Dark Descent

3D horror shooter · Free · No download

Fight your way down through caves, mines and crypts to a burning hell. 8 levels of knights, ogres, zombies and worse.

Best in landscape. Turn your phone sideways.

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How to play Dark Descent

Dark Descent is a free 3D first-person horror shooter that runs in your browser. It starts at an old army base and goes down, level by level, through flooded caves, a mountain mine, a stone fortress, sunken halls and a Greek temple, all the way to a burning hell. Every level is full of monsters: dogs and soldiers first, then knights, ogres, zombies, flying wizards and a few huge beasts you will not forget.

You start with a shotgun and an axe. On the way you find the double shotgun, nail guns, a grenade launcher, a rocket launcher and a lightning gun, plus armour, health and ammo. Find the keys, press the buttons and reach the exit of each level. There are 7 main levels and one secret level to find.

Dark Descent gameplay: knights and ogres coming out of a dark cave — Dark Descent, in game.

Controls

Computer: W A S D to move, mouse to look, click to fire, Space to jump, Q or the mouse wheel for the next weapon, 1 to 8 to pick a weapon, Esc to pause (save, load, options).
Phone: Left stick to move, swipe the right side to look, FIRE, JUMP and WPN buttons, II at the top to pause, save and load.

Tips

Save often from the pause menu. Saved games stay in your browser on your own device.
Shoot buttons and switches you cannot reach. Many doors and bridges open that way.
Look for walls with a different texture. Secret rooms hide armour, health and stronger weapons.
Keep the rocket launcher for the big monsters and never fire it at a wall right next to you.
The first load is about 30 MB. After that the game starts from your browser's storage, much faster. Music streams while you play.

Questions

Is Dark Descent free?

Yes. Dark Descent is free to play in your browser. Ads on the page keep it free. There is nothing to install and no account to make.

Can I play Dark Descent on my phone?

Yes. It works on Android phones, iPhones, tablets and computers in a modern browser. Turn your phone sideways. The touch controls appear on the screen.

Can I continue where I stopped?

Yes. The start screen remembers the furthest level you reached and offers CONTINUE. You can also save and load your game from the pause menu.

Is it scary for children?

It is a horror shooter with monsters, blood and dark places. It is meant for teenagers and adults.

Credits and licences

Levels, monsters, sounds and music come from LibreQuake (BSD licence; its game code is GPL-2.0). The engine is FTEQW (GPL-2.0). The source code and the licences are published here. Dark Descent is not affiliated with id Software.