Astral Ascent is an adventure developed by Hibernian Workshop, released 14 November 2023 on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Mac. It currently starts at $8.11 at Gamesplanet.
What Astral Ascent is
Astral Ascent is an adventure game developed by Hibernian Workshop and released in 2023. It is available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Construct 3.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The Zodiacs are 12 experienced guardians dispatched over 4 gorgeous worlds. They’ll bring to the battlefield unique attacks, abilities, and patterns, backstories to uncover, and reasons to be fighting you. Get yourself warned!
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 89 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Astral Ascent holds a critic score of 92 out of 100. That places it above 97% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 16 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-540 or AMD Phenom II X4 965, 2 GB RAM and GeForce GTS 250 or Radeon HD 5770. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $8.11 at Gamesplanet, 68% below its usual price. Across the 3 stores we track, the same game ranges up to $9.99 — a spread of $1.88 for an identical product.
What it launched against
Astral Ascent launched on 14 November 2023, within three weeks of Alan Wake II, The Talos Principle II, The Exit 8 and Jusant. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Alan Wake II, The Talos Principle II, The Exit 8, Jusant.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Astral Ascent yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 4 videos →
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
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