Advent Rising

Third-person sci-fi shooter about humans hunted by the Seekers

GlyphX Games, Cavetap · Published by Ziggurat · Released Sep 14, 2006

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 591
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 0; right now
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update: 8 years ago; Apr 20, 2018

What is Advent Rising?

Advent Rising is a single-player, third-person sci-fi shooter where you fight enemies amid the Seekers' campaign to destroy human colonies across the galaxy.

For you if...

+you want a story-led sci-fi shooter for solo play

Not for you if...

−you prefer action games with few story cutscenes

What players say

77% of 591 reviews are positive

Players praise the sci-fi story and soundtrack, but often criticize the controls and combat. Some also report crashes and other technical problems on modern PCs.

Screenshots and trailer

Advent Rising system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Windows 2000/XP, 2.0 GHz Processor, 256 MB of RAM, 128 MB ATI 9000 or higher or 128 MB GeForce 3 or higher (except GeForce 4 MX), DirectX 8.1 or higher compatible sound card, DirectX 9.0 (included with download), 5.5 GB Minimum Hard Drive Space, NVIDIA nForce or other motherboards / soundcards containing the Dolby Digital Interactive Content Encoder required for Dolby Digital audio, Windows-compatible keyboard and mouse Recommended: Windows 2000/XP, 3.4 GHz Processor, 512 MB of RAM, 256 MB GeForce FX 5600 or higher or ATI Radeon 9600 or higher, Sound Blaster Audigy 2 series sound card or higher, Game Pad