Privacy policy

Last updated: October 25, 2026.

What the game sends

A "still playing" ping every minute while the game is open: what you are doing (menu, solo, hosting, joining, daily challenge, tutorial), the game version, the language and the system (Windows, Linux, Steam Deck).
A summary of your runs, in chunks (every 5 minutes, when you leave a run and when you close the game): mode, outcome, difficulty, ECHO+ level, biome, where you fell, play time, kills, shots, dashes, damage dealt and taken, weapon and party size.
Whether you finished, skipped or left the tutorial.
A random code for your install, created on first use, to count unique players.
On Steam, a Steam session ticket so our server can confirm with Steam that this is a real copy of the game. Our server sees your SteamID only during that check and does not store it — only an irreversible hash (SHA-256 with a secret salt).

Your name, your SteamID, your friends, room codes, your IP address (used only for a moment to rate-limit requests, never stored) or any file on your computer.
Crash reports are only sent if you press SEND on the crash screen (they go to Sentry and contain the error, the game version, your system and graphics card — no name).

Options > Game > Anonymous stats. The game shows a notice on the main menu the first time you open it.

On our server (DigitalOcean, New York): totals, a daily summary (120 days), 5-minute samples (7 days) and the run summaries of each month. Only the developers can see them. This website loads nothing from third parties and sets no cookies.

Questions or a request to delete your data (send us your install code, shown in the game's save folder): contact@dontdescend.com.