Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War
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- Price:$9.99
- Release Date:5/7/2014
- Developer:Volition Inc
- Publisher:Interplay Inc.
- Last Updated:1/12/2025
- Steam App Id:273600
Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War
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Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 80% lower than its previous all-time peak of 5 players achieved on 7/21/2024.
Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War Review
Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War has achieved a Steambase Player Score of 79 / 100. This score is calculated from 229 total reviews on the Steam store — giving it a Mostly Positive rating. These are split between 181 positive reviews, 48 negative reviews, and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback.
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Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War Price
Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War costs $9.99 in the Steam store as of 1/12/2025. At the moment, it can only be purchased as a standalone game but may be included in future bundles for a discount.
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About Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War
Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War is an Action game developed by Volition Inc. On 5/7/2014, it was released on the Steam Store by Interplay Inc.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, there is no confirmed information regarding Steam Deck support for this game.
According to Steam’s category system, Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War supports the following features:
- Family Sharing
- Multi-player
- Includes level editor
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Flight
- Futuristic
- Multiplayer
- War
- 3D
- Realistic
- Shooter
- Real Time Tactics
- First-Person
- Simulation
- Spaceships
- FPS
- Combat
- Space Sim
- Sci-fi
- Strategy
- Action
- 6DOF
- Singleplayer
- Space
Media & Sceenshots
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Related Packages
Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
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Soures & References
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Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 12). Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/273600
- Valve Corporation. (2025, January 12). Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/273600
- Volition Inc. (2023, July 30). Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War. Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War. http://www.interplay.com/games/freespace.php