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Critical Descent Demo›Events›The Demo is Releasing April 27th!
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The Demo is Releasing April 27th!

Critical Descent Demo · published 26 Apr 2026, 05:17 UTC

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Critical Descent's Demo is releasing on April 27th! Fly 10 intense missions on 2 different difficulties. Masterfully pilot the rocket for a catch in the tower's massive arms. Wishlist the game now to be notified when the demo releases!

Master the hardcore, Starship-style catch maneuver in the Critical Descent demo. Pilot massive boosters and agile upper stages across many levels. Featuring multiple difficulties, and a realistic physics system for the ultimate landing experience.


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.
Many different levels await in this demo of Critical Descent! Fly and master incredible maneuvers like the belly-flop, and catch the massive rocket in the tower's waiting arms.Compete against yourself for the best time. Race your own best attempt as a ghost to defeat it and get a new record.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. The Critical Descent demo is optimized for all devices, from the handheld Steam Deck to ultrawide monitors.

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Critical Descent DemoGame update7 Sep 2026Critical Descent Patch 2This patch contains a few small polish features. These changes have also been pushed to the demo version of Critical Descent. · The win screen now distinguishes between a personal and world record · The leaderboard now automatically displays the top 50 when displayed · You can now preview the modifiers of locked levels · Other minor changes Demo specific changes: · Fixed demo achievements · Oth…Critical Descent DemoGame update2 Sep 2026Day One Patch NotesA few small bugfixes from Critical Descent patch one. · Fixed explosion playing multiple times if staying on the game over screen for a long time · Fixed the reset progress button · Fixed Level 10 win screen UI · Other minor fixesNews1 Sep 2026Critical Descent is Available Now!Critical Descent is out now! Fly the world's most powerful rocket in a highly realistic physics simulation. · Fly across 75 levels · Pilot your rocket over 3 different worlds, Earth, the Moon, and Mars · Race your own best time on every level · Compete on global leaderboards and try to claim the top spot Thank you to everyone who has supported Critical Descent, and please, enjoy the game.