Ascend to Zero
Have you ever wondered what it's like to stop the time? Ascend to ZERO is a time-control roguelike, in which you can use your special ability to stop the time itself and efficiently fight your way through the…
Ascend to Zero is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Flyway Games, released 13 July 2026 on Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Ascend to Zero is
Ascend to Zero is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Flyway Games and released in 2026. It is available on Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Do you have a past you wish to change? In the distant future, humanity stands on the brink of extinction due to an alien invasion. As a last hope, the surviving remnants send the protagonist, the "Chrono Child" into the future inside a time capsule. With the ability to stop time, you can travel back to the past for a limited duration and alter key events. Each time you successfully change a moment in the past, precious people return to your reality upon your return.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Ascend to Zero launched on 13 July 2026, within three weeks of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Palworld and Splatoon Raiders. It arrived 6 years into the Xbox Series's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Palworld, Splatoon Raiders.
Official trailer
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