The Ascent
The Ascent is a solo and co-op action RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Confusion and chaos ensue, security and order are in…
The Ascent is an adventure developed by Neon Giant, released 29 July 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
What The Ascent is
The Ascent is an adventure game developed by Neon Giant and released in 2021. It was published by Curve Digital. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Welcome to The Ascent Group arcology, a self-contained 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, whilst sent on a routine assignment to make use of your skills with a cyberdeck, you are suddenly caught in a vortex of catastrophic events. The Ascent Group, the largest mega corporation on the planet, shuts down for unknown reasons, causing the automated security systems to go haywire. The survival of your district is threatened: rival corporations are trying to force appropriation and crime syndicates are looking to boost…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, open world and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 66 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
The Ascent holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 41% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 3 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 72, across 98 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
A full completion run takes around 21 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) or equivalent / AMD FX-8350 (4 * 4000) or equivalent, 8 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 660 ( 2048 MB) / Radeon R9 390X (8192 MB). An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 35GB. 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 launched against
The Ascent launched on 29 July 2021, within three weeks of Twelve Minutes, The Forgotten City, Death's Door and Black Book. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Twelve Minutes, The Forgotten City, Death's Door, Black Book.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for The Ascent yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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