Ascent
Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and uncover its secrets.
Ascent is an adventure developed by Johan Peitz, released 14 August 2022 on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser.
What Ascent is
Ascent is an adventure game developed by Johan Peitz and released in 2022. It is available on Linux, Mac, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Web browser. It runs on PICO-8.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Crashed on a desolate but mysterious planet you find yourself eye to eye with an ancient civilisation. Explore the planet, find powerful upgrades, and uncover its secrets.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Ascent launched on 14 August 2022, within three weeks of The Last of Us Part I, Cult of the Lamb, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Immortality.
Released around the same time: The Last of Us Part I, Cult of the Lamb, Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Immortality.
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