Good news - you are describing a game that exists! It's called Overload and is the spiritual successor to the Descent series, written by the original creators

Good news - you are describing a game that exists! It's called Overload and is the spiritual successor to the Descent series, written by the original creators of that series. There is a small but active multiplayer community. (Find it on the community Discord server.) https://playoverload.com https://playoverload.com