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The Ascent

Top-down cyberpunk shooter RPG after the ruling corporation shuts down

Neon Giant · Published by KRAFTON, Inc. · Released Jul 29, 2021

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Reviews trending down: 63% positive in the last 30 days vs 74% overall

Reviews
Mostly Positive
74% of 21K
Recent reviews
Mixed
63% of 324 in 30 days
Players
92
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 9, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 660
8 GB RAM · 35 GB disk
Full requirements

What is The Ascent?

A top-down action-shooter RPG set in a corporate-run cyberpunk city on Veles. You play an enslaved worker investigating the corporation’s sudden shutdown through missions across city districts, shooting enemies, collecting loot, and upgrading skills and cyberware. Play alone or with up to three others in local or online co-op.

For you if...

  • +you like adjusting skills and cyberware between firefights
  • +you want to play missions in local or online co-op

Not for you if...

  • −you want branching dialogue and story outcomes
  • −you want to complete missions without shooting enemies

What players say

74% of 20,530 reviews are positive · 63% of 324 in the last 30 days

Players praise the detailed cyberpunk city, soundtrack, and gunfights. Common complaints include repetitive missions, lengthy backtracking, crashes and freezes in co-op, quest bugs, and reports of lost saves.

Players over time

▼ -87% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 960 players on Oct 4, 2026.

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Nov 7, 202692
Nov 6, 202646
Nov 5, 202658
Nov 4, 202670
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Nov 2, 202693
Nov 1, 2026105
Oct 31, 2026113
Oct 30, 202672
Oct 29, 202665
Oct 28, 202696
Oct 27, 2026105
Oct 26, 2026148
Oct 25, 2026198
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Oct 21, 2026152
Oct 20, 2026142
Oct 18, 2026266
Oct 17, 2026242
Oct 16, 2026207
Oct 15, 2026256
Oct 14, 2026303
Oct 13, 2026361
Oct 11, 2026533
Oct 10, 2026588
Oct 9, 2026631
Oct 8, 2026741
Oct 7, 2026705
Oct 6, 2026752
Oct 4, 2026960
Oct 3, 2026631
Oct 2, 2026332
Oct 1, 202665
Sep 30, 202653
Sep 29, 202655
Sep 27, 202677
Sep 26, 202670
Sep 25, 202661
Sep 24, 202657
Sep 23, 202647
Sep 23, 202661
Sep 22, 202652
Sep 21, 2026132

How many players finish The Ascent?

12% of Steam players have unlocked «Win», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

The Ascent screenshot 1

The Ascent system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 660, 8 GB RAM, 35 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10 x64
Processor
Intel Core Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) or equivalent / AMD FX-8350 (4 * 4000) or equivalent
Graphics
GeForce GTX 660 ( 2048 MB) / Radeon R9 390X (8192 MB)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
35 GB available space
Notes
Minimum Specification listed above allows gameplay experience close to 30 FPS on average while using 1080p resolution and lowest settings

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 x64
Processor
Intel Core i7-6700K (4 * 4000) or equivalent / AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (6 * 3400) or equivalent
Graphics
Geforce GTX 1070 (8192 MB) / Radeon RX 5700 (8192 MB)
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
35 GB available space
Notes
The Recommended Specification listed below allows gameplay experience close to 60 FPS on average while using 1080p resolution and overall “High” settings

Does The Ascent have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does The Ascent run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Default configuration is not performant
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
66
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating
18+
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean.

Does The Ascent use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

9 DLC available.

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