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The Ascent

4.1 out of 5
79 User Ratings
5 Stars
48%
5 Stars
48%
4 Stars
29%
4 Stars
29%
3 Stars
10%
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2 Stars
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Battle through the slums and the high-roller districts of a deeply immersive cyberpunk world with your The Ascent Steam PC key. The highly-rated action shooter RPG!
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About The Ascent

About this game

Developed by Neon Giant and published by Curve Games.

Take control of a worker that The Ascent Group, a corporate-run mega-metropolis, has enslaved, along with everyone else in your district. After a catastrophic event that sees the corporation shut down, your survival is threatened, and you must arm yourself and see if you can survive on your own.

You Belong to the Corporation; Can You Survive Without It?

The Ascent Group, a corporation that has enslaved everyone in your district, including you, has fallen after numerous catastrophic events that have brought it to turmoil. Now, alone and without the corporation, you'll have to prepare for the worst and arm yourself against the incoming threats. 

Take Up Arms With a Friend

Play The Ascent either alone or with a friend, as you'll be able to travel through the world of Veles and shoot down your enemies. Just because the corporation has fallen, doesn't mean you have to be alone in your journey!

Customise Your Character

Engage with RPG elements, as you can select what type of cyberwave will suit your playstyle best. Level up, get new skill points, use numerous augmentations, and slay your enemies creatively! Use the most potent weapons you can find scattered throughout the environment to bring down your foes, as you'll use explosive weapons to your advantage.

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
July 29, 2021
Developer:
Neon Giant
Publisher:
Curve Games
Rating:
ACB rating of 15
PEGI rating of 18
USK rating of 18
Supported Languages:
English
Franchise:
The Ascent
Link:
Genres:
Twin Stick Shooter
Action

Action RPG

Shooter

Top-Down Shooter

RPG

Adventure
Themes:
Cyberpunk
Isometric

Futuristic

Violent

Dystopian
Play Styles:
Controller
Co-op

PvE

Character Customization

Open World

Split Screen

Local Co-Op
Features:
Online Coop
SharedSplit Screen Coop

SharedSplit Screen

Full controller support

Singleplayer

Multiplayer

Co-op

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: i3 processor or equivalent
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 660 GTX or equivalent
  • Storage: 15 GB available space

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: i7 processor or equivalent
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 2070 GTX or equivalent
  • Storage: 15 GB available space

The Ascent Editions

The Ascent Statistics

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~1 Hour
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~8 Hours
3.33%
~12 Hours
3.33%
~20 Hours
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~40 Hours
23.33%
~60 Hours
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>= 80 Hours
0%
Achievement Hunter?
0% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

Difficulty Statistics

Difficulty Rating

Simple
0%
Easy
2.78%
Just Right
30.56%
Tough
58.33%
Unforgiving
8.33%
Don't Ragequit! 58.33%  of players consider this game to be Tough

Completion Statistics

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
9.76%
Played It
12.2%
Halfway
14.63%
Beat It
43.9%
Conquered It
19.51%
Completionist! 19.51%  of players have Conquered It

The Ascent User Reviews

All our customer reviews are open and honest. We publish all reviews that are relevant and follow our guidelines.

User Rating

Average score from 79 ratings
75% of users would recommend this.
4.1

User Ratings Breakdown

5 Stars
48%
5 Stars
48%
4 Stars
29%
4 Stars
29%
3 Stars
10%
3 Stars
10%
2 Stars
9%
2 Stars
9%
1 Stars
4%
1 Stars
4%
11 - 18 of 31 Reviews

Recommended

Fanatical User
Verified purchase
Cool gameplay, abilities, weapons, and environment but game bugs and crashes makes it really hard to play.
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Recommended

Fanatical User
Verified purchase
Awesome cyberpunk shooter. Lots of shooting, lots of looting, and lots of meat chunks.
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Recommended

Riffter
Verified purchase
Solid cyberpunk ARPG. Lots of fun surprisingly deep.
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Recommended

Rilot
Verified purchase
Very atmospheric with a really great cyber-punk aesthetic. Runs will on the SteamDeck allbeit at a reduced detail level.
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Recommended

fatlosht112
Verified purchase
pretty fun, but it crashes a lot which drags down the experience quite a bit.
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Recommended

TaperHarley
Verified purchase
The Ascent is a very cool dystopic, futuristic rpg, with a great soundtrack. The atmosphere and the music gives you a distinct Blade Runner feel. The story is interesting, and it runs great on linux.
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Brill on steam deck

EV
Verified purchase
Great game for the steam deck and works brilliant as a pick up and play
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Recommended

ilpat
Verified purchase
fun a bit funny and not too complicated
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Frequently Asked Questions

There are 2 editions. They are Standard Edition and Cyber Edition Bundle
Cyber Edition Bundle contains:
  • The Ascent
  • The Ascent - Cyber Heist
  • The Ascent - CyberSec Pack
  • The Ascent - Cyber Warrior Pack
Available DLCs for The Ascent include Cyber Heist, Cyber Warrior Pack, and Cybersec Pack
Are you ready for a challenge? 31% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 67% of GameFAQs users said The Ascent is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to USK, The Ascent is suitable for players aged 18 and above.
Yes, The Ascent is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that The Ascent is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game requires manual configuration of graphics settings to perform well on Steam Deck
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: i3 processor or equivalent
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 660 GTX or equivalent
  • Storage: 15 GB available space
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: i7 processor or equivalent
  • Memory: 16 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 2070 GTX or equivalent
  • Storage: 15 GB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 22 hours. 87% of users played The Ascent for over 12 hours.
75% of Fanatical users recommend The Ascent. The average review score is 4.1/5
The Ascent was released on July 29, 2021
The Ascent is published by Curve Games
The Ascent was developed by Neon Giant
Fanatical users tagged The Ascent as Twin Stick Shooter, Action, Action RPG, and Shooter
Fanatical users tagged The Ascent as Cyberpunk, Isometric, Futuristic, and Violent
Yes. Fanatical users tagged The Ascent as having Co-op
Yes. Fanatical users tagged The Ascent as having PvE
Yes. Fanatical users tagged The Ascent as having Character Customization
Yes. Fanatical users tagged The Ascent as having Split Screen
Yes. Fanatical users tagged The Ascent as having Local Co-Op
Yes, Fanatical users tagged The Ascent as Twin Stick Shooter
Yes, Fanatical users tagged The Ascent as Action
Yes, Fanatical users tagged The Ascent as Action RPG

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