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The Ascent

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App ID 979690
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher KRAFTON, Inc.
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 39402346
Last Record Update 1 October 2026 – 22:27:55 UTC ()
Release Date 29 July 2021 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
😏 72.49%
24k reviews
296
In-Game
+11
🌟 Top-Down Shooter 🔋 Cyberpunk 🎲 RPG 💥 Action 🤝 Co-op

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?

Additional Information

Developer Neon Giant
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher KRAFTON, Inc.
eulas
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nameThe Ascent EULA
urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/979690_eula_1
version2
Store Release Date 29 July 2021 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
AbsoluteMouseCoordinates No
Social Media https://discord.com/invite/Q43pYbZrGC
https://x.com/AscentTheGame
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 29 July 2021 – 17:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 3 March 2026 – 01:20:12 UTC () (1772500812)
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name_localized
schinese上行战场 / The Ascent
japaneseThe Ascent「アセント」
review_score 6
review_percentage 74
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Detected Technologies Unreal Engine, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, Wwise SDK, XAudio2 SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • This game requires manual configuration of graphics settings to perform well on Steam Deck
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • steam_machine_compatibility: 1
  • test_timestamp: 24 August 2026 – 16:47:53 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9339875
  • steam_machine_tests:
    0 ↴
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    token#SteamMachine_TestResult_UnsupportedGraphicsPerformance
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-11.0-2RC
    requires_h2641
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
    requires_proton_soundfonts0
Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 8 November 2018 – 09:44:26 UTC (), in changelist #5355054
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🌟 Top-Down Shooter 🔋 Cyberpunk 🎲 RPG 💥 Action 🤝 Co-op 🔫 Shooter 🌍 Open World 🌆 Isometric 🌱 Indie 🗺️ Adventure 🕹️ Twin Stick Shooter 💥 Action RPG 👊 Violent ⛓ Dystopian 😖 Gore 🌆 Futuristic 🦹 Character Customization 👥 Local Co-Op 📺 Split Screen 🌲 PvE

Categories

Single-player Online Co-op Shared/Split Screen Co-op Shared/Split Screen Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player Co-op Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only)

Accessibility Categories

Subtitle Options Color Alternatives Camera Comfort Custom Volume Controls Playable without Timed Input Adjustable Difficulty Save Anytime

Assets

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last_modified4 March 2026 – 02:12:03 UTC
timestamp4 March 2026 – 02:12:03 UTC

Trailer 1121456 ↴

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timestamp 3 March 2026 – 01:33:18 UTC

Steam charts

  • 296 players right now
  • 338 24-hour peak
  • 14,013 all-time peak 1 August 2021
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  • 2 viewers right now
  • 7 24-hour peak
  • 42,551 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😏 Mostly Positive
  • 72.49% SteamDB Rating
  • 18,401 73.6% positive reviews
  • 6,596 26.4% negative reviews

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How many players are playing The Ascent right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 296 players live playing The Ascent on Steam.

The Ascent had an all-time peak of 14013 concurrent players on 1 August 2021.

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