Descent

Descent is a downhill mountain bike time trial built around a single mountain. The course runs for several kilometres of hand routed trail and drops hundreds of metres of vertical descent. Along the way you will find berms, rock gardens, root sections, jump lines and a final sprint to the line.

The bike is simulated for real. The fork and shock work progressively, each wheel has its own grip, and load transfer, pumping and air control all matter. NAJOX sits at the heart of this handling model, so every input you make has a physical consequence on the trail.

Read the terrain ahead, carry speed through the berms, keep the wheels on dirt and beat your personal best split by split. You can chase the clock in Timed Runs or take your time and explore the hillside in Free Ride.

Keyboard: W/S or arrows — pedal and brake, A/D — lean, Space — pump/jump, R — restart, Esc — pause. Gamepad is supported. On the descent, braking before a corner and leaning through it is faster than dragging the brakes. Pump the backsides of rollers to gain speed without pedalling. Crashes cost seconds, not the run — get back on and finish. The default track is the ranked one: only it feeds the leaderboard.