The Ascent
Top-down cyberpunk shooter RPG after the ruling corporation shuts down
Neon Giant · Published by KRAFTON, Inc. · Released Jul 29, 2021
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 74% of 25K
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 60% of 134 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 47
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 1 week ago
- Sep 9, 2026
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 24,963 reviews are positive · 60% of 134 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.
Screenshots and trailer
The Ascent system requirements
As published by the developer.
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
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 66
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Age rating
- 18+
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean.
Tags
- Top-Down Shooter
- Cyberpunk
- RPG
- Action
- Co-op
- Shooter
- Open World
- Isometric
- Indie
- Adventure
- Twin Stick Shooter
- Action RPG
- Violent
- Dystopian
- Gore
- Futuristic
Recent updates
- Sep 9, 2026 · The Ascent Legacy Patch drops Nov 18! Nintendo Switch 2 launches Dec 2.
- Aug 18, 2022 · THE ASCENT – STEAM PATCH 12 NOTES
- Mar 30, 2022 · The Ascent - Steam Hotfix March 30th
- Mar 4, 2022 · The Ascent - Steam Hotfix March 4th
- Feb 28, 2022 · The Ascent - Steam Hotfix February 28th
9 DLC available.
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