# Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War

Summer DB entity ID: 369ea3df\-e600\-4a7e\-ba98\-8eb1a35cb9c0

Steam App ID: 273600

Includes the original Freespace and the Silent Threat mission pack  They arrived by the thousands, suddenly and without warning\.  The heartless Shivans emerged through subspace near Earth, harboring technology light years ahead of anything seen before\. They made no attempt to communicate\. They did not respond to your heralds\. They simply attacked\-\-and destroyed everything in their path\.  As a pilot for the Galactic Terran Alliance \(GTA\) you are no stranger to war\. But when racing through space to engage your new enemy for the first time, you sense something different\. Suddenly, darkness blankets your craft\. Your stomach sinks as your eyes pan across the Shivan flagship's massive body\. Then it begins\. Swarms of fighters pour from the belly of the flagship and scream towards you\. You are about to discover everything you thought you knew about space combat\-\-just changed\. This is the beginning of The Great War\.  \- 30 branching single\-player missions and 20 multiplayer missions \- 3 unique species, each with their own strengths, weaknesses, tactics, ships, and fighting characteristics\. \- Over 40 jaw\-dropping real\-time ships with dynamic lighting, stunning effects, animation and unprecedented levels of realism and detail\. \- Create your own detailed missions using 'FRED", the fully\-featured mission editor\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Volition Inc\.

- Publisher: Interplay Inc\.

- Release date: May 7, 2014

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Action

- Categories: Single\-player, Multi\-player, Includes level editor, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/273600/ss\_a799ee1f8e3b1c28fc88d82f01464b028e433b4a\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667328549, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/273600/ss\_5bc1bfbc1347266e1f7bf7c42a8750bc244ef922\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667328549, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/273600/ss\_ed39e79775806db1670407cff43dd36d452b62bb\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667328549, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/273600/ss\_a7ee7d92ff5ff434791b104dcef11eec4736ff21\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667328549, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/273600/ss\_d02062669845b6e4c3c5ad5de3c86902187d04b9\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667328549, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/273600/ss\_73f07af7335654940ff5509cf3057c76803dc7a9\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667328549, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/273600/ss\_119cfcb87954888ff1216373c76781f6d68a240f\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1667328549

- Price: 1999 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 245

- Steam positive reviews: 192

- Steam negative reviews: 53

- Steam positive percentage: 78.36734693877551%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/369ea3df-e600-4a7e-ba98-8eb1a35cb9c0/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/369ea3df-e600-4a7e-ba98-8eb1a35cb9c0/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-21T22:56:29\.32826\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-21T22:56:31\.685701\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-21T22:56:30\.361328\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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