obliged to make a difficult choice that has significant impact on the story not only within a given episode, but also in the following. Thus the scenario combined with this mechanics both create a good opportunity to perceive the consequences of the player's choices - making a decision as Mia, the player feels its consequences hundreds of years later as Donnie. The gameplay is enriched with occasional puzzle solving and simple arcade challenges.

Last updated on 03 February 2016