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Steam News12 February 20264mo ago

CAREER MODE IS LIVE IN DESCENDERS NEXT!

Hi everyone! Descenders Next's first major update of the year: CAREER MODE! Last year, we gave you a sneak peek into some of the stuff we're working on and what you can expect to see in Descenders Next!

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addedYou can explore a brand new career path in both sports , featuring brand new biomes ! Not only that, but we've also added new legendary gear drops which can only be earned in Career Mode. Go nail those BOSS JUMPS and get that gear!
addedWe've also added some more minor features, quality of life changes, and bug fixes! Here's the full list:
addedCareer Mode New Biomes Legendary Career - Only gear drops
addedNew Avatar Icons!
changedLocalization Updates
changedAdjusted Carve tutorial to be steeper

Descenders changes

addedYou can explore a brand new career path in both sports , featuring brand new biomes ! Not only that, but we've also added new legendary gear drops which can only be earned in Career Mode. Go nail those BOSS JUMPS and get that gear!
addedWe've also added some more minor features, quality of life changes, and bug fixes! Here's the full list:
addedCareer Mode New Biomes Legendary Career - Only gear drops
addedNew Avatar Icons!
changedLocalization Updates

Hi everyone!

Descenders Next's first major update of the year: CAREER MODE!

Last year, we gave you a sneak peek into some of the stuff we're working on and what you can expect to see in Descenders Next! We're super excited to get started with the first of many updates. We know you're gonna love this update - shall we jump in?

You can explore a brand new career path in both sports, featuring brand new biomes! Not only that, but we've also added new legendary gear drops which can only be earned in Career Mode. Go nail those BOSS JUMPS and get that gear!

We've also added some more minor features, quality of life changes, and bug fixes! Here's the full list:

Major Features

  • Career Mode

    • New Biomes

    • Legendary Career - Only gear drops

Minor Features

  • New Avatar Icons!

  • Localization Updates

  • Adjusted Carve tutorial to be steeper

  • Can no longer accelerate when leaning

  • Sped up Countdown timer

Bugfixes

  • 'Custom Session' voting rework

  • 'Follow the leader' REP no longer resets when wasted

  • Key rebind prompt correctly labels steering, jumping, and tweaking

  • Various UI SFX

  • Tutorial text spacing in UI

  • Various menu UI wording

  • Improved a lot of tree and grass normals

  • 'Explore Biome' Achievement now excludes removed level types (i.e. Shops)

  • Socials UI no longer flickers when switching screens

  • Pop ups no longer accept multiple button inputs

  • Fixed an issue where players were getting stuck after finishing during a Custom Session

  • Fixed an issue where spamming ready during the post-game of a Custom Session would cause a broken game state

What's Next?

There's plenty more updates coming! Here's what to expect:

  • Spectate Mode

  • Multiplayer Custom Session Mode: Career

  • Crew Members for Career Mode

  • Grand Tour re-imagining

To celebrate, you can also grab Descenders Next for 15% OFF right now!

[dynamiclink href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2375530/Descenders_Next/"]

Thank you all so much for your support - we can't wait for you to explore Career Mode! We'll see you on the trails!

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Steam News / 12 February 2026

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