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The Ascent

2021
IndieAdventureActionRPG
⏱ ~12h to beat (main story)
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The Ascent was released in 2021. It is an Indie, Adventure, Action, RPG game. The main story takes approximately 12 hours to complete.

About The Ascent

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG, set on Veles, a packed cyberpunk world.

Welcome to The Ascent Group arcology, a corporate-run metropolis stretching high into the sky and filled with creatures from all over the galaxy. You play as a worker, enslaved by the company that owns you and everyone else in your district. One day, you are suddenly caught in a vortex of catastrophic events: The Ascent Group shuts down for unknown reasons and the survival of your district is threatened. You must take up arms and embark on a new mission to find out what started it all.

You belong to the corporation. Can you survive without it?

SOLO OR CO-OP

Play the entire game alone or work together with up to three friends in local or online co-op.

EXPLOSIVE SHOOTER

Aim low or high, switch weapons and equip lethal gadgets, take cover and use the destructible environments at your advantage and keep adjusting your tactic as you face new enemies.

RPG ELEMENTS

Customize your character with cyberware that suits your playstyle. Allocate new skill points as you level-up and try various augmentations to take down your enemies in new creative ways.

A VIBRANT CYBERPUNK WORLD

Meet new allies and enemies and find loot as you explore the brimming world of The Ascent and its wide range of districts, from the deep slums to the higher luxury spheres.

Where to buy The Ascent

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Tags

rpgaction-rpgsplit-screenviolentfuturisticgorecyberpunkremote-play-togethertop-down-shooterdystopiansharedsplit-screen-co-op

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Frequently asked questions about The Ascent

How long does it take to beat The Ascent?

The main story of The Ascent takes approximately 12 hours to complete. Total completion time may vary depending on playstyle and difficulty.

What genre is The Ascent?

The Ascent is an Indie, Adventure, Action, RPG game, released in 2021.

Is The Ascent worth playing?

The Ascent is an indie game from 2021. Fans of this game often enjoy titles like Ruiner, RoboCop: Rogue City, Death Trash. You can add it to your backlog on nxto.app to track it.

What games are similar to The Ascent?

Games similar to The Ascent include: Ruiner, RoboCop: Rogue City, Death Trash, Cyberpunk 2077, Crimsonland, Darksiders Genesis, Nex Machina, HUNTDOWN, Minishoot' Adventures, Nuclear Throne. You can discover and track all of them on nxto.app.