The Ascent

Neon Giant

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

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Overview

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG, set on Veles, a packed cyberpunk world.

Welcome to The Ascent Group arcology, a 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, you are suddenly caught in a vortex of catastrophic events: The Ascent Group shuts down for unknown reasons and the survival of your district is threatened. You must take up arms and embark on a new mission to find out what started it all.

You belong to the corporation. Can you survive without it?

SOLO OR CO-OP

Play the entire game alone or work together with up to three friends in local or online co-op.

EXPLOSIVE SHOOTER

Aim low or high, switch weapons and equip lethal gadgets, take cover and use the destructible environments at your advantage and keep adjusting your tactic as you face new enemies.

RPG ELEMENTS

Customize your character with cyberware that suits your playstyle. Allocate new skill points as you level-up and try various augmentations to take down your enemies in new creative ways.

A VIBRANT CYBERPUNK WORLD

Meet new allies and enemies and find loot as you explore the brimming world of The Ascent and its wide range of districts, from the deep slums to the higher luxury spheres.

The feel

AtmosphericTenseCyberpunk

Genres

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Tags

ActionAction RPGAdventureCharacter CustomizationCo-opCyberpunkDystopian FuturisticGoreIndieIsometricLocal Co-Op

Ways to play

  • Single-player
  • Multiplayer
  • Co-op
  • Online co-op
  • Couch co-op
  • Controller

Weak PC? It still plays

Play The Ascent on a weak PC

The Ascent needs at least 8 GB of RAM and 2 GB of VRAM. Cloud PC is a Windows computer with a strong GPU in the cloud. You control it from your laptop, phone or desktop.

1

Turn on Cloud PC

Log in to Thinkmay and start your machine. You get a Windows desktop of your own.

2

Install the game

Install The Ascent from Steam as you would at home.

3

Play on any device

Play on a laptop, phone or desktop. Controllers and microphones work.

Try 3 hours for $1.12Experience plan, one purchase per account.What is Cloud PC?