Co-op survival game Blind Descent gets release window

Early access set for 2026

Jackson Lustberg

Jun 07, 2025 - 2 min read

Blind Descent is set for a 2026 early access release date. Players will be able to get a taste of the game's adaptive world. For more information, read the release below:

Nicosia, Cyprus (June 7, 2025) | Today, META Publishing — a subsidiary publishing label of acclaimed RPG studio Owlcat Games — and Turkish indie studio Pokuch have officially revealed their flagship game: the co-op sci-fi survival title, Blind Descent. Revealed during Future Games Show, Blind Descent is set to launch via Early Access on Steam in 2026.

Watch the Blind Descent announcement trailer here: YouTube

Blind Descent invites players into a mesmerizing yet unforgiving world buried deep beneath the Martian surface. After a catastrophic mission failure, a lone survivor awakens in a vast, alien ecosystem. What begins as a desperate search for missing crew members evolves into a journey of symbiosis with a world that resists, adapts, and remembers.

When developing this title, the team created a "Symbiosis System" — a unique, deeply immersive mechanic inspired by the haunting alien logic of Scavengers Reign. This system will shape how players interact with the world around them, with more specific gameplay details to be revealed later. Speaking of Scavengers Reign, its acclaimed production designer, Jon Juarez, created the game's striking new key visual.

Key Features of Blind Descent:

Explore an Alien World that Pushes Back: Discover a sprawling underground biome teeming with mysterious life and reactive flora.

Survival Through Understanding: Study the ecosystem, observe alien behavior, and craft tools that help you survive.

Shelters with Consequences: Build log-by-log in a world where nature reclaims what’s left unattended. Your bases can be overgrown, devoured, or corrupted.

Mutate and Adapt: Encounter biological phenomena that change you. Gain abilities through exposure to alien spores, fruits, and strange infections.

Traverse Rugged Environments: Use advanced climbing gear to scale vertical shafts and navigate treacherous terrain with precision and agility.

Endure Together: Team up with up to three other pioneers in online co-op. Venture through the unknown together to uncover the truths lying deep within Mars.