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Ascendant

76% positive of 222 Steam reviews

Released: 2014
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam, GOG, PlayStation

Made by Hapa Games.

About the game

Ascendant is the unforgiving beat 'em up in which you are a demigod invading a world controlled by your rivals. Choose your fate by discovering Blessings, equipping mighty weapons and spells, and learning to survive in this brutal realm. Only the most impressive warriors have a chance of victory.

Tagged by players

Beat 'em up
Platformer
Action Roguelike
Roguelite
Local Co-Op
RPG
Action
Adventure
Roguelike
Arcade

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What players say

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There is a seed of a brilliant game here, but it's not as much fun as it should be. The good first, I guess: The stylization of the graphics is unique, and the visual design is terrific. The BGM is gorgeous, no two ways about it. Vibrant without being twee, atmospheric without devolving into sonic punctuation, Ascendant is an aboslute delight to listen to. It's a shame it's not such a delight to play. The combat is…
5.7 h played when written. 47 found it helpful.
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Recommended
#Intro I am not much of a rewiwer, more of an analyst. This review is based on experience both with the game and the genre, at the time of writing sunk 40-50 hours into this game. I will not play a bad game for 40 minutes let alone 40 hours. If you are a fan of the genre buy it, game is excellent. If you would like a more detailed reasoning behind why keep reading, there wil be very very minor gameplay/story…
61 h played when written. 26 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
I like rogue-lites, not this one. After 5 hours with the game, all I experienced was frustration. What I especially love about rogue-lites is how powerful you can get, in some of these games you can become an absolute monster killing machine god of destruction etc. In Ascendant, all the runs felt the same, upgrades are weak and meaningless, enemies outscale you QUICK and I found it impossible to progress any further…
7 h played when written. 11 found it helpful.
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