Ascendant is an adventure developed by Imagisphere, released 31 January 2025 on Nintendo Switch, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Ascendant is
Ascendant is an adventure game developed by Imagisphere and released in 2025. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Ascendant is set in a magical dungeon where you must recapture the souls of escaped creatures. Take on the role of a fearsome mage collecting wand caps and amulets to unlock powerful abilities. Defeat legendary abominations to acquire ascendant caps and fight your way to freedom.
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
Ascendant launched on 31 January 2025, within three weeks of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Avowed, Sid Meier's Civilization VII and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. It arrived 8 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Avowed, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.
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