Cover artwork of Descent: Freespace - Silent Threat

// Archive entry № 9984

Descent: Freespace - Silent Threat

VG90 catalogues Descent: Freespace - Silent Threat (1998), a release from the leap into 3D for Win, for research and discovery.

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About the game

Dating from 1998, Descent: Freespace - Silent Threat for Win is preserved in the VG90 archive as a catalogue entry — a factual marker of a release that belonged to the leap into 3D.

the leap into 3D was a period of rapid change for the medium: polygons, CD-ROM storage and analogue control were rewriting what games looked and felt like. Placing Descent: Freespace - Silent Threat in that timeline shows where it sat as the industry evolved.

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Why it matters

The value of a record like this is context: the leap into 3D produced far more games than the handful everyone remembers, and polygons, CD-ROM storage and analogue control were rewriting what games looked and felt like. An archive earns its keep by preserving the long tail, not just the hits.

Technical notes

Catalogued for Win, dated 1998. This entry reflects public listing metadata — platform and year — with direct download links attached.