Downward is a first-person open-world parkour based platform adventure set in the medieval ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet Earth. Make your way through breath-taking landscapes, face ancient guardians and unravel the deep mystery that lies behind the disappearance of humanity.
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Mostly Positive (462) - 70% of the 462 user reviews for this game are positive.
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Jul 13, 2017
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An authentic and pleasant surprise
8/10 – IGN

Particularly inspired level design.
8.2/10 – The Games Machine

If you like adventures, and you like to live them at breakneck speed
8.0/10 – Eurogamer

About This Game

THE LAST JOURNEY BEGINS…

Downward will let you set off on humanity’s final adventure, to seek out an explanation for the apocalypse that changed the Earth as we know it.

Taking advantage of parkour techniques and of the mysterious "anomalies" you will traverse astonishing and dangerous ruins of past civilizations, all to find the legendary artifacts meant to control the deadly calamities that came to this world.

You won’t be alone in this, but what can you do? This world is not for humans anymore…

FEATURES

Parkour:
  • Experience challenging first-person parkour action as you traverse the ruins of past civilizations and survive the many dangers you will face.

Discover:
  • Freely explore and enjoy breathtaking landscapes, reach secret places to collect useful items and hidden treasures.

Struggle:
  • Ancient guardians will wake from their slumber to end your journey, are you ready to face them?

Level Up:
  • Collect experience to upgrade your character’s stats and powers, use anomalies to your advantage!

Online:
  • Freely access a safe world in an astral plane where you can practice parkour and test your might with numerous challenge and online leaderboards.

Shape:
  • Access the Merchant’s Lair to study your enemies, prepare to explore, train and also… lay around. Command the sky to influence the environment, affecting both visuals and parkour.

"THE COMING"

When three stray planets mysteriously begin to orbit the Earth's atmosphere, it spells death, disaster, and the end of an era. Rising from this fall is beyond the question. The only way forward...

...is Downward.

System Requirements

Windows
SteamOS + Linux
    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7 64 Bit and newer
    • Processor: Intel i3 3220 or AMD A10 5800K
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Geforce GTX 750 or AMD R9 270
    • DirectX: Version 10
    • Storage: 7 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Any Windows compatible card
    • Additional Notes: Laptop versions of graphics cards may work but are NOT officially supported.
    Recommended:
    • OS *: Windows 7 64 Bit and newer
    • Processor: Intel i3 6300 or AMD FX 8350
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce GTX 960 or AMD R9 380
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 7 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Any Windows compatible card
    • Additional Notes: Laptop versions of graphics cards may work but are NOT officially supported.
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Ubuntu 16.10 or equivalent
    • Processor: Intel i3 3220 or AMD A10 5800K
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Geforce GTX 750 or AMD R9 270
    • Storage: 7 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Laptop versions of graphics cards may work but are NOT officially supported.
    Recommended:
    • OS: Ubuntu 16.10 or equivalent
    • Processor: Intel i3 6300 or AMD FX 8350
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: GeForce GTX 960 or AMD R9 380
    • Storage: 7 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: Laptop versions of graphics cards may work but are NOT officially supported.

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