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Ascendant

Hapa Games · 2014-05-13

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Sep 08, 2015 (PlayStation 4), May 13, 2014 (Linux), May 06, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 13, 2014 (Mac)

Ascendant is the unforgiving beat 'em up in which you are a demigod invading a world controlled by your rivals. Choose your fate by discovering Blessings, equipping mighty weapons and spells, and learning to survive in this brutal realm. Only the most impressive warriors have a chance of victory.

0
playing now
76%
positive of 221 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
45/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Free
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 57% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.

Current store prices

GOG$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at GOG (2015-11-04) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $0.00 · on sale 1 of 1 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

102026-08-12 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 16:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-13 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 21:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 21:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 13:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 22:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 12:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$0.002015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $6.992015-03-23 — best price $2.992015-05-08 — best price $4.992015-05-22 — best price $9.992015-06-06 — best price $9.992015-06-10 — best price $9.992015-06-12 — best price $9.992015-06-21 — best price $9.992015-08-28 — best price $6.692015-09-12 — best price $9.992015-11-05 — best price $9.992015-11-07 — best price $9.992015-11-12 — best price $9.992015-11-15 — best price $9.992015-11-27 — best price $4.992015-12-04 — best price $9.992016-01-04 — best price $9.992016-02-12 — best price $5.002016-06-08 — best price $1.992016-06-23 — best price $3.992016-07-19 — best price $5.992016-11-02 — best price $4.992016-11-14 — best price $9.992016-11-29 — best price $9.992016-12-23 — best price $4.992017-01-02 — best price $9.992017-01-26 — best price $9.992017-05-12 — best price $9.992017-06-21 — best price $9.992017-11-01 — best price $9.992017-11-22 — best price $2.992017-12-21 — best price $2.992018-01-11 — best price $3.992018-04-06 — best price $1.992018-11-12 — best price $1.992019-06-26 — best price $2.992020-06-03 — best price $0.002026-08-30 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportStatsRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DRPGIndieActionArcadeAdventurePlatformerRogue-likeRogue-liteBeat 'em up

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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