Descent: Legends of the Dark

Descent: Legends of the Dark

Released Aug 2021

To play the Descent: Legends of the Dark board game, one player must download the free Descent: Legends of the Dark app on a compatible device. This companion app determines the setup of each quest, tracks your party’s inventory, skills, progress, and resolves combat while telling a narrative story.

89% positive · 288 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Descent: Legends of the Dark is a free companion app for the board game of the same name. It launched on August 6, 2021, and received its one major content addition — Act II: The Betrayer's War expansion — on August 22, 2023. This expansion continued the campaign narrative and represented the conclusion of the game's planned story content (Act I followed by Act II). Following the Act II release, developer communications shifted entirely to bug fixes and minor quality-of-life patches, with no announcements of new expansions, roadmaps, or future content. The most recent update, Version 2.0.8 on November 10, 2025, is a pure bug fix release. There has been only one major content release across the entire post-launch period, meaning there is no pattern of recurring major updates to suggest more is on the way. No unreleased DLC is listed on the store, and the developer has made no statements indicating further content is planned. The app appears to have reached its intended scope — a two-act campaign (Blood and Flame and The Betrayer's War) — and has since been maintained with stability patches. Someone waiting for all content before playing can consider it complete as of August 22, 2023.
Evidence
Version 2.0.0 launched Act II: The Betrayer's War expansion, continuing and concluding the campaign narrative with a second act that follows Act I: Blood and Flame.
news post · Aug 22, 2023 source content shipped
high
Version 2.0.8 released with bug fixes and improvements — no new content announced. Most recent developer communication.
news post · Nov 10, 2025 source ambiguous
low

Media

Details

Publisher
Fantasy Flight Games
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · Local/Split Screen

About this game

*A companion app for the Descent: Legends of the Dark board game from Fantasy Flight Games.

Forge your own legend together with your friends as you adventure across the vibrant fantasy realm of Terrinoth! Powered by its fully integrated free companion app, Descent: Legends of the Dark puts you in the role of a budding hero with their own playstyle and abilities. Together with your unlikely companions, you’ll begin an unexpected adventure for one to four players!

To play the Descent: Legends of the Dark board game, one player must download the free Descent: Legends of the Dark app on a compatible device. This companion app determines the setup of each quest, tracks your party’s inventory, skills, progress, and resolves combat while telling a narrative story of our heroes braving the exciting forests, dangerous dungeons, and majestic landscapes of Terrinoth. The app also lets the heroes save their campaign, allowing them to complete it over the course of several gaming sessions.
Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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